| Corey Haim dead at 38 A young actor who became a teen idol during his time as a Hollywood star, has died of unknown... | |
 Ukraine pilots were drunk on planePoliticians and police authorities in Ukraine are investigating the airline industry after an incident on the main... |
 Bangkok airport out of bounds for Thaksin demonstratorsThe main airport in Bangkok has been locked down by soldiers as the Thai capital prepares for anti-government... |
 Terror principal Dulmatin shot down in Jakarta Indonesian police have confirmed the deaths of three terrorists in raids outside the capital,... |
 Aung San Suu Kyi banned from election platformIn Myanmar, a new law may force the National League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, out of the... |
 Rohingya refugees finding life hard in BangladeshBangladesh has been accused of starving and blocking medical treatment for Rohingya... |
 Israeli settlement announcement riles BidenUS Vice President Joe Biden has told the Israeli prime minister that the US condemns an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east... |
 Apology issued to Libyan leader by USThe US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar... |
| China now able to sail through Sea of Japan China has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North... |
| Vietnam's stelae declared Unesco World Heritage Site The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared the 82 stelae of the Temple of Literature in Vietnam as a World Heritage Site, Prensa Latina... |
| Unesco to help restore Haitian cultural heritage The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) will set up a committee to help restore the Haitian cultural heritage damaged in a devastating earthquake in the Caribbean... |
| Kim Il-sung had army of agents in Europe for fast car, luxury carpet shopping spree: Book North Korean dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il had placed special agents across Europe for shopping sprees which included buying, luxury carpets, gold-plated guns, small Cessna planes and high-priced foreign cars such as Mercedes-Benz and Lincolns, according to the memoir of former Army Col. Kim... |
| Pakistan Board bans Younis and Yousuf for life The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned two of its world-class batsmen, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, from playing international cricket for life and barred former captain Shoaib Malik and medium-pacer Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan for one year for 'unbecoming behaviour' leading to Pakistan's poor showing recently in... |
| One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned... |
| 'India's identification with US has clear limits,' says expert India's identification with the United States has clear limits and it will resist any notion that it can be used as an instrument of US policy or as a counterweight to China, says leading international strategic expert, Mr. Adam... |
| I have no plans to retire: Sohail Abbas Despite a forgettable show in the ongoing Hockey World Cup, Pakistan's star drag flicker Sohail Abbas has said he has no plans to hang his boots in the near... |
| Players, poor coaching behind down slide of British tennis: Becker The drop in performance of British tennis players at international events has shocked three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker, who said players and poor coaching are to blame for... |
| Owen told his England career is not over Manchester United striker Michael Owen has been told that his England career is not over, despite being ruled out of the World Cup with... |
| Sweden home to most bisexual babes in the world Sweden has the most number of bisexual babes in the world and San Francisco is the kinkiest place to visit - these are some of the facts revealed by a new... |
| Man who dumped Indian boy being probed for immigration fraud Gursewak Dhillon, a part-time taxi driver who dumped three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa's body nearly 20 km from his home in this Australian city, was being probed for 'possible immigration fraud', an official said... |
 Letterman blackmailer pleads guilty to get off lightlyA former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television... |
 Prisoners allegedly raped by corrupt officialsTop prison officials in Saint Petersburg have been charged with the rape of two prisoners, one of whom was awaiting... |
 Senegal homosexuals condemned on all sidessenegal, africa,... |
| Iraq expects poll results on thurs as INA says close to Maliki Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for Shi'ite Prime... |
| OPEC lifts world oil demand forecast The OPEC oil producers' cartel upgraded its forecast slightly overnight for modest growth in world oil demand this year, but warned the slow pace of economic recovery was clouding the... |
| Mich. resident's world turned upside down by O'Brien's decision to follow only her on Twitter CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 — as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her... |
| 2010 Acura ZDX: A widescreen view of the outside world TORRANCE, CALIF. -- The shape that would eventually find expression in the design of the 2010 Acura ZDX was drawn by Michelle Christensen some four years ago, when she was still a student at the Art... |
| US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements RAMALLAH, West Bank An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened... |
| Summary Box: 3-D lifts world box office to $30 bln By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 3-D BOOM: 3-D movies helped boost movie ticket sales by nearly 8 percent to a record $29.9 billion worldwide in 2009. SCREEN COUNT GROWING: The number of screens able to... |
| International Merchant Advisors to Complete Purchase of Medical Marijuana Company Organic Science, Inc. www.imaiinc.com announced today that the company is preparing to complete the purchase of medical marijuana management and development company Organic Science, Inc. Organic Science, Inc. is intended... |
| Financial Incentives to Quit Smoking, "Patient Voices" and Research Into Malaria in Young Children Scoop Prizes in the Second International BMJ Group Awards /PRNewswire/ -- A campaign of financial incentives to help quit smoking; a project to help change attitudes of doctors to patients; and research into the prevention of death from severe malaria in ... |
| The Soft Pack On World Cafe March 10, 2010 Tired of the new-wave explosion in their hometown of San Diego, The Soft Pack's Matt Lamkin and Matty McLoughlin got their start after deciding to revive old-school grunge rock. Later... |
| Derivatives debate splits US and Europe regulators NEW YORK -- To European officials, financial derivatives are dangerous weapons that worsened Greece's debt crisis and should be curbed.To Wall Street, they're tools that reduce risk and generate... |
| ‘The Most Expensive Paintings of the World’ on display An exhibition opened by a Turkish multidisciplinary artist involved in painting, sculpting, writing, stage design and directing is coming to Istanbul this March. Genco Gülan, who is also a... |
| At no. 67 in the world, are we competitive? According to the Wall Street Journal/Heritage Foundation’s newly released 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, Turkey’s position has moved up to #67, behind Thailand, and ahead of Montenegro.... |
| Toyota hurtling towards lawsuits Washington DC: Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has come under increasing scrutiny after the latest incident involving possible system malfunction, where the accelerator of a Prius hybrid hatchback... |
| England ready for World Cup showdown Barry Middleton, the England captain, celebrates victory over Pakistan on the way to the World Cup semi-final. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/EPA To the majority of patriotic sports fans, the mere... |
| U.S. Troops in Iraq Adopt New Role By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 Some of the 98,000 U.S. military forces in Iraq already have made the transition from security to stability... |
| Islamic Gunmen Kill World Vision Workers in Pakistan - Suspected Islamic militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a Christian relief and development organization in northwest Pakistan Wednesday, killing six aid workers and wounding... |
| Biden: Middle East Peace at Moment of “Real Opportunity” Washington — Vice President Biden has welcomed the agreement by Israel and the Palestinians to hold indirect talks, saying renewed contact between the two parties will help reduce the level of... |
| Virginia approves bill banning mandated health care RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia's General Assembly became the first in the nation Wednesday to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Obama and Congress to implement national... |
| Study: Too many heart patients get angiograms NEW YORK (AP) A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to... |
| Senate extends aid for jobless, health care for poor WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially... |
| Arab League calls for ending support for talks Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in... |
| White House continues to slam insurers Washington (CNN) -- President Obama is set to turn up the heat on private health insurers again Wednesday, taking his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch on the road to the political... |
| CDC: Most with herpes don't know it (CNN) -- As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released... |
| Chief justice: Obama speech 'troubling' WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the... |
| N.Y. state loses 2nd top cop in 2 weeks Pedro Perez stepping down as New York State Police's acting superintendent His predecessor, Harry Corbitt, quit last week Perez's letter denies resignation tied to ethics scandals involving New York... |
