World NewsPlane crash on Emirates Road
Buenos Aires News.Net
A plane has crashed in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Dubai, it is unknown how many survived.
 Mexican shootout kills dozens of people
Buenos Aires News.Net
25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.
 Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself
Buenos Aires News.Net
A new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.
 Israeli girl hurt in car stoning
Buenos Aires News.Net
A twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the window.
Jobless rate rose to 9.6 percent in Aug.
Washington Times
department said. Also, revisions show that private employment rose by 66,000 more in June and July than previously reported."Growth continues, even though it's less than many people expected," said
Mexican soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border
Washington Times
Mexico , Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. According to the secretary of Defense, gunmen opened fire on soldiers after an airborne patrol detected armed men guarding a home near this town. At least 25 gunmen we...
EU trade chief apologizes for Jewish comments
Washington Times
BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's trade chief apologized Friday for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking Mideast peace as the embarrassed EU head office quickly distanced itself...
Fidel Castro wears full military uniform at speech
Washington Times
Mr. Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a Communist country where little signals often carry enormous signific...
Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
Washington Times
Mr. Obama , the region remains a battleground, still far from under full control of the U.S.-backed central government in Kabul.Military commanders know the nearly nine-year war cannot be won without ...
Armenian Opposition Rally In Key Yerevan Square Banned
RadioFreeEurope
YEREVAN -- Yerevan city authorities have banned the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) from holding a rally in a main square but will allow it to take place at another location, RFE/RL's Arme...
Is Armenia Russia's Partner Or Pawn?
RadioFreeEurope
Two years after the brief but destructive war between Russia and Georgia, Moscow has further consolidated its power and influence in the South Caucasus by concluding a modified defense agreement with ...
Azerbaijan To Double Gas Exports To Russia
RadioFreeEurope
Azerbaijan will double natural-gas exports to Russia, under a deal signed between Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR and Russia's Gazprom. The deal was signed during Russian President Dmitry Medv...
Hurricane Earl weakens to Category One storm
New York Post
Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category One storm Friday, though it was expected to remain a large hurricane as it approaches southeastern New England, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.At 11:00a...
Rally continues vigorous fight for Parkway trees
New York Post
Community leaders will be there every step of the way to save the beautiful mature lindens and oaks on Pelham Parkway from the axe. On Saturday, August 28, members of the Pelham Pelham Parkway Preserv...
Metro Center lights up for Mother Teresa
New York Post
On what would have been her 100th birthday, the management of the Hutchinson Metro Center lit its buildings in blue and white for Mother Teresa. The humanitarian nun founded the Missionaries of Charit...
Shipman's closes up shop
New York Post
“We are probably the only store supplying kids with science project kits and other materials for their school projects,” Irfaan said. “We were also the only game in town when it came...
Waterbury Ave footbridge close to completion
New York Post
Work is progressing on the Waterbury Avenue pedestrian bridge being reconstructed by the NYS Department of Transportation. Much of the railing and fencing is now in place.New railing that is the same ...
Crossway church boots three Gregori supporters
New York Post
Three worshipers at the Crossway Christian Center who have been vocal in their loyalty to the former pastor, Mark Gregori, are getting the boot.Each has received a letter ordering them not to return t...
Albanian community celebrates Mother Teresa
New York Post
Get on the bus!The Albanian community in the borough was overflowing with pride as Albanian-born Mother Teresa was honored at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the anniversary of her 100th birthday on ...
Community Appreciation BBQ a success
New York Post
Pelham Bay’s first ever Community Appreciation Day barbecue was a big success, drawing the community out to rediscover a jewel in its own backyard. The Pelham Bay Taxpayers and Civic Association...
Tiger posed for photo after signing over $100M
New York Post
A smiling Tiger Woods was happy enough after officially ending his marriage to Elin Nordegren that he posed for a picture with a court bailiff.Nordegren got $100 million as part of the deal, which was...
How to win friends and influence politicians
Jerusalem Post
While the media and politicians engage in frenzied debate about the virtues and vices of building – or preventing the building of – a Muslim community center (cum mosque) near the “sacred ground...
A Greek vegetarian menu
Jerusalem Post
The Mediterranean diet, with its emphasis on vegetables and olive oil, became famous as a result of in-depth studies based largely on the menus of the residents of Greece.Vegetables are important in G...
Scientists: UV rays make water in space
CNN
They made the discovery while examining a dying star that is 500 light-years away from Earth, using an infrared observatory launched by the European Space Agency last year.
Opinion: Peace talks test Netanyahu
CNN
(CNN) -- Watching the Israeli and Palestinian leaders trudge to Washington for one more peace summit, one might wonder why President Obama invited them. Why should the president invest his prestige in...
Toshiba recalls about 41,000 computers
CNN
The recalled models are the Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Kia models under fire recall
CNN
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Hyundai-Kia Motors is recalling more than 35,000 cars with fire-prone electrical wiring systems, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.The government agenc...
WWII bomber found in the English Channel
C News
The Royal Air Force Museum plans to display this German bomber as part of a Battle of Britain exhibit after it was found perfectly preserved in the English Channel. (submitted photo) A German bomber ...
Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city
C News
QUETTA, Pakistan - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling w...
Prescott urges phone hack review
BBC
Lord Prescott has said he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages. He will seek a judicial review if the police do not say wh...
Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2
BBC
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2 - 34 years after joining the station Kennedy, 60, who has been presenting her early morning Dawn Patrol show since January 1993, said: "A...
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