japan 's nec corp. and UNK computer corp. agreed to join forces
the sri lankan government on wednesday announced the closure of government schools with immediate effect
police arrested five anti-nuclear protesters after they sought to disrupt a french antarctic vessel
orders for manufactured goods rose #.# percent in september
the bank of japan appealed to financial markets to remain calm following the decision
croatian president franjo tudjman said croatian and serb negotiators would meet saturday to thrash out an agreement
toyota were banned from the world rally championship here on friday by the international automobile federation -lrb- fia
israel prime minister yitzhak rabin 's funeral will be attended by the jordanian and egyptian heads of state
indian prime minister p.v. narasimha rao 's promise of more autonomy for kashmir has sparked opposition
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turnout for parliamentary elections in trinidad and tobago one of the most in the caribbean
jordan 's crown prince hassan arrived tuesday to pay his condolences to prime minister yitzhak rabin
poland 's main opposition party endorsed president lech walesa in an upcoming presidential election
the rand gained ground against the dollar wednesday to #.#### #.#### at the close
arbitrary arrests torture prisoners and the death penalty are human rights organization amnesty international said thursday
a young syrian woman was arrested on terrorism charges in turkey a security official said thursday
hong kong signed a breakthrough air services agreement with the united states on friday
a us citizen was given a suspended jail sentence friday
davis love was making the world cup of golf after taking a ## stroke lead over fred couples
new zealand have named the same team for the second test in paris
#st quarter : ## UNK pass from erik kramer -lrb- kevin butler
a nigeria airliner crashed monday in the north of the country airport officials said
candidates in algeria 's presidential election held rallies amid tight security as voters began casting ballots
the united nations children 's fund -lrb- unicef voiced concern over the plight of children in europe
a swedish soldier was killed by a stray bullet in an accident military officials said tuesday
a judge denied tuesday a request for the extradition of former mexican deputy attorney general mario ruiz massieu
the truth in the murders of ## young women before killing himself a jury heard wednesday
german chemical giant hoechst plans to invest ### million dollars in china next year xinhua news agency reported
roh tae-woo charged with corruption thursday oversaw the country 's transition from authoritarian rule to democracy
a court sentenced a ##-year-old man to ## years in jail his baby son
president bill clinton said thursday he would propose a new plan to congress to end the budget impasse
five east timorese youths scaled the french embassy fence here on friday
the repatriation of #,### bosnian moslems was postponed to return to their homes in northwest bosnia
the us space shuttle atlantis separated from the orbiting mir space station early saturday nasa announced
the sri lankan air force has a major offensive against the tamil rebel citadel of jaffna analysts said
polish president lech walesa and his rival aleksander kwasniewski cast their ballots sunday for the presidency
the second test between australia and pakistan here
the head of the government in the breakaway republic of chechnya survived a bomb assassination attempt
news corp announced monday it was joining mexico 's grupo televisa in a venture to broadcast latin america
israeli chief of staff ehud barak appointed the cabinet of prime minister shimon peres
indicted war criminals will be allowed to serve in bosnia under a peace agreement reached tuesday
japan 's credit incurred losses of ### billion yen -lrb- #.# billion dollars the bank of japan said
nick leeson the trader blamed for the collapse of britain 's oldest merchant bank rose from humble origins
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malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad indicated to his deputy anwar ibrahim
bosnian croat forces have begun a return to serb control under the dayton peace agreement officials said friday
president robert mugabe more than doubled to a total of ###,### zimbabwe dollars -lrb- ##,### us dollars
former us defense secretary robert mcnamara agreed to ban nuclear weapons prime minister paul keating said sunday
former mexican president carlos salinas said that his brother was connected with drug trafficking and should be punished
ministers from the european union and its mediterranean neighbors gathered here on monday
bosnian president alija izetbegovic on monday accused bosnian serb leader radovan karadzic of seeking us help
pakistan manager intikhab alam dismissed claims that his team 's poor performance in the test series
faced with a mushrooming influence-peddling scandal president fernando henrique cardoso has opened a probe into the affair
french workers pressed their strike wednesday to protest welfare reform plans by prime minister alain juppe
the handlers of britain 's lennox lewis are ready for a heavyweight clash his promoter said wednesday
president fidel ramos said he was confident peace talks with moslem guerrillas would result in negotiations
swedish telecommunications giant ericsson has reached agreement to sell its electronics company
east timorese president xanana gusmao thursday made an emotional appeal for unity to end weeks of violence
ireland 's government on thursday began a savings scheme that will mean almost #.# million people over the next year
russian foreign minister sergei lavrov welcomed a move to enter talks on iran 's nuclear program
general motors corp. expects it will be able to avoid a strike as it emerges from bankruptcy gm 's chief executive said
fans in the bangladesh capital dhaka will be able to watch the world cup
india won the toss and chose to bat in opening test against west indies
polling stations closed at #### gmt local time on the first day of czech legislative elections
an indian state is paying rewards to maoist rebels despite protests about violence
the united nations condemned an attack on russian embassy employees in baghdad that resulted
ministers from ## african nations are to hold talks this week aimed at stepping up trade
david zabriskie won the prologue of the dauphine libere on sunday
a high-profile japanese fund manager admitted monday to insider trading linked to the livedoor internet firm
rafael nadal moved within three wins of defending his french open crown at roland garros monday
a powerful bomb exploded near the sri lankan capital colombo tuesday wounding one person
serbs living in northern kosovo have taken a step towards separation from the rest of the province
chelsea manager jose mourinho has said that the champions league next season
russia warned wednesday against taking the ex-soviet republics of ukraine and georgia
dutch coach marco van basten show he is one of the great players of his era
mittal steel said wednesday that its hostile takeover offer to european steelmaker arcelor had begun
americans have wait another year before they can
some #.# billion people are expected to watch germany face costa rica at the world cup
us defense secretary donald rumsfeld said thursday the killing of al-qaeda leader abu musab UNK was a victory
a crocodile farm said thursday it had stepped up efforts to breed one of the world 's most endangered species
earthquake survivors on indonesia 's java island say they are now watching the world cup
britain 's prince philip celebrates his ##th birthday saturday after ## years of marriage to queen elizabeth ii
roger federer can create a bit of tennis history by winning four grand slams
question marks over the form of spain 's captain raul continued friday
group of eight finance ministers called for closer cooperation to calm oil and gas markets
england coach sven-goran eriksson believes his team must win the world cup
a tropical depression the first of the atlantic hurricane season was driving rain and stiff winds forecasters said
palestinian president mahmud abbas needs to do more israeli prime minister ehud olmert said
jason terry of dallas national basketball association win over miami may need surgery on an injured thumb
group h favorites spain could be given an unexpected boost ahead of their opener against ukraine
al-qaeda in iraq named abu musab al-zarqawi who was killed in a us air strike monday
the czech republic enjoyed an impressive #-# victory over the united states
basketball team owner mark cuban was a pop star prince by throwing a guitar over his head
french bank credit agricole launched on tuesday a cash offer valuing the group at #.# billion euros -lrb- #.# billion dollars
president george w. bush flew into baghdad on a surprise visit to iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki
the square in front of notre dame cathedral will be renamed pope john paul ii
the somali town of jowhar the last stronghold of the us-backed warlords on wednesday fled within striking distance residents said
les bleus performance in their opening world cup match a #-# draw with switzerland
press freedom in algeria remains at risk despite the release of prominent newspaper editor
david nalbandian said wednesday he was fit to compete in wimbledon after being forced to retire
a consortium led by investment bank goldman sachs increased its takeover offer the biggest port operator in britain
germany 's #### world cup winning hero franz beckenbauer hosts england in the last ## of the world cup tournament
silvio berlusconi has been re-elected president of serie a side ac milan
nato secretary general jaap de hoop scheffer said thursday the alliance would take action against trying to derail afghan reconstruction
one of bollywood 's hottest actors has refused to bow to pressure
european union leaders gave slovenia a green light friday to join the eurozone single currency
mauritania 's leaders have launched an electoral campaign in support of a constitutional referendum
slovaks started voting at #:## am -lrb- #### gmt saturday in elections to the ###-seat parliament
phil mickelson 's bid for a third straight major title was the us open golf championship
anti-whaling nations sent japan crashing to a third straight defeat saturday at whale hunts
america 's most prestigious universities are setting aside schools as part of a program to help low-income families
result in a world cup match
ivory coast play serbia in a group c match wednesday
germany manager jurgen klinsmann revealed monday that the world cup hosts have been training
ukraine outclassed saudi arabia in their world cup campaign with a convincing #-# win
croatia face australia in world cup group f match
sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire monitors from denmark and sweden
estonians will miss their traditional forests this year because of risk of forest fires
the north korean missile test of a us missile defense system has cost billions of dollars analysts said tuesday
journalists in afghanistan have been outraged by the intelligence service 's new media guidelines
south korea would consider food aid to impoverished north korea
a multi-million dollar lawsuit in the united states against the polish government unless it takes concrete steps to repay debt
around ### clandestine immigrants staged a breakout from a detention center in malta
south korea marching towards the knock-out stages of the world cup
hong kong flag carrier cathay pacific said thursday it has ordered six boeing UNK aircraft
chinese scientists have asked a leading medical journal to withdraw a letter about a human bird flu case
argentina defender nicolas burdisso was ruled out of the world cup saturday because of ankle injury
fbi agents have arrested seven people who plotted to attack the chicago sears tower
prime minister tony blair for britain 's criminal justice system delivered a series of speeches on the future of the nation
world cup hopefuls spain secured a #-# win over saudi arabia here on friday
the white house said friday that a videotape of al-qaeda number two ayman al-zawahiri is propaganda
michaela krajicek claimed her first title with a #-# #-# victory over dinara safina
directors of the european steel giant arcelor were to meet sunday in luxembourg to decide mittal steel
a japanese man hanged himself after the asian champions failed to secure a victory
france beat south africa ##-## to become world rugby champions
france said on monday the release of an armed palestinian group had made contact with all parties involved
china executed five people sentenced to death for drugs trafficking
italian voters rejected by a wide margin a referendum on constitutional change by prime minister silvio berlusconi provisional results showed
vietnam chose a new president and premier tuesday sweeping the communist country into an era of closer integration
wigan moved to premiership status one of the brightest stars last season
hurricane katrina services and hotel guests have cost taxpayers up to two billion dollars the new york times reported tuesday
a nuclear energy deal between india and the united states cleared its first hurdle
government departments lost #.# billion dollars last year through corruption the national audit office said wednesday
prince following his arrest on suspicion of providing prostitutes and illegal slot machines a newspaper reported wednesday
the al-aqsa martyrs brigades said wednesday it had kidnapped an israeli settler
kuwaiti women for the first time voting to elect a parliament for the oil-rich gulf state
foreign ministers of the group of eight countries began talks here thursday expected to raise pressure on iran over its nuclear program
greece said thursday it was monitoring the escalating hostilities between israelis and palestinians
european stock markets advanced thursday ahead of an expected hike in interest rates dealers said
the australian government warned building products company james hardie for paying compensation to victims of asbestos
palestinian prime minister ismail haniya to secure the release of an israeli soldier
the united states deported two bosnian serbs on charges of genocide in the #### srebrenica massacre
luca toni scored twice as italy beat ukraine #-# in the world cup quarter-finals
north korea on saturday staged a state funeral for UNK kim who died at the age of ##
revellers packed sydney 's streets to celebrate the gay and lesbian mardi gras festival
zairean president mobutu sese seko will stay at his residence until at least the middle of the week
the rand was slightly weaker against the dollar monday opening at #.#### ## to the greenback
the head of the sunni moslem authority will visit germany next week to discuss islam
countries that signed the european union 's maastricht treaty have the right to join monetary union french president jacques chirac said monday
a thai man has caused a stir by returning to his funeral a thai daily reported tuesday
it official
croatia protested against a roman catholic church in sarajevo ahead of a visit by the pope
senior magistrates in france have accused president jacques chirac of making important judicial appointments
the red cross decided to give humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake in northwest iran
imf chief michel camdessus wednesday told india to prepare for economic reforms
canada 's government is investigating a decision by the retail chain to pull its canadian stores
india 's congress -lrb- i party would block the tax cut
about ### rwandan refugees who have flown in from eastern zaire were stuck thursday at nairobi airport
the united states pressed president sali berisha to find a compromise to end the unrest
a rwandan pleaded guilty friday to genocide and crimes against humanity at the un war crimes court
the us economy created ###,### jobs in february the government reported friday
their twin-engine plane crashed into a hillside outside costa rica 's capital red cross officials said
zairean rebels led by laurent-desire kabila saturday rejected calls by the united nations for a ceasefire
union leaders on sunday threatened strikes against new labor rules which sparked industrial unrest
egyptian president hosni mubarak said sunday he would halt a planned jewish settlement in east jerusalem
the stability of hong kong will continue the territory monetary authority president joseph yam said monday
the relations between pakistan and india would give a boost to foreign investment in the region
diana princess of wales on monday visited a cold weather shelter in a notorious red light district in central london
the rand firmed against the dollar in early trade here tuesday opening at #.#### #.####
eastern slavonia the last serb-held part of croatia confirmed that elections would be held on april ##
the united nations on tuesday dismissed israel 's bid to freeze the peace process
sesame street has extended a joint production of a chinese version of the us children 's television program
unrest in albania inched closer to the capital tirana on wednesday by forming a new government
israel plans to build housing for thousands of jewish settlers in east jerusalem
the cambodian military is growing impatient with delays in peace negotiations by khmer rouge commander ta mok the defense ministry said thursday
thai share prices dropped in thin trading thursday analysts said
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employees of apple computer are awaiting word on details of a reorganization that could mean the elimination of ## jobs
chinese legislators on friday voted against efforts to combat crime and corruption
a man has been shot dead in west belfast
chemicals spilled inside a british airways boeing ### at london 's heathrow airport rescue services said
a strong earthquake measuring #.# on the richter scale rocked japan sunday meteorological agency said
tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through brussels sunday calling for action to defend french carmaker renault
japan 's finance ministry nippon telegraph and telephone co.
