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Top Stories: Athens, Dec 7 (DPA) Violence escalated in Greece's two largest cities Sunday as protesters hurled petrol bombs and burning garbage bins at police to commemorate the first anniversary of the shooting death of a teenager by police. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:30:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Cosmetic surgery is not sexy, according to former American supermodel Cindy Crawford. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:10:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has revealed she had to struggle to record her new album 'Rated R' because some of the songs in the album were about the troubles in her personal life. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:03 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) British pop star Lady Gaga has claimed to have had a phobia of intimacy. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has revealed she feels fortunate enough that her work also allows her to take time off to raise her six children because she feels 'just' like any ordinary mother. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:01 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) The 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy has been voted as the best movie of the past decade in a magazine poll. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:10:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) American rapper-actor Snoop Dogg has said he wants to win awards at functions, as he has become tired of only being nominated and never taking home a trophy. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:10:02 -0500Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS) The closing ceremony of the 'Year of India in Russia' that was to be attended by visiting India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur Monday evening in Moscow has been cancelled in the wake of a fire in a jampacked Russian nightclub that killed 110 people. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:50:01 -0500Copenhagen, Dec 6 (DPA) The Organisers of the Copenhagen summit have urged world leaders to get serious about climate change Sunday as thousands of officials from more than 190 nations headed here for 12 days of negotiations aimed at stopping global warming. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:20:02 -0500Hamburg, Dec 6 (DPA) Leaders Bayer Leverkusen were held to a disappointing goalless draw at Hanover to give rivals Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 a chance to close the gap at the top in Bundesliga. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:50:05 -0500London/Berlin, Dec 6 (DPA) Archaeologists have found rare evidence of mass cannibalism during the Neolithic period in Europe at a site in southern Germany, according to archaeology journal Antiquity. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:30:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (DPA) Manchester United closed to within two points of Chelsea at the top of the Premiership table as they beat West Ham United 4-0 and the leaders were beaten 2-1 at Manchester City. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:00:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) A British Muslim lawmaker who was pelted with eggs last week said Sunday her Islamist attackers should be banned. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:50:04 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Violent clashes were reported between police and supporters of a British far-right group whose members marched through Nottingham chanting, 'We want our country back.' Police said 11 arrests were made. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:50:03 -0500Moscow/New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) India and Russia have finalized a price 'satisfactory' to both sides for the refitting and delivery of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, ending a long standoff over the key defence deal, official sources said Sunday. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:30:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) A British Muslim MP who was pelted with eggs last week said Sunday her Islamist attackers should be banned. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:20:03 -0500Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS) The brand of terrorism that has its roots in Pakistan 'will figure prominently' during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's talks with Russian leaders in Moscow, official sources said. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:20:03 -0500Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Italian archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Roman city submerged off the coast of Libya. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:10:03 -0500New Delhi, Dec.6 : The broadbased nuclear agreement with Russia, which is to be signed during Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh"s visit to Moscow, commencing from today, is expected to go beyond the bilateral 123 civil nuclear agreement signed between India and the United States last year. ANI Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:10:02 -0500Barcelona, Dec 6 (DPA) Superlative Spain lifted its fourth Davis Cup final in a decade with a 3-0 sweep of the Czech Republic. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:10:01 -0500Madrid, Dec 6 (DPA) Barcelona remain five points clear at the top of the Spanish Liga after a late 3-1 win at Deportivo Coruna. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:00:01 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Children exposed to second hand smoke at home have higher levels of nicotine in their bodies, new research shows. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:10:02 -0500Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday arrived in this Russian capital for a three-day trip during which the two countries are expected to sign an expanded civil nuclear cooperation deal and three key defence pacts. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:10:04 -0500Copenhagen, Dec 6 (IANS) Committing itself to reducing its emissions intensity like China, India comes to Copenhagen as an international player that is ready to be 'part of the solution' to global warming. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the the Dec 7-18 climate summit with US President Barack Obama and over 80 world leaders with the likelihood increasing of a consensus on a new global ... IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:10:01 -0500Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) A new book has been released in Italy documenting the growth of one of the country's biggest exports - organised crime. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:40:02 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Dame Judi Dench, who plays the secret agent's boss in the Bond films, will be seen in music group Black Eyed Peas' next video. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:00:01 -0500New Delhi, Dec. 6 : India and Russia are likely to make a strong statement against terrorism and the threat posed to Central Asia and Afghanistan by rising Islamic fundamentalism during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-day visit to Moscow between Sunday and Tuesday. ANI Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:20:05 -0500London, Dec 6 (IANS) Supermodel Naomi Campbell was embroiled in a public bust-up with an angry fan at a Florida hotel. IANS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:20:03 -0500More than a hundred senior managers and experts from European space industry, national agencies and ESA packed a Geneva conference room earlier this week to learn about the commercial opportunities of... Space Daily Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:04:53 -0500ATHENS, Greece -- More than 6,000 police officers will be deployed in Athens this weekend in an attempt to quell violence that might be associated with the first anniversary of the fatal police shoo... Officer Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:02:37 -0500Germany of about 500 prehistoric skeletons that seem to suggest that men, women and children were eaten as part of a sacrificial ritual to save their community."We detected patterns on the bones of an... Independent.ie Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:58:07 -0500Mark Lawton , Asda's customer planner for fresh meat and fish, said: "Day and night our security guard (pictured) has a bird's eye view of our precious gobblers."We can now sleep easy at night knowing... Independent.ie Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:58:07 -0500French President Nicolas Sarkozy an angry ultimatum to stop his aides from spreading rumours about his alleged extramarital dalliances, or face legal action. Independent.ie Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:58:06 -0500Saudi Aramco, the world's largest state-owned oil company, lowered its official selling prices for all crude grades for customers in Northwestern Europe and the Mediterranean for January. Asian price ... The China Post Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:54:14 -0500European stocks gained after two weeks of losses following government reports that showed manufacturing in China and Europe expanded and employers in the U.S. cut the fewest jobs in November since the... The China Post Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:54:13 -0500MOSCOW (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Moscow on Sunday to ink billions of dollars of weapons deals and for talks on a landmark nuclear deal that could significantly widen ... The Star Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:50:02 -0500Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Suspects in an explosive inferno at a Russian nightclub that killed at least 112 people will face charges Monday, authorities have said. CNN Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:11:21 -0500Malcolm Turnbull has launched a stinging attack against Tony Abbott's approach to climate change, saying the new policy is a farce and some claims amount to 'bullshit'. SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:05:24 -0500Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday started a visit to the United States upon an invitation by U.S. President Barack Obama. Erdogan spoke to reporters prior to his departure at Istanbul... People's Daily Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:03:18 -0500Four people have been detained in connection with a nightclub fire that killed at least 112 people in Russia's worst blaze in decades, as relatives began burying victims. The club's owner, executive ... Al Jazeera Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:02:57 -0500India and Russia have reached a broad agreement to break the logjam over the protracted bargaining over the Gorshkov aircraft carrier.The two sides are expected to sign a landmark civil nuclear pact d... NDTV Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:29:01 -0500ROME -- Italian tax police said Saturday that they had seized works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne and other giants of art in a crackdown on assets hidden by the disgraced founder of the collapsed dair... China Post Online Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:20:51 -0500By Hortense M RoweST CROIX, USVI -- By the time US Virgin Islands Senator Wayne A.G. James had shaken hands for the first time with Montescudaio, Italy’s mayor Aurelio Pellegrini in front of the... Caribbean Net News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:20:22 -0500Russia ’s Far East, and one question looms over his day, as crucial as the trawler schedules or the Pacific tidal patterns. What time is it in Moscow, 5,000 miles away?... International Herald Tribune Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:06:03 -0500AP, BERLIN Monday, Dec 07, 2009, Page 10 The new president of GM Europe said on Saturday that he was still hoping for German government financial assistance to restructure Opel, but added that eve... Taipei Times Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:51:04 -0500Anderlecht and Brugge remain on top in Belgium Both leaders Anderlecht and second-placed Club Brugge earned hard-fought away victories in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday.Anderlecht headed for a com... soccerway Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:49:36 -0500A restructuring plan for Opel and Vauxhall would involve about 8 300 job cuts, slightly less than the 9 000 which had been expected, the head of General Motors Europe, Nick Reilly, said on Saturday. R... Business Report Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:36:48 -0500The Nobel Foundation might have to reduce the money it awarded winners of its prestigious prizes due to the effects of the global financial crisis, its director said on Saturday. The foundation will g... Business Report Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:36:40 -0500Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands moved to help save the life of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, who is on a three-week-old hunger strike to demand Morocco allow her to return home. A med... Breitbart Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:36:07 -0500Abbott out campaigning with Paul Fletcher, who won Brendan Nelson's old seat. (AAP) The Liberal Party has comfortably retained the federal seats of Bradfield and Higgins in the first test of Tony Ab... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:31:43 -0500Kevin Rudd warns that population growth would create a scramble for dwindling resources that could trigger conflict (AAP). Growing competition for resources could threaten peace and security in Asia... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:31:39 -0500As Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito completed their first weekend behind bars as convicted murderers, the arguments about their trial and the quality of Italian justice showed no signs of abating. ... The Independent Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:52:57 -0500Spain 's state broadcaster, RTVE, which recently renounced advertising in favour of an industry-wide levy. In a move that may surprise commercial broadcasters in the UK, advertising revenue has been r... The Guardian Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:52:01 -0500Globally, the number of women comprising company boards remains dismally low. But with new legislation submitted to the French parliament this week, that might be about to change.France's center-right... Forbes Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:51:10 -0500Wellington - The governments of New Zealand, Australia and the Netherlands called Monday for responsible behaviour on all sides as protestors prepared to sail for their annual challenge with Japanese ... Earth Times Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:50:15 -0500Police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse the youths in running street battles Sunday in the center of the capital as several thousand demonstrators commemorated the death of 15-year-old Alexandros... USA Today Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:42:58 -0500Former world number one Justine Henin says winning Wimbledon will be one of her main targets when she returns to competitive tennis next year.The 27-year-old retired in May 2008 after winning seven Gr... BBC Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:36:05 -0500Malcolm Turnbull has launched a stinging attack against Tony Abbott's approach to climate change, saying the new policy is a farce and some claims amount to 'bullshit'. SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:00:40 -0500The study was coincidentally published on the eve of a 12-day UN conference in Copenhagen aimed at providing a durable solution to the greenhouse-gas problem. (AAP) Carbon dioxide indirectly causes ... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:00:35 -0500Malcolm Turnbull has launched a stinging attack against Tony Abbott's approach to climate change, saying the new policy is a farce and some claims amount to 'bullshit'. SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:00:28 -0500Germany on Saturday lost a political lion of the postwar era with the death at the age of 82 of Otto Graf Lambsdorff, feisty economics minister and stalwart of the liberal Free Democrats. His son, Nik... Financial Times Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:59:45 -0500MADRID, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Valencia fought back from a goal down to beat Athletic Club 2-1 in the San Mames Stadium and move above Sevilla in the BBVA Primera Liga. Second half goals from David Villa... SINA Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:58:40 -0500Associated Press ROME: Italian tax police said Saturday that they had seized works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne and other giants of art in a crackdown on assets hidden by the disgraced founder of the... Arab News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:57:16 -0500ATHENS, Greece — Masked youths hurled firebombs and chunks of marble at police during a march in Athens Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager whose death spar... New York Post Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:32:06 -0500Swiss liberals are considering a new referendum to overturn the ban on new minarets. Club Helvetique, a group of over 20 Swiss intellectuals, will draw up an action plan to overturn the ban, ... The Independent Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:26:53 -0500As Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito completed their first weekend behind bars as convicted murderers, the arguments about their trial and the quality of Italian justice showed no signs of abating. ... The Independent Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:26:47 -0500The news that a leaked set of emails appeared to show senior climate scientists had manipulated data was shocking enough. Now the story has become more remarkable still. The computer hack, said a sen... The Independent Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:26:40 -0500Fergie would have been furious. First came the failure to celebrate with Karim Benzema, who had scored the rebound from his saved penalty... he was still too upset about having missed it. Then when he... The Independent Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:09:22 -0500WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hasn't yet looked into the case of the American college student in Italy who was found guilty of murdering her British roommate. Amanda... TBO.com Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:07 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> The ribs were picked clean, tongues cut out and the heads skinned, so that the tops of skulls could b... Times Online Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:16:44 -0500Olympique Lyonnais missed the chance to go second in Ligue 1 as they squandered a two-goal lead to lose 4-3 at LOSC Lille Métropole on a day when Grenoble Foot 38 won for the first time this term. Li... UEFA Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:16:44 -0500Valencia CF came from behind to win a fifth straight Liga away match and go third with a 2-1 triumph at Athletic Club as RCD Mallorca maintained their perfect home record by beating Real Zaragoza 4... UEFA Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:16:42 -0500NEW DELHI (Agencies): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew to Russia on Sunday on a visit to strengthen ties between the two long-time allies and finalise a deal to expand cooperation on nuclear ... The Frontier Post Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:13:59 -0500Copenhagen conference on global warming, which for many Europeans is the world's No. 1 problem.Nevertheless, Obama-mania lives on in the hearts of millions here. Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:04:03 -0500DOHA: Qatar and France are expected to sign an agreement on judicial cooperation in January next year, the visiting French Justice Minister told reporters yesterday. The Peninsula Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:32:03 -0500That's the bottom line of the Socceroos' World Cup draw, which pits Australia against Germany, Ghana and Serbia at next year's finals tournament in South Africa. It's not the Group of Death. Try Braz... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:14:12 -0500Kiki, a male tortoise, was brought to France fully grown from Mauritius in 1923, Michel Saint-Jalme, director of the wildlife centre in Paris's Jardin des Plantes where the animal lived, said. Kiki s... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:14:08 -0500Tim Cahill of Everton celebrates a second goal against Tottenham Hotspur (Getty Images) LONDON (Reuters) - Two goals in a frantic last 12 minutes and a stoppage-time penalty save by Tim Howard gave ... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:14:03 -0500SYDNEY (Reuters) - The lure of a possible second round showdown with England will provide Australia with added motivation to advance past the opening round of next year's World Cup in South Africa, co... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:13:59 -0500LONDON (Reuters) - Several British football clubs are in danger of going out of existence because of falling revenues exacerbated by huge wage bills, according to a leading insolvency lawyer. SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:13:55 -0500PARIS (AP) - Europeans might have reason to feel disappointed with Barack Obama. The American president arrives this week in Europe to pick up his Nobel Peace prize just as he has nearly doubled the U... Find Law Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:13:17 -0500Kudankulam: building a nuclear power plant in India Russia and India could reach an annual trade of $10 billion in 2010, the Kremlin said Sunday. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Russia on ... RIA Novosti Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:14:39 -0500About 100 people, most in their early 20s, stood grim and silent in the city's snow-covered cemetery for the funeral of one of the nightclub's barmen, 26-year-old Timur Parfiryev. The funeral was one ... SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:51:51 -0500Protesters have hurled rocks at Greek police as violence erupted during a march to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager. SBS Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:51:46 -0500About 100 people, most in their early 20s, stood grim and silent in the city's snow-covered cemetery for the funeral of one of the nightclub's barmen, 26-year-old Timur Parfiryev. The funeral was one ... West Australian Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:27:26 -0500DUBAI — Construction worker Bilal is in a happy mood as he takes his lunch break sitting next to an artificial lake near Dubai’s showpiece Mall of the Emirates. But he admits anxiety about the end... Times of Oman Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:27:22 -0500Copenhagen conference on global warming, which for many Europeans is the world's No. 1 problem.Nevertheless, Obama-mania lives on in the hearts of millions here. Examiner Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:14:48 -0500Madrid - Sunday saw home wins in the Spanish Liga for Villarreal, Mallorca and Tenerife. Villarreal continued their revival by coming from behind to beat Getafe 3-2 at home. "We really needed to win t... Earth Times Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:13:32 -0500PARIS: The head of the International Monetary Fund has threatened Nicolas Sarkozy with legal action over a dirty tricks campaign that, he claims, the French leader’s lieutenants have mounted to d... Times of India Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:08:07 -0500ROME: Italian police arrested two mafia leaders, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said, a day after he was accused of links to the organisation. Gianni Nicchi, the 28-year-old, thought to be the... Times of India Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:08:05 -0500The CIA is to be given broad access to the bank records of millions of Britons under a European Union plan to fight terrorism.The Brussels agreement comes into force in two months and requires the ... Times of India Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:08:05 -0500By CHARLES J. HANLEYAP SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT COPENHAGEN -- By executive action, the Obama administration can boost the U.S. target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions beyond levels envisioned in ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:06:52 -0500PARIS -- Europeans might have reason to feel disappointed with Barack Obama. The American president arrives this week in Europe to pick up his Nobel Peace prize just as he has nearly doubled the U.S.... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:06:51 -0500The 2009 Nobel laureate in medicine Elizabeth H Blackburn of the US talks during a joint news conference held by the Nobel Foundation at the Karolinska Institute on Saturday Dec. 6, 2009, in Stockholm... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:06:50 -0500COPENHAGEN ? At an abandoned beer warehouse in this city’s Valby district, law enforcement officials have constructed an elaborate holding facility with three dozen steel cages to accommoda... International Herald Tribune Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:58:09 -0500M asked youths hurled firebombs and chunks of marble at police during a march in Athens Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager whose death sparked massive riots. Po... The Globe and Mail Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:53:59 -0500PARIS — Europeans might have reason to feel disappointed with Barack Obama. The American president arrives this week in Europe to pick up his Nobel Peace prize just as he has nearly doubled the... Deseret News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:50:22 -0500The American president arrives this week in Europe to pick up his Nobel Peace prize just as he has nearly doubled the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan. This fall, Obama found plenty of time to tour ... Gadsden Times Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:37:34 -0500 |
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