Current News Today
10 Taliban killed while planting bomb
(AP)
 AP - Gunmen in a dangerous part of southern Afghanistan assassinated an Afghan lawmaker, while a roadside bomb militants were planting detonated prematurely, killing 10 Taliban, officials said Saturday.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:28:04 GMT
| Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages
(AP)
 AP - Colombian military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a media crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:04:50 GMT
| Pakistan nuclear proliferation case 'closed'
(AP)
 AP - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry insisted Saturday that its nuclear proliferation case was closed, a day after the disgraced architect of its atomic program claimed the army under President Pervez Musharraf helped spread the technology.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:49:13 GMT
| 1,000 protest G-8 summit in Japan; police arrest 4
(AP)
 AP - More than 1,000 people marched in northern Japan on Saturday to protest an upcoming summit of the top industrialized countries, and police arrested four protesters after a brief scuffle. No injuries were reported.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:12:43 GMT
|
Current News Today
Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final (AP)
Roger vs. Rafa III, coming soon to a grass court near London. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are headed to Centre Court for their third straight Wimbledon final, with one trying to extend his amazing winning streak on grass and the other attempting to win his first Grand Slam title on a surface other than clay.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:11:54 PDT
| Down by 9, Rockies outslug Marlins 18-17 (AP)
The blasts returned to Coors Field long before the fireworks. In a throwback to the pre-humidor days, Colorado homered six times and beat the Florida Marlins 18-17 on Friday night after trailing by nine runs in the biggest comeback in Rockies history. Chris Iannetta singled home the winning run off Kevin Gregg in the ninth inning.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:11:59 PDT
| Jagr leaves NHL, signs with Russian team (AP)
Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, leaving the NHL after nearly two decades and returning to the club he joined during the 2004-05 lockout. The Russian League team Avangard Omsk announced the signing of the 36-year-old Czech winger on its Web site Friday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:40:11 PDT
| Cubs' Zambrano wins in return from DL (AP)
The return of Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano trumped the soap opera setting of Jim Edmonds' homecoming and Albert Pujols' 300th home run. Zambrano came off the 15-day disabled list from a shoulder strain with six spotless innings Friday night, leading Chicago to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series matching the National League's top two teams.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:58:53 PDT
|
Current News Today
BCE buyers finalize funding
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Announcing what it said were "essential
milestones" allowing the world's largest leveraged buyout to go
ahead, BCE Inc said on Friday that its buyers
had finalized funding and were sticking to their C$34.8-billion
($34.1 billion) purchase price.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:01:01 GMT
| Hyundai union calls for work stoppage next week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Unionized employees of Hyundai Motor Co
(005380.KS) will walk off the job for four hours next week to
push for a pay increase, the auto maker's union said on
Saturday.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:11:52 GMT
| Merrill nears deal to sell Bloomberg stake: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co may sell
its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider
Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled by New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, The New York Post reported on Friday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:01:26 GMT
| French bank body fines SocGen $6 million over Kerviel
(Reuters)
 Reuters - France's Banking Commission on Friday
fined Societe Generale 4 million euros ($6.3 million) for
serious breaches in internal controls revealed by the French
bank's 4.9 billion euro rogue trading loss.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:34:07 GMT
|
Current News Today
2 fires raging along Calif.'s Central Coast
(AP)
 AP - Weary firefighters got no Independence Day reprieve from a pair of out-of-control wildfires that roared along California's central coast, chewing through opposite ends of an arid forest in the Los Padres National Forest.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:12:16 GMT
| Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit
(AP)
 AP - The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:06:26 GMT
| Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress
(AP)
 AP - Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:58:33 GMT
| Italy moves to help combat decay at Pompeii site
(AP)
AP - Italy's government moved Friday to help combat damage to the buried ancient city of Pompeii, which has been damaged by decay and inadequate management, officials said.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:31:06 GMT
|
|
Add Url Site Directory
2
9
10