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Intense cyclone hits Fiji
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:56 -0400
A powerful cyclone has hit Fiji creating fears of mass evacuations.
US pushing hard for Israeli peace concessions
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:49:53 -0400
The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement expansion.
Gunships pound Taliban hideouts
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:17:24 -0400
Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13 militants.
US consular officials killed in Mexico
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:25:27 -0400
Drug violence in Western Mexico has led to the deaths of three people who worked within the walls of the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez.
Russian invasion rumours terrify Georgians
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:04 -0400
Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has complimented a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a drama which implied that the country was being invaded.
Punjab maid killed by masters
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:15:02 -0400
A Christian maid has allegedly been burned alive to prevent her from reporting a rape in the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Madonna seeks Queen Elizabeth's nod for her film
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:10:02 -0400
Pop diva Madonna is hoping to receive royal help on her upcoming movie about late British King Edward VIII, as she is planning to write to British monarch Eilzabeth II to ask for her assistance.
Michael Foot's funeral held
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:40:02 -0400
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday led mourners at the funeral of former Labour leader and MP Michael Foot, a lifelong friend of India.
Explosions shake amnesty talks in Nigeria
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:10:02 -0400
Two car bombs shook a government building hosting amnesty talks in the southern Nigeria oil town Warri Monday, minutes after militants issued a bomb threat.
Ashok Kumar, Indian-born MP, found dead
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:30:02 -0400
Ashok Kumar, a prominent British MP of Indian origin, was Monday found dead at his home in northern England, his office said.
French woman admits killing six of her newborn infants
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:10:01 -0400
A 38-year-old French woman admitted in court Monday that she had killed six of her children immediately after their birth, wrapped them in plastic bags and then hid them in her cellar, French media reported.
Ten killed in fresh Iraq violence
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:50:02 -0400
At least 10 people were killed and 23 injured Monday in separate attacks across Iraq, police said, as poll workers continued to count the votes from last week's parliamentary elections.
'Zardari to shed many of his powers'
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:40:02 -0400
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has agreed to shed many of his powers, including those to dismiss the federal and provincial assemblies, as recommended by a parliamentary panel on constitutional reforms, a media report Monday said.
Drew Barrymore vows never to go under knife
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:40:04 -0400
Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has vowed never to go under the knife, insisting she is more interested in watching her body change as she grows older.
Federer fights for form to advance in Indian Wells
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0400
Roger Federer lost the first set of his career against Victor Hanescu before recovering for a 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 win into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters, his first event since winning January's Australian Open.
Rocket attack on US base in Afghanistan
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:30:03 -0400
A roadside bomb killed three Afghan civilians Monday in southern Afghanistan while one person died when a rocket hit the main US military base in the country, officials said.
PCB says team manager Abdul Raqeeb is lying
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:20:02 -0400
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday said former team manager Abdul Raqeeb is lying that he had never filed any complaints against the players after the disastrous tour of Australia.
'No time to exercise' won't work, intense bursts would
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:04 -0400
Now, you may no longer use the common excuse of 'lack of time' for not doing enough exercise. Researchers have found that short-term high-intensity interval training is a time efficient way of exercising.
PCB to hear appeals of banned cricketers
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:02 -0400
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday constituted a three-member committee to hear appeals of the players, banned and fined by the board earlier this month.
Kidney donation does not increase risk of death
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:30:01 -0400
An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the US over a 15-year period has found they have similar long-term survival rates compared to healthy individuals who were not kidney donors.
Woman aims to be world's fattest, eats mounds of food
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:50:04 -0400
Donna Simpson, who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, aims to be the fattest woman in the world. She says sushi is her favourite food, 'but unlike others I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go'.
Nepal's 'Living Goddess' faces acid test
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:50:03 -0400
One of the many thousands of students appearing for Nepal's tough school-leaving examinations is Chanira Bajracharya, who is also worshipped in Kathmandu's neighbouring Lalitpur city as Kumari, the 'Living Goddess' of Nepal.
Nepal hikes duty to stop gold rush to India
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:40:02 -0400
Gold becomes dearer in Nepal from this week to prevent rampant smuggling to India after the Indian government hiked duty on the yellow metal.