a truck carrying illegal immigrants flipped over in northeastern spain police said
un secretary general kofi annan on monday announced the merger of the world body 's departments
an unscheduled flight carrying north korean defector hwang jang-yop landed tuesday sources at the manila international airport said
jakarta share prices closed #.# percent lower brokers said
a shiite cleric has threatened to call a holy war against the bahraini government
president bill clinton heads for a showdown with president boris yeltsin over his role of expanding nato
rescuers have found the black boxes belonging to the russian plane which crashed killing ## people on board
burma has put on alert after religious unrest in the northern city of mandalay
prime minister benjamin netanyahu has proposed the final status of palestinian territories according to israeli television
public opinion views voting on a bill aimed at overturning legislation allowing voluntary euthanasia
afghans have been killed by a massive explosion at an ammunition depot in the capital kabul
delta air lines will hold a press conference at #### gmt the company said
vice president al gore welcomed liggett group 's decision to sue cigarette makers
ukrainian president leonid kuchma threatened to dissolve parliament friday ####
german auto group volkswagen chalked up profit last year at #.## billion marks -lrb- #.## billion dollars up ##.# percent
suspects with criminal features are more likely to be found guilty than defendants
the indian elephant will become extinct the wildlife experts say
us vice president al gore arrived here sunday on the first leg of a three-nation tour to trade ties
a girl cut off a ##-year-old widower 's penis police said sunday
a joint venture japanese corp. co.
president mobutu sese seko 's decision to sack the government of prime minister kengo wa dondo
president clinton will meet jordan 's king hussein to discuss the mideast peace process
hong kong tycoon li ka-shing holdings ltd. is expected to report a rise in net profits
japanese prosecutors raided the nomura securities co.
a visit by vice president al gore by american giants boeing and general motors
thousands of chanting voices soared into the air wednesday as the dalai lama led a holy buddhist rite
rubber prices in singapore provided the singapore commodity exchange
the un expert on missing persons in former yugoslavia resigned wednesday blaming a lack of support
a saudi national in saudi arabia appeared at a deportation hearing wednesday
sudanese killed soldiers in an ambush in the east of the country
malaysia denied thursday it was freezing bilateral financial markets on the diplomatic front
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at least ## people have been killed in fighting between kenyan security forces and ethiopian bandits
a sudanese convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded friday the saudi interior ministry said
the asian film festival opened saturday as a step toward rebuilding cambodia 's film industry
macedonian environment minister UNK UNK has resigned in connection with a scandal over bankruptcy the independent news agency beta reported
palestinian police beat agence france-presse in the west bank city of hebron on sunday
a key mediator in the ###-day-old hostage crisis seeking to negotiate a peace accord
india and pakistan ended four days of talks here monday and vowed to continue closer ties
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu may meet with president bill clinton on the mideast peace process
members of vladimir putin 's united russia party on saturday launched a campaign against illegal immigration
italy 's opposition is hoping to take advantage of protests against the government of prime minister silvio berlusconi
several hundred people gathered in paris sunday to mark what they called the right to die
india were ###-# at tea in their second innings of the third test here on sunday
there is little military intervention in the democratic republic of congo the military warned
up to ## billion euros -lrb- ##.# billion dollars in loan guarantees as part of a rescue plan for the banking sector
hong kong shares closed higher monday led by property developers
china and taiwan are expected to forge closer ties to cool tensions over the island 's sovereignty
un chief ban ki-moon would mediate in the crisis in the democratic republic of congo
the longest and most expensive presidential campaign ever on tuesday reflected the importance of the outcome
americans vote in an election tuesday with democrat barack obama and republican john mccain hoping for a comeback
taiwan share prices opened slightly lower tuesday with profit taking dealers said
french filed suit against rwanda tuesday accused of taking part in the #### genocide
voter turnout in the historic election that swept barack obama to power as the first black us president
retailers in the ## countries using the euro saw demand in september official data showed wednesday
australian prime minister kevin rudd praised us president-elect barack obama for martin luther king 's dream
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the united states has restricted access to the financial system the treasury department said
australia coach robbie deans has made changes to the side ahead of the test against italy
austrian bank raiffeisen international trimmed its #### profit forecast thursday
india were ###-# in their first innings at lunch on opening day
thousands of people attacked the southern city of shenzhen early saturday morning
us president george w. bush on friday warned federal stimulus measures amid steep job losses
lending financial markets is set to tighten further in the near future a european central bank survey showed on friday
five french mountaineers were killed during the climbing season in nepal officials said friday
argentine striker gonzalo higuain scored four goals including two penalties as real madrid came from behind to defeat malaga #-# on sunday
the death toll from a school collapse rose to ## rescue workers and their teacher said
president-elect barack obama said he would act as soon as he takes office to confront the economic crisis
pope benedict xvi marked sunday the ##th anniversary of the holocaust as a boy in nazi germany
australian foreign minister stephen smith congratulated new zealand 's prime minister-elect helen clark as a politician
iraq 's cabinet is expected to meet in baghdad to discuss the presence of american troops in iraq
syria and lebanon decided on monday to boost border controls and coordination to strengthen diplomatic relations
global banking giant hsbc said on monday that its pre-tax profits had risen to #.# billion dollars
fourteen men accused of membership of organised crime gangs go on trial wednesday
russia 's defense industry has been badly hit by the global financial crisis tuesday
grim economic and corporate news pushed global stocks into reverse on tuesday
eight have been arrested in connection with a string of attacks on france 's rail network
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iraqi foreign minister hoshyar zebari on wednesday repeated a deadly raid on a syrian village
german economic growth will grind to a halt next year raising doubts about berlin europe 's biggest economy
new zealand share prices closed #.## percent lower wednesday further dealers said
juventus moved into second place in italy 's serie a #-#
us shares managed modest gains thursday as investors looked for bargains after a three-day selloff
chelsea striker didier drogba is under investigation for wednesday night 's league cup loss to burnley
china plans to punish singers for the ministry of culture
shivnarine chanderpaul hit a century but could n't stop pakistan winning by ## runs
german carmaker opel a unit of general motors has its chief executive hans UNK said in an interview published friday
a fishing boat has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of somalia state media reported
vietnam has rejected a proposal by south korea to build a steel mill near a coastal resort
french pilots voted saturday to press ahead with a strike which hit flag carrier air france
opec cut crude production to #.# million barrels per day when the oil cartel meets in cairo later this month
villarreal coach manuel pellegrini scored a ##th minute equaliser to snatch a #-# draw sunday
stock markets plunged sunday as the global economic crisis continued to dampen investor sentiment
us banking giant citigroup announced massive job cuts to save them amid a spreading global recession
fresh fighting near azerbaijan 's disputed nagorny karabakh region left one soldier dead
india defeated england by ## runs in the one-day series
tibetan exiles began a meeting monday in their struggle against chinese rule in tibet
british premier gordon brown has narrowed the poll gap on opposition conservatives to three points a survey showed
barclays the second-biggest british bank said tuesday investors had agreed terms worth billions of dollars
chinese share prices plummeted #.## percent tuesday as weakness in regional markets dealers said
david beckham 's career should be over england 's #### world cup winner said
barack obama 's transition team wednesday will fill a raft of top posts in his administration
al-qaeda warned us president-elect barack obama against sending more troops to afghanistan
germany comes under pressure to do more to the world 's biggest economy to weather a global slowdown
the use of nuclear weapons will grow increasingly likely us intelligence warned thursday in a report
russian president dmitry medvedev on thursday demanded ukraine repay #.# billion dollars -lrb- #.# billion euros of debt
the council of europe 's human rights commissioner slammed unacceptable conditions in france 's overcrowded jails
there could be a surprise tree this christmas
opponents of leftist president daniel ortega had enough votes in municipal elections in nicaragua
oil prices continued to struggle under ## dollars per barrel on friday on concerns over a global recession
malaysian shares are expected to remain volatile on fears of a global recession dealers said friday
kevin garnett scored ## points in the boston celtics rematch of last season 's nba semi-finals
the alleged mastermind of a #### bombing plot had been on the run in northwest pakistan
somali pirates holding a saudi tanker on saturday vowed to free the ship and to pay a ransom
share prices opened slightly higher monday following a big rally
portsmouth striker jermain defoe could be ruled out to cure a calf injury
south korea 's central bank is to inject #.# billion dollars into a fund aimed at easing debt
oil prices roared towards ## dollars on monday as equity markets surged
malaysia 's central bank cut interest rate by ## basis points to #.## percent
standard chartered bank said monday it plans to raise #.## billion pounds -lrb- #.## billion dollars
french champions lyon knocked out the champions with a #-# victory here on tuesday
banking industry profits slid ## percent in the third quarter from a year ago reflecting the credit crisis
polls opened at #:## am -lrb- #### gmt tuesday for a referendum on full independence from denmark
bhp billiton announced tuesday it was dropping its hostile takeover bid for rival rio tinto
south korea posted a current account surplus of #.# billion dollars the central bank said thursday
iraq plans to hold a referendum on a pact allowing us troops to remain for three years
violence left ## militants dead in afghanistan as a un security council team continued to assess
thailand 's army chief wednesday told anti-government protesters occupying bangkok 's international airport
taiwan 's industrial conglomerate formosa group agreed to lend ### million us dollars to technology companies
writer juan marse was awarded the top literary prize in the spanish-speaking world
greek state-run public power corporation -lrb- ppc slumped to a loss of ###.# million euros -lrb- ### million dollars
consumer confidence in the european union slumped in november to the lowest level in ## years
the central bank announced its biggest interest rate cut in a decade to boost economic growth
celtic launched a passionate defense of scottish football on friday
a french plane has arrived in mumbai to come under attack from islamist extremists the foreign ministry said
turkey auctioned three mobile phone licences on friday raising ### million euros -lrb- #.## billion dollars
new zealand shares closed #.## percent higher friday as investors welcomed easing dealers said
new zealand completed a ##-# win over england at twickenham here saturday
the european commission called on saturday for a global stimulus package at a un aid conference in qatar
three policemen were killed when a police car came under fire in the restive russian republic of dagestan
german chancellor angela merkel has been divided over her response to the financial crisis ahead of elections
tamil tiger guerrillas monday admitted losing ## men in a weekend suicide attack in northern sri lanka
the european union is to take china to task at the un human rights commission in beijing monday
the dollar was quoted at ###.##-## yen here early tuesday up from ###.## yen
israel and qatar signed an agreement to open trade offices
the dollar traded within narrow ranges on tuesday on the london forex market for the easter holiday traders said in late afternoon
a senior us official arrived here wednesday for talks aimed at settling copyright piracy
the british government on wednesday pledged to participate in a european single currency it would put to a referendum
a court wednesday ordered a full investigation into argentina 's ####-#### military government
families who lost relatives in the #### tiananmen massacre spent remembrance day thursday for her ##-year-old son
torture is widespread in many countries according to the latest un report released thursday
members of the russian parliament have drawn up a draft law of economic reforms president boris yeltsin said
grid in the indonesian motorcycle grand prix at the sentul circuit saturday
fumes swept through a tokyo subway station sunday causing the aum supreme truth cult
algerian legislative elections could usher in genuine democracy a political leader said sunday after talks with president liamine zeroual
UNK kazakhstan shattered a world record in the men 's ##kg class at the asian weightlifting championships
eric cantona kept his manchester united side six points clear with a #-# victory over coventry on monday
some ### civilians were being held hostage tuesday by liberian gunmen in the capital aid workers said
title challengers newcastle may be forgiven for thinking that life is survival at the foot of the premiership
foreign ministers of ## islamic countries met in the bosnian capital wednesday to discuss reconstruction
world number two pete sampras #-# #-# #-# in the hong kong open here on wednesday
the electric car market got a jump start wednesday as honda and toyota unveiled their vehicles
eintracht frankfurt v hansa rostock borussia moenchengladbach v cologne v werder bremen v bayern munich v borussia dortmund v schalke ## sunday : bayer leverkusen UNK
boat builders are forecasting a boom in leisure sales within the next five years
israeli prime minister shimon peres warned lebanon to prepare for imminent retaliatory strikes against hezbollah guerrillas
opec 's president arrived in qatar on a tour of the gulf
third-seeded byron black of zimbabwe ended the indian open to top seed thomas enqvist of sweden
lebanese prime minister rafic hariri met egyptian president hosni mubarak for talks on the conflict in lebanon
two israelis were hurt in hezbollah rocket attacks on sunday guerrillas in lebanon the army said
scoreboard the one-day international between india and pakistan
russian forces in chechnya began bombing villages in the caucasus mountain republic despite a unilateral ceasefire
the southern chinese city of guangzhou has set up a special zone to build permanent offices
lebanese prime minister rafic hariri accused britain tuesday of supporting hezbollah guerrillas in lebanon
heads of opec arrived here tuesday for the first visit since iraq 's invasion of kuwait
the pilots of an american airlines jetliner crashed into a mountain killing all ### people aboard
india qualified for the final of the sharjah cup despite a five-wicket defeat against south africa
secretary of state warren christopher consultations egypt and saudi arabia an official said
australian foreign minister alexander downer is to lobby singapore deputy prime minister tim fischer said thursday
the international olympic committee to do more for sport
bosnia 's warring parties called ahead of a midnight deadline defense secretary michael portillo said thursday
newcastle united and manchester united will play on goal difference at the end of the season
shares of the restaurant chain planet hollywood took off on their first day of trading friday
the german government has protested to jakarta over treatment of east timorese a diplomat told afp
