japan 's nec corp. and UNK computer corp. of the united states said wednesday they had agreed to join forces in supercomputer sales .
the sri lankan government on wednesday announced the closure of government schools with immediate effect as a military campaign against tamil separatists escalated in the north of the country .
police arrested five anti-nuclear protesters thursday after they sought to disrupt loading of a french antarctic research and supply vessel , a spokesman for the protesters said .
factory orders for manufactured goods rose #.# percent in september , the commerce department said here thursday .
the bank of japan appealed to financial markets to remain calm friday following the us decision to order daiwa bank ltd. to close its us operations .
croatian president franjo tudjman said friday croatian and serb negotiators would meet saturday to thrash out an agreement on the last serb-held area in croatia , under a deal reached at us-brokered talks .
japan 's toyota team europe were banned from the world rally championship for one year here on friday in a crushing ruling by the world council of the international automobile federation -lrb- fia -rrb- .
israel prepared sunday for prime minister yitzhak rabin 's state funeral which will be attended by a host of world leaders , including us president bill clinton and the jordanian and egyptian heads of state .
indian prime minister p.v. narasimha rao 's promise of more autonomy for troubled kashmir and his plea for early state elections has sparked a violent reaction from provincial moslem and opposition parties .
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turnout was heavy for parliamentary elections monday in trinidad and tobago after a month of intensive campaigning throughout the country , one of the most prosperous in the caribbean .
jordan 's crown prince hassan ibn talal arrived tuesday for his first visit to jerusalem and was to pay his condolences to the widow of assassinated prime minister yitzhak rabin .
poland 's main opposition party tuesday endorsed president lech walesa in an upcoming presidential run-off election after a reformed communist won the first round of voting .
the rand gained ground against the dollar at the opening here wednesday , to #.#### \/ ## to the greenback from #.#### \/ ## at the close tuesday .
arbitrary arrests , torture , prisoners dying in detention and the death penalty are current practices in guinea , human rights organization amnesty international said thursday in a report published here .
a young syrian woman who was arrested last year on terrorism charges at the airport here had a map of us military facilities in turkey , a canadian security official said thursday .
hong kong signed a breakthrough air services agreement with the united states on friday that will allow us airlines to carry freight to asian destinations via the territory .
a us citizen who spied for communist east germany was given a suspended jail sentence of ## months here friday .
davis love said he was thinking of making the world cup of golf a full time occupation after taking a ## stroke lead over japan in the event with us partner fred couples here on saturday .
france , still high after their convincing ##-## win over new zealand have named the same team for the second test next saturday in paris .
#st quarter : chi - td , curtis conway ## UNK pass from erik kramer -lrb- kevin butler kick -rrb- , #:## .
at least ## people were killed when a nigeria airways airliner crashed on landing monday at kaduna airport in the north of the country , airport officials said .
the four candidates in algeria 's first free presidential election held final rallies monday amid tight security as some voters began casting their ballots three days ahead of the main poll .
the united nations children 's fund -lrb- unicef -rrb- has voiced concern over the plight of children in much of eastern europe where communism was abruptly dismantled and state services allowed to erode .
a swedish un soldier in bosnia was shot and killed by a stray bullet on tuesday in an incident authorities are calling an accident , military officials in stockholm said tuesday .
a us judge denied on tuesday a request for the extradition of former mexican deputy attorney general mario ruiz massieu to mexico where he is charged with a cover-up in his brother 's murder investigation .
fred west told the truth -- and should be believed -- when he exonerated his wife in the murders of ## young women before killing himself , a jury heard wednesday .
german chemical giant hoechst group announced plans wednesday to invest ### million dollars in china next year , with the idea of getting a strong foothold in the fast growing economy , xinhua news agency reported .
roh tae-woo , the former south korean military UNK charged with corruption on thursday , oversaw the first tentative steps of his country 's transition from authoritarian rule to democracy .
a court here thursday sentenced a ##-year-old man to ## years in jail after he admitted pummelling his baby son to death to silence him while watching television .
president bill clinton said thursday he would propose a new plan to congress to reopen many government operations and end the budget impasse , but repeated his intention to veto a republican budget bill .
five east timorese youths who scaled the french embassy 's fence here thursday , left the embassy on their way to portugal friday .
the repatriation of at least #,### bosnian moslems was postponed friday after the unhcr pulled out of the first joint scheme to return refugees to their homes in northwest bosnia .
the us space shuttle atlantis separated from the orbiting russian mir space station early saturday , after three days of test runs for life in a future space facility , nasa announced .
the shooting down of the largest transport plane in the sri lankan air force has wrecked supply lines and slowed a major government offensive against the tamil rebel citadel of jaffna , analysts said .
outgoing polish president lech walesa and his ex-communist rival aleksander kwasniewski cast their ballots sunday in a tight contest for the presidency but managed some humor amid all the tension .
tea scores on the fourth day of the second test between australia and pakistan here monday .
the head of the russian-installed government in the breakaway republic of chechnya narrowly survived a bomb attack monday , the third assassination attempt against top russian officials in two months .
australia 's news corp announced monday it was joining brazil 's globo , mexico 's grupo televisa and the us tele-communications inc. in a venture to broadcast ### channels via satellite to latin america .
former israeli chief of staff ehud barak is to be appointed foreign minister in the new cabinet of prime minister shimon peres , an outgoing minister said tuesday .
indicted war criminals will not be allowed to hold office or serve in the military in post-war bosnia under a peace agreement for the balkans reached tuesday , us officials said .
japan 's collapsed kizu credit union , the largest such institution in the country , had incurred losses of ### billion yen -lrb- #.# billion dollars -rrb- , the bank of japan said wednesday .
nick leeson , the young futures trader blamed for the collapse of britain 's oldest merchant bank , rose from humble london origins to become the tragic golden boy of the asian financial el dorado .
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malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad indicated friday he would soon relinquish control of the ruling party to his deputy anwar ibrahim .
bosnian croat forces have begun torching homes in parts of western bosnia captured during a summer offensive but due to return to serb control under the dayton peace agreement , un officials said friday .
president robert mugabe 's pay packet will be more than doubled by july next year to a total of ###,### zimbabwe dollars -lrb- around ##,### us dollars -rrb- , the government announced saturday .
former french prime minister michel rocard and former us defense secretary robert mcnamara have agreed to serve on an australian commission working to ban nuclear weapons , prime minister paul keating said sunday .
former mexican president carlos salinas said sunday that he was astonished by charges that his brother was connected with the drug - trafficking underworld and that , if convicted , he should be punished .
ministers from the european union and its mediterranean neighbors gathered here under heavy security on monday for an unprecedented conference on economic and political cooperation .
bosnian president alija izetbegovic on monday accused bosnian serb leader radovan karadzic of seeking to sway the us congress against approving us troops to help enforce peace in the former yugoslavia .
pakistan 's team manager intikhab alam dismissed claims tuesday that his team 's poor performance in the current test series was to blame for weak ticket sales ahead of the final test .
faced with a mushrooming influence-peddling scandal that has rocked the government , president fernando henrique cardoso has opened a high - level probe into the affair in an attempt to stem political fallout .