Love apologises for blaming Norton
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:02 -0400
Singer Courtney Love confessed she made a mistake blaming ex-boyfriend Edward Norton for a bad financial investment that allegedly cost her $300,000.
Ashley asked to leave Cheryl Cole's house in Britain
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:50:03 -0400
British singer Cheryl Cole's estranged footballer husband Ashley Cole was told to leave her house when he flew to Britain for their first face-to-face meeting after allegedly cheating on her with a string of women.
Miley Cyrus invites US troops' families for shoot
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:50:02 -0400
'Hanna Montana' star Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus have invited the families of US troops to take part in the filming of a concert scene for the show.
Seven killed in Iraq car bombing
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:50:02 -0400
At least seven people were killed and 13 wounded Monday in a car bomb explosion in Iraq's western Anbar province, police said.
'Titanic' in 3D by 2012
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:40:01 -0400
Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron has confirmed that he'll bring the 3D version of 'Titanic' on the big screen by 2012.
No sex from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., British couple told
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:00:02 -0400
A British couple has been barred from having sex from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. after a complaint from a neighbour's child. Alan and Fiona Hay responded saying their sex sessions only last five minutes as Alan suffers from asthma, The Sun reported Monday.
balance ties with Delhi, Beijing
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:30:02 -0400
Experts from various fields have advised Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who embarks on her Beijing visit Wednesday, to 'balance' ties with larger neighbours India and China.
Get paid 24,000 pounds just to eat
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:30:01 -0400
TV character Homer Simpson would have loved this job. A company in Britain is looking for a worker who has to do nothing, except eat - and the pay will be nearly 24,000 pounds a year.
Thai government rejects protesters' ultimatum
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:30:03 -0400
The Thai government has rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of provincial protesters to dissolve parliament and call for new elections by mid-Monday.
Peruvian cyclists take to road in buff
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:02 -0400
Dozens of people wearing bathing suits, or nothing at all, rode bicycles through the streets of Lima to promote the use of non-motorised transportation as an alternative to the automobile as well as to defend the environment in Peru.
Jaguar undergoes dental surgery
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:50:02 -0400
Reina, a female jaguar who lives at the Santa Fe Zoo in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, underwent an operation on her canine teeth because they showed damage that was preventing her from eating properly.
Spanish boat fights off pirates near Seychelles
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:50:02 -0400
The security team aboard the Txori Argi, a Spanish fishing boat, have fought off a group of pirates who attacked the vessel off the Seychelles Islands, but no one was injured in the incident, the shipowner said.
Brazil's oldest prison razed to make way for housing
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:30:02 -0400
The Frei Caneca Penitentiary Complex, Brazil's oldest prison built in 1850, has been demolished to make way for the construction of 2,500 public housing units, the official Agencia Brasil news agency reported.
Meet Jorge Ramirez, a Shah Rukh fan in the Andes
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:20:01 -0400
Jorge Ramirez seemed like an amiable technician-turned cab owner who might be meeting an Indian for the first time in his life. 'From India?' he asked and before I could answer yes, he added, 'Shah Rukh Khan?' Before I could answer even that, he popped in a CD in his cab's player that belted out 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.'
Cheaper painkillers soon thanks to opium breakthrough
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:02 -0400
Canadian researchers have decoded opium poppy which will lead to cheaper and mass production of the current costly pain killers. Currently, the morphine is the most used painkiller around the world.
India, US set to boost high-technology trade
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:40:02 -0400
India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks on high technology starting here Monday.
Thailand protesters move on Army base to topple government
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:30:02 -0400
Tens of thousands of protesters launched a car convoy on the Thai government's peace-keeping command headquarters in Bangkok in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call for new elections.
UK about to chop House of Lords
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:12:33 -0400
In a plan being devised by the UK government, the country’s House of Lords could be abolished.
'Alice in Wonderland' dominates box office
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:03 -0400
Director Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' was the top film in the US for a second weekend in a row, according to sales estimates released Sunday.
