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Icy Storms Kill 65 Across Nine States
SAN ANTONIO — A bone-rattling blast of sleet and snow kept Texas and Oklahoma residents shivering in its icy grip, while a blizzard north of Los Angeles caused big-rigs to jackknife.
What’s My Line—The Obama Game Show - Bill Wilson
WASH—Jan 15—KIN-- He was born of a Muslim father and an atheist mother, who in his own words was “a lonely witness for secular humanism, a soldier for New Deal, Peace Corps, and position paper liberalism.” She divorced when he was two years old and remarried another Muslim living in Indonesia, where the young man was educated in Catholic and Muslim schools in one of the most radical Islamic countries in the world. Though his father and stepfather were both Muslim, he tries to mitigate their religion by saying that by the time his mother married them, they had become atheists. After he was ten years old, he mostly was raised by his atheist grandparents.
Moscow, Beijing eye space weapons
China and Russia are developing space weapons and are among several nations working on systems to threaten U.S. satellites with lasers or missiles, says the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. In Senate testimony last week, Army Lt. Gen. Michael Maples for the first time raised Pentagon concerns about secret Chinese and Russian space weapons programs.
Court to oversee wiretap program
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration said Wednesday that it will allow an independent court to oversee its controversial surveillance program in which the National Security Agency has electronically eavesdropped on Americans and others without obtaining court warrants.
U.S. officials say rumor of Iran strike not true
WASHINGTON - U.S. defense officials on Thursday said a rumored Iranian missile strike on a U.S. naval vessel in the Gulf was not true. "No such event took place," said one of the officials on condition of anonymity.
Ahmadinejad: Iran 'ready for anything' in nuclear standoff
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran was prepared for any possibility in the standoff with the West over its controversial nuclear activities - a tough reaction to a US military buildup in the Gulf meant as a warning to Iran. "Today, with the grace of God, we have gone through the arduous passes and we are ready for anything in this path," state-run television quoted Ahmadinejad as saying Thursday.
I-5 Remains Closed Through Grapevine
Snow Falls In West L.A., Malibu
POSTED: 9:43 am PST January 17, 2007
UPDATED: 7:17 am PST January 18, 2007
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Interstate 5 remains closed through the Grapevine due to snow and ice on Thursday morning. Northbound lanes are shut at Parker Road, and southbound lanes are closed at Laval Road. CHP Officer Alex Gonzalez said crews hope to reopen the north-south artery by about 10 a.m.
Bird flu targets young adults
Young adults with a strong immune system will be most at risk from a bird flu pandemic, research suggests. The recent H5N1 virus causes the victims' immune system to go into overdrive, filling their lungs with fluid and blood. Lead researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin said: "Essentially people are drowned by themselves."
Israel to help UN protect the environment in Africa and Asia
Israel signed a deal with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) this week in Nairobi, Kenya, to help implement the “Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building.” According to the agreement, Israel will assist the UN with its expertise in technology and water management in Africa and Asia in an effort to protect the environment.
Israel urges silence on U.S. weapons to Palestinians
TEL AVIV – Israeli leaders are pressuring senior officials in the Israeli Defense Forces to put aside reservations regarding U.S. plans to train, finance and arm militias associated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, WND has learned.
Calls for Olmert to quit over war failure
The political future of Israel's prime minister hung in the balance yesterday as he became the focus for recriminations over last year's disastrous war in Lebanon.
U.S. parkway leased to Aussie firm
A decision by the Virginia Department of Transportation to lease the Pocahontas Parkway to an Australian investment consortium is drawing sharp criticism from opponents of public-private partnerships promoted by the Federal Highway Administration.
Official: Abbas and Meshal to meet Saturday in Damascus
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas' Damascus-based political chief Khaled Meshal in the Syrian capital on Saturday, a senior Palestinian lawmaker who has been mediating between the two said Thursday.
EU's Solana favors jump to "endgame" in Middle East
CAIRO (Reuters) - The European Union joined Egypt, Jordan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday in suggesting that Middle East peace talks move straight to the disputes at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
IRAN FINANCES REGIME MILITIAS IN SYRIA
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has been financing the formation of militias loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
RUSSIA ANNOUNCES TOR DELIVERY TO IRAN
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has announced deliveries of anti-aircraft systems to Iran.
China, EU officially launch talks on PCA
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday the official launch of talks on a new pact, an apparent effort from the two sides to reinforce their strategic partnership. The announcement of the launch of the Partnership Cooperation Agreement (PCA), was made at a joint press conference held by Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and visiting EU counterpart Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
China, Canada sign Science and Technology co-op agreement
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua)-- China and Canada signed a Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement here on Tuesday to boost research and development collaboration between the two countries.
Jakarta backyard farming banned
JAKARTA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following the rapid increase of bird flu fatalities, the Indonesian capital city Jakarta administration Wednesday decided to ban backyard farming among its residents without providing compensation to poultry owners.
Allianz acts to take full control of units across Europe
FRANKFURT: German insurer Allianz moved to tighten up its new pan-European structure on Thursday by launching a €10.5 billion ($13.6 billion) buyout of minority shareholders in French subsidiary AGF and German life insurer Allianz Leben. The moves follow Allianz's merger with its Italian subsidiary RAS last year as part of a reincorporation under EU rules that allow it to streamline its European management and operations, boosting profit.