french rail workers pressed on with their crippling strike for a sixth straight day wednesday to protest welfare reform plans by prime minister alain juppe , with no immediate end in sight .
the handlers of britain 's lennox lewis are ready to offer american riddick bowe nine million dollars for a long-overdue heavyweight clash in march or april , his promoter panos eliades said wednesday .
president fidel ramos on thursday said he was `` confident '' that peace talks with moslem guerrillas would result in a successful conclusion following the latest round of negotiations in jakarta .
swedish telecommunications giant ericsson has reached a basic agreement to sell its relay production to japanese electronics company UNK corp , ericsson said thursday .
east timorese president xanana gusmao on thursday made an emotional appeal for rivals from the country 's east and west to forgive each other , pleading for unity to end weeks of violence .
ireland 's government urged prudence on thursday as the first irish savers began to benefit from a state savings scheme that will mean a ##-billion-euro -lrb- ##-billion-dollar -rrb- payout to almost #.# million people over the next year .
russian foreign minister sergei lavrov on thursday welcomed a us move to enter european-led talks on iran 's nuclear program , urging the international community not to disrupt the process .
general motors corp. expects it will be able to avoid a crippling strike at its largest parts subsidiary despite a disagreement over the company 's attempt to throw out its union contracts as it emerges from bankruptcy , gm 's chief executive said thursday .
football fans in the bangladesh capital dhaka will be able to watch the world cup live on big screens at ## city locations , officials said friday .
india won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day in the opening test against west indies at the antigua recreation ground on friday .
polling stations closed at #### gmt -lrb- #### local time -rrb- friday on the first day of czech legislative elections shadowed by allegations surrounding social democrat prime minister jiri paroubek .
an insurgency-hit indian state is paying handsome rewards to policemen for slaying maoist rebels in the jungles despite protests from rights groups about state-sponsored violence .
the united nations condemned saturday an attack on russian embassy employees in baghdad that claimed the life of one russian and resulted in the kidnapping of four others .
ministers from ## african nations and the united states are to hold annual talks this week aimed at devising strategies for a vibrant private sector in africa and stepping up trade .
american time-trial specialist david zabriskie of team csc won the #.# km opening prologue of the dauphine libere here on sunday .
a high-profile japanese fund manager admitted monday to insider trading linked to the scandal-hit livedoor internet firm in the latest fall from grace of one a new breed of corporate raiders .
rafael nadal moved to within three wins of defending his french open crown when he subdued a battling and determined lleyton hewitt to reach the quarter-finals at roland garros on monday .
a powerful bomb exploded outside a navy base near the sri lankan capital colombo tuesday , seriously wounding at least one person , military officials said .
serbs living in enclaves in northern kosovo have taken a step towards separation from the rest of the UNK province by breaking off ties with the un administration , local media said tuesday .
chelsea manager jose mourinho has said that only another title and the champions league will suffice for him as he builds towards next season .
russia warned wednesday against nato taking in the ex-soviet republics of ukraine and georgia , saying such a colossal geopolitical shift would threaten relations .
chelsea wing arjen robben said here on wednesday he wished to prove dutch national coach marco van basten right and show he is one of the great players of his era .
mittal steel said on wednesday that its hostile takeover offer to shareholders in european steelmaker arcelor had officially begun in the united states and would last until july # .
americans have to wait probably another year before they can relish succulent indian mangoes .
some #.# billion people worldwide are expected to watch germany face costa rica on television at the opening match of football 's world cup , german public broadcaster zdf said thursday .
us defense secretary donald rumsfeld said thursday the killing of al-qaeda 's leader in iraq , abu musab UNK , was a significant victory in the battle against terrorism but not the end of the violence .
a french crocodile farm said thursday it had stepped up efforts to breed one of the world 's most endangered species , the indian UNK , with the hope of ultimately returning animals to their habitat in south asia .
earthquake survivors on indonesia 's java island have endured unimaginable suffering but some say they are now facing the final straw : missing out on watching the world cup .
britain 's prince philip celebrates his ##th birthday on saturday , after ## years of marriage to queen elizabeth ii during which he has had to temper his UNK instincts and play a supporting role .
even some of his rivals in the roland garros locker-room are hoping that roger federer can create a bit of tennis history by winning all four grand slams .
question marks over the form of spain 's record goal-scoring captain raul continued to feed the concerns of the country 's press here friday .
group of eight finance ministers warned saturday that the world economy was menaced by soaring energy costs and called for closer cooperation to calm volatile oil and gas markets .
england coach sven-goran eriksson believes his team must improve on their disappointing display against paraguay if they want to win the world cup .
a tropical depression , the first of the atlantic hurricane season , was lashing western cuba with driving rain and stiff winds late friday and could worsen in the coming hours , forecasters said .
palestinian president mahmud abbas needs to do more to disarm militant groups , israeli prime minister ehud olmert said sunday , pledging to help in the process .
jason terry , hero of dallas ' game one national basketball association finals win over miami , may need off-season surgery on an injured thumb that he has been nursing for four months .
group h favorites spain could be given an unexpected boost ahead of their opener against ukraine - if andriy shevchenko decides to sit out wednesday 's afternoon match in leipzig .
al-qaeda in iraq appointed a militant named sheikh abu hamza UNK to succeed jordanian-born abu musab al-zarqawi who was killed in a us air strike , in an internet message posted monday .
tomas rosicky scored twice as the czech republic enjoyed an impressive #-# victory over the united states in their world cup opener on monday .
billionaire basketball team owner mark cuban was a no show , but the head of unicef made it and pop star prince rounded off the evening by throwing a guitar over his head .
french bank credit agricole launched on tuesday a public cash offer to buy the ## percent of emporiki bank it does not already own , in a bid valuing the greek group at #.# billion euros -lrb- #.# billion dollars -rrb- .
us president george w. bush flew into baghdad tuesday on a surprise five hour visit to back the new government of iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki in its fight against the raging insurgency .
the open square in front of the french capital 's famed notre dame cathedral will be renamed after late pope john paul ii , the city council decided tuesday .
the somali town of jowhar , the last stronghold of the us-backed warlords , on wednesday girded for new clashes after three powerful militia chiefs fled the township as their enemies were reportedly within striking distance , residents said .
the french press on wednesday were typically scathing in their assessment of les bleus ' performance in their opening world cup match , a #-# draw with switzerland .
press freedom in algeria remains at risk despite the release on wednesday of prominent newspaper editor mohamed UNK after a two-year prison sentence , human rights organizations said .
world number three david nalbandian said wednesday that he was optimistic of being fit to compete in wimbledon after being forced to retire injured in the french open semi-finals last week .
a consortium led by us investment bank goldman sachs thursday increased its takeover offer of associated british ports holdings , the biggest port operator in britain , after being threatened with a possible rival bid .
west germany 's #### world cup winning hero franz beckenbauer hopes hosts germany are not paired with england in the last ## of the world cup , saying he would prefer to meet the old foe later in the tournament .
former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has been re-elected as president of serie a side ac milan , the club confirmed on thursday .