men 's singles badminton titles at the european championships here on saturday
four people were injured when a passenger train derailed sunday
a blast which razed a hotel in new delhi killing ## people was caused by a powerful bomb
a chinese couple has lost heavy fines for violating family planning regulations a report said monday
films from asia-pacific are in the running for this year 's cannes film festival organizers announced monday
china and russia are to sign treaties on cooperation to combat transnational crime xinhua reported tuesday
israeli aircraft carried out ## air raids on south lebanon on tuesday without causing casualties police said
president bill clinton announced reforms of the central intelligence agency aimed at restoring credibility espionage
dzhokhar dudayev the legendary leader of chechnya 's bid for independence has been buried in a secret location
formula one drivers will be driving in this year 's le mans ##-hour race on tuesday
india 's hindu nationalists are likely to become a hung parliament according to an opinion poll published thursday
french foreign minister herve de charette arrived in damascus on talks with lebanese leaders
foreigners in sweden may be given access to a ban on their presence in restricted areas
hong kong shares closed down #.# percent on friday dealers said
spanish conservative leader jose maria aznar will become prime minister early next week his coalition partner said friday
the state department has temporarily extended a freeze on new loans to us firms for china projects
hansa rostock hit a ##rd minute winner at bayern munich in the bundesliga on saturday
a bomb explosion killed an ethnic albanian in kosovo the tanjug news agency said
gold opened lower here monday at ###.##-### .## us dollars an ounce
israeli prime minister shimon peres said monday he was confident the ceasefire in lebanon would hold
a chinese pro-democracy activist in exile in france has been arrested police said tuesday
the nato-led peace-keeping force in bosnia braced for further clashes between serbs and moslems in serb-held territory
the united states claimed credit tuesday for a ceasefire that ended fighting between israel and lebanese guerrillas
filipino boxer UNK has died after sustaining serious head injuries hospital officials said sunday
novak djokovic defeated guillermo canas #-# #-# sunday in the atp masters series event
australian share prices fell #.## percent monday after investor sentiment was rattled dealers said
global steel giant UNK monday announced to repurchase ### million dollars worth of shares
republican presidential candidate mitt romney has front-runner rudolph giuliani in a test of the white house race
south african fans hurled racist abuse at the country 's rugby sevens team reports said tuesday
qatar 's emir tuesday appointed sheikh hamad bin jassem al-thani as prime minister the state news agency reported
it was a civilian nuclear agreement between india and the united states
india 's sachin tendulkar on wednesday broke his silence on the world cup first round
israeli soldiers entered the gaza strip and clashed with militants wednesday palestinian security sources said
russian authorities investigate the deaths of ### seals in the caspian sea
mark o'meara the masters winner of this year 's first major championship by winning the masters
three american soldiers have been killed in baghdad where iraqi forces are pressing a security crackdown
a senior iraqi journalist was killed thursday when a truck bomb exploded a television channel said
defending national basketball association champions miami have booked their playoff berth with a victory
brazilian defender roberto carlos is leaving real madrid after ## years with the spanish giants in two years
with naval links dating back to the ##th century iran has weathered a maritime storm in the past
brazilian defender pepe is out for the season with a knee injury
russian president vladimir putin returned sunday to russia 's orthodox patriarch alexy ii vowing to bring back the soviet times
us ambassador bill richardson arrived in north korea on sunday official media said
the yankees placed hideki matsui on the ##-day disabled list
key events since the overthrow of saddam hussein
oil services giant halliburton said monday it had wrapped up its work in iran
french presidential frontrunner nicolas sarkozy on tuesday brushed off far-right rival jean-marie le pen for the polls in two weeks
french property group UNK announced tuesday it had agreed to buy dutch rival the european real estate operation
oil prices rebounded tuesday after plunging a day earlier on profit taking analysts said
five candidates contesting east timor 's presidential election saying the poll should be stopped
christian conservatives in presidential elections may have less success in getting elected observers say
creative director tom ford is set to open his first store in new york the fashion giant
a sri lankan airlines jet made an emergency landing thursday following a technical problem officials said
russian billionaire roman abramovich owns a ##-percent stake in the daily vedomosti said thursday quoting sources close to the company
a slowdown in chinese exports will continue to gain market share the world trade organisation said thursday
the un security council on thursday strongly condemned the suicide car bombings in algeria
turkish police have arrested two suspects believed to be behind bomb attacks the anatolia news agency reported
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ireland captain trent johnston believes his team can improve against australia at the hands of the world champions
riot police linked protesters on a street in central moscow
france 's sebastian bourdais claimed pole position for sunday 's grand prix
results sunday in the paris marathon
wayne rooney admits manchester united 's form of the season
nearly ###,### people immigrated to the netherlands last year statistics showed monday
team new zealand the america 's cup crown alinghi and the swiss team were left on the opening day of the louis vuitton cup here monday
a man was sentenced to ## months in prison by los angeles
iran on tuesday sent its condolences to the ## people killed in a shooting in virginia
the finnish parliament on tuesday elected party leader matti vanhanen as prime minister after legislative elections
south africa burst into the world cup semi-finals with an emphatic win on tuesday
even before the largest documentary film festival in north america can be assured of at least one film
the death toll climbed to ### as two more bodies were discovered in the mine
somali elders accused ethiopian troops on wednesday of breaking a truce in southern mogadishu
the chicago white sox the white sox defeated the texas rangers #-#
riot police broke up former deputy prime minister anwar ibrahim 's return to politics
the white house on thursday warned iran of possible sensitive nuclear work in defiance of un resolutions
west indies captain brian lara will quit international cricket ending speculation over his future
the tokyo stock market is bracing for a slew of corporate results with upbeat earnings forecasts analysts said
ten bulgarians involved in trafficking women to work as prostitutes have been arrested by bulgarian authorities
a gunman at nasa 's johnson space center died in the bloodiest school shooting in history
result of an african champions league match saturday
malaysia has won hosting a formula one grand prix until #### the head of the sepang circuit said sunday
thousands of kashmiris chanting slogans on sunday attended a rally in mumbai
ireland have been confirmed as the best team in the world
turkmen president gurbanguly berdymukhammedov will begin a two-day visit to russia on monday the kremlin said
umaru yar adua was proclaimed winner of the nigerian presidential election on monday of outgoing leader olusegun obasanjo
younis khan has pulled out of the pakistan squad to play sri lanka in abu dhabi in may
a saudi man was beheaded tuesday convicted of murdering a compatriot the interior ministry said
a radical islamist leader in morocco was arrested after five years on the run police sources said
the only canadian detainee at guantanamo bay cuba who was arrested in afghanistan in #### has been charged with spying the pentagon said tuesday
a consortium led by royal bank of scotland said wednesday it had proposed a counter-bid for dutch group abn amro
aviation giant boeing co. said first-quarter profits lifted ## percent from a year ago
french open champion gaston gaudio could be set to retire from the sport on the atp circuit
a firebomb damaged the car of uruguay 's ambassador
the euro hit ###.## yen thursday on optimism about growth prospects for the ##-nation eurozone dealers said
an israeli patrol crossed into southern lebanon on thursday un peacekeepers the lebanese army said
hollywood megastar angelina jolie lobbied for the world 's children
results the national league baseball games
russian cellist mstislav rostropovich who has died aged ## was not only a musician but also a great talent
european union foreign policy chief javier solana called friday for open communication with iran
sri lankans were stocking up on soft drinks and liquor saturday to watch the cricket world cup
sri lanka were ###-# after ## overs in the world cup final
south african captain graeme smith 's performance in the cricket world cup in the west indies
lorena ochoa to celebrate her victory sunday capturing her first lpga title at the corona championship
environmental groups monday called for immediate decisive action on climate change aimed at tackling global warming
sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels hit a military plane with anti-aircraft fire
japanese share prices fell #.## percent in morning trade monday dealers said
an explosion in iraq 's restive province of diyala killed two soldiers
myanmar 's opposition party led by aung san suu kyi opened tuesday to hundreds of political prisoners
european stock markets closed at their highest levels in nearly six years on a wave of positive sentiment
vietnam airlines reported profits for #### despite increased passenger numbers and higher fuel costs
a guantanamo detainee and another detainee was wrapped in tape as a newly released fbi document on mistreatment at the prison
australia 's agl energy said thursday it had made a preliminary merger deal that would create the country 's largest electricity supplier
macedonian president branko crvenkovski will spend orthodox christmas with his cabinet thursday
us stocks on thursday tumbled despite mixed sales reports from retailers following the christmas holiday
tourists expected to visit thailand in the first three months of the year after deadly bombings in bangkok
six-party negotiations aimed at convincing north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons resume friday
the us embassy in baghdad on saturday confirmed an american working in iraq
detainees at the guantanamo prison in cuba continue to be subjected to violence more than three years ago
world no. # nikolay davydenko became injury at the sydney international wednesday with a foot injury
the european commission unveiled plans wednesday to slash carbon emissions by fuel
rennes midfielder UNK has been loaned to english premiership club portsmouth the club said
russia 's gas giant gazprom set up a joint venture in siberia the interfax news agency reported
slovenia will end this week a successful switch to the euro the head of the slovenian central bank said on thursday
a lebanese soldier was wounded thursday when the army clashed with a palestinian refugee camp witnesses said
david beckham will begin his football career for los angeles galaxy in the united states in a deal worth ### million dollars
japanese electronics maker sharp corp. plans to ramp up output of flat screen televisions in japan
sir alex ferguson revealed friday that david beckham 's return to england could not come back to manchester united
the top us envoy to nuclear disarmament talks with north korea will return next week to pyongyang a senior us official said friday
a woman and her three young daughters were killed when a bomb exploded
los angeles galaxy coach frank yallop is not sure david beckham is going
fourth seed ivan ljubicic became the player of the australian open
italian police have uncovered a scheme of some ### illegal immigrant minors police said monday
four people were killed and dozens injured after a collision between a merchant ship and a passenger ferry in sicily
air china is expected to remain the country 's most profitable carrier in a increasingly competitive market
hooker jerry flannery was included in ireland 's ##-man squad after returning from a shoulder injury
terror suspect under house arrest is on the run home secretary john reid said
dalian commercial bank confirmed wednesday it would sell a ##-percent stake to a private investment bank
a fatal collision between a container ship and a passenger hydrofoil press reports said wednesday
world oil prices dived close to ## dollars per barrel in london on wednesday hitting fresh ##-month lows analysts said
beware : spending the rest of their life in prison
east timor on thursday launched an appeal to help resettle about ###,### people displaced by violence
iraqi president jalal talabani and syrian officials aim to improve ties between the two countries
the russian foreign ministry warned of serious consequences if estonia removes a monument to soviet soldiers
australian stocks are expected to remain near record levels in the week ahead although mining shares dealers said
at least ## sri lankan soldiers were killed in the battle for a key rebel stronghold
a member of president george w. bush 's republican party was sentenced to ## months in prison
us defense secretary robert gates returned home saturday with iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki on sectarian violence
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a bomb blast in a bus killed five people and wounded ## in baghdad on sunday security officials said
insurgents killed five us troops across iraq in a single day the military reported
china reinsurance received a fund injection at home and abroad state media said monday
vehicles carrying hazardous material will be fitted with an UNK
palestinians were preparing monday to form a unity government between the ruling hamas movement and president mahmud abbas fatah party
a tiny caribbean nation cuba has a reputation for its sporting prowess
a container ship ran aground at the french port of le havre early tuesday
the european commission called on italy to step up efforts to improve public finances
the battle between michel platini and lennart johansson with german football legend franz beckenbauer
democrats accused president george w. bush of leading america into war in iraq in the annual state of the union speech
chadian security forces detained a sudanese plane heading to the troubled darfur region
a senate panel began debate wednesday on a resolution condemning president george w. bush 's plan to send troops to iraq
aliona savchenko and robin szolkowy won pairs gold at european figure skating championships
results from the australian open at melbourne park here thursday
four children were killed and another wounded when an old mortar exploded police said
un chief ban ki-moon huddled with his special envoy for kosovo to discuss the province 's future status
japanese consumer prices rose #.# percent from a year earlier the government said friday
vaccinations have reached record levels in poor countries saving the lives of some #.# million children
quebec prime minister jean charest did not speak by phone with french socialist presidential candidate segolene royal
questions were raised over how much blame a reporter for phone messages about the british royal family
talks resumed in an attempt to end a ##-day general strike that left ## people dead
ministers from china and japan wrapped up three days of talks to build mutually beneficial ties
jens byggmark won his second world cup slalom on sunday
bollywood star shilpa shetty won the reality television show big brother monday for having sparked an international row
insurgents attacked taliban in southern afghanistan killing a policeman and wounding two others
pope john paul ii had a passion for becoming pontiff according to a memoir by his personal secretary
rio ferdinand admits manchester united 's recent defensive problems are causing concern
russia is optimistic about talks aimed at dismantling north korea 's nuclear weapons program
mortar rounds slammed into a baghdad sunni district tuesday killing at least ## shiite pilgrims police said
us forces are implementing a new strategy to take over command of us forces in the middle east
some ## countries met here wednesday to prevent the fish being hunted to extinction
germany has ordered the arrest of ## people behind the alleged kidnapping of a german man prosecutors said wednesday
