Anthrax scientist commits suicide as FBI closes in |
| | | A top U.S. biodefense researcher apparently committed suicide just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him in the anthrax mailings that traumatized the nation in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a published report. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Rhode Island Wild Money |
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British rescuers struggle to save whale off coast |
| | | British wildlife experts and the coast guard struggled on Friday to save the life of a sick, 26-foot-long (8-meter-long) whale that was freed from a mudflat where it had been stranded off the coast of southern England. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Serious Health Risks At Olympics |
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Explosive issue of race hits Obama-McCain campaign |
| | | John McCain accused Barack Obama of playing politics with race on Thursday, raising the explosive issue after the first black candidate with a serious chance of winning the White House claimed Republicans will try to scare voters by saying he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills." | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Pakistan denies ISI behind Indian embassy attack |
| | | Pakistan on Friday angrily denied a newspaper report that its intelligence service helped plan a bombing of India's embassy in Kabul that killed at least 41 people. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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British bank Alliance & Leicester reports loss |
| | | British mortgage bank Alliance & Leicester PLC on Friday reported a net loss of 24 million pounds ($48 million) for the first half of the year, in line with market expectations. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Ludacris' Obama song unlikely to alienate voters |
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Linde Group first-half profit falls to $581M |
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Israeli police question Olmert on corruption |
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George not guilty of Dando murder |
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Jobless rate highest in 4 years |
| | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate hit its highest level in four years during July as employers cut non-farm jobs for a seventh straight month, though less severely than predicted, a Labor Department report on Friday showed. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Congress sends Bush bill banning lead in toys |
| | | The Senate on Thursday passed and sent to the White House legislation that bans lead from children's toys and seeks to ensure that chemicals posing possible health problems will not end up on toys and articles that kids chew on and play with. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,127 |
| | | As of Thursday, July 31, 2008, at least 4,127 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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U.S., Israel discuss diplomatic push on Iran |
| | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Israeli officials discussed diplomatic efforts and financial sanctions to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the State Department said on Thursday. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Karadzic skirmishes with UN war crimes court |
| | | Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, appearing for the first time before the U.N. war crimes tribunal, declined to enter a plea and told the judge he intended to act as his own attorney. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Tongan king crowned in elaborate ceremony |
| | | George Tupou V was crowned as the 23rd King of Tonga on Friday in an elaborate ceremony that many expect will usher in a new, more democratic era for the South Pacific nation. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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UN reauthorizes Darfur peacekeeping |
| | | The U.N. Security Council has approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan's Darfur region despite sharp divisions over genocide charges against the Sudanese president. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Japanese prime minister to reshuffle Cabinet |
| | | Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda began a reshuffle of his Cabinet on Friday, a move widely seen as an attempt to restore confidence in his leadership after a series of scandals about missing pension records and alleged bribery. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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President Bush: US not neglecting Asia |
| | | President Bush on Thursday countered critics who claim his global war on terror has lessened Washington's role in Asia and allowed China's influence to grow in the region. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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