Up to 150 people kidnapped in Baghdad
New Hope Courier -4 hours ago
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, AP Writer 8 minutes ago. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen wearing Iraqi police commando uniforms kidnapped up to 150 staff members from a government research institute in downtown Baghdad on Tuesday ...
Bush rebuffs Blair on peace role for Iran
The Age -54 minutes ago
US PRESIDENT George Bush has reassured Israel that America will not back away from its view that Iran and its nuclear program are a world threat, despite British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggesting Tehran and Syria could have a role in stabilising Iraq ...
Borat gets a New York beating
iAfrica.com -3 hours ago - Borat was beaten up in New York after making what could be construed as a sexual advance at a passer-by.
Hamas, Fatah: Abbas Will Have Free Rein to Talk Peace With Israel
FOX News -1 hour ago
AP. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The militant Hamas party won't recognize Israel under a future coalition government, but will give the moderate Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, free rein to talk peace with Israel, officials on both sides said Tuesday.
Pacific rim leaders caution against failure of WTO talks
Zee News -30 minutes ago
Hanoi(Vietnam), Nov 14: Pacific rim leaders will warn that grave economic consequences would result from the failure of global trade talks, and urge negotiators to reconvene and be more flexible, according to a draft statement to be released after their ...
Lebanese Government Faces Split Over Haririr Court Vote
Playfuls.com -28 minutes ago
by Playfuls Team. The Lebanese government of Premier Fouad Seniora faced Tuesday a deep split as pro-Syrian groups intensified their call for a change of government after Beirut adopted a UN draft document ...
San Francisco Appeals Gay Marriage Order
Washington Post -45 minutes ago
By DAVID KRAVETS. AP. SAN FRANCISCO -- A month after an appeals court ruled against same-sex marriage, the city and about a dozen homosexual couples have filed an appeal to the California Supreme Court.
Intel launches 'four brain' computer
Jerusalem Post -8 hours ago
By AVI KRAWITZ. Intel unveiled its latest Haifa innovation Tuesday as the world's largest chip maker with the launch of its first quad-core microprocessor.
Breast cancer link to red meat
ITV.com -4 hours ago
Eating red meat could double a young woman's risk of getting breast cancer, a new study suggests. US researchers say women eating more than a serving a day can be twice as likely to develop hormone receptor ...
Flu drug carries new warning after delirium reports
Channel News Asia -2 hours ago
WASHINGTON : The drug Tamiflu now carries a new warning following reports of delirium among some people, mostly in Japan, taking the medication to treat influenza, the manufacturer and US regulators announced.
In Vioxx's Wake
Forbes -2 hours ago
Vioxx ignited a drug safety backlash. But now some doctors seem ready to revolt against the resulting hair-trigger safety environment.
For now, Democrats tread water on Iraq
MSNBC -1 hour ago
By Tom Curry. WASHINGTON - Cautious newly-elected Democratic members of Congress are saying they want to wait before taking action to try to force President Bush to withdraw US troops from Iraq.
War Crimes Suit Filed against Former Defense Secretary
Spiegel Online -40 minutes ago
A coalition of human rights groups has filed a criminal lawsuit against former US secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld in Germany, accusing him of war crimes.
New Hope Courier -
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, AP Writer 8 minutes ago. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen wearing Iraqi police commando uniforms kidnapped up to 150 staff members from a government research institute in downtown Baghdad on Tuesday ...
Bush rebuffs Blair on peace role for Iran
The Age -
US PRESIDENT George Bush has reassured Israel that America will not back away from its view that Iran and its nuclear program are a world threat, despite British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggesting Tehran and Syria could have a role in stabilising Iraq ...
Borat gets a New York beating
iAfrica.com -
Hamas, Fatah: Abbas Will Have Free Rein to Talk Peace With Israel
FOX News -
AP. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The militant Hamas party won't recognize Israel under a future coalition government, but will give the moderate Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, free rein to talk peace with Israel, officials on both sides said Tuesday.
Pacific rim leaders caution against failure of WTO talks
Zee News -
Hanoi(Vietnam), Nov 14: Pacific rim leaders will warn that grave economic consequences would result from the failure of global trade talks, and urge negotiators to reconvene and be more flexible, according to a draft statement to be released after their ...
Lebanese Government Faces Split Over Haririr Court Vote
Playfuls.com -
by Playfuls Team. The Lebanese government of Premier Fouad Seniora faced Tuesday a deep split as pro-Syrian groups intensified their call for a change of government after Beirut adopted a UN draft document ...
San Francisco Appeals Gay Marriage Order
Washington Post -
By DAVID KRAVETS. AP. SAN FRANCISCO -- A month after an appeals court ruled against same-sex marriage, the city and about a dozen homosexual couples have filed an appeal to the California Supreme Court.
Intel launches 'four brain' computer
Jerusalem Post -
By AVI KRAWITZ. Intel unveiled its latest Haifa innovation Tuesday as the world's largest chip maker with the launch of its first quad-core microprocessor.
Breast cancer link to red meat
ITV.com -
Eating red meat could double a young woman's risk of getting breast cancer, a new study suggests. US researchers say women eating more than a serving a day can be twice as likely to develop hormone receptor ...
Flu drug carries new warning after delirium reports
Channel News Asia -
WASHINGTON : The drug Tamiflu now carries a new warning following reports of delirium among some people, mostly in Japan, taking the medication to treat influenza, the manufacturer and US regulators announced.
In Vioxx's Wake
Forbes -
Vioxx ignited a drug safety backlash. But now some doctors seem ready to revolt against the resulting hair-trigger safety environment.
For now, Democrats tread water on Iraq
MSNBC -
By Tom Curry. WASHINGTON - Cautious newly-elected Democratic members of Congress are saying they want to wait before taking action to try to force President Bush to withdraw US troops from Iraq.
War Crimes Suit Filed against Former Defense Secretary
Spiegel Online -
A coalition of human rights groups has filed a criminal lawsuit against former US secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld in Germany, accusing him of war crimes.
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