SAN ANTONIO — A bone-rattling blast of sleet and snow kept Texas and Oklahoma residents shivering in its icy grip, while a blizzard north of Los Angeles caused big-rigs to jackknife.
What’s My Line—The Obama Game Show - Bill Wilson
WASH—Jan 15—KIN-- He was born of a Muslim father and an atheist mother, who in his own words was “a lonely witness for secular humanism, a soldier for New Deal, Peace Corps, and position paper liberalism.” She divorced when he was two years old and remarried another Muslim living in Indonesia, where the young man was educated in Catholic and Muslim schools in one of the most radical Islamic countries in the world. Though his father and stepfather were both Muslim, he tries to mitigate their religion by saying that by the time his mother married them, they had become atheists. After he was ten years old, he mostly was raised by his atheist grandparents.
Moscow, Beijing eye space weapons
China and Russia are developing space weapons and are among several nations working on systems to threaten U.S. satellites with lasers or missiles, says the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. In Senate testimony last week, Army Lt. Gen. Michael Maples for the first time raised Pentagon concerns about secret Chinese and Russian space weapons programs.
Court to oversee wiretap program
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration said Wednesday that it will allow an independent court to oversee its controversial surveillance program in which the National Security Agency has electronically eavesdropped on Americans and others without obtaining court warrants.
U.S. officials say rumor of Iran strike not true
WASHINGTON - U.S. defense officials on Thursday said a rumored Iranian missile strike on a U.S. naval vessel in the Gulf was not true. "No such event took place," said one of the officials on condition of anonymity.
Ahmadinejad: Iran 'ready for anything' in nuclear standoff
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran was prepared for any possibility in the standoff with the West over its controversial nuclear activities - a tough reaction to a US military buildup in the Gulf meant as a warning to Iran. "Today, with the grace of God, we have gone through the arduous passes and we are ready for anything in this path," state-run television quoted Ahmadinejad as saying Thursday.
I-5 Remains Closed Through Grapevine
Snow Falls In West L.A., Malibu
POSTED: 9:43 am PST January 17, 2007
UPDATED: 7:17 am PST January 18, 2007
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Interstate 5 remains closed through the Grapevine due to snow and ice on Thursday morning. Northbound lanes are shut at Parker Road, and southbound lanes are closed at Laval Road. CHP Officer Alex Gonzalez said crews hope to reopen the north-south artery by about 10 a.m.
Bird flu targets young adults
Young adults with a strong immune system will be most at risk from a bird flu pandemic, research suggests. The recent H5N1 virus causes the victims' immune system to go into overdrive, filling their lungs with fluid and blood. Lead researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin said: "Essentially people are drowned by themselves."
Israel to help UN protect the environment in Africa and Asia
Israel signed a deal with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) this week in Nairobi, Kenya, to help implement the “Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building.” According to the agreement, Israel will assist the UN with its expertise in technology and water management in Africa and Asia in an effort to protect the environment.
Israel urges silence on U.S. weapons to Palestinians
TEL AVIV – Israeli leaders are pressuring senior officials in the Israeli Defense Forces to put aside reservations regarding U.S. plans to train, finance and arm militias associated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, WND has learned.
Calls for Olmert to quit over war failure
The political future of Israel's prime minister hung in the balance yesterday as he became the focus for recriminations over last year's disastrous war in Lebanon.
U.S. parkway leased to Aussie firm
A decision by the Virginia Department of Transportation to lease the Pocahontas Parkway to an Australian investment consortium is drawing sharp criticism from opponents of public-private partnerships promoted by the Federal Highway Administration.
Official: Abbas and Meshal to meet Saturday in Damascus
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas' Damascus-based political chief Khaled Meshal in the Syrian capital on Saturday, a senior Palestinian lawmaker who has been mediating between the two said Thursday.
EU's Solana favors jump to "endgame" in Middle East
CAIRO (Reuters) - The European Union joined Egypt, Jordan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday in suggesting that Middle East peace talks move straight to the disputes at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
IRAN FINANCES REGIME MILITIAS IN SYRIA
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has been financing the formation of militias loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
RUSSIA ANNOUNCES TOR DELIVERY TO IRAN
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has announced deliveries of anti-aircraft systems to Iran.
China, EU officially launch talks on PCA
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday the official launch of talks on a new pact, an apparent effort from the two sides to reinforce their strategic partnership. The announcement of the launch of the Partnership Cooperation Agreement (PCA), was made at a joint press conference held by Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and visiting EU counterpart Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
China, Canada sign Science and Technology co-op agreement
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua)-- China and Canada signed a Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement here on Tuesday to boost research and development collaboration between the two countries.
Jakarta backyard farming banned
JAKARTA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following the rapid increase of bird flu fatalities, the Indonesian capital city Jakarta administration Wednesday decided to ban backyard farming among its residents without providing compensation to poultry owners.
Allianz acts to take full control of units across Europe
FRANKFURT: German insurer Allianz moved to tighten up its new pan-European structure on Thursday by launching a €10.5 billion ($13.6 billion) buyout of minority shareholders in French subsidiary AGF and German life insurer Allianz Leben. The moves follow Allianz's merger with its Italian subsidiary RAS last year as part of a reincorporation under EU rules that allow it to streamline its European management and operations, boosting profit.
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