Premier reaffirms promise to reduce unemployment
Premier Wu Den-yi reaffirmed yesterday the government s determination to reduce the unemployment rate to below 5 percent this year, declaring this year job promotion year.
PLO gives approval for indirect talks with Israel
A skeptical Palestinian leadership agreed Sunday to hold U.S.-mediated peace talks with Israel for four months, effectively ending a 14-month breakdown in communications between the two sides.
Zimbabwe PM announces re-election bid
… n 2011, but it has been beset by disputes among the partners. No election date has been set. read more stories in World News
Afghan president gets an earful from seized town
Afghan President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints Sunday from residents of Marjah, the southern town that thousands of U.S., NATO and Afghan troops just seized from the Taliban.
Wonder honored in France
US singer Stevie Wonder performs on stage during the 25th Victoires de la Musique yearly French music awards ceremony at Zenith de Paris on March 6, 2010 in Paris, France.
After much anticipation, it’s fina …
The big day is here. Anticipation for the Academy Awards has been building all week, and finally, it’s time.
Citizen Congress Watch releases legislative report
Legislative watchdog Citizen Congress Watch yesterday released its evaluation of lawmakers performance in the past legislative session, with 10 Democratic Progressive Party legislators and 14 Chinese Nationalist Party lawmakers commended for their good work.
Premier defends pregnancy leave
Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday defended the government s plan to grant women one-year pregnancy leave, saying the measure was a symbol of progress for a nation.
Festival goers thronging temple fairs in Beijing
More than 160,000 tourists from home and overseas visited florid red lantern-decorated temple fairs held in public parks in Beijing in the first two days of China’s lunar New Year, starting Sunday.
AP Top News at 1:24 a.m. EST
Three more Afghan civilians have been killed in the assault on a southern Taliban stronghold, NATO forces said Tuesday, highlighting the toll on the population from an offensive aimed at making them safer.
US, Pakistan capture Talibana s top commander: report
You are here > > Home > > Defense & Security News > > US, Pakistan capture Taliban’s top commander: report US, Pakistan capture Taliban’s top commander: report Defense & Security News - By Agence France-Presse on February 16, 2010 at 6:35 am Loading … NEW YORK: The United States and Pakistani intelligence forces captured the Taliban’s top military …
Bratby, June I., 77
June Irene Grange Bratby Age 77, Greenfield, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at home.
Alexandre the Great: Canada embraces its new hero
Good thing for Canada, his mother nudged him into skiing instead. Thus on Monday, the headline in one of Vancouver’s dailies was “Alexandre the Great,” and the 22-year-old Quebecker was suddenly a household name across the nation.
Adviser to Americans admits link to Salvador case
The former legal adviser to a group of American missionaries jailed in Haiti on child kidnapping charges is now the focus of a manhunt in the Dominican Republic.
The Taliban’s top military commander has been captured in a joint raid by Pakistani and U.S.
The Talibana s top military commander has been captured in a joint raid by Pakistani and U.S. spy agencies.
Dawn Ilsley
I have been a community pharmacist for over twenty years. I enjoy my profession and still derive great satisfaction from expanding my clinic knowledge.
Chinese New Year Worshipers Flood Temples in Asia
Indonesians pray in a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 2010 Chinese New Year’s Day.
Power outage impedes release of Americans
Haiti’s creaky, quake-damaged electrical system apparently delayed on Monday a judge’s decision on whether to release 10 Americans charged with child kidnapping.
Or not
Sometimes a president sends a message by what he doesn’t say. Some in the Middle East have concluded that President Obama did just that in his State of the Union speech earlier this week — in which he failed to mention Israel, the Palestinians or the Middle East peace process, which was one of his most high-profile diplomatic initiatives during …
Construction to start on replacement wind turbines at Goonhilly
Homes on the Lizard will soon have all their electricity generated by the wind thanks to a major overhaul of turbines at Goonhilly Wind Farm.
Residents hit out at lack of grit on pavements
BLACKLANDS residents in Kilwinning have hit out at North Ayrshire Council’s lack of gritting during the big freeze.
Canada to donate H1N1 vaccine to the WHO
A nurse administers an H1N1 vaccination in Hefei, China in a file photo. Photograph by: STR, AFP/Getty Images OTTAWA a ‘ The federal government will announce Thursday that Canada is donating five million doses of its excess H1N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization, Canwest News Service has learned.