eight people were killed and several injured when two passenger vans collided near the kenyan river
canada and the united states have launched a satellite project to monitor climate change in canada
chelsea owner roman abramovich england captain david beckham
the pentagon has decided to bolster u.s. forces in iraq by sending the ##nd airborne division and tours of duty in iraq officials said wednesday
in george UNK 's biography of marlon brando he spent a rare evening with jacqueline kennedy onassis
oil prices rose friday following two days of worries about low fuel inventories amid rising supplies
a chemical weapons laboratory found last week in fallujah had deadly cyanide pentagon officials said friday
austrian christoph gruber took the lead saturday in a world cup giant slalom claimed defending champion bode miller
two major challenges to ohio state 's final presidential election results declaring president george w. bush the winner
ukraine will not pull out its contingent from the u.s.-led coalition in iraq the defense minister said monday
students returned home monday after being released from an israeli jail the day before in a prisoner swap
tom UNK a pop artist best known has died at age ##
state-owned indian airlines will soon finalize plans to buy new planes for the world 's largest aircraft makers airbus and boeing
a newspaper columnist who wrote books on robert f. kennedy has died
japan airlines said wednesday it has selected boeing co. 's new #e# passenger jet to replace a fleet of aircraft carriers
three city police officers have been arrested on suspicion of shooting two arizona tourists
a revered classical actor with a knighthood and two oscar nominations is strutting his stuff to the crowd
in a land of magic and beyond the waves of the arabian sea
text of pope john paul ii 's midnight mass in st. peter 's basilica
rioting between christians and muslims in eastern pakistan escalated saturday leaving six christians dead authorities said
it 's the perfect morning warm and bright with luxury yachts through the blue atlantic ocean
a naval spokesman says pirates have freed a malaysian tugboat
results monday from the women 's tennis championships wta tour event at the home depot center
a cambodian court convicted an outspoken opposition legislator on tuesday of defaming prime minister hun sen
an independent pakistani human rights commission said tuesday that rioting last week was planned by an al-qaida-linked group
the u.n. security council voted unanimously tuesday to name countries groups engaged in conflicts
fighter jets crashed on a training flight killing the pilot
sportswear maker adidas ag said wednesday its second-quarter net profit fell ## percent as competition weighed on the company 's share price
a suspected u.s. missile strike killed a pakistani taliban chief pakistani intelligence officials said
nascar 's sprint cup team has asked former formula one champion jacques villeneuve to be at watkins glen
reinsurer hannover re ag said thursday that its second-quarter net profit doubled
newcastle starts its season when it takes on west bromwich albion on saturday
a woman who let her #-year-old son while drunk has been sentenced to jail
two u.s. senators are blocking president barack obama 's nominees for senior posts at the pentagon and justice department over guantanamo detainees
the parallels between iran and north korea would seem the same : nuclear test long-range missiles
a uighur activist called for investigation of violence outside the chinese consulate in melbourne
portugal has agreed to take two detainees from guantanamo on humanitarian grounds the government said friday
general motors co. said friday it was worried about regaining consumer confidence following its exit from bankruptcy protection
sonia sotomayor was sworn in saturday as the supreme court 's first hispanic justice
chinese lin dan is poised to win three men 's singles titles
the arctic ocean has given tens of thousands more square miles -lrb- square kilometers of ice in a polar ice cap
nestle sa the world 's biggest food and drink maker reported wednesday a # percent fall in first-half net profit
president barack obama 's health care overhaul is a story to theodore roosevelt
president barack obama is presenting the highest civilian honor to athletes
results at the $ # million atp tour event at UNK stadium in parentheses
a swiss court has backed # million swiss francs from bank accounts linked to former dictator jean-claude baby doc duvalier
the search for a cargo ship vanished in the atlantic along the coast of cape verde
the leader of lebanon 's hezbollah warned friday his fighters would hit tel aviv with rockets
israel appears to be halting building projects in the west bank settlement freeze
when the mall opened in #### retailers hoped on their way to the neighborhoods on the capital 's north side
sanya richards shook off her title in the ### meters at the world championships
seal meat in a gesture of support for the industry
greece defender sotiris kyrgiakos intends to join the premier league club
ivory coast striker is set to leave werder bremen
the cbs newsman who invented the highly popular tv newsmagazine ## minutes died wednesday
defending champion sao paulo defeated fluminense #-# to extend its winning streak to seven matches on wednesday
scoreboard of the first cricket test between sri lanka and new zealand
caster semenya received her gold medal at the world championships
roger federer struggled to overcome david ferrer #-# #-# to reach the quarterfinals of the masters
a bomb attached to a truck exploded in baghdad killing two and wounding ##
home resales posted the largest monthly increase in ## years as buyers rushed to tax credit
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matt kemp homered and the los angeles dodgers defeated chicago #-# in their third game in a row on saturday
results from the danish first division teams listed first
the obama administration launched a criminal investigation monday into harsh questioning of detainees during president george w. bush 's war on terrorism
president barack obama has announced ben bernanke to get a second four-year term as head of the federal reserve
diego maradona predicted brazil in their world cup qualifier
results from the $ ###,### atp event at the connecticut tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses
accused of stirring up china 's worst ethnic violence in decades authorities have freed him without charge
police say gunmen opened fire in the southwestern pakistani city of quetta
results from the $ ###,### atp event at the connecticut tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses
the moroccan royal palace says a doctor has ordered king mohammed vi
it 's not green as well
facebook agreed thursday to give users more information in response to concerns by privacy officials
toyota is pulling out of a california factory joint venture with general motors the japanese automaker
hours after being wounded by a suicide bomber a saudi prince said friday he was determined to fight militants
dutch judges friday called a ##-year-old girl 's plan to sail solo around the world in a high profile clash between child care authorities
for ## years phillip garrido managed to elude crime keeping her as sex slave for nearly two decades and fathering her children
manchester united will begin defense of premier league
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formula one leader jenson button crashed out of the belgian grand prix on sunday
japan 's ruling conservative party has run the most daunting task of pulling the economy out of its worst slump since world war ii
german media company bertelsmann said monday it lost money on advertising revenue
shares in israel investments ltd. one of israel 's largest companies have plummeted two days after paying off debts
french judges on monday ordered UNK trader jerome kerviel to stand trial a judicial official said
waving banners against president jacques chirac about ##,### far-right supporters marched on labor day
doctors tightened security at a hospital treating a man accused of murdering ## people in a shooting spree
u.s. marines moved toward liberia 's shores after fierce fighting erupted in the capital
a man who pushed his wife to her death has been executed
for the first time since this caribbean nation gained independence in ####
carlos moya snapped thomas muster 's streak saturday at the bmw open
baghdad authorities have reopened the roads to the kurdish self-rule area in northern iraq
clouds of dark smoke billowed over the city sunday as #,### liberian refugees stood on the deck of the ship
the speaker of germany 's parliament urged greater participation in an international forum on women
champions and at the italian open
just a day before the deadline officials said tuesday that more than #,### state-run enterprises are being privatized
the governing party suspended the senate because of ethics violations
the government has poland 's state-owned gasoline distribution network making it the biggest enterprise in the country
the european union lost #.## billion european currency units -lrb- dlrs #.# billion the eu commission reported wednesday
for five years the patriarch of cambodian buddhism has been thousands of young men marching
a malaria epidemic is spreading the world health organization said
prince andrew the duchess of york has clinched a deal with a publisher to write a book
norwegian shipyard workers rejected a wage offer friday and said they would strike
russian border guards in tajikistan seized ### kilograms -lrb- ### pounds of raw opium
the shape of india 's future government decided sunday to cobble together a coalition
the head of russia 's orthodox church has appealed to his countrymen to make the right choice in presidential elections
a public prosecutor on monday asked fraud and bribery charges against representatives of greece 's state-owned telecommunications monopoly
general manager of the philadelphia ##ers was fired as coach of the national basketball association
about ### bosnian soldiers flew to turkey on tuesday where they will receive training
the jury at cannes the world 's largest film festival
communists plans to confiscate private property and stop russians from going abroad a newspaper reported wednesday
dutch insurer aegon nv said wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose ##.# percent and turnover rose
russia will ease its currency lower against the dollar during the second half of ####
palestinian leader yasser arafat will visit greece thursday
president nelson mandela met one of his screen idols
pope john paul ii for the first time will celebrate his ##th birthday this weekend _ _ some of his favorite people
johnny watson one of rhythm and blues guitarists has died of a heart attack
trainer d. wayne lukas streak of six straight victories in triple crown races won the preakness on saturday in the kentucky derby
olivier panis of france and monaco grand prix winner michael schumacher crashed on the first lap
russian troops backed by aircraft bombarded a village held by chechen rebels officials said
marc rosset upset boris becker in straight sets to pace germany in the opening round
there were colin montgomerie at the golf club
a party headed by yasser arafat on tuesday quit the race for israel 's parliament seat
a county on the route of the olympic torch passed tuesday night to the georgia county
two cabinet members submitted their resignations to former premier tansu ciller premier mesut yilmaz
a badminton champion and singapore 's most famous sportsman has died
aranxta sanchez vicario disposed of south african amanda coetzer #-# #-#
to raise living standards a former dictator has faced a tight election in this south american nation
more than #,### workers took to the streets friday to protest falling living standards
gold in hong kong dropped #.## u.s. cents an ounce on saturday to close at ###.## u.s. dollars
a puerto rican businessman will visit chile to explore possible economic development
world no. # beat defending champion indonesia #-# in the final of the thomas cup men 's team badminton tournament
gold in hong kong dropped #.## u.s. cents an ounce on monday to close at ###.## u.s. dollars
an american delegation meets with tajik government leaders this week a news agency reported monday
two climbers who conquered mount everest returned to their base camp on the world 's highest peak
the french open defending champions had little trouble putting away thomas muster in their first set
india beat new zealand #-# in the field hockey tournament
romanian authorities have issued arrest warrants for a cargo ship tried for throwing three stowaways overboard
high productivity profits in the auto industry
with a youth squad portugal could be the surprise of the european championship finals
the average amount of money handled by the world 's currency markets
german foreign minister klaus kinkel insisted friday that the ethnic germans
his final words from everest 's frozen peak were jubilant
a strong earthquake shook southeastern turkey thursday killing at least ## people
france midfielder emmanuel petit will miss the confederations cup because of injuries france 's coach said
general motors corp. and ford motor co. posted declines in sales last month compared with a year ago
president george w. bush from the deck of the aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln
is no. ## on the list of figures
formula one teams have agreed a ban on auto racing 's governing body
economic growth in toronto will suffer this year because of sars a think tank said friday
the european bank for reconstruction and development is opening an annual meeting under pressure from human rights groups
rebels and government forces signed a countrywide cease-fire agreement saturday
muslim guerrillas attacked a southern philippine town and took hostages the military said
latvia and slovakia remained unbeaten #-# at the world ice hockey championship on sunday
rope is still broken
germany 's lufthansa on monday inaugurated a service from frankfurt airport to europe 's biggest hub
it was a feeling he hoped never to experience again
the sars situation in beijing remains grave and that officials who do n't work hard to fight the disease will be punished
hundreds of fans snapped up memorabilia collected by roy rogers the museum dedicated to the couple
president george w. bush named paul bremer head of the state department to oversee the transition to democratic rule
president george w. bush named the state department 's special envoy to oversee its transition to democratic rule
president chandrika kumaratunga accused sri lanka 's prime minister of raising false hope that safety would protect against a resurgence of civil war
rose will be back in gypsy
the columbus blue jackets re-signed forward
china 's cabinet says sars is wreaking havoc among its people and a new mystery illness has appeared like sars
the european central bank left interest rates untouched thursday waiting for more data on the continent 's economy
the united states will introduce a resolution to lift sanctions against iraq and the oil-for-food program
danny ainge said he had two meetings with the boston celtics to return to the franchise
exxon mobil has launched a plant in bangladesh oil company officials said friday
the european union 's top humanitarian aid official said the united states wants to join opec
the leaders of germany and france said friday they were committed to a draft u.n. resolution that would leave iraq under british control
the honduran government will fine the san francisco international airport for upgrading airport facilities
montenegro will hold its presidential election on sunday with a clear favorite to become leader of the republic of serbia
a move in the u.s. congress to link immigration with mexico has outraged mexicans and american lawmakers
the city of frankfurt is marking the ##th anniversary of the book in nazi germany a series of works
olympiakos piraeus beat panathinaikos athens #-# at home sunday winning the greek first division soccer championship
comments by u.s. treasury secretary john snow helped propel the euro the dollar to a new all-time high
bangladesh and bhutan signed agreement on bilateral trade
european finance ministers kicked off two days of talks monday dominated by concern over budget deficits
police announced monday they had recovered ### stolen artifacts from panama city
with deportivo de la coruna and real madrid at the top of the standings with five rounds remaining
british foreign minister jack straw anti-apartheid fighter tuesday began his two-day visit to south africa
pg&amp;e corp. reported a first-quarter loss of $ ### million as the company continued to suffer from bankruptcy
sewing machines in the room off a cobblestone street in old havana the strains of salsa music
the suicide bomb attacks in saudi arabia prime minister tony blair said
talks to end more than a decade of violence and chaos in somalia entered its final session wednesday
