British glam rocker Gary Glitter freed in Vietnam |
| | | British glam rocker Gary Glitter was refused entry into Thailand, officials said Wednesday, a day after the convicted child molester was freed by Vietnam following nearly three years in prison. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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'Seven dead' in Spain plane crash |
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Beebe: No rush to replace slain Ark. party leader |
| | | Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said he won't recommend a replacement for slain state Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney before delegates gather in Denver next week for the Democratic National Convention. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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HP results top Street despite stronger dollar |
| | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co results beat Wall Street targets as net profit rose 14 percent, subduing fears that slowing economies and a stronger dollar would weaken the world's biggest computer and printer maker and its rivals. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Rice to sign missile defense deal with Poland |
| | | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans Wednesday to sign a deal to build a U.S. missile defense base on Polish soil, an agreement that has already prompted an infuriated Russia to threaten its former Soviet satellite. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Motorola unveils low-end phones for music and Web |
| | | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc, the world's third-largest handset maker, unveiled two new low-end phones on Wednesday that allow users to listen to songs and surf the Web. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Russia warns Ukraine not to interfere at navy base |
| | | Russia's foreign minister warned Ukrainian leaders Tuesday against trying to restrict the Kremlin's use of a Crimean naval base it leases from Ukraine, adding to tensions that have heated up since Russian troops invaded Georgia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Afghan militants kill 10 French, strike at US base |
| | | Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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At UN, Russia circulates Georgia resolution |
| | | Russia is countering a French push for immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia by circulating a competing U.N. Security Council resolution. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Divisions emerge in Pakistan's ruling coalition |
| | | Just a day after Pervez Musharraf's resignation, Pakistan's governing coalition fell into wrangling Tuesday over restoring the judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisions that could disrupt picking his successor as president. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Indian airport workers strike, flights delayed |
| | | International and domestic flights were disrupted across India on Wednesday as thousands of airport employees went on strike to protest plans to privatize airports, officials said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Report: Twin Algeria car bombings kill 11, hurt 31 |
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Germany approves law on foreign investment |
| | | The German government on Wednesday approved a law that would allow it to block moves by foreign investors to take large stakes in German companies, if it concludes that they endanger the country's interests. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Turkey's Sahin wins wrestling gold at 66 kg |
| | | World champion Ramazan Sahin of Turkey has won the Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medal at 66 kilograms by scoring a tight victory over Andriy Stadnik of Ukraine. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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BoE members largely in agreement on rate policy |
| | | Members of the Bank of England's committee that sets interest rates are largely in agreement on policy, minutes from the group's August meeting revealed on Wednesday -- though two members disagreed with the decision to leave rates unchanged. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Paraguayan president installs new police chief |
| | | Paraguay's new president is replacing the nation's police commander four days into the new administration. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Puerto Rico governor indicted on 5 new charges |
| | | A U.S. federal grand jury handed down a new indictment against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila Tuesday, charging him with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with alleged campaign finance violations. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Argentina opens trial in deadly nightclub fire |
| | | An Argentine nightclub owner, six rock musicians and three low-level public officials went on trial Tuesday for a 2004 discotheque blaze that killed 194 concertgoers in the country's deadliest fire. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,144 |
| | | As of Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at least 4,144 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 |
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MySpace Key To A Family Reunion |
| | | An American man has finally found his British birth parents after tracking them down on MySpace. | | From Sky News | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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