Equality bill ‘is a threat to’ Catholic beliefs
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THE Catholic ban on women entering the priesthood will become illegal in Britain under Harriet Harman‘s Equality Bill, a Christian charity suggests. Read more
Panic buying hits supermarkets as Met Office warns of eight inches MORE snow today and tomorrow
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Further heavy snowfalls lashed big-freeze Britain, piling more pressure on the country’s already-stretched winter resources. Read more
Top 10 News Stories of '00s
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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
Top Stories to Watch in 2010
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2010 is sure to be busy on the news front. Stay ahead of the headlines by keeping tabs on these world news stories that are sure to heat up as the months continue. Read more
About that plot twist in `Up In The Air’…..
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I have (spoiler warning!) a question. Read more
Togo To Quit African Cup After Fatal Ambush
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4:21pm UK, Sunday January 10, 2010 Mark Langford, Sky News Online Togo’s footballers are to quit the African Cup of Nations tournament on the orders of their government after being targeted in [...]
Three housemates face eviction this week
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Three housemates will face eviction this week after the group nominated for the first time. Read more
Anti-war march group ‘to be banned’
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A controversial Islamic group which planned to march through a town where processions are held for dead British soldiers will be banned, it was reported. Read more
Qaeda fear shuts US, UK embassies in Yemen
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Fearing reprisals from al Qaeda, the United States and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen yesterday after increasing funds to fight the al Qaeda-linked terrorist group behind the failed attempt to blow a Detroit-bound airliner out of the sky on Christmas Day. Read more
Chuck DeVore Tweets anniversary wishes to his wife…Dan?
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Sure, you know Chuck DeVore as the conservative GOP Senate candidate from Orange County. But Chuck D from the OC is nothing if not a romantic. The other day he and his wife Diane Tweeted Happy 22nd Anniversary wishes to each other. Read more
Staying at the Basra ‘B&B’
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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 [...]
Portuguese parliament approves same-sex marriage bill
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LISBON — Portugal’s parliament passed a bill Friday that would make the predominantly Catholic nation the sixth in Europe to permit gay marriage. Read more
Powerful Japanese politician Ozawa flexes his muscles as party leader falters
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TOKYO — Shrewd, stern and baggy-eyed, Ichiro Ozawa has prowled the back rooms of power in Tokyo for more than four decades. Last year, he masterminded an election victory that crushed the political party that ruled Japan for nearly half a century. Read more
Venezuela’s Chávez Takes a Mighty Swing at Golf
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Every day, Pascual Cicenia plays golf on an emerald course that is 18 holes of tropical heaven in the middle of this chaotic city. He doesn’t take it for granted, he said, especially now that President Hugo Chávez has disparaged the sport as an elitist endeavor with few friends in his populist [...]
World Digest: Taiwanese firm says it sent nuclear parts to Iran
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TAIWAN Firm says it sent nuclear parts to Iran A Taiwanese firm agreed to a request from a company in China to procure sensitive components with nuclear uses and then shipped them to Iran at the Chinese company’s request, the firm’s head said Friday. Such transactions violate U.N. sanctions imposed on Iran. The admission by [...]
Elite Revolutionary Guard’s expanding role in Iran may limit U.S. options
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TEHRAN — A major expansion in the role played by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps is giving the elite force new economic and political clout, but it could also complicate efforts by the United States and its allies to put pressure on the Iranian regime, according to U.S. officials and outside analysts. Read more
CIA bomber video calls for attacks on U.S.
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The suicide bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan had made a video calling on militants to avenge the death of the Pakistani Taliban leader by carrying out attacks in and outside the United States, al Jazeera said. Read more
Obama launches new push for healthcare overhaul
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday renewed his pitch for final congressional passage of a U.S. healthcare overhaul and promised Americans they will begin reaping the benefits soon after he signs a bill into law. Read more
Togo pulls team out of Africa Cup
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Togo’s footballers are being recalled from the Africa Cup of Nations by their government following a deadly attack on the team’s bus in Angola. Read more