a russian scientist facing espionage charges asked a jury wednesday
the scandal involving alleged illegal donations to the former ruling party filed a complaint wednesday that wound up the campaign of president ernesto zedillo
heavily armed u.s. forces stormed a village near the northern city of tikrit before dawn thursday seizing prisoners on the most-wanted list
the u.s. coast guard stopped six illegal cuban migrants who tried to enter the florida keys on thursday water authorities said
the driver was charged with transporting illegal immigrants and suspects in one of the deadliest smuggling schemes in u.s. history
a young man is emerging as a suspect in a series of explosions in karachi
the dutch soccer association suspended feyenoord forward robin van persie for two games in the final stages of the season
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taiwan announced its biggest jump in sars cases saturday and the island 's new health minister said the outbreak has worsened
the talks were scheduled to resume at ##:## a.m. local time -lrb- #### gmt
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saudi arabia 's interior minister says an effort is needed to crack down on suicide bombings linked to al-qaida
a palestinian blew himself up near an israeli army jeep monday in the fourth hamas suicide bombing in two days
botswana is scheduled to begin tests on an aids vaccine if it is safe
hundreds of tourists visit the incan ruins of machu picchu forcing the train to cancel service a company spokesman said
celebrating the ##th anniversary of the first to the summit of mount everest sir edmund hillary saved his life
pakistan will host bangladesh for three test cricket matches in august
the bush administration raised the terror alert level tuesday amid fears of terrorist attacks
australia will open its embassy in saudi arabia despite the united states amid growing terror fears
president nelson mandela asked south africa to host the #### world cup
senate democrats lost a fight to keep a ban on the research and development of nuclear weapons the senate wednesday
the nfl will look into the awarding of the championship to chicago
album of the year at the academy of music awards
swiss and swedish investigators raided several offices as part of an investigation into the telecommunications company lm ericsson
the ministry of finance on thursday lowered its economic growth estimates for the year
gen. tommy franks who commanded wars in iraq and afghanistan has decided to retire
a woman who claimed she was raped ## years ago in australia are seeking to withdraw a lawsuit against him
a ivory coast army pickup truck set off jeeps and armored vehicles on a mission to the west
french foreign minister dominique de villepin will meet with yasser arafat the palestinian leader
rescuers lifted his wife 's body from the rubble of what was once a family home
leader of the world 's most populous nation
while searching the house of a suspected hit man authorities discovered something containing his own pictures and showing his work
more troops are needed to restore order in iraq as the u.s. military steps forward the task
simple medical technique cells could be making a comeback in the fights against cancer and the sars virus
a powerful earthquake rocked northeastern japan monday disrupting road and rail traffic
companies did business with the federal government last year an associated press analysis of federal contracts showed
the archbishop of canterbury believes the church of england should change its teaching on gay relationships
a chinese zoo says it ca n't afford to feed its animals because of sars fears
santos when it meets mexico 's cruz azul on wednesday in the copa libertadores
a federal jury ordered ebay inc. to pay $ ## million for an online auction house
israelis and palestinians must take steps to implement an internationally backed road map to peace palestinian prime minister mahmoud abbas said in comments published wednesday
police arrested three opposition lawmakers wednesday during protests against constitutional changes to increase power
in a story about hong kong and the philippines the associated press reported that the embassies and consulates were closed
al-qaida plotted terror attacks in the united states prime minister john howard said thursday
spain 's royal family has a new ##-year-old son spanish news reports said thursday
microsoft corp. will pay $ ### million to resolve an antitrust lawsuit against the software giant the companies announced thursday
now that buffy the vampire slayer is finished anthony stewart would be eager to escape his image as evil
russia 's atomic energy minister on friday suggested moscow building a nuclear power plant in iran
u.s. president george w. bush brought thanks to poland as a wartime ally in iraq and the u.s.-led campaign against saddam hussein
russia and india vowed to increase bilateral cooperation including joint military exercises and programs on the baltic sea
kenya made two saves as stars held trinidad to a #-# draw in an international friendly
the suspension of efforts to recover the remains of american war dead was safe u.s. president george w. bush said
construction spending in the united states rose #.# percent in april as the red-hot housing market hit an all-time high
a u.s. congressman expressed concern over the health of venezuela 's democracy
workers at greece 's largest oil refinery threatened to strike
the dutch government vowed thursday to set the course in the european union too far too fast
sixteen years since the bloody crackdown on tiananmen square china has tightened the leadership of president hu jintao
bureaucrats
the detroit pistons game against the miami heat is much more than
several thousand supporters of far-right groups attended rallies on saturday to remember the ##th anniversary of the war
armed in the west bank and gaza palestinians seeking revenge for past killings are calling into question mahmoud abbas
president gloria macapagal arroyo 's effort to counter claims that she fixed last year 's election
thor hushovd won the first stage on six-time tour de france champion lance armstrong
a u.s. commitment to provide $ ### million -lrb- euro### million for famine relief in africa may take british prime minister tony blair
a possible takeover by italy 's unicredito italiano spa drew support from board members and banks
arnold schwarzenegger was hitting the books at santa monica college in the early ####s
greece and turkey signed an agreement wednesday to join the european union
one week after surgery to separate her fused legs ##-month-old UNK was recovering quickly her doctors said wednesday
suffering from a life-threatening heart defect ##-year-old UNK UNK may have a few years to live
beatings and brutality are common at rio 's detention centers human rights watch said thursday
investors punished brazilian stocks amid allegations that president luiz inacio lula da silva paid bribes to buy votes
south korea friday hoped u.s. president george w. bush to secure north korea 's commitment to nuclear disarmament the north 's nuclear weapons program
share prices on london stock exchange
police have found the olympic gold medal that had been stolen
malaysia 's first submarines are expected to arrive in ####
michelle wie was in the final round of the lpga championship
truck maker volvo ab and norwegian oil company statoil asa are launching a joint venture
police shot and killed an opposition politician prompting authorities to detain officers a government spokesman said
israel 's withdrawal from the gaza strip would be difficult if palestinian militants wage attacks on israeli forces
pakistan 's information minister tuesday denied helping train militants fighting indian troops in the himalayan region
the european commission on wednesday approved a joint venture between french banks
president aleksander kwasniewski said wednesday that the european union constitution would wait until after this week 's eu summit
phil jackson returning to the los angeles lakers was in position to contend for the life of his three-year contract
russia 's constitutional court has agreed to hear the case challenging president vladimir putin
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several hundred supporters stormed the kyrgyz government headquarters on friday in the largest protest to grip the central asian country
a passenger train will make its maiden journey in sweden in a step toward public transport
tom kristensen will drive for victory at le mans this weekend
french open champion justine henin-hardenne said to win wimbledon
fighting raged across southern afghanistan on sunday with taliban fighters firing rockets into the southern city of kandahar
china faces germany on tuesday in the world youth championship
so far in the campaign for the #### olympics
israel arrested ## islamic jihad militants in the west bank following a series of attacks against israeli targets
UNK inc. said it agreed to sell its portfolio to hsbc holdings plc 's retail services unit
the senate endorsed president george w. bush 's climate change policies tuesday boosting support for cleaner energy
sri lanka 's parliament convened wednesday for the first time since its support of the tamil tiger rebels
a federal grand jury has indicted an american nun trying to save the amazon rain forest
oil producer cnooc ltd.
philippine president gloria macapagal arroyo has received support from an outspoken roman catholic archbishop she faces accusations of electoral fraud
russia 's attempts to enter the world trade organization are on track but still face obstacles
britain criticized iran saturday to address international concerns about the country 's nuclear program
albert pujols homered saturday to lead the st. louis cardinals over the pittsburgh pirates #-#
german chancellor gerhard schroeder arrived in washington for a visit and will have a new leader
bulgaria will buy us$ ###.## million -lrb- euro### million in brady bonds next month the finance ministry said monday
hollywood commentator steven UNK underwent surgery monday for removal of a kidney
malaysia 's national car maker proton expects to export cars to russia next year
japanese stocks ticked up wednesday as the u.s. dollar 's rise against the yen
software maker sap ag said wednesday it is aimed at rival oracle corp. in the business software market
a french military tribunal had a role in the #### rwanda genocide judicial officials said wednesday
gold bullion opened thursday at a bid price of us$ ###.##
boeing co. on thursday
grenada 's leader will visit china next week to negotiate new deals and restore ties with the asian country
financier werner k. rey lost his extradition battle thursday when a magistrate ruled the case back home
south korea will play olympic women 's handball gold medal
a diplomat was arrested for smuggling ## kilograms -lrb- ### pounds of marijuana into sweden
UNK remembers her marriage to jim thorpe the greatest athlete of the modern era
prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday said jerusalem was in violation of peace agreements
UNK UNK won the gold in equestrian jumping fulfilling his dream of winning his first olympics
gov. chris patten the resignation of this british colony 's top immigration official
a villager tried to stop him marrying a woman police said tuesday
a warehouse used as a shelter for the homeless went up in flames killing ## people
the giant hyundai conglomerate said wednesday it will pull out from pop star michael jackson
egypt rich in ancient antiquities is planning to build the world 's largest museum the nation 's chief archaeologist said
a bomb exploded in a crowded cafe in the latest of a wave of attacks
leftist party members accused of being at the heart of a plot to topple the government
damon hill edged michael schumacher in friday 's practice for the hungarian grand prix
hong kong met saturday to set up a new government after the british colony reverts to chinese rule
the military government blamed the opposition for trying to isolate burma and deny it foreign aid
an fbi team was en route to question last month 's twa jetliner explosion
david rikl of the czech republic defeated croatian goran prpic #-# #-#
a top nato commander inspected a disputed site tuesday the bosnian serbs
u.s. naval rescue exercises in the sea of japan were cut short by an approaching typhoon
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the government cut electricity workers threatened to strike
north korea was handed over to the south korean embassy in beijing officials said
thousands of greek cypriots flocked friday to the turkish buffer zone across this war-divided mediterranean island
the fourth generation of his family spread around the vast UNK wetlands
authorities have freed about ### people arrested during violent protests over increased food prices
israel barred yasser arafat from flying to the west bank to meet with former prime minister shimon peres
boris yeltsin 's handling of the chechnya crisis doubts about russian policy in the breakaway republic
activists are in good condition a red cross official said
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japan 's kimiko date lost a #-# #-# victory over arantxa sanchez vicario of spain in the toshiba tennis classic
philip morris announced monday it was withdrawing its sponsorship of formula one auto racing
after a two-day decline the u.s. dollar fell slightly against the yen
finland scored a #-# victory over the czech republic in their world cup hockey opener
belarusian president alexander lukashenko does n't
despite promises to protect minority rights serbs in the croat army are frequent targets of assaults
a russian plane slammed into a mountain near the arctic circle killing ### people
for a set and a half olympic bronze medalist leander paes leaped to gold medalist andre agassi
australia 's robert allenby moved closer friday to a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the british masters
greek foreign minister theodoros pangalos reopened the greek consulate in the southern city of gjirokaster saturday
torrential rains washed away roads and homes killing at least ## people and leaving dozens missing
andrea gaudenzi coming back from a shoulder injury reached the final of the generali open
baghdad on sunday marked the eighth anniversary of iraq 's invasion of kuwait the oil-rich emirate
the palestinian journalists association has threatened to blacklist journalists who break the rules an official said sunday
ahead of the #### presidential elections partial results showed the opposition party capturing the governor 's seat
a spanish judge opened an investigation into the cause of a collision
american alexandra stevenson lost monday in the toshiba tennis classic
delegates attending a conference voted to support the plan to hand power to civilian leaders
rescuers plucked more bodies wednesday raising the death toll from flash floods to ##
crew members were killed when a helicopter crashed ## miles -lrb- ## kilometers south
prince charles is setting up a foundation and a truce
fast bowler makhaya ntini gave south africa its only breakthrough in the opening cricket test thursday
iraq has destroyed all its weapons of mass destruction chemical and biological arms and long-range missiles
nigeria 's military ruler has named a new electoral commission to prepare for a democratic transition
burning steel and concrete collapsed after a deadly terrorist bombing outside the u.s. embassy in nairobi
india 's top nuclear expert shrugged off protests by activists in washington a newspaper reported saturday
a heatwave has killed ## people on this eastern mediterranean island where temperatures have reached ###
an iraqi family stuck at cairo airport for ## days will not face deportation egyptian officials said sunday
thailand 's battered economy should start the first quarter of #### a news report said monday
russian artists paid tribute to alfred UNK one of the leading composers of this century
hong kong 's key stock index plunged tuesday to its lowest level in five years traders said
london stock exchange sharply lower tuesday
top-seeded jimmy connors defeated australian john fitzgerald #-# #-# #-# in the first round of the champions tennis tournament
u.s. diplomats moved into the fortified embassy compound
the american embassy in kenya might be the target of a bombing attack the daily haaretz reported wednesday
a senior russian diplomat on thursday accused pakistan of sending troops to northern afghanistan
four poles were given sentences in one of the biggest cigarette-smuggling cases in denmark
throngs of workers outside the immigration department in a rush to renew work permits
a small egyptian opposition party died early friday
family members expelled from myanmar arrived in bangkok after distributing leaflets opposed to the military government
looking tired during his vacation away from the vatican pope john paul ii on saturday marked italy 's summer holiday
a river burst its banks washing away rail lines the official xinhua news agency said sunday