Two Al Qaeda men killed in Yemen airstrike
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:02 -0400
At least two senior members of Al Qaeda were killed in an airstrike by the Yemeni Air Force in a remote village in the south of the Arab country late Sunday, the Defence Ministry said.
33 killed in Kazakhstan flood
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:01 -0400
Rescuers have found 33 bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, authorities said.
Synagogue opens in German town after 70 years
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:30:02 -0400
A new synagogue was opened Sunday in the north-western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the old synagogue was destroyed under Nazi rule.
U.s. Wants Israel To Cancel Jerusalem Building Plan
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:38:09 -0400
T he U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, American and Israeli offic...
Thai Protesters Vow To Spill Their Own Blood
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:50 -0400
Anti-goverment protestors shout slogans as they march to the main gates of the 11th Infantry Regiment headquarters Monday, March 15, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. The "Red Shirts" are asking f...
Afghan Held Peace Talks With Captured Taliban Boss
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:47 -0400
KABUL Afghan officials say the Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured last month in Pakistan. A close aide to President Hamid Karzai says...
Russia Criticized By Un Over Olympics Construction
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:43 -0400
MOSCOW The top U.N. environmental watchdog has criticized Russia in a report to be released Tuesday for ignoring the effects that several construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in ...
Iran Sentences 6 Protesters To Death
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:39 -0400
Iranian authorities announced death penalties on Monday for six people arrested during protests in December, in what appeared to be strong warning to the opposition ahead of a traditional annual celeb...
Continental Airlines To Charge For Food
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:39 -0400
Continental Airlines used to boast about, while rivals passed out tiny bags of pretzels, won't be free for many of you come this fall. Continental plans to launch a food-for-sale program that mirrors...
50 Years Later, Remembering Weeping Virgin Mary Icon
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:04 -0400
ann.givens@newsday.com Though 50 years have passed, Pagona Catsounis vividly remembers looking up during her daily prayers in her Island Park home to see the icon of the Virgin Mary, in its simple fr...
Uconn Finishes Season At No. 1 Again
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:22 -0400
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been impressed with his Huskies unprecedented run at No. 1.It's easy to get lost in all the streaks, numbers, and stats that Connecticut has put up during its record brea...
A Winner Again, Els Brings Focus To Autism
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:20 -0400
DORAL, Fla. -- This is one time the party got started without Ernie Els.As he walked off the 18th green with a four-shot victory in the CA Championship, ending the longest and most discouraging droug...
Chicago Fire Signs 2 Defenders
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:19 -0400
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Fire has signed defenders Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Steve Kinney.Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round this year (26th overall) from the University of Connecticut. Kinn...
Ark-pine Bluff Finally Reaches Its Destination
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:17 -0400
DAYTON, Ohio -- Boulder. Denver. El Paso. Akron. Tempe. Ann Arbor. Atlanta. Stillwater. Columbia. Eugene.And Manhattan - as in Kansas, not New York.Arkansas-Pine Bluff went on a brutal barnstorming t...
Mets Send Down C Thole, Knuckleballer Dickey
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:16 -0400
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The New York Mets have sent young catcher Josh Thole and veteran pitcher R.A. Dickey to their minor league camp.Thole starred in Double-A last season and hit .321 in 17 games ...
Demint And Fla. Senate Candidate Raise Money In Sc
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:13 -0400
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint says he's "less confident" that Republicans can stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul from passing now that it's down to a few votes.But the South ...
States Go All In, Expand Gaming To Plug The Budget
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:10 -0400
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states are adding games, considering new casinos and increasing lottery options - anything to keep their cut of the profits rolling in.State...
Feds Pick Up Convicted Calif Molester
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:09 -0400
LOS ANGELES -- A California prison inmate convicted in a notorious 1970s child-molestation case has been transferred to federal custody to face charges filed in Florida.State corrections spokeswoman ...
Gubernatorial Candidates Praise Open Government
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:08 -0400
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two gubernatorial candidates are praising Florida's open government laws.Democrat Alex Sink, the chief financial officer, and Republican state Sen. Paula Dockery on Monday also c...