nato secretary general jaap de hoop scheffer said thursday an upsurge in taliban attacks in afghanistan was aimed at `` testing '' western public opinion and warned the alliance would take tough action against anyone trying to derail afghan reconstruction .
one of bollywood 's hottest actors john abraham has refused to bow to pressure from india 's health minister and quit promoting fizzy drinks .
european union leaders gave slovenia a green light friday to join the eurozone next year , launching a new wave of expansion for the currently ##-nation single currency club .
mauritania 's ruling military leaders have launched an electoral campaign in support of a constitutional referendum set for june ## , the official media announced friday .
slovaks started voting at #:## am -lrb- #### gmt -rrb- on saturday in elections to the ###-seat parliament , with centre-right prime minister mikulas dzurinda fighting to continue far-reaching but painful reforms .
phil mickelson 's bid for a third straight major title was still on saturday as the american started the third round of the us open golf championship four shots off the lead .
anti-whaling nations sent japan crashing to a third straight defeat on saturday at world whale talks soured by rows over cruelty and the moratorium on commercial hunts .
hundreds of graduates from america 's most prestigious universities are temporarily setting aside their high-powered career ambitions to teach at inner-city schools , as part of a program to help children from low-income families .
result in a world cup group g match here on sunday .
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germany are renowned as masters in the penalty shootout but manager jurgen klinsmann revealed monday that the world cup hosts have not been practising UNK in training .
ukraine outclassed saudi arabia in their crunch group h game here monday , firmly setting their stuttering world cup campaign back on track with a convincing #-# win .
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sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to a truce despite surging violence , but said the future of ceasefire monitors from denmark , finland and sweden is still in the balance .
estonians will miss their traditional midsummer bonfires in state-owned forests this year after the authorities on tuesday banned the practice because of risk of forest fires .
the launch of a long-range north korean missile would provide the first real test of a us missile defense system that has cost billions of dollars to build and is still in development , analysts said tuesday .
journalists and legislators in afghanistan have been outraged by the intelligence service 's new media guidelines that bar interviews with taliban leaders and criticism of foreign troops .
south korea said wednesday it would consider scrapping food aid to impoverished north korea if pyongyang test-fired a missile .
us lawyer ed fagan said wednesday he will bring a multi-million dollar lawsuit in the united states against the polish government unless it takes concrete steps to repay a huge debt to holders of bonds issued before world war ii .
around ### clandestine immigrants wednesday staged a peaceful breakout from a detention center in malta and demonstrated on a road shouting `` we want freedom .
like a conquering army , south korea are marching towards the knock-out stages of the #### world cup on their stomachs .
hong kong flag carrier cathay pacific said thursday it has ordered six boeing UNK freighter aircraft in a billion dollar deal for delivery between may #### and april #### .
eight chinese scientists have asked a leading us medical journal to withdraw a letter published thursday alleging that china knew about a human case of bird flu two years before the first case was officially announced .
two-time champions argentina suffered a blow on thursday when defender nicolas burdisso was ruled out of the world cup second round clash against mexico here on saturday because of a ankle injury .
fbi agents have arrested at least seven people in miami who reportedly plotted to attack the chicago sears tower skyscraper , according to official statements and news reports .
prime minister tony blair called friday for britain 's criminal justice system to be UNK `` in favor of the decent law-abiding majority '' , as he delivered the first in a series of speeches on the future of the nation .
world cup hopefuls spain secured their objective of finishing top of group h with a stuttering #-# win over whipping boys saudi arabia here on friday .
the white house said friday that a new videotape of al-qaeda number two ayman al-zawahiri is the terrorist network 's latest shot in its effort to win a `` propaganda war .
teenager michaela krajicek claimed her first grasscourt title with a #-# , #-# victory over third seed dinara safina at home in the ###,###-dollar UNK open on saturday .
directors of the european steel giant arcelor were to meet sunday in luxembourg to decide between two suitors : the partnership offered by russia 's severstal and the hostile bid from mittal steel .
a japanese man hanged himself in taiwan sunday after the asian champions failed to secure a single victory in the world cup , a report said .
france beat south africa ##-## here on sunday to become the world under-## rugby champions for the first time .
france said on monday it was seeking the release of an UNK solider who was reportedly captured by an armed palestinian group at the weekend , and had made contact with all parties involved .
china has executed five people who had been sentenced to death for drugs trafficking , state media reported on monday .
italian voters rejected by a wide margin a referendum on constitutional change backed by former prime minister silvio berlusconi , provisional results showed , dealing a further blow to the media mogul more than two months after he lost power .
vietnam chose a new president and was set to get a new premier tuesday in a sweeping leadership change for the communist country heading fast into an era of closer integration with the world economy .
wigan moved to consolidate their premiership status tuesday by tying down one of the brightest stars of last season 's maiden top flight campaign .
hurricane katrina fraudsters who billed the us government for fictitious services and filed claims for phantom hotel guests and even dom perignon champagne have cost taxpayers up to two billion dollars , the new york times reported tuesday .
a controversial civilian nuclear energy deal between india and the united states cleared its first major hurdle tuesday , easily winning approval by a us congress committee .
chinese government departments lost #.# billion dollars last year through corruption , poor tax methods and bad land management , the national audit office said in a report published wednesday .
two exclusive rome clubs have invited prince victor emmanuel to resign following his arrest on suspicion of providing prostitutes and illegal slot machines to a casino , an italian newspaper reported on wednesday .
the al-aqsa martyrs brigades said wednesday it had kidnapped an israeli settler , marking the third abduction of an israeli since sunday .
kuwaiti women join their menfolk for the first time thursday in voting to elect a parliament for the oil-rich gulf state after a fierce campaign focusing on electoral reform and corruption .
foreign ministers of the group of eight countries began talks here thursday expected to raise pressure on iran over its nuclear program , as moscow sought to prevent next month 's g# summit becoming a magnet for criticism of russia 's democratic credentials .
greece said thursday that it was monitoring the escalating hostilities between israelis and palestinians with `` particular concern , '' and feared it could worsen .
european stock markets advanced strongly thursday on some bargain-hunting and gains by wall street and japanese shares ahead of an expected hike in us interest rates , dealers said .
the australian government friday warned building products company james hardie it had run out of excuses for not paying compensation to victims of its asbestos products following a special tax ruling .
palestinian prime minister ismail haniya insisted friday that his hamas-led government was continuing efforts to secure the release of an israeli soldier captured by militants .
the united states deported to bosnia on friday two bosnian serbs wanted by a local court on charges of genocide committed in the #### srebrenica massacre , an official said .
luca toni scored twice as italy beat ukraine #-# in the world cup quarter-finals here on friday to set up a mouth-watering last four clash against hosts germany .
north korea on saturday staged a state funeral for UNK minister kim kwang-jin , who died thursday at the age of ## , the second key military figure to die in less than a week .
up to ###,### revellers packed sydney 's streets to celebrate the gay and lesbian mardi gras , breaking attendance records for the eye - popping annual street festival .
zairean president mobutu sese seko will stay at his french riviera residence until at least the middle of the week because of an increase in diplomatic activity , a mobutu aide said on sunday .
the rand was slightly weaker against the dollar in early trade here monday , opening at #.#### \/ ## to the greenback compared to its close friday of #.#### \/ ## .
the head of al-azhar , the top sunni moslem authority , will visit germany next week to discuss the teaching of islam in europe , his spokesman said monday .
all countries that signed the european union 's maastricht treaty have `` exactly the same right '' to join in monetary union at the outset , as long as they meet the convergence criteria , french president jacques chirac said on monday .
a thai man believed to have been killed in a knife fight has caused a stir by returning to his home eight months after his own funeral , a thai daily reported tuesday .