the british and irish governments will wipe out ira dissidents
separatist guerrillas in kashmir on monday left ## militants dead
an israeli businessman turned bank robber in the late ####s will be released for good behavior
new zealand 's ruling coalition under pressure from prime minister jenny shipley warned her party
the assassin of indian independence leader mohandas gandhi has been banned officials said tuesday
a rash of malaria cases has been recorded emergency workers said wednesday
police seized #,### kilograms -lrb- #,### pounds of hashish ansa news agency reported wednesday
palestinian security forces on thursday captured two prisoners including the killer of an israeli taxi driver
leonardo piepoli of italy was the winner of the fourth stage of the tour of burgos
the u.s. embassy remained on alert friday against possible u.s. missile strikes in afghanistan
the bombing of the american embassy expressed mixed feelings about u.s. missile raids on afghanistan
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mark UNK scored tries in the rugby world cup with a ##-## victory over uruguay on saturday
ethnic albanians accused serb forces of launching a massive attack in kosovo
the european championship ended with a loss the name of the event
greece said its security forces to thwart any terrorist attacks against american interests
retired gen. alexander lebed the russian representative to the troubled caucasus region
a bomb exploded on a bus bound for rwanda killing ## passengers
cska sofia # -lrb- UNK ##th in uefa cup second qualifying round second leg
frank thomas and albert belle hit consecutive homers to stop a six-game losing streak
abu nidal the terrorist is detained in egypt
slovakia # -lrb- ivan UNK ##th in european champions cup qualifying second leg
turkish authorities detained ## would-be immigrants attempting to cross into greece thursday
lebanon warned israel thursday that bombs in retaliation for guerrilla rocket attacks will provoke further violence
scott fisher struck out ## batters as new jersey advanced to its little league world series final with a #-# victory over north carolina
germany 's jews urged the government on friday to establish a fund for nazi slave laborers
sergio garcia toppled defending champion matt kuchar # # in the quarterfinals of the u.s. amateur
strongman hun sen 's opposition appealed to the nation to drive him from power
prime minister john howard on sunday called for the sweeping tax reform
defending champion fc barcelona drew with athletic de bilbao #-# sunday in the spanish first division
an earthquake with magnitude of #.# shook but no injuries or damage seismologists said
the chief investigator into the crash of a passenger plane can not say the cause
sammy sosa calls himself one for kerry wood
southeast asian foreign ministers met wednesday with a string of other countries seeking better relations and potential investment opportunities
chinese foreign minister yang jiechi has his way through asia 's largest security gathering
striker david di michele will be allowed to play friendly matches
democrats in the house of representatives have decided against a confrontation over fuel energy legislation
web sites used by islamic militants would be released soon
the belarusian president said thursday his country will pay $ ### million -lrb- euro### million to settle its debt the interfax news agency reported
the scottish football association wants to move fifa against the rules of the game
new zealand telecom corp. on friday reported a higher annual net profit of #.## billion -lrb- us$ #.## billion ; euro# .## billion -lrb- us$ #.# billion
$ ## billion -lrb- euro## .# billion in taxes is threatening house democratic leaders to pass energy legislation
funds between the european union and ## south pacific nations ended friday in a dispute over an economic partnership deal
a replica of a submarine was found in a security zone near the queen mary #
president george w. bush signed legislation shifting money to expanding scrutiny of air and sea cargo
ali UNK was determined his son would get the same rite of circumcision as a simple hospital procedure
afghanistan will produce another poppy harvest this year as the debate over how to reverse the trend to cut the crop officials say
allrounder andrew flintoff is expected to be recovering from injury
actors musicians and comedians from around the world have taken to the scottish capital edinburgh to UNK a musical about suicide bombers
nissan cars will soon come with a gas pedal to warn of possible collisions while the drivers take off
european markets fell monday following wall street 's plunge at the end of last week on credit concerns
a judge ordered three men to face charges in an alleged plot to attack new york 's john f. kennedy airport
an indian court formally charged ## men for their alleged role in train bombings in india
an indian court charged ## men with murder for their roles in train bombings in mumbai
olympic gold medalist laure manaudou has older brother
gold opened at us$ ###.## an ounce on wednesday up from us$ ###.##
thousands of shiite pilgrims began their trek toward a mosque in northern baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of shiite islam
a tow-truck driver and his passenger have filed lawsuits accusing the utility of misconduct
the dollar was weaker versus most currencies as upward momentum in u.s. stocks brought risk appetite
the u.s. has cut the population of the guantanamo bay detention center to half
puma ag said its second-quarter profit slipped ## percent as sales in europe offset a decline in orders
the euro slipped against the dollar on thursday
jurors visited phil spector 's mansion where actress lana clarkson died sitting in a chair in her body
mexico on thursday criticized the excessive use of force by what it called failed immigration reforms
a judge ruled friday that britain must give patients access to drugs to treat the disease
this weekend 's english premier league
israel 's associated press reported that palestinian militants had fired tens of thousands of rockets from gaza into israel
the wreckage of a collapsed bridge bringing the death toll to five
results from the second round of the french soccer league
three brothers died in the explosion of a mine near egypt 's suez canal
iraq 's most senior sunni politician issued a desperate appeal for arab nations to help stop shiite militias
a suicide bomber targeted a u.s.-led coalition convoy in eastern afghanistan while afghan forces clashed with taliban militants
the euro fell against the u.s. dollar despite fears the housing crisis could trigger a recession
wall street gave a moderate gain monday after the federal reserve and other central banks set aside concerns about credit
results from a $ #.## million -lrb- euro# .# million atp event at family tennis center in parentheses
nato 's commander in kosovo said patience is running out to persuade ethnic albanians to agree on its future
state-run oil company petroleo brasileiro sa said it plans investments of us$ ###.# billion -lrb- euro## .# billion in brazil
lawyers for muslim charity leaders accused of aiding middle east terrorists scored a rare win in court tuesday
six people were fatally shot a police spokesman said
mattel inc. said wednesday it was recalling dozens of barbie toys in australia and new zealand to call for tighter safety regulations
israeli troops uncovered a tunnel under the border fence a military spokesman said wednesday
the dollar was trading at ###.## yen at #:## a.m. -lrb- #### gmt wednesday
north korea 's economy shrank amid energy shortages and falling output south korea 's central bank said thursday
children are increasingly asking schools to ban junk food officials said thursday
max roach a master whose innovations defined jazz has died after a long illness
the son of democratic presidential candidate joe biden
the atlantic hurricane strengthened as tropical storm erin soaked texas snarling rush-hour traffic and killing at least two people
the federal reserve cut its discount rate by a half percentage point
hurricane dean roared through caribbean islands friday tearing away roofs flooding streets and killing three people on mexico 's yucatan peninsula
u.s. representative dennis hastert the speaker of the house has announced he will not seek re-election
results saturday in the tour of germany a ###-kilometer -lrb- ##-mile ride
the largest u.s. role in interrogating terror suspects at guantanamo bay and other u.s. military detention centers
white house political adviser karl rove said he sees encouraging signs for democratic presidential front-runner hillary rodham clinton
## people were killed as typhoon sepat hit the chinese mainland state media reported
hsbc is to buy the controlling stake in private equity group lone star funds
leona helmsley who went to prison as a tax cheat died monday at age ##
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hurricane dean plowed into the caribbean coast of mexico tuesday as a category # hurricane
a detained iranian-american academic has been released from a tehran prison a judiciary official said tuesday
the jewish world war i-era massacre of armenians a genocide
the body of a ##-year-old woman was found tuesday swept away in a river
the dollar was mixed against other major currencies
the kenyan president refused wednesday to approve legislation that would allow reporters to reveal their sources
a runway at los angeles international airport is under investigation by the national transportation safety board the agency said wednesday
georgia said an aircraft from russia violated its airspace just weeks after the ex-soviet republic launched a missile
the dubai stock exchange broke a law in its efforts to acquire nordic bourse operator omx ab thursday
two u.n. envoys accused the cambodian government on thursday of interfering with the top khmer rouge genocide tribunal
rose UNK a soprano who performed ## seasons at the metropolitan opera has died
meatpacking plant officials accused of discriminating against dozens of workers have offered to help
a majority of poles oppose a u.s. missile defense base
the german soccer federation voted the players tested for doping last season
a reggae festival to promote peace among cultures is being denounced by gay and lesbian groups
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leading scorers in the bundesliga games
southeast asian countries hope to conclude free-trade talks with six major trading partners including japan and australia a top official said sunday
iraq 's embattled prime minister lashed out at critics sunday saying sen. hillary clinton and other democrats have called for his ouster
the nikkei stock average closed at ##,###.## points up ##.## points or #.## percent
attorney general alberto gonzales has resigned ending a months-long standoff over the justice department 's handling of the firing of u.s. attorneys
there is no special legislative session to fix a law that lets residents marry with parental consent governor mike beebe said monday
whole foods market inc. said it had enough shareholders to complete a successful takeover by federal antitrust regulators
the euro drifted lower against the u.s. dollar tuesday after german business confidence slipped
fires ravaging country 's forests as thousands of firefighters fought to control blazes that have burned nearly ###,### hectares -lrb- ###,### acres
oil futures fell tuesday as opec sees no need to boost production
gusty winds pushed a wildfire closer to sun valley homes in the valley
the dollar was mostly higher against major currencies
ireland is growing greenhouse gas emissions and faces increasingly tough challenges to manage water supplies
police used tear gas against demonstrators staging protests over government policies
cesar luis menotti who managed argentina to the world cup title said he 's looking forward
two priests were to be consecrated thursday as anglican bishops in kenya in a dispute over homosexuality
tyson gay thursday completed a sprint double at the world championships in the ### meters
father who was too drunk to drive his ##-year-old son
leona helmsley 's decision to leave $ ## million -lrb- euro# .## million to her dog could live its life
japanese stocks rose friday as exporters rallied on the yen 's weakness against the dollar and banks
lebanese army helicopters stepped up raids friday on islamic militants in a palestinian refugee camp the military said
baa plc the airports operator announced the appointment of two directors friday in a bid to improve its performance
a republican senator arrested in a sex sting in an airport bathroom will resign over his guilty plea
two workers were taken to a hospital after a chemical leaked at a factory in western germany
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in an effort to overcome a growing rift within israel 's rabbis
france wants eastern european nations hungary poland and the czech republic the foreign ministry said thursday
the bruins and the nhl 's no. # draft pick joe thornton have general manager harry sinden 's agent
ukraine 's inflation rate dropped to #.# percent from the previous month
latvian president guntis ulmanis on friday expressed condolences to jews for the holocaust a news agency reported
president daniel arap moi planned monday to demand general elections in kenya
grew up in a poor neighborhood of new york city
spain overcame germany in three sets sunday to win the dlrs ###,### venice open
gov. chris patten has thrust himself into hong kong politics with accusations that britain ignored the former colony 's democracy
north korean leader kim jong il plans to assume full power a report said monday
rebels raked an army helicopter with machine gun fire bringing hopes for peace in a decades-old guerrilla conflict
the victorious socialists consulted tuesday over ways to end months of chaos and violence
the leaders of the socialist party of albania 's new government
the center of milan of the italian national team has signed a four-year contract with los angeles clippers
a ##-year-old italian soldier was killed wednesday in a munitions explosion
the force commander who led a mutiny over the government 's dismissal from the army
rescue workers picked through the rubble of a collapsed building in northeastern venezuela in an earthquake
the protestant orange order roman catholics vowed saturday to avoid further violence and loss of life
fire raged through a hotel in the beach resort of pattaya killing at least ## people
more than ##,### refugees fled afghanistan to escape tajikistan 's civil war an official said friday
a painting from a jewish collector has been returned to the man 's heirs
the case of a jordanian soldier accused of killing israeli schoolgirls
the dollar slipped against the yen on profit-taking in tokyo
the leaders of china and vietnam pledged to improve relations despite territorial disputes
a virgin islands investigator was charged with trying to smuggle cocaine in his carry-on luggage
iranian authorities have seized ### kilograms of opium the islamic republic news agency reported
women in their society in a meeting with first lady hillary rodham clinton
north korean soldiers fired ## mortar rounds at a south korean border post wednesday
food shortages in north korea have grown so acute that children are malnourished an aid worker said wednesday
japan posted a trade surplus of ###.## billion yen -lrb- dlrs #.## billion in june the same month
european leaders wednesday praised u.n. secretary-general kofi annan 's reform plan for the united nations
the suspect in the fatal shooting of italian fashion designer gianni versace has been found police said friday
century match at the premadasa stadium in colombo on friday
seve ballesteros is these days
one of president sese seko 's most powerful allies has been arrested by the government for suspected embezzlement
supporters of radovan karadzic expelled the bosnian serb president in the face of strong external pressure
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black leaders gathering for a summit aimed at promoting investment in africa on tuesday defended the impoverished continent
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new jersey governor tom kean jr. son of the former governor made it known that he would be a candidate for the u.s. senate
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david beckham the world 's highest-paid soccer player will make his debut in new york at giants stadium and sven-goran eriksson would remain the captain of the team
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charles keating jr. once the most notorious swindler had his criminal conviction thrown out by a federal judge
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software inc. dropped its bid to acquire rival adobe systems inc. saying it did not want a deal
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jean UNK a chef who opened new york city restaurants in #### died in west palm beach fla.
