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MOSCOW — Anatoly Sisoyev always considered himself a patriot. As a child, he lost his father to an accident in the Soviet space program. As an adult, he served 30 years in the military, retiring at the rank of major. His son followed him into the army and was killed in Chechnya at the age [...]
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MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan shut offices and arrested scores of activists of an Islamic charity, officials said on Friday, as international pressure mounted for firm action against militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bush administration said on Friday it could be willing to provide emergency aid to the teetering U.S. auto industry, keeping open the prospects for a bailout the day after Congress failed to approve a deal. Read more
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But critics said concessions made to some nations and sectors would lessen the package’s long-term impact. Read more
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LONDON – European shares closed lower Friday amid a global stocks sell-off on worries the U.S. auto industry may go bust after the Senate refused to grant it a $14 billion lifeline. However, losses were not as sharp as earlier in the day as investors drew some hope from news the White House is considering [...]
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Play Video Reuters – Fresh riots grip Athens Slideshow: Police shooting sparks riots in Greece Related Quotes Symbol Price Change NBG 3.52 +0.02 ^GSPC 872.12 -1.47 ^IXIC 1,521.23 +13.35 AP – Special police forces confront rioters in central Athens as riot police are seen in the background [...]
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A potential suicide bomber and 13 other terrorist suspects with links to al-Qai’da were arrested as EU leaders arrived for their summit in Brussels, Belgian police said yesterday. Read more
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MADRID, Spain (Dec. 11) – The unrest that has gripped Greece is spilling over into the rest of Europe, raising concerns the clashes could be a trigger for opponents of globalization, disaffected youth and others outraged by the continent’s economic turmoil and soaring unemployment. Read more
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A jury rejected the police account of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes today in a damning verdict on the killing of the innocent Brazilian. Read more
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VIENNA – Australia, Hungary and Lithuania are failing to investigate and prosecute suspected Nazi war criminals largely due to a lack of political will, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said yesterday. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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« Happy New Month | Main | Northwest Side gas-price mystery a head-scratcher » Originally posted: December 1, 2008 Why George Ryan should serve his time Imprisoned former Gov. George Ryan’s ailing wife misses him terribly. He has lost his good reputation and his pension. He has “paid a significant price” for the corrupt [...]
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8:20am UK, Friday December 12, 2008 A huge bail-out package for the American car industry has collapsed in the US Senate, putting thousands of jobs in motor manufacturing in the UK at risk. [...]
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Rex Features Nicole Scherzinger has revealed that dieting is not for her. The Pussycat Dolls singer, who recently gave herself a five out of ten for looks, claimed that she prefers to eat fatty foods and then burn them off by running and performing with the group. “Every woman has insecurities. I feel I have [...]
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Global oil consumption will drop this year for the first time since 1983, as an economic downturn in the West and slower growth in China cuts fuel demand, according to the world’s main energy forecaster. Read more
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AP Last updated: 3:32 amDecember 11, 2008 Posted: 2:38 amDecember 11, 2008 NUREMBERG, Germany – The Nuremberg Zoo says one of a pair of twin polar-bear cubs has died – and that it is possible its mother ate it. The twin bears were born three weeks ago [...]
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McConnell says no to auto bailout A big experiment is about to take place. Senate Republicans are set to kill the Detroit bailout. Minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was somewhat neutral until now, said today: “Even if we grant that these companies would fail without taxpayer help, we would still have to ask ourselves [...]
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Yesterday night in Britain, Sky TV‘s Real Lives channel aired the Oscar-winning, Canadian director John Zaritsky’s film, “Right to Die?”. As Canadian Press noted, “Britain’s obsession with reality television” was set to reach “new heights – or depths – [last] night with the scheduled broadcast” of Zaritsky’s film, which documents “the assisted suicide of a [...]
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By Nico Hines President Robert Mugabe made one of his most ludicrous ever denials today. And this man has made some fairly unconvincing statements in the past. This morning, he denied international and domestic consensus that his people were struggling to cope with a cholera epidemic. He claimed that “there is no cholera” in Zimbabwe [...]
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 11 — As European leaders convened here for a conference, Belgian police detained 14 Islamic activists Thursday on suspicion one of them might have been planning an al-Qaeda-style terrorist attack, judicial authorities announced. Read more