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croatia protested tuesday over an attack against a roman catholic church in sarajevo , which came just one month ahead of a scheduled visit by the pope , hina news agency said .
senior magistrates in france have accused president jacques chirac and the government of ignoring their objections when making important judicial appointments , it was reported wednesday .
the german government and red cross have decided to give ###,### dollars in humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake which devastated UNK in northwest iran , the embassy here announced wednesday .
imf chief michel camdessus wednesday told india to prepare for a second wave of economic reforms to catch up with asian tigers .
canada 's government is investigating a decision by the us-owned wal - mart retail chain to pull UNK pyjamas from its canadian stores , international trade minister art eggleton said wednesday .
india 's congress -lrb- i -rrb- party thursday said it would block some of the government 's UNK tax cut plans .
about ### rwandan refugees who have flown in from civil war-torn eastern zaire were stuck thursday at nairobi 's wilson airport , where immigration officials refused to allow them on to kenyan territory .
the united states underscored thursday its support for international efforts to contain the insurrection in albania and pressed president sali berisha to find a compromise to end the unrest .
colonel theoneste bagosora , a suspected ringleader of the rwandan ethnic massacres of #### , pleaded not guilty friday to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity at the un war crimes court .
the us economy created ###,### jobs in february when the unemployment rate dropped from #.# percent to #.# percent , the government reported friday .
six us tourists and their costa rican pilot cheated death friday when their twin-engine plane crashed into a wooded hillside outside costa rica 's capital , red cross officials said .
zairean rebels , led by laurent-desire kabila , on saturday rejected calls by the united nations for a ceasefire , saying it could only be called after talks with kinshasa .
south korean union leaders on sunday threatened renewed strikes against new labor rules drafted by parliament to replace a controversial bill which sparked industrial unrest last december .
egyptian president hosni mubarak said sunday said he would ask us president bill clinton to `` use his influence '' to halt a controversial planned jewish settlement in east jerusalem .
the stability of hong kong 's stockmarket will continue after july #st , when the territory is handed by to china , central monetary authority president joseph yam said here monday .
the deputy president of a us study group on foreign UNK said here monday normalisation of relations between pakistan and india would give a boost to foreign investment in the region .
diana , princess of wales , on monday visited a homeless emergency cold weather shelter in a notorious red light district in central london - but found her motives questioned by those whose cause she hoped to highlight .
the rand firmed further against the dollar in early trade here tuesday , opening at #.#### \/ ## to the greenback against #.#### \/ ## at close on monday .
the un chief of eastern slavonia , the last serb-held part of croatia , confirmed tuesday that key elections would be held here on april ## as part of local ballots throughout croatia .
the arab group in the united nations on tuesday dismissed israel 's warning that a palestinian bid to apply international pressure against israel could freeze the peace process .
sesame street has extended to shanghai through a joint production of a chinese version , sponsored by us power company general electric -lrb- ge -rrb- , of the us made children 's television program .
unrest in albania inched closer to the capital tirana on wednesday , as president sali berisha was trying to defuse tension by forming a new government headed by an opposition socialist .
the un general assembly appeared poised to adopt a resolution denouncing israel 's plans to build housing for thousands of jewish settlers in east jerusalem .
the cambodian military is growing impatient with delays in peace negotiations being used by khmer rouge military commander ta mok , who is acting like colonel kurtz from the film `` apocalypse now , '' a senior defense ministry official said thursday .
thai share prices dropped #.# percent in thin trading thursday amid profit-taking by local traders , analysts said .
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the ##,### employees of apple computer are awaiting word from chairman gilbert amelio , who on friday is to reveal details of a reorganization that could mean the elimination of ## percent of the jobs at the troubled group .
an UNK number of chinese legislators on friday voted against the government 's annual report on efforts to combat crime and corruption .
a man has been shot dead in a catholic area of west belfast , police said friday .
twenty-eight people were rushed to hospital saturday after ## different chemicals spilled inside the hold of a british airways boeing ### at london 's heathrow airport , the rescue services said .
a fairly strong earthquake measuring #.# on the richter scale rocked wide areas of central and western japan sunday , followed by four aftershocks , the meteorological agency said .
tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through brussels sunday , calling for eu action to defend jobs , amid widespread anger at a decision by french carmaker renault to close a factory here .
japan 's finance ministry was unlikely to sell down its holding in nippon telegraph and telephone co. .
a truck carrying illegal north african immigrants flipped over in northeastern spain , killing ## and injuring six others , police said monday .
un secretary general kofi annan on monday heeded the advice of the leading industrialised nations and announced the merger of the world body 's three economic development departments into one .
an unscheduled flight from xiamen in china which could be carrying north korean defector hwang jang-yop landed tuesday at the clark airbase , north of here , sources at the manila international airport said .
jakarta share prices closed #.# percent lower tuesday amid selling pressure on heavyweight stocks , brokers said .
a shiite moslem cleric living in iran has threatened to call for a holy war against the bahraini government if it sentences to death alleged iranian-backed militants .
president bill clinton admitted tuesday that the us-russia summit will be a `` tough '' one as he heads for a showdown with president boris yeltsin over his cherished role of expanding nato .
rescuers have found the two black boxes belonging to the russian antonov-## charter plane which crashed tuesday in the north caucasus , killing the ## people on board , the ministry for emergencies said wednesday .
burma has put five cities on a security alert after religious unrest involving buddhists and moslems in the northern city of mandalay , an informed source said wednesday .
prime minister benjamin netanyahu has proposed completing talks on the final status of palestinian territories in the next six months instead of the scheduled two years , according to israeli public television .
politicians were urged thursday to regard public opinion not personal views when voting on a bill aimed at overturning the world 's first legislation allowing voluntary euthanasia .
up to ## afghans have been killed and hundreds injured by a massive explosion at an ammunition depot in the eastern provincial capital jalalabad , kabul red cross officials said thursday .
delta air lines will hold a press conference at #### gmt thursday to announce a major new aircraft purchase , the company said in a statement .
vice president al gore thursday welcomed liggett group 's admission that smoking causes cancer and its decision to help state officials sue fellow cigarette makers .
ukrainian president leonid kuchma threatened to dissolve parliament friday as deputies continued blocking the passage of the #### budget .
german auto group volkswagen chalked up a sharply higher operating profit last year at #.## billion marks -lrb- #.## billion dollars -rrb- , up a cool ##.# percent from the #### level , the UNK concern announced on friday .
new research suggested saturday that ugly suspects with `` stereotypical criminal features '' are more likely to be found guilty than good - looking defendants .