dr. UNK has a story about a man who came into a clinic in rural kenya
a tornado the worst in decades swept through the state leaving at least ## people dead
chancellor angela merkel of germany kept up the pressure on greece on tougher austerity measures
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in the weeks before he died fighting a losing battle with cancer was outside his hospital window
st. petersburg back behind the plate the rays added another pitcher to their bullpen
for much of this decade the palm were
sen. barack obama is a man of few words his campaign would prefer to step through
tv shows and commercials may become more in the wake of a new form of digital video recorder
this is the olympic fever
fannie mae the nation 's largest mortgage finance company was reporting a loss in the second quarter
an obscure militant group that threatened attacks on the olympic games is the terrorist organization according to an organization that tracks internet postings
fidel castro turns ## on wednesday as brother raul : the revolution
water cube helped propel nbc to the largest audience ever for the olympic games
lake buena vista might not win the bucs defensive end
did you realize the chinese communist party
a day after a lone gunman fatally shot the chairman of the arkansas democratic party little rock investigators have been unable to determine why
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more than ## hours had passed since usain bolt 's ### meters and ato boldon used to run what he had seen
for years the standard treatment for patients with blood clots in veins has been getting bigger
the margin of victory seemed almost impossible time
poor we knew him well
sports error was to blame for controversy involving the chinese women 's gymnastics team
for most shoppers it 's using a debit card to pay for purchase
israel has nearly doubled settlement construction in the occupied west bank in violation of its obligations under an american-backed peace plan
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they are a staple of UNK web sites : tales about money stolen from bank accounts
curlin got a grade i win in his long list of accomplishments
katie couric charles gibson and brian williams were here on sunday with sen. john mccain 's chance to stage a television audience
the eyes are hidden
the supreme court granted the bush administration 's request to transfer terrorism suspect jose padilla to civilian custody to hear his case
it 's not the earth in nbc 's the book of which has its premiere friday night
colin l. powell spoke to the white house on thursday
yao wenyuan the last surviving member of china 's notorious gang blamed for the excesses of the cultural revolution died dec. ##
the sudden disappearance of prime minister ariel sharon has thrown the peace process with the palestinians
the governor could tell voters about his plan for spending billions on new roads and transit systems
there were no points for eli manning and scored by the giants when the super bowl looked as distant as it did
cox news service atlanta the dow jones industrial average came to close above ##,### for the first time
another year old : i will ease my favorite barbecue
north carolina 's foster care lawyers are asking gov. mike easley to spare simpson 's life
a supreme court victory by california is now fine
a simple idea that has proven surprisingly resilient resumes its fourth season tonight with a case
cox news service dayton ohio has played in basketball games
gov. arnold schwarzenegger is expected to sign legislation to preserve $ ### million in federal funds that could work
a shower of rain is beginning in the halls of the louisiana capitol over the money
iran will not abandon its nuclear program if the u.n. nuclear watchdog could face punitive measures president mahmoud ahmadinejad said
st. louis it 's been so long that it happened to someone else
eric namesnik who won silver medals in the #### olympics died on wednesday at a hospital after he was critically injured in an automobile accident
miami an icon and a priest with strong ties currently sits in a haitian jail
israel 's prime minister ehud olmert said he would be willing to restart peace talks with the palestinians
city of villains and game heroes are n't the best online games that goes to world of warcraft
fort collins colo. no denver broncos 'll give free tickets to sunday 's afc championship game against the pittsburgh steelers
a former all-pro linebacker with the giants was shaping the defensive line
the first morning of the year arrived on a rocky patch of farmland on the edge of the earth
after spending ## years in prison for killing he did n't commit
pat robertson is n't the only one who can see natural disasters
a year ago south carolina supreme court chief justice jean UNK said that fair justice has taken a line
at the state capitol is sitting on the floor of the senate chamber
a teenager who had been the center of attention at his friend 's birthday party was fatally shot
dozens of tunnels have been dug between the gaza strip and egypt in the last quarter of the palestinian territory
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physicians are calling for teaching hospitals to limit the gifts and money from pharmaceutical and medical device makers to products that may be the most effective
james franco best known as peter parker 's best friend in the spider-man movies
democrats and conservative republicans are promoting bible classes in the public schools
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you 're not likely to hear : you 're going to fall
philadelphia at the wachovia center the lightning boarded a train for today 's game
members of the organization of petroleum exporting countries are to keep pumping oil at current levels
philippine progress has been made in peace talks with the national democratic front -lrb- ndf
malaysia beat bangladesh #-# in a world cup asian zone qualifying match
beihai a port city in southwest china 's guangxi zhuang autonomous region will provide marine tourism services
chinese vice-premier zhu rongji met here today with UNK
buhe vice-chairman of the standing committee of china 's national people 's congress -lrb- npc met here today with a delegation from the parliament
china 's import and export a report from china 's state statistics bureau released here today
slovenia is considering making a contribution to the multinational protection force relief operations in albania
with a declining birth rate some child care centers have been transformed into homes for the elderly
a syndicate of ## rural credit cooperatives will loan #.# billion yuan to pudong new area in shanghai this year
vice-premier zou jiahua expressed china 's willingness to further cooperation with toyota motor corporation on the basis of mutual benefit
australian patrick rafter apologized wednesday for playing the davis cup
the nominations for judges of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia
a foreign trade fair aimed at enhancing economic ties between china and vietnam has ended recently
iranians today staged demonstrations in front of the german embassy here to protest the murder of iranian dissidents
troops repelled an attack by rebel forces along sudan 's eastern borders
the european union -lrb- eu today reached agreement on the helms-burton act against cuba
chinese vice-premier and foreign minister qian qichen met today
botswana will affect its economy southern african broadcasting association -lrb- saba reported today
a #,###-strong multinational force will land at the albanian port of durres tonight to protect humanitarian aid supplies
guerrillas of lebanese hezbollah or party of god were killed in clash with israeli forces in south lebanon
the diamond industry is to hold an international conference on the diamond industry during the hong kong jewelry fair in september
the chinese economy is expected to grow rapidly with gdp -lrb- gross domestic product increasing by # percent in ####
the first contingent of italian troops is expected to enter albania 's southern port of vlore next week
workers tried to determine their responsibility in an airliner accident which killed ## persons
the opposition labor party dropped to its lowest level according to the latest poll
following are the standings of world cup concacaf zone qualifying tournament after sunday 's match between the united states and mexico played
the pacific asia travel association -lrb- pata will hold its mekong tourism forum in ho chi minh city
pakistani president farooq leghari has stated that pakistan has a very special relationship
the european commission -lrb- ec the executive body of the european union -lrb- eu agreed to the world trade organization -lrb- wto dispute settlement mechanism
the sydney olympic games will have traffic jams and problems
german transportation minister matthias wissmann today reaffirmed construction of a rail link between hamburg and berlin
toyota has invested ### million us dollars to build a new plant in thailand
shanghai china 's largest industrial city will add ### chain stores this year
the democratic people 's republic of korea at the world table tennis championships
european union -lrb- eu countries will send their ambassadors to iran soon not to damage ties
two passenger trains crashed in hunan province killing ## people
northeast china 's liaoning province plans to spend ## billion yuan on the provincial great wall
president george w. bush met pakistani prime minister zafarullah jamali wednesday to discuss bilateral relations
the hong kong chief executive of hong kong special administrative region tung chee hwa said here thursday
japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi on friday reiterated his confidence that japan will resolve the issue
the association of southeast asian nations -lrb- asean would form a free trade area during the asean summit held in bali indonesia the bangkok post reported saturday
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philippine share prices closed #.## percent higher monday in trading
nigeria will support south africa 's world cup bid nigerian president olusegun obasanjo said
the iraqi governing council rejected an offer of sending troops to iraq
xu kuangdi vice-chairman of the national committee of the chinese people 's political consultative conference -lrb- cppcc met with a delegation
costa rica has ruled out the possibility of opening up its telecommunication sector in guatemala
business leaders from ## central and east european countries are gathering in bucharest for the summit
the asian development bank -lrb- adb has approved a technical assistance grant to china to protect the cultures of ethnic minority groups
southwest china 's yunnan province will raise #.# billion yuan -lrb- ###.## million us dollars to help rural poverty relief
the forum for economic and trade cooperation between china and portuguese-speaking countries opened here sunday
vietnam will start the construction of its first railway in ho chi minh city
a top un envoy said here monday that israel violated its air space over southern lebanon
southwest china 's sichuan province was executed to take bribes valued at #.# million yuan -lrb- #.# million us dollars
the launch of china 's first manned spacecraft is in charge of the country 's manned spaceflight program
interpol on wednesday asked its members to devise rules for providing legal status to wanted fugitives
chinese representative to the united nations wang guangya urged the international community
millions of people wake up on world food day which falls on thursday
ecuadorian president lucio gutierrez has reiterated support for bolivian president gonzalo sanchez de lozada UNK
we come to zimbabwe several years ago francis nhema zimbabwe 's minister of environment and tourism told xinhua friday
cambodia 's two parties saturday announced their decision to attend coalition talks at the royal palace
saudi crown prince abdullah bin abdul aziz called on unity and tolerance
israel on monday launched a missile strike on gaza city witnesses said
following are the world cup world cup champions
thousands of palestinians took to the streets of gaza strip to attend the funeral of the israeli army
the common market for eastern and southern africa -lrb- comesa is to attract foreign investors within the region
bulgarian police captured ## kg heroin in two separate operations
european stocks ended lower for the second session in a row thursday as results from royal dutch\/shell
austrian minister of foreign affairs benita ferrero-waldner will visit foreign ministry spokeswoman zhang qiyue
bayern munich playmaker michael ballack has recovered from an ankle injury the german first division club said friday
the republic of korea -lrb- rok the port of dandong has increased its capacity of handling containers in recent years
sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremesinghe will meet us president george bush
pakistan 's top shares ended higher monday as state-run oil -lrb- pso
south korean stocks continued their winning streak with the main index on tuesday
an ambulance driver collided with a car on the highway in south africa on tuesday south african press association reported
pakistani president pervez musharraf wednesday spoke highly of the relations between the two countries
following are the schedule for the world cup volleyball
nigeria has to build a liquefied natural gas -lrb- lng plant in niger the news agency of nigeria reported thursday
all files concerning intellectual property rights will be available on the official website of beijing supreme court from nov. #
kenyan authorities have issued a tough warning to politicians seeking votes ahead of the general elections
truck drivers returned to work thursday after a two-week strike organizers said
wuhan won the men 's title at the #th chinese city games
strong winds across southern california are bracing for a possible new round of wildfires
pakistan general pervez musharraf declared a state of emergency in the country
the abu dhabi national oil company -lrb- adnoc the energy giant of the united arab emirates -lrb- uae announced sunday
the regional management team of the world bank are to participate in a series of meetings in nepal and south asia with the theme
share prices on the london stock exchange closed lower monday on fears over banks bad loans
thailand 's council for national security -lrb- cns tuesday ignored demand by party members to resign
u.s. senate agreed tuesday to spend some ### billion u.s. dollars in defense budget for fiscal year ####
israeli settlers continue construction in the west bank to freeze settlement expansion according to a report released wednesday
border patrol has led to a drop in arrests of undocumented migrants this year
vietnam imported nearly #.# billion u. s. dollars worth of equipment and spare parts this year a year-on-year rise of ##.# percent
germany 's electronics giant siemens on thursday revealed transactions totaling #.# billion euros -lrb- #.# billion dollars
zambia will # billion u.s. dollars expansion scheme daily mail reported on friday
the city hopes to host the first ever youth olympic games scheduled for #### mayor lajos UNK told reporters here on friday
a landslide in northwest china 's shaanxi province trapped three people
six people were confirmed dead in a food poisoning case in central china 's hubei province
in kabul the capital of afghanistan said he was happy to see dozens of daily papers and magazines published in his country
foreign investments in vietnam 's agriculture have been sufficient to contribute to rural irrigation local newspaper vietnam news reported tuesday
russia 's central bank forecast a #.#-percent growth of gross domestic product -lrb- gdp in ####
ronaldinho was training with brazil team doctor jose luis runco said
a taiwanese fishing vessel captured off the somali coast arrived at mombasa port on wednesday
mexico will host the lorena ochoa golf tournament on nov. ##-## the lorena ochoa foundation said in a statement wednesday
lack of stadium in zambia led to a stampede in the africa cup qualifier between zambia and congo on june # this year sports minister gabriel UNK told parliament thursday
tokyo stocks opened lower
coach sven-goran eriksson signed the english premiership team at a ceremony in bangkok friday
china 's sun hui claimed gold in the women 's ##kg
namibia has imported about ### tons of maize from zambia and namibia
at a gold mine in southeast australia all ## miners were trapped in a collapsed shaft
the death toll from the cyclone in bangladesh shot up according to the disaster management ministry
nigeria 's capital abuja on monday got the hosting of the world cup tournament
some ###,### beijingers will be encouraged by the municipal government to move out of historical and cultural sites
n djamena nov. ## -lrb- xinhua the investigating magistrate handling the case arrived tuesday in the eastern town of the association to fly to france according to reports
afghan and u.s.-led coalition forces killed ## militants during a joint operation in southern afghan province of uruzgan
commonwealth foreign ministers meeting here wednesday to decide whether pakistan should be suspended from the organization
scientific instruments are now available via a new on-line database
romania and kazakhstan will cooperate in transporting caspian oil to european markets on thursday
vietnam plans to reap ##.# billion u. s. dollars from exporting products this year a trade agency said
cuban sports officials and coaches of the amateur boxing competitions cuba 's official press said friday
parliamentary elections kicked off on sunday between ruling croatian democratic union -lrb- hdz and opposition social democratic party -lrb- sdp
between ##,### and ##,### people in vietnam die of smoking each year
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a magnitude-# .# earthquake rocked manila at ##:## p.m. tuesday
chinese vice-premier wu yi said that the country should step up efforts to develop trade growth and employment
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commander of the artillery force of the chinese people 's liberation army -lrb- pla
australian prime minister-elect kevin rudd announced his cabinet deputy julia gillard
china was honored to mark mauritania 's ##th independence celebrations
marshall islands opposition party declared victory thursday night saying it is ready to take over the reins of government
the republic of congo 's first lady has launched a national campaign against aids focusing on the implementation of the UNK infection prevention project -lrb- UNK
andy roddick got the united states a #-# lead over russia in the davis cup final
construction spending dropped #.# percent in february the fifth straight monthly decline the commerce department reported
vietnamese prime minister nguyen tan dung has asked relevant agencies to focus on food safety to stamp out acute diarrhea
swimming tumbled again at the olympic test event
zimbabwe 's ruling zanu-pf has requested the electoral commission to audit last week 's presidential election following errors in the poll
lebanese parliament speaker nabih berri was stunned by the comment of french foreign minister bernard kouchner the daily reported wednesday
brian cowen has elected leader of ireland 's governing party
bangladesh and india signed a passenger train service between the two neighboring countries
a spokesman for the beijing organizing committee for the olympic torch relay
chinese carmaker chery automobile has recorded a ##.# percent growth in the first quarter
the preparation for the beijing olympic torch relay be held in oman 's capital muscat on april ##
singapore shares closed higher wednesday with the blue chip straits times index -lrb- sti soaring #.## percent to end at #,###.## points
china 's economic growth slowed to ##.# percent last year the national bureau of statistics said wednesday
the meeting between former u.s. president jimmy carter and a hamas delegation from gaza
a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern philippines friday morning
the project initiated by chinese kung fu star jet li has raised ## million yuan in relief work
won the gold medal at the world championships beating china ##-##
un secretary-general ban ki-moon reiterated here monday the need of tackling soaring food prices and the high level of trade and investment
all schools in orissa state of india have been closed for summer vacation over the last three weeks according to the report
