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Ashes Cricket 2009 will be released for the Nintendo Wii in August, publisher Codemasters has confirmed. The motion-controlled sports sim will allow up to four players to compete in some of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments, including the Ashes Series, test matches and 20-overs cricket. Fully-licenced teams from England, Australia and six other test-playing nations [...]
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An Israeli defense official says Defense Minister Ehud Barak is to hold a second round of talks with U.S. special Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell next week in an effort to resolve differences between the two sides on Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Read more
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NAWA, Afghanistan — Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Read more
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Not every academic researcher gets a chance to put her or his theory into practice — that’s kind of the definitive Ivory Tower stereotype: lots of big words and lofty principles that don’t necessarily matter in real life. Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Wow! What a shiner! Tony Blair was in London today to pick up an award from his old pal Lord Mandelson and arrived sporting a black eye. Or at least the remains of one… The former prime minister’s spokesman said that he had hurt himself in a “gym-related accident”, but refused to elaborate on [...]
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WASHINGTON — Colombians had a whiplash moment this past week. For the first time in more than six years, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by its Spanish initials FARC, freed two hostages. The deal was made possible through the participation of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who received the heartfelt gratitude of Colombians, including [...]
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VENICE — Europe will be wrangled for the next six months by a lanky, no-nonsense Swede named Carl Bildt. His country chairs this semester’s cascade of European Union summits, procedural debates and other gabfests. As Sweden’s foreign minister, it is Bildt’s job to make sense of it all — a task akin to herding not [...]
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PARIS, June 25 — Ah, France, bastion of the three-hour lunch. First comes the appetizer, followed by the main course, then cheese and dessert, washed down with red wine and, along with an espresso at the finale, maybe a little cognac to enhance digestion back at the office. Read more
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TOKYO, July 4 — Defying the United States on Independence Day, North Korea fired seven missiles on Saturday into the sea off its east coast. Read more
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 3 — Honduran officials said Friday that they will not restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power, rebuffing a last-ditch appeal by the top diplomat for the Organization of American States in face-to-face meetings. Read more
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 1 — The new Honduran government clamped down on street protests and news organizations Wednesday as lawmakers passed an emergency decree that limits public gatherings following the military-led coup that removed President Manuel Zelaya from office. Read more
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TOKYO, July 4 — Defying the United States on Independence Day, North Korea fired five missiles on Saturday into the sea off its east coast. Read more
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired four missiles on Saturday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. Read more
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor. Read more
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North Korea has tested four short-range missiles, South Korean media say, amid speculation it may be planning to launch another long-range missile. Read more
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VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AFP) – Latin America and the Caribbean are well placed to emerge from the storm buffeting much of the global economy, multilateral lenders said here on Friday. Read more
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Play Video Reuters  – Afghan blast kills senior UK officer Slideshow:Afghanistan Play Video Video:Taliban flee U.S. drive in Afghanistan CBC.ca Play Video Video:Afghanistan: On the Front Line ABC News AP – U.S. Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines takes positions along … By JASON STRAZIUSO and CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writers Jason Straziuso And [...]
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A severely bruised young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris yesterday, where she was embraced gently by her father. Read more
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LONDON (July 3) – Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said. Read more