the indian elephant will become extinct unless the government launches an all-out war against rampant poaching , wildlife experts say .
us vice president al gore arrived here sunday on the first leg of a three-nation asian tour to pave the way for a us-japan summit which will come amid a growing row over security and trade ties .
a girl of ## cut off a ##-year-old widower 's penis after he made advances to her , police here said sunday .
a joint venture involving japanese firms marubeni corp. and fuji sash co. .
embattled zairean president mobutu sese seko on monday `` took note '' of parliament 's decision last week to sack the government of prime minister kengo wa dondo , national radio said .
president bill clinton will meet with jordan 's king hussein next week to discuss the latest developments in the mideast peace process , the white house announced monday .
hong kong tycoon li ka-shing 's flagship cheung kong -lrb- holdings -rrb- ltd. is expected to report a UNK .# percent rise in #### net profits on wednesday , analysts said .
japanese prosecutors raided the world 's biggest securities house , nomura securities co. .
china celebrated a groundbreaking visit by us vice president al gore on tuesday by signing #.# billion dollars worth of contracts with american giants boeing and general motors .
thousands of chanting voices soared into the air at a stadium here wednesday as the dalai lama led about ##,### people in a holy buddhist initiation rite aimed at freeing them from earthly ties .
wednesday 's evening rubber prices in singapore cents per kilo provided by the singapore commodity exchange : UNK
the un expert on missing persons in the former yugoslavia , manfred nowak , resigned on wednesday , blaming his decision to quit on a lack of support from the international community .
a saudi national suspected in last year 's bombing of a us barracks in saudi arabia appeared at a crucial deportation hearing here wednesday .
the sudanese opposition said here thursday it had killed more than ### government soldiers in an ambush in the east of the country .
malaysia denied thursday it was freezing new bilateral dealings with singapore , but conflicting signals rocked financial markets and sowed confusion on the diplomatic front .
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at least ## people have been killed in fighting in northern kenya 's marsabit district between kenyan security forces and heavily-armed ethiopian bandits , the daily nation newspaper reported on friday .
a sudanese convicted of a series of murders and two other arabs found guilty of drug trafficking were beheaded on friday , the saudi interior ministry said .
the first southeast asian biennial film festival opened here saturday with organizers hailing the event as a step toward rebuilding cambodia 's shattered film industry and promoting regional movies .
macedonian construction , environment and urbanization minister UNK UNK has resigned in connection with a scandal over the bankruptcy of the tat savings bank , the belgrade-based independent news agency beta reported , quoting skopje 's a# television .
palestinian police beat an israeli photographer working for agence france-presse in the west bank city of hebron on sunday and confiscated his film during a palestinian protest .
a key mediator in the ###-day-old hostage crisis hinted the leftist rebels holding ## captives here were seeking to negotiate a final peace accord with the government .
india and pakistan ended four days of official talks here monday , the first between the two neighbors for three years , and vowed to continue working for closer ties .
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu may be in washington next week and could meet with president bill clinton on the crumbling mideast peace process , the white house said monday .
members of the youth wing of vladimir putin 's united russia party on saturday launched a campaign against illegal immigration under the theme : `` our money for our people .
italy 's leftwing opposition , bruised by its election defeat in april , is hoping to take advantage of protests against education spending cuts to regain the initiative against the government of prime minister silvio berlusconi .
several hundred people from france and other countries gathered in central paris sunday to mark what they called the first `` global day for the right to die in dignity .
india were ###-# at tea in their second innings on the fifth and final day of the third test against australia at the feroz shah kotla stadium here on sunday .
there is little appetite among european union member states for military intervention in the democratic republic of congo , the eu 's most senior military figure warned monday .
german public regional bank hsh nordbank will ask the government for up to ## billion euros -lrb- ##.# billion dollars -rrb- in loan guarantees as part of a national rescue plan for the banking sector , it said in a statement on monday .
hong kong shares closed #.# percent higher monday , led by property developers and hsbc , dealers said .
talks between china and taiwan are expected to see the arch rivals forge closer economic ties this week but are unlikely to cool simmering tensions over the island 's sovereignty , analysts said .
un chief ban ki-moon said he would personally mediate in the crisis in the democratic republic of congo where new clashes broke out tuesday , threatening a week-old ceasefire .
after the longest and most expensive us presidential campaign ever , newspaper headlines on tuesday reflected both the historic importance of the occasion and relief that the outcome will soon be known .
americans vote in an election of rare historic potential tuesday , with front - running democrat barack obama seeking to become the first black president and republican john mccain hoping for a UNK comeback .
taiwan share prices opened slightly lower tuesday with profit taking emerging as the market hovered close to the key #,###-point mark , dealers said .
ten senior french officers filed suit against rwanda for slander on tuesday after a justice minister 's report accused them of taking part in the #### genocide .
voter turnout reached a level unseen for a century in the historic election that swept barack obama to power as the first black us president , according to data published by analysts on wednesday .
retailers in the ## countries using the euro saw demand slip less than expected in september despite the worst financial crisis for generations , official eu data showed on wednesday UNK
australian prime minister kevin rudd wednesday praised us president-elect barack obama for turning martin luther king 's dream into a reality after the african - american won his country 's highest office .
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the united states has further restricted iran 's access to the us financial system by banning certain types of fund transfers , the treasury department said thursday .
australia coach robbie deans has made eight changes to the side that was defeated by new zealand at the weekend ahead of the wallabies ' test against italy here sunday .
austrian bank raiffeisen international trimmed its #### profit forecast on thursday , citing a `` changed market situation .
india were ###-# in their first innings at lunch on the opening day of the fourth and final test against australia here on thursday .
thousands of people attacked chinese police in the southern city of shenzhen from friday afternoon to early saturday morning , state media reported .
us president george w. bush on friday warned that it would take time for federal stimulus measures to have their full economic effect amid news of steep job losses .
bank lending tightened up as financial markets erupted this year and is set to tighten further in the near future , a european central bank survey showed on friday , despite massive efforts by authorities to unfreeze credit markets .
five french trekkers and mountaineers were among six foreigners killed during the autumn climbing season in nepal , the french embassy and nepalese officials said friday .
argentine striker gonzalo higuain scored an incredible four goals , including two questionable penalties , as ten-man real madrid came from behind three times to defeat malaga #-# on sunday and go top of the spanish first division for the first time this season .
the death toll from a school collapse in a haitian shanty-town rose to ## after rescue workers uncovered a classroom with ## dead students and their teacher , officials said saturday .
us president-elect barack obama on friday said he would act `` swiftly '' as soon as he takes office to confront the economic crisis head on , during his first news conference since his historic election .
pope benedict xvi marked sunday the ##th anniversary of the kristallnacht pogrom , a prelude to the holocaust , by recalling the agony he felt as a boy growing up in nazi germany .
australian foreign minister stephen smith sunday congratulated new zealand 's new prime minister-elect john key as he praised ousted leader helen clark as a `` gutsy '' and respected politician .
iraq 's cabinet is expected to meet in baghdad on tuesday to discuss a military accord that will govern the presence of american troops in iraq beyond #### , a minister said on monday .