#.# million people fell below the poverty line in #### official statistics revealed wednesday
british prime minister tony blair visited on wednesday the graft case against former bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina
chinese lawmakers adopted a law to protect the disabled in the run-up to the beijing paralympics
chinese saw income in the first quarter the lowest increase since ####
uruguay 's river plate soccer club defeated #-# thanks to nacional 's #-# tie against liverpool on saturday
hushen ### index reflecting the performance of china 's shanghai and shenzhen stock exchanges closed at #,###.##
president george w. bush criticized congress for proposals to deal with the rising cost of fuel
one more body has been recovered from the train crash bringing the death toll to ##
the u.s. dollar traded in the upper ## yen range monday in tokyo
iraqi oil ministry tuesday gave extra time for foreign oil firms for development contracts
americans increasingly are reining in spending and saving
cambodia 's insurance industry grew ## percent last year despite global declines
china 's export of auto parts increased ##.# percent to ##.## billion u.s. dollars in #### the china association of automobile manufacturers said wednesday
the largest snake has ever known as long as a tropical of the tyrannosaurus rex according to a discovery to be published on thursday in the journal nature
new zealand will make an initial contribution of ###,### nz dollars -lrb- ##,### dollars to solomon islands
boston celtics guard ray allen has been named to the orlando magic for the all-star game thursday
gold futures on the comex division of the new york mercantile exchange edged higher due to profit-taking
angola called for a more equitable and fair economic policy
the african union -lrb- au decided on sunday to dispatch cote d'ivoire 's foreign minister as an envoy to madagascar
ten civilians including a boy have been wounded in mortar attacks staged by islamic militants in the southern philippine island of sulu
president barack obama vowed to prevent nuclear proliferation
a rocket fired from the gaza strip on tuesday night local daily ha'aretz reported
prague feb. ## -lrb- xinhua czech president vaclav klaus tuesday ratified an agreement on cooperation in europe 's galileo satellite navigation project
australia 's jobless rate climbed to #.# percent in january australian bureau of statistics -lrb- abs
chinese president hu jintao visit saudi arabia on wednesday the first leg of his five-nation trip
israel 's centrist party kadima led by foreign minister tzipi livni secured ## seats in the ##th knesset -lrb- parliament
an airliner with ## people on board crashed into the u.s. state of new york
lebanese leaders speaking at the rally marking the fourth anniversary of former prime minister UNK hariri 's assassination
david beckham 's hopes of a move from los angeles galaxy to ac milan were crushed
chinese makers voiced their indignation over the practice of geese and ducks in china on saturday saying a very small number of such cases
president hugo chavez won a referendum to allow him to stay in power
vietnam is among the most vulnerable to the hepatitis b virus local newspaper youth reported tuesday
united nations -lrb- un peacekeeping operations according to the stockholm international peace research institute -lrb- sipri
new zealand 's birth rate reached its highest level in ## years on wednesday
to promote mutual benefit cooperation
cambodia 's economic growth rate this year english language newspaper the phnom penh post said thursday
the argentine foreign ministry summoned recent remarks by italian prime minister silvio berlusconi
the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea has slowed its uranium enrichment program iran 's english-language satellite press tv reported on friday
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a rocket fired from lebanon on saturday hit western israel israel radio reported
israeli president shimon peres chairman of the right wing likud party benjamin netanyahu after the election
china is willing to further promote friendly relations chinese vice president xi jinping said
brunei has unveiled commemorative coins of brunei brunei and brunei bearing the number of years since its independence from britain the brunei times reported on monday
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lusaka feb. ## -lrb- xinhua the voluntary repatriation of angolan refugees in zambia will resume tuesday
rivers in china are still polluted in efforts to control pollution a chinese environmental official said tuesday
the kenyan government wednesday challenged african scientists to help mitigate food insecurity in the continent
the chinese mainland and taiwan will start postal services on thursday the state council taiwan affairs office said
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host china speed skating at the universiade with a gold medal in the women 's team pursuit thursday
sony corp. said its president will step down from his post in april kyodo news reported
high school students in south china 's guangdong province have been suspected of gambling
former serbian president milan milutinovic returned to belgrade after the un war crimes tribunal
a graduation ceremony was held friday for the tibetan college
switzerland will have to pay the standard of living swiss radio international -lrb- sri reported friday
facts and figures from january to #### released by the general administration of customs
a federal prosecutor asked a federal judge monday to delay timothy mcveigh 's execution on his sentence
india was prepared to discuss all outstanding issues including kashmir with pakistan and new delhi during his visit to gujarat which was hit by a strong earthquake
the international fund for agriculture development -lrb- ifad will assist china to help farmers get rid of poverty
environmental challenges in the early ####s are in fact linked to poverty and globalization the u.n. economic and social commission for asia and the pacific -lrb- escap said at the launching ceremony of the environment report
inflation rate in kenya went down last month the central bank said
the heads of former soviet republics ended their meeting thursday with the signing of a series of documents
germany defeated albania #-# in a world cup european zone qualifying match wednesday while poland suffered a setback
china values the healthy and steady development of ties said vice-premier qian qichen here friday
intel corp. one of the world 's largest chip makers has cast a view about the semiconductor industry as signs of stability and demand
china reached consensus on china 's accession to the world trade organization -lrb- wto
the thai government has set aside ### million baht -lrb- ##.## million u.s. dollars according to thai news agency
northeast china 's jilin province has decided to fight serious water pollution over the next decade
fu quanyou chief of general staff of the people 's liberation army met here
there are more chinese and overseas tourists coming to china the china national tourism administration -lrb- cnta said
new zealand sharemarket closed
geneva june ## -lrb- xinhua the swiss national bank has decided to continue its current monetary policy leaving interest rates unchanged
attorney general rafael macedo captured his car
the great potential in trade and economic cooperation among the member states will promote the development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation
south african president thabo mbeki on saturday urged youths to face poverty and aids
shenzhen will spend ### million u.s. dollars to build a modern high-tech industrial park
hang seng china enterprises index lost ##.## points to ###.## monday
french president jacques chirac will discuss cooperation in the field during his visit to russia from july #-#
the canadian economy will bounce back in the quarter with an aggressive monetary policy economists said
the gold price remained unchanged at #,### hk dollars a tael wednesday
egypt and lebanon will discuss ways of establishing a free trade zone between the two countries
the indonesian people 's consultative assembly -lrb- mpr president abdurrahman wahid 's meeting on the agenda of the special session scheduled for august #
japan 's organising committee for the #### world cup soccer finals is counting on soccer
a teacher aged ## used to be the head of a county
the china association for science and technology -lrb- cast came up with various ways to improve scientific awareness and innovation
china is expected to become a full member of the world trade organization -lrb- wto within this year
greece 's equity prices continued its downward trend tuesday on the athens stock exchange -lrb- ase
the australian stock market dipped into negative territory wednesday ahead of interest rate cut
a series of emergency measures have been taken in northeast china 's liaoning province
israeli troops bombed on friday lebanese resistance guerrilla group hezbollah in the disputed shebaa farms oriental radio reported
europe 's major stock markets ended higher friday with tech stocks gaining
northwest china 's shaanxi province approved ### foreign investment projects
sixteen countries will vie for the america 's cup yachting race in new zealand in ####
china hopes all parties concerned to avoid iraq foreign ministry spokesman zhu bangzao said today
the nepal king birendra chose to convene a special session of parliament to discuss their no-confidence motion against the government
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andreas widhoelzl of austria collected a world cup ski jumping event on thursday
the first batch of live chicken will be shipped to hong kong
turkey 's leftist parties held demonstrations friday to protest policy toward iraq
india save one billion u.s. dollars in its oil import bill during the ####-## fiscal year starting april #
king juan carlos and queen sofia of spain will arrive in manila february ## for a three-day visit
qatari emir sheikh hamad bin khalifa al-thani arrived in saudi arabia monday for talks with king fahd
hong kong stocks dropped ###.## points to close at ##,###.##
the philippines commission on elections -lrb- comelec said wednesday those candidates qualified for the may ## general elections
germany launched celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth
the republic of yemen should further strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries
sudanese vice president was killed in a plane crash
slovenian beat bologna ##-## in their euroleague basketball match on thursday
a pharmaceutical factory in central china 's hubei province has begun cultivation of traditional chinese medicine
bulgarian president peter stoyanov said that progress has been made in relations
marianne timmer of the netherlands won her third olympic speed skating women 's #,### m race on monday
the australian dollar was little changed tuesday as an easing in monetary policy
french nuclear energy will play a far more important role according to a poll published tuesday
fidel castro cuba 's president met with a chinese delegation
following is the ##th olympic winter games under gold silver and bronze
finnish driver ari vatanen will team for the safari rally at the end of this month
i 'm convinced the confidence of investors will be gone
pakistan and iran are working closely towards a peaceful settlement of the afghan conflict
tehran february ## -lrb- xinhua iran saturday announced more cultural exchanges between its people and those of the united states
the following are business briefs from countries
the sri lankan government will release ## million rupees -lrb- one million u.s. dollars to strengthen the government
nearly #,### iraqi children died last month due to diseases the iraqi news agency reported tuesday
the china meteorological administration tuesday signed an agreement on cooperation in meteorological satellites
the major leadership change according to news reaching here wednesday
the ##nd hong kong international film festival will be the largest ever in the history of the festival
african foreign ministers and the organization of african unity -lrb- oau in the capital of ethiopia
plan for a pipeline to pump natural gas into albania
major stock markets in europe ended the week higher with london hitting new highs
farmers are welcoming a bumper grain harvest which accounts for ## percent of china 's annual grain output
hong kong shares ended higher tuesday as oil prices eased
defending champion tim henman of britain beat thailand 's paradorn srichaphan #-# #-#
chinese vice premier huang ju said here wednesday that engineers should contribute to development
vietnam export #.# billion us dollars this year a year-on-year increase of ##.# percent
president george w. bush changes cabinet for his second term
the customs department of hong kong announced that # million hong kong dollars -lrb- ###,### us dollars worth of goods were seized
pakistani prime minister shaukat aziz saturday felicitated afghan president hamid karzai on the future of afghanistan
the french defense ministry announced sunday france will send another ## airbus planes to cote d'ivoire
those behind the moves against the philippine government have no force to carry out military intelligence reports said monday
arsenal manager arsene wenger was charged by the football association -lrb- fa with improper conduct
the palestinian ailing yasser arafat left hospital tuesday without making a statement
the sri lankan navy has taken into custody two indian fishing trawlers a local newspaper reported on wednesday
scientists at an international symposium on climate change said the kyoto protocol is not enough to slow the warming of the planet
tanzanian parliament on wednesday ratified the establishment of the east african community -lrb- eac
a french military transport plane carrying the body of palestinian leader yasser arafat left here thursday after a brief departure to cairo
rwanda and uganda held talks on security issues along the common borders aimed at building stronger bilateral relations
chinese president hu jintao pledged the strategic partnership
inspired by science and technology tibetans have long adored the sun as god
the world bank signed a credit for power transmission project in cambodia
remittances from overseas filipino workers -lrb- ofws rose #.# percent in the first nine months of the year
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flights more than the longest such streak in the nation 's history
vietnam has detected a small number of chickens being infected with bird flu virus strain h# in weather conditions
islamic resistance movement hamas was critically wounded in an assassination attempt in the gaza strip thursday
un secretary general kofi annan has called on african countries to solve cross-border issues
fierce clashes broke out saturday between gunmen and iraqi troops along the main street witnesses said
prime minister of antigua and barbuda left here monday for hong kong
fatah movement on monday chose mahmoud abbas chairman of the palestine liberation organization -lrb- plo as its candidate for the presidential election
the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea iran 's nuclear issue suspended the islamic republic to the un security council for possible sanctions
three indonesian seamen kidnapped by abu sayyaf group had been discovered in the southern philippines local television reported
no decisions made by the united nations -lrb- un and african union -lrb- au on cote d'ivoire
china will start testing hiv-positive prisoners the ministry of health said thursday
all ## victims have been identified as high school students of central china 's henan province local police said friday
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barcelona midfielder will be out of action for two months after a groin injury
indonesia has admitted that the relations between indonesia and russia are not enough to form a strategic partnership
china and asean started a free trade area with the signing of the framework agreement on economic cooperation
the death toll due to floods in the northern philippines has risen to ##
british matthew pinsent who won gold medals at the olympic games announced his retirement
israel on tuesday approved the rafah crossing between the gaza strip and egypt israel radio reported
israeli foreign minister silvan shalom said wednesday that israel will halt its killing of palestinian militants
the united states has filed the world trade organization -lrb- wto restrictions on us trade representative rob portman
a mortar fired from the gaza strip landed in southern israel thursday
pakistani leaders have appealed to the nation to celebrate eid festival in view of earthquake devastation in kashmir
the european union -lrb- eu on friday launched an anti-dumping investigation against chinese shoes
strong earthquake aftershocks were felt in pakistani cities at #:## a.m. sunday
one of the towns in suburban paris was curfew the mayor 's office said
share prices on the taiwan stock exchange closed lower with the weighted index moving down #,###
the un security council on tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the multinational force in iraq until the end of next year at any time
palestinian sources said on thursday the suicide bombings in the jordanian capital of amman
china won the men 's ##kg category in the world weightlifting championships here on thursday
nigeria 's oil rich niger delta region on friday denied bail to africa 's most populous nation
chinese vice-premier zeng peiyan urged china to turn to sustainable development
guillermo coria lost his first match beaten in straight sets by ivan ljubicic of croatia sunday
new york nov. ## -lrb- xinhua china and the united states can closely understand each other and learn from each other said cornell university in a recent interview with xinhua on monday
andre agassi decided to quit the masters cup here on monday
at least three people were injured in a blast in the southern pakistani city of karachi
an over-loaded minibus overturned in southwestern guizhou province killing ## passengers
the us energy department announced tuesday an experimental project in canada to inject carbon dioxide into storage
ryder cup stars thomas bjorn and paul casey have set their sights on the open trophy next month
the anti-government guerrillas have kidnapped ### teachers in eastern nepal
japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi foundation for better relations with china
chinese president hu jintao met here friday with donald tsang chief executive of hong kong special administrative region -lrb- hksar
german chancellor angela merkel 's christian democrats and outgoing chancellor gerhard schroeder 's social democrats
us president george w. bush arrived here saturday for a three-day visit
chinese president hu jintao said here sunday that bilateral cooperation serves the common interests of the two peoples
one of six us marines accused of raping a ##-year-old filipina might be released the philippine justice secretary said tuesday
the johannesburg securities exchange -lrb- jse finished dragged down by profit taking
the hong kong special administrative region -lrb- hksar government would implement precautionary measures to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic
kenyan president mwai kibaki on wednesday dissolved the draft constitution
a sample survey showed that ## percent of taiwanese workers were willing to working on the chinese mainland
the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea decided to postpone to the un security council on the iranian nuclear issue
the un general assembly approved on friday more funding for cote d'ivoire to strengthen the un peacekeeping missions there
a bronze statue of martial arts legend bruce lee was unveiled on saturday in hong kong to mark his ##th birthday
british aid worker norman kember has been kidnapped in iraq on sunday
hiv\/aids get more attention from the government said a senior health official here monday
the growth rate of indonesia 's manufacturing industry had been slowing down although it continued to expand rapidly
a mozambican man has escaped from the city 's police headquarters local media reported tuesday
the dollar fell to the lower ### yen level after failing to breach the ### yen barrier
un under-secretary-general for political affairs ibrahim gambari said wednesday that the peace process still faces challenges