Tropical Storm Hubert Kills 36 In Madagascar
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:05 -0400
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 36 people have died and more than 38,000 were made homeless by Tropical Storm Hubert.The storm hit the southeast coast of the ...
Top Art Heist Rattles Investigators 20 Years On
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:01 -0400
BOSTON -- It remains the most tantalizing art heist mystery in the world.In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two thieves walked into Boston's elegant Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum disguised as po...
Judge Grants Evans Temporary Injunction Against Ex
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:29:59 -0400
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- A judge has ordered a temporary injunction against the ex-husband of country singer Sara Evans.Monday's ruling prevents Craig Schelske (SHEL-skee) from making any more public state...
World's Shortest Man Dies
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:26:18 -0400
The world's shortest man, He Pingping, has died at the age of 21, a Guinness World Records spokesman has said. Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he dev...
Iraqi Pm Maliki Tightens Grip On Baghdad
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:19:56 -0400
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki tightened his grip on key Baghdad province, updated election results showed on Monday, making it increasingly likely his bloc will form parliament's single bigges...
Fiji Battered By Strong Winds As Tomas Moves South
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:15:59 -0400
(4:20) Tropical Cyclone Tomas is moving slowly over the Fiji islands, bringing winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour and heavy rain. It has torn through the islands of Vanua Levu and northern Lau ...
Prince Charles And Camilla Visit Poland
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:13:24 -0400
From left, Polish Prime Minister's wife Malgorzata Tusk, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall and Britain's Prince Charles pose for a photo prior to a meeting at the Prime Mini...
World's Shortest Man Dies
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:13:00 -0400
The world's shortest man, He Pingping, has died at the age of 21, a Guinness World Records spokesman has said. Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he de...
Israeli Military Plans West Bank Closures
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:43 -0400
Jerusalem (CNN) -- In a bid to end what it calls illegal riots, the Israeli military will prohibit outsider access to areas in two occupied West Bank villages one day a week, according to a statement ...
Pilots Who Missed Airport Drop Appeal
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:42 -0400
Pilots who overflew destination reached settlement with Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Airlines pilots have dropped appeal to keep their licenses Under agreement, pilots may reapply for lic...
Rahim Jaffer's Great Escape
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:10:00 -0400
March 12, 2010 - A new Statistics Canada report shows 31% of us will be visible minorities by 2031. What implications does this have for Canadian society? And do prosecutors and Attorneys-General owe ...
Twitter Keynote From Sxsw
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:09:53 -0400
FP Posted Mobile Get headlines and stories from FP Posted and other Financial Post and National Post feeds delivered straight to your BlackBerry or Windows Mobile-powered PDA with Viigo. Free, instant...
60% Of Customers To Fly During Strikes
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:08:32 -0400
download Flash from the Adobe download website. Industrial action is set to begin with a three-day walkout from Saturday March 20, followed by a four-day stoppage from Saturday March 27. Earli...
Obama Kicks Off What May Be Final Healthcare Push
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:16 -0400
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Time To Talk Dirty
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:06 -0400
"Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water – 2010 Update Report," says that 87% of the world's population, which is around 5.9 billion people, have safe drinking water. But - oh why does there alway...
Fedex Fossil Arrives 300m Years Late
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:03 -0400
The amphibian Fedexia striegeli, found on FedEx land, lived during a time of dramatic climate change. Photograph: Mark A. Klingler/Carnegie Museum of Natural History Fossil hunters have named a 300m...
America Wakes Up To The Coffee Party | Joseph Huff-hannon
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:02 -0400
The stubborn weekend downpour was little match for a crowd of 40 or so chatty strangers, men and women mostly in their 30s, 40s and 50s, who met on the second floor of a nondescript deli in the shadow...
U.s. Hands Over Prison To Iraqis
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:17:54 -0400
By Ben Hubbard ASSOCIATED PRESS TAJI, Iraq -- The U.S. military handed over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities on Monday as the Americans move ahead with preparatio...
Sudan To Continue Peace Talks With Darfur Rebels
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:10:11 -0400
CAIRO Sudan will continue peace talks with the most powerful Darfur rebel group beyond Monday's deadline for an agreement. Sudanese presidential adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail says the gove...