syria and lebanon decided on monday to boost border controls and anti-terrorism coordination , as the two neighbors took a new step to strengthen ties since diplomatic relations were established .
global banking giant hsbc said on monday that its pre-tax profits had risen in the third-quarter despite loan write-offs in the united states rising to #.# billion dollars -lrb- #.# billion euros -rrb- .
fourteen men accused of membership of organised crime gangs and involvement in a savage europe-wide vendetta go on trial wednesday at UNK in southern italy .
russia 's defense industry has been badly hit by the global financial crisis , deputy prime minister sergei ivanov , a former defense minister , said tuesday .
grim overall economic and corporate news pushed global stocks into reverse on tuesday despite an unexpected beam of light for the german economy .
eight members of an ultra-left anarchist group have been arrested in connection with a string of attacks on france 's rail network , french interior minister michele alliot-marie announced tuesday .
angola cup final result on wednesday : UNK
iraqi foreign minister hoshyar zebari on wednesday repeated baghdad 's denunciation of a deadly us raid on a syrian village that he said harmed relations between the neighbouring countries .
a blue-ribbon panel of experts said on wednesday that german economic growth will grind to a halt next year , raising doubts about berlin 's plans to shield europe 's biggest economy from the global turmoil .
new zealand share prices closed #.## percent lower wednesday after investors took their lead from further weakness in overseas markets , dealers said .
juventus moved into second place in italy 's serie a with a #-# win over genoa at turin 's stadio olimpico .
us shares managed modest gains in morning trade thursday as investors looked for bargains after a punishing three-day market selloff and shook off more bleak economic and corporate news .
chelsea striker didier drogba is under investigation for an incident during wednesday night 's league cup loss to burnley when he threw a coin back at the crowd , police confirmed thursday .
china plans to punish singers who UNK for `` cheating the public , '' the ministry of culture said thursday .
shivnarine chanderpaul hit a fighting century but could n't stop pakistan winning the second day-night international by ## runs here on friday , securing an unbeatable #-# lead .
german carmaker opel , a unit of troubled us giant general motors , has asked berlin and regional states for credit guarantees to ensure its financing , its chief executive hans UNK said in an interview published friday .
a chinese fishing boat with a ##-man crew has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of east africa and is being held in somalia , state media reported here on friday .
vietnam has rejected a proposal by south korea 's posco group to build a #.# - billion-dollar steel mill near a coastal resort , citing environmental concerns , state media reported on friday .
french pilots voted saturday to press ahead with a strike which has severely hit flag carrier air france , the head of their main union told afp , ensuring further disruption .
iran , opec 's number two oil producer , favors a cut in crude production of #.# to #.# million barrels per day when the oil cartel meets in cairo later this month , state television reported saturday .
villarreal coach manuel pellegrini was understandably disappointed at dropping two points in the title race as malaga scored a ##th minute equaliser to snatch a #-# draw on sunday .
stock markets in the gulf states plunged on the week 's opener sunday as panic from the fallout of the global economic crisis continued to dampen investor sentiment .
a brutal financial crisis showed its teeth on monday as us banking giant citigroup announced a massive ##,### job cuts and automakers begged governments to save them amid a spreading global recession .
international mediators raised concerns monday over fresh fighting near azerbaijan 's disputed nagorny karabakh region that left at least one soldier dead at the weekend .
hosts india defeated england by ## runs on monday to take a #-# lead in the seven-match one-day series .
leading tibetan exiles began a week-long meeting monday in northern india that could usher in a more radical approach to their long struggle against chinese rule in tibet .
british premier gordon brown has narrowed the poll gap on opposition conservatives to just three points , a survey showed tuesday , the latest sign of a boost from his handling of the financial crisis .
barclays , the second-biggest british bank , said tuesday that investors from the oil-rich gulf had agreed to amend terms of their proposed capital injection worth billions of dollars .
chinese share prices plummeted #.## percent on tuesday as unabated concerns over china 's slowing economy and weakness in regional markets triggered heavy selling , dealers said .
david beckham 's career should be over , england 's #### world cup winner martin peters said following the la galaxy midfielder 's run of substitute appearances .
barack obama 's transition team dropped broad hints wednesday about who will fill a raft of top posts in his administration , naming teams of aides to develop policies in key areas .
al-qaeda number two ayman zawahiri warned us president-elect barack obama against sending more troops to afghanistan , in an internet UNK released on wednesday .
just as germany comes under pressure to do more to jumpstart the world 's third biggest economy , party politics is rearing its ugly head and undermining berlin 's efforts to weather a sharp global slowdown .
the use of nuclear weapons will grow increasingly likely by #### , us intelligence warned thursday in a report on global trends that forecasts a tense , unstable world shadowed by war .
russian president dmitry medvedev on thursday demanded ukraine repay #.# billion dollars -lrb- #.# billion euros -rrb- of debt to russian energy giant gazprom , saying kiev could be `` forced '' to pay up .
the council of europe 's human rights commissioner slammed thursday as `` unacceptable '' conditions in france 's overcrowded and dilapidated jails , where some ## inmates have committed suicide this year .
there could be a nasty surprise under the tree for the us economy this christmas .
opponents of the leftist government of president daniel ortega said wednesday they had enough votes in congress to annul the disputed november # municipal elections in nicaragua .
oil prices continued to struggle under ## dollars per barrel on friday after they hit their lowest levels in almost four years on concerns over weakening demand and the prospect of a global recession .
malaysian shares are expected to remain volatile in the coming week on continuing uncertainties in the global financial markets and fears over the length of a global recession , dealers said friday .
kevin garnett scored ## points in his return after a one-game suspension and the boston celtics ripped detroit ##-## here thursday in a rematch of last season 's nba semi-finals .
the alleged al-qaeda mastermind of a #### transatlantic airplane bombing plot had been on the run for nearly a year before a us missile attack in northwest pakistan ended his life saturday .
somali pirates holding a huge oil-laden saudi tanker on saturday vowed to fight back should any assault be attempted to free the ship and urged its owners to pay up a ## million dollars ransom .
australian share prices opened slightly higher on monday following a big rally on wall street ahead of the weekend .
portsmouth striker jermain defoe could be ruled out for several weeks if a specialist decides the england international needs surgery to cure a calf injury .
south korea 's central bank is likely to inject up to #.# billion dollars into a state fund aimed at easing a credit squeeze in the country 's debt market , a report said sunday .
oil prices roared higher towards ## dollars on monday as equity markets surged on government action aimed at tackling a severe economic downturn .
malaysia 's central bank on monday cut its interest rate by ## basis points to #.## percent in a bid to boost growth amid the global economic crisis .
british-based standard chartered bank said monday it plans to raise #.## billion pounds -lrb- #.## billion us dollars -rrb- in a rights issue to better position itself during the global financial turmoil .
french champions lyon knocked fiorentina out of the champions UNK with a #-# victory here on tuesday as they ensured their own place in the knock-out stages .
the us banking industry 's profits slid ## percent in the third quarter from a year ago to #.# billion dollars , reflecting the credit crisis ravaging the sector and overall economy , regulators said tuesday .
