The votes in our poll on how to handle Racism in the Office have been almost equally divided between "Find a compromise" and "Mandatory is mandatory." But within the second option - discipline the offenders - readers have written some insightful comments that point out an interesting...
In a sign that he is worried about facing criminal charges for failing to pay taxes, Al Sharpton has hired former U.S. attorney Zachary Carter to represent him. Records indicate that Sharpton personally owes almost $1.3 million in federal and city taxes and that one of his business entities, Rev....
SPIN king Monty Panesar produced his own miracle ball in the first npower Test to put the South Africans in a real daze. The Sikh destroyer took a leaf out of Shane Warne's book as he turned the ball viciously square behind danger-man Neil McKenzie's legs...
COLOMBO AFP — Top Sri Lankan cricketers want the hastily arranged Test tour of England next year to be cancelled because the dates clash with the lucrative Indian Premier League, a source close to the team told AFP on Thursday. "The players met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse...
TOYAKO, Japan AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games next month despite an earlier threat to boycott over a crackdown in Tibet, his office said Wednesday. Sarkozy told Chinese President Hu Jintao he would go to Beijing during a...
TOYAKO, Japan AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games next month despite an earlier threat to boycott over a crackdown in Tibet, according to a statement. Sarkozy told Chinese President Hu Jintao he would go to Beijing during a...
BEIJING AFP — The Hollywood blockbuster "Kung Fu Panda" has broken box office records for animated films in China, raking in 135 million yuan (19.6 million dollars) in its first three weeks, state press said Tuesday. The film is the first cartoon feature in China to surpass 100...
HEARTS fans have been dealt another savage blow as full-back Jose Goncalves was offered a two year deal - so they can sell him. The clearance continues at Tyncastle despite the fact that the long suffering Jambo supporters are desperate to see new faces coming in...
From the Archive A leading article on a boycott of Zimbabwe cricket LEADERSHIP IS easy when people are begging to be told what to do. So the Prime Minister's failure to demonstrate this important quality over the England cricket team's matches in Zimbabwe...
WASHINGTON -- President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, the White House said Thursday. The announcement quashed any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown after anti-government riots and protests in Tibet. The White House had been reluctant to confirm...
SEOUL AFP — South Korean activists on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to boycott US beef as President Lee Myung-Bak issued a fresh warning against violent protests. At least four protest groups including two national women's associations denounced the government for allowing the distribution of US beef despite...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush may attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics on August 8 despite calls for him to boycott the gala over Tibet and human rights, the White House said Thursday. "I'm not able to announce the president's schedule. But he...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, defying boycott calls from critics of China's record on human rights and in Tibet, the White House said. Some world leaders are skipping the August 8 gala, and the two principle...
EUGENE, Ore. -- Brenda Chambers sees symbolism with all the coincidences of her son David Oliver competing in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials to earn a trip to the Beijing Olympics in August. Like Brenda, David's a hurdler. Like David, Brenda competed in Eugene in the...
BERLIN AFP — New Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann was all smiles as he faced the media on Wednesday for the first time in his new role as boss of the German giants - despite a photographers' boycott. Before the 43-year-old former Germany boss took to the stage...
AMMAN AFP — Arab singers will boycott a music festival in Jordan next month over claims it is being set up by the same company which organised Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations in May, a union leader said on Monday. The month-long Jordan Festival, due to open on July...
EUGENE, Oregon AFP — US athletics stars whose chance to compete in the 1980 Moscow Olympics was wiped out by a boycott have a message for those who want a Beijing Olympics boycott over political issues: forget it. "We should never consider boycotting the Olympic Games," said Herman...
HARARE AFP — Zimbabwe's opposition condemned on Saturday the UN's failure to declare the country's election as illegitimate, accusing South African President Thabo Mbeki of shielding a "rogue regime" from criticism. "What we would expect from the international community is to declare this so-called election illegitimate," the Movement...
Red rags have been tied around lamp posts that don't light and hung from bus shelters. Giant V-signs have been painted over the pot- holed thoroughfares. Bulawayo, the opposition stronghold, awakes today to find it has been painted red. As Zimbabweans turn out to vote in a one-man election, a...
HARARE AFP — Counting was under way in Zimbabwe Saturday after a run-off election, with President Robert Mugabe assured of victory as the sole candidate following a boycott by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The first results from the 210 constituencies were expected to be announced from around lunchtime,...
Articles 2008-06-27
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