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- US to tap oil reserve if storm batters oil-rich Gulf of Mexico
- WASHINGTON AFP — US officials are prepared to tap the government's strategic oil reserve if a storm damages oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico, a Department of Energy spokeswoman said Friday. "We're standing ready to use every available authority to provide supplies of energy in the event of...
- Research articles 2008-08-29
- Singer Michael Bolton, 'Desperate Housewife' break up
- LOS ANGELES AFP — British actress Nicollette Sheridan and American singer Michael Bolton have broken off their engagement, a spokeswoman for the actress told People magazine. "Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have amicably ended their engagement," spokeswoman Nicole Perna was quoted as saying. "They appreciate your respect for their...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- 68 die in Kyrgyzstan plane crash: health ministry
- BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan AFP — A passenger plane bound for Iran crashed shortly after takeoff from the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek on Sunday, claiming the lives of 68 people onboard, the health ministry said. The Boeing-737 with 90 people onboard went down a few kilometres miles from Bishkek's Manas airport...
- Research articles 2008-08-24
- China deports eight detained Americans: US embassy
- BEIJING AFP — China has deported eight Americans who were detained in Beijing last week after a wave of pro-Tibet protests coinciding with the Olympics, the US embassy here said Monday. "Chinese authorities informed us last night that the eight individuals, detained August 20 and 21 respectively, were deported...
- Research articles 2008-08-24
- People unaccounted for after Grand Canyon flood: report
- LOS ANGELES AFP — An undisclosed number of people remain unaccounted for following a dam burst at the Grand Canyon that forced the evacuation of residents and tourists, local media reported Monday. At least 170 campers and residents were reported to have been evacuated from the Native American tribal...
- Research articles 2008-08-18
- Russian president signs Georgia peace plan: Kremlin
- MOSCOW AFP — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday signed a French-brokered plan to end the fighting in Georgia, a Kremlin spokeswoman told AFP. "President Medvedev informed members of the security council of the Russian Federation that he had signed the document on principles" for resolving the conflict, said...
- Research articles 2008-08-16
- Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley pregnant with twins
- LOS ANGELES AFP — The daughter of the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" Elvis Presley is pregnant with twins, her spokeswoman said Tuesday. Lisa Marie Presley, 40, angrily confirmed her pregnancy in March after the publication of paparazzi photos that showed her expanding waistline. A spokeswoman for Presley...
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- 70 stranded a third day by massive N.M. floods
- RUIDOSO, N.M. AP -- Rescuers cleared debris and worked on building a temporary bridge Tuesday to get closer to about 70 people stranded for a third day by massive flooding. The flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Dolly has damaged about 200 homes, washed out 13 bridges...
- Research articles 2008-07-30
- Heather Locklear leaves depression treatment facility: report
- LOS ANGELES AFP — US actress Heather Locklear, who starred in the hit television show "Melrose Place," has left a facility where she was treated for anxiety and depression, People magazine reported Wednesday. Her spokeswoman refused to confirm the report, which cites an unnamed "close friend" of the actress....
- Research articles 2008-07-23
- Top EADS executive called in for questioning: spokeswoman
- BERLIN AFP — The former chief financial officer of Airbus, and current head of the EADS plant in Dresden, Andreas Sperl, has been summoned to Paris for questioning in part of the corruption probe against EADS, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday. According to a source close to the case,...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- US prisoner freed after 10 years in China prison: US embassy
- SHANGHAI AFP — A US citizen has been released from a jail in China after serving 10 years of a 16-year term for violating tax laws, a US official and rights groups said Thursday. Jude Shao was released from a Shanghai jail on parole on Wednesday, a US embassy...
- Research articles 2008-07-03
- Strikes disrupt dozens of Lufthansa flights: spokeswoman
- FRANKFURT AFP — Strikes disrupted operations Tuesday at the leading German airline Lufthansa, a spokeswoman said, as workers walked off the job to press for higher pay raises. A total of 28 flights had been cancelled at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), the spokeswoman told AFP, on domestic and European...
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- Spaniards clamour for Viennese final trip
- MADRID AFP — Spanish travel agents were inundated on Friday with requests from Spaniards desperate to get to Vienna for Sunday's Euro 20008 final against Germany. With Spain's only major triumph to date having come in the 1964 championships this year's run to the final - their first trophy...
- Research articles 2008-06-27
- US Treasury Secretary Paulson to visit ECB next week: spokeswoman
- FRANKFURT AFP — US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will meet with European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet here next week during the former's five-day tour of Europe, an ECB spokeswoman said Friday. Paulson would visit the ECB headquarters on Tuesday, two days before the bank announces its latest decision...
- Research articles 2008-06-27
- Repair of Slovenian nuclear power plant according to law: plant official
- LJUBLJANA AFP — No worker at Slovenia's nuclear power plant Krsko was exposed to excessive levels of radiation during a recent leak in the cooling system, a spokeswoman for the plant said on Monday. "I can assure you that none of the workers that intervened in the repair of...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- US, SKorea to meet again on troubled beef deal
- WASHINGTON AFP — US and South Korean officials were to set to renew talks Wednesday, an official said Wednesday, as part of an effort to salvage a US beef import deal that has run aground due to massive protests in Seoul. South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-Hoon and his...
- Research articles 2008-06-18
- US, S.Korea to meet again on troubled beef deal
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States and South Korea were to hold more talks Wednesday to salvage a US beef import deal that has run aground after mass street protests erupted in Seoul, a US spokeswoman said. South Korea halted imports of US beef in 2003 after the first...
- Research articles 2008-06-18
- US group Boeing to bid for Galileo navigation contracts: report
- BERLIN AFP — US aerospace group Boeing plans to compete for contracts connected with the European satellite navigation system Galileo, the German newspaper Handelsblatt said on Monday, quoting a company spokeswoman. "Boeing is taking part in discussions with a view towards eventually participating in the Galileo project," the spokeswoman...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- White House backs off Iraq consensus claim
- WASHINGTON AFP — The White House on Thursday backed off its repeated claim that "the entire world" had the same pre-war intelligence about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and ties to terrorists. "Maybe 'entire world' was probably a little bit too strong or too broad," spokeswoman Dana Perino...
- Research articles 2008-06-05
- Bush not worried about Olmert's future
- WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush does not worry much about Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's future and remains focused on "the big picture" of Middle East peace, the White House said Tuesday. "Our focus hasn't been on that, I know that there has been a lot...
- Research articles 2008-06-03
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