polls opened across greenland at #:## am -lrb- #### gmt -rrb- tuesday for a referendum on self-rule for the island that could pave the way for full independence from denmark in the future .
the world 's biggest miner bhp billiton announced tuesday it was dropping its controversial hostile takeover bid for rival rio tinto due to the state of the global economy .
south korea posted a current account surplus of #.# billion dollars in october , the central bank said thursday , a figure that is likely to relieve pressure on the shaky won .
iraq plans to hold a july referendum on a controversial military pact allowing us troops to remain for another three years that parliament is expected to adopt on thursday in a delayed vote .
new insurgency-linked violence left five policemen and ## militants dead in afghanistan , authorities said wednesday , as a un security council team continued a tour to assess post-taliban development .
thailand 's powerful army chief wednesday told anti-government protesters they must leave several key sites that they are occupying , including bangkok 's international airport .
two units of taiwan 's industrial conglomerate formosa plastic group have agreed to lend ### million us dollars to micron technology of the united states , the companies said wednesday .
writer juan marse was thursday awarded the cervantes prize , the top literary prize in the spanish-speaking world , culture minister cesar antonio molina announced .
greek state-run public power corporation -lrb- ppc -rrb- on thursday slumped to a loss of ###.# million euros -lrb- ### million dollars -rrb- in the first nine months of #### despite a ## percent increase in sales .
consumer and business confidence in the european union slumped in november to the lowest level in ## years in the face of looming recession , according to an eu survey on thursday .
chinese shares were up #.## percent by midday thursday after the central bank announced its biggest interest rate cut in a decade to boost weakening economic growth , dealers said .
celtic midfielder paul hartley launched a passionate defense of scottish football on friday after another week of european misery .
a french plane has arrived in mumbai that could help repatriate up to ### europeans from the indian metropolis that has come under attack from islamist extremists , the french foreign ministry said friday .
turkey 's telecom authority auctioned three #g mobile phone licences on friday , raising ### million euros -lrb- #.## billion dollars -rrb- at a time of strain on the national public finances .
new zealand shares closed #.## percent higher friday in their fourth straight rise as investors welcomed an easing of volatility in world markets , dealers said .
new zealand completed their second grand slam in three years and third overall with a ##-# win over england at twickenham here saturday .
the united nations and the european commission called on saturday for a global stimulus package , but the absence of major leaders at a un aid conference in qatar lowered hopes about the outcome .
four people , including three policemen , were killed when a police car came under fire in the capital of the restive russian republic of dagestan , police quoted by russian news agencies said sunday .
german chancellor angela merkel presides monday over a key annual congress of her party -- which has been divided over her response to the financial crisis -- ahead of federal elections in #### .
tamil tiger guerrillas monday admitted losing ## men in a weekend suicide attack against the navy in northern sri lanka which may have set back military plans for a fresh offensive against them .
the european union is to take china to task at the un human rights commission over its policy , notably in tibet , after failing to win concessions from beijing , diplomats said monday .
the dollar was quoted at ###.##-## yen here early tuesday , up from ###.## yen monday afternoon and from ###.## yen in new york late monday .
israel and qatar signed here on tuesday an agreement to open trade representation offices in each other 's country .
the dollar and major european currencies traded within narrow ranges on tuesday on the london forex market , which was waiting for the easter holiday weekend and for us employment figures to be announced on friday , traders said in late afternoon .
a senior us official arrived here wednesday for a week of talks with chinese counterparts aimed at settling a long-running dispute over copyright piracy in china .
the british government on wednesday pledged that if it decides , after general elections to be held within a year , to participate in a european single currency , it would put the question to a referendum .
a court wednesday ordered a full investigation into the abductions of ## people amid widespread official persecution of leftists during argentina 's ####-#### military government .
professor ding zilin has devoted six years to contacting families who lost relatives in the #### tiananmen massacre , but she spent chinese remembrance day alone thursday , grieving for her ##-year-old son .
torture and maltreatment of prisoners , suspected terrorists and even children is increasingly widespread in many countries , according to the latest un report on torture released thursday .
communist members of the russian parliament have drawn up a draft law that would roll back many of the economic reforms president boris yeltsin launched in #### , the new york times said friday .
grid positions after the final qualifying session in the indonesian motorcycle grand prix at the sentul circuit , west java , saturday : UNK
mystery fumes swept through a tokyo subway station sunday forcing the hospitalisation of one woman and causing a new scare over the aum supreme truth cult .
algerian leaders have pencilled in the first half of next year for key legislative elections which could usher in genuine democracy in the war-wracked nation , a political leader said sunday after talks with president liamine zeroual .
anatoli UNK of kazakhstan shattered a world record of ###.# kilogrammes in the clean and jerk on monday on his way to winning the men 's ##kg class at the asian weightlifting championships .
eric cantona kept up his one-man crusade to land manchester united their third premiership title in four years by steering his side six points clear at the top with a #-# victory over coventry on monday .
some ### civilians , including lebanese diplomats and other foreigners , were being held hostage tuesday by liberian gunmen as factional fighting in the capital entered a fourth day , aid workers said .
fading title challengers newcastle may be forgiven for thinking that life at the top is tough -- but they should spare a thought for those scrapping for survival at the foot of the premiership .
foreign ministers and officials of ## islamic countries met in the bosnian capital wednesday to discuss the contribution of the islamic world to the reconstruction of this war-shattered country .
world number two pete sampras recovered from a second-set lapse in concentration to defeat canadian sebastian lareau #-# , #-# , #-# in the salem hong kong open here on wednesday .
the electric car market got a jump start here wednesday as honda and toyota unveiled their vehicles for california , which is expected to be the us proving ground for non-polluting automobiles .
friday : munich #### v uerdingen , eintracht frankfurt v hansa rostock , saturday : borussia moenchengladbach v cologne , sankt pauli v werder bremen , stuttgart v bayern munich , freiburg v karlsruhe , kaiserslautern v hamburg , borussia dortmund v schalke ## , sunday : bayer leverkusen v dusseldorf UNK
boat dealers and builders participating in the first-ever international boat show in china are forecasting a boom in leisure - craft sales within the next five years .
israeli prime minister shimon peres warned residents of southern lebanon to prepare for imminent retaliatory strikes friday against villages used by hezbollah guerrillas to rocket UNK shemona and other northern israeli towns .
opec 's president ammar UNK arrived late friday in qatar on the third stage of a tour of the oil states of the gulf .
third-seeded byron black of zimbabwe ended german alex radulescu 's giant-killing run in the indian open here saturday to book a place in the final against top seed thomas enqvist of sweden .
lebanese prime minister rafic hariri met sunday with egyptian president hosni mubarak for talks on the conflict in south lebanon , under an israeli air and artillery bombardment for the fourth straight day .
two israelis were hurt in hezbollah rocket attacks on sunday , the most sustained day of cross-border strikes since a showdown erupted with the guerrillas in lebanon , the army said .
scoreboard of the sharjah cup one-day international between india and pakistan here on monday : UNK
russian forces in chechnya began a limited withdrawal monday , but warplanes kept bombing villages in the southeast of the caucasus mountain republic despite a unilateral ceasefire promise by moscow .