Godfrey Copeland, Ivor Johns and Mick French at the foyer in Asda with the model boats
Shoppers in Asda Penryn were faced with a fleet of ships as they entered the supermarket on Friday as members of a model boat club were raising money for the RNLI.
Fourth person dies of meningitis
IPSWICH: Health officials today revealed there has been a FOURTH Ipswich death in the meningitis scare which gripped the town in December and January.
Pool chimney fire
Firefighters were called out to a chimney fire at a home on Higher Pumpfield Row in Pool at 2pm this afternoon. A crew from Camborne used chimney rods, stirrup pumps, extension ladder and a thermal imaging camera to extinghuish the flames.
Could Zenit Take Advantage of Lazio’s Failure to Sell Cristian Ledesma?
Sometimes during the transfer window, opportunities just seem to fall into place.
‘Wannabe suicide bomber’s’ conviction to be quashed
Scotland’s first man found guilty of being an Islamist terrorist suffered a miscarriage of justice, appeal court judges have ruled.
Yemeni radical cleric warns of foreign occupation
SAN’A, Yemen - Yemen’s most influential Islamic cleric, considered an al-Qaida-linked terrorist by the United States, warned Monday that the U.S.-backed fight against the terror group could lead to “foreign occupation” of the country.
Salmond grilled on Megrahi release
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will be quizzed by MPs over the way his Government handled the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
Afghanistan poll shows tide is turning against Taliban
Most Afghans now seem optimistic about the future of their country, according to a new poll.
HC to await SC verdict on Dattapeeta
BANGALORE: The High Court has decided to await the Supreme Court verdict for the hearing of a petition challenging the renovation work of the cave at Bababudanagiri in Chikmagalur.
Bertha Taber, 93
Bertha Taber, 93, died Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was the widow of the late Henry C. Govoni and the late George F. Taber.
Yemen asked for help in rescue of German family
Germany’s foreign minister has gone to Yemen to secure the release of a family of five who were taken hostage last year.
Afghanistan bomb victim to be named
A British bomb disposal expert killed on the deadliest day for Nato forces in more than two months is due to be named.
Drive for smoke-free Bhogi
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board along with the Chennai Corporation, the Directorate of Environment and the police and fire rescue departments, on Monday launched a massive awareness drive against burning of tyres and plastic during Bhogi festival.
Profile: Umaru Yar’Adua
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is the first civilian leader in Nigeria to have taken over from another after winning controversial polls in 2007.
Bid to break N Ireland deadlock
Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward and the Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin are due to meet as the British and Irish governments prepare to step up the pressure to end the political crisis in Belfast in the aftermath of the Iris Robinson scandal.
Iran expects speedy trial of three American hikers
Manouchehr Mottaki declined to specify what charges the Americans faced. Last month, Iran’s chief prosecutor said the Americans are accused of spying.
Teenager held over death of baby
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Mystery as body found
Can’t see video? Update Adobe Flash Player Video may take a moment to load. Return to Video Index A major investigation was today launched after an elderly man’s body was found at a Telford home and another body was reported as being spotted in the River Severn.
Sex ring accused appear in court
Five people from Shropshire have appeared in court in connection with a child sex ring allegedly involving nine teenage girls.
Ex-Va. Tech student pleads guilty in decapitation
A former Virginia Tech student accused of decapitating another student at a campus eatery pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday and now faces up to life in prison.
Acadian Mining obtains Environmental Assessment Approval for Tangier Gold Property
The EA provides for the operation of a 400 tpd underground gold mine and processing facility.
Most healthy kids don’t need second flu shot: officials
Matthew Lewis, 4, makes no noise but his face tells the story while getting his vaccination at the H1N1 clinic in Ottawa.
Missing US doctor OK to be questioned by police
Doctors in Italy gave permission Monday for police to question a fugitive American doctor who was found in a tent at the snowy foot of Mont Blanc last week, a hospital spokesman said.
Subversive Historian
Published 21 Dec 2009, 10:35 am - - Filed under Subversive Historian Back in the day on December 21st, 1907, the bloody Santa Maria de Iquique Massacre took the lives of hundreds if not thousands of workers in Chile.
Crafting The Oslo Speech the Chicago Way
He called in his closest operatives from The Squid - ” his ace media strategist, David Axelrod and his ace opportunist, Rahm Emanuel.