the southern chinese city of guangzhou has set up a special zone allowing foreign consulates to build permanent offices and residences and avoid prohibitive local rents , the china daily reported tuesday .
lebanese prime minister rafic hariri accused britain on tuesday of supporting the israeli assault on hezbollah guerrillas in lebanon as he announced plans to visit london .
two heads of opec arrived here tuesday for the first visit by a delegation from the oil cartel since iraq 's #### invasion of kuwait , the official news agency ina said .
the pilots of an american airlines jetliner that crashed into a colombian mountain in december killing all ### people aboard were tired and confused , according to a preliminary investigation .
india qualified for the final of the three-nation sharjah cup ahead of arch-rivals pakistan despite crashing to a five-wicket defeat in their last league match against south africa here on wednesday .
secretary of state warren christopher widened consultations on an israeli-lebanese ceasefire wednesday by including egypt and saudi arabia in the effort , an official said .
australian foreign minister alexander downer is to lobby singapore and thailand to support a proposed four-party peace meeting between south and north korea , deputy prime minister tim fischer said thursday .
german parliament called on the international olympic committee on thursday to do more for women in sport .
bosnia 's former warring parties have called back almost all their troops and weapons into UNK sites ahead of a midnight deadline , british defense secretary michael portillo said here late thursday .
newcastle united and manchester united will very likely play off for the english title if they finish level on points , goal difference and goals scored at the end of the season .
newly issued shares of the UNK restaurant chain planet hollywood took off like a rocket on their first day of trading friday , gaining ## percent moments after the market opened .
the german government has protested to jakarta over violence treatment by indonesian security officers of a group of east timorese attempting to enter the embassy , a german diplomat told afp saturday .
denmark 's poul-erik hoyer completed his hat-trick of men 's singles badminton titles at the european championships , winning the final here on saturday .
four people were killed and more than ## injured when a passenger train derailed near here sunday morning .
indian police on monday said they have found evidence that a blast , which razed a popular hotel in new delhi killing ## people including eight foreigners , was caused by a powerful bomb .
a chinese couple has lost beijing 's first court case that challenged the imposition of heavy fines for violating the country 's draconian family planning regulations , a report said monday .
three films from asia-pacific are in the running for the coveted golden palms at this year 's cannes film festival , competing in a field dominated by european productions , organizers announced monday .
china and russia are to sign bilateral treaties on police cooperation during russian president boris yeltsin 's visit here this week to help combat transnational crime , xinhua reported tuesday .
israeli aircraft carried out ## air raids on the region of tyre in south lebanon on tuesday , including seven on areas where un peacekeepers have positions without causing casualties , police said .
president bill clinton announced reforms of the central intelligence agency aimed at restoring credibility in an espionage agency tarnished by the discovery of a russian mole in its midst .
dzhokhar dudayev , the legendary leader of chechnya 's five-year bid for independence , was killed by russian shell fire and has been buried in a secret location , separatists told afp on wednesday .
nelson piquet and jacques UNK , former top formula one drivers , will both be driving a mclaren in this year 's le mans ##-hour race , it was revealed on tuesday .
india 's ruling party is headed for a disaster in general elections starting saturday and hindu nationalists are likely to become the largest group in a hung parliament , according to an opinion poll published thursday .
french foreign minister herve de charette arrived thursday in beirut from damascus on a fresh round of shuttle diplomacy and immediately went into talks with lebanese leaders .
foreigners in sweden may finally be given access to the entire country during their stay after the government on thursday proposed to eliminate a ban on their presence in restricted areas .
hong kong shares closed down #.# percent on friday due to an absence of buyers and fresh incentives , dealers said .
spanish conservative leader jose maria aznar will become prime minister no sooner than the beginning of may and not early next week as his party had hoped , sources within a potential coalition partner said friday .
as us officials consider how to sanction china for selling nuclear technology to pakistan , the state department has temporarily extended a freeze on new government-backed loans to us firms for china projects .
hansa rostock 's akpoborie hit a ##rd minute winner at uefa cup finalists bayern munich , enough to knock the bavarians off top spot in the bundesliga on saturday .
serbian police say a bomb explosion that killed an ethnic albanian child in the tense province of kosovo was an accident , the tanjug news agency said sunday .
gold opened lower here on monday at ###.##-### .## us dollars an ounce , against friday 's closing rate of ###.##-### .## .
israeli prime minister shimon peres said monday he was confident the ceasefire in lebanon would hold because it was in the best interests of both countries as well as syria .
a chinese pro-democracy activist , who spent last year in self-imposed exile in france , has been arrested by police in shanghai , a report said tuesday .
the nato-led peace-keeping force in bosnia was braced for further violence tuesday after the most serious clashes between serbs and moslems here since moslem refugees began returning to former homes in serb-held territory .
the united states claimed credit tuesday for a ceasefire that ended fighting between israel and lebanese guerrillas , and rejected suggestions that it was forced to model the agreement after a french draft .
filipino boxer lito UNK has died after sustaining serious head injuries during a loss to former thai champion chatchai sasakul here , hospital officials said sunday .
tenth seed novak djokovic defeated guillermo canas #-# , #-# , #-# here sunday in the final of the #.# million dollar atp miami masters series event .
australian share prices fell #.## percent monday after investor sentiment was rattled by speculation the central bank will raise interest rates this week , dealers said .
global steel giant UNK on monday announced a share buyback program to repurchase up to ### million dollars -lrb- ### million euros -rrb- worth of shares .
republican presidential candidate mitt romney has stashed ## million dollars in his #### war chest this year , outpacing party front-runner rudolph giuliani in a key early test of the white house race .
two drunken south african fans hurled racist abuse at the country 's rugby sevens coach after the team were eliminated from the weekend 's hong kong tournament , reports said tuesday .
qatar 's emir on tuesday appointed foreign minister sheikh hamad bin jassem bin jabr al-thani as prime minister in place of sheikh abdullah bin khalifa al - thani , the state news agency qna reported .
japan on tuesday said it was taking a `` cautious position '' on a civilian nuclear agreement between india and the united states .
india 's senior pro sachin tendulkar on wednesday broke his silence on the world cup debacle , saying the first round ouster had `` shattered the team 's dream .
israeli soldiers entered the gaza strip and clashed with militants on wednesday , the first major incursion into the territory since a november ceasefire , palestinian security sources said .
russian authorities want a european body to investigate the deaths of ### seals in the caspian sea , environmental officials said wednesday .
mark o'meara , the #### masters winner , doomed his chances of capturing this year 's first major championship if tradition holds by winning the masters par-# contest here wednesday .
three more american soldiers have been killed in baghdad , where iraqi and us forces are pressing a massive security crackdown into an eighth week , the military announced on thursday .
a senior iraqi journalist was killed on thursday when a suicide truck bomb exploded outside a television channel 's headquarters , the leading sunni political party that owns the network said .
defending national basketball association champions miami , who have battled injuries all season , booked their playoff berth thursday with a thrilling overtime victory over cleveland .
brazilian defender roberto carlos , who is leaving real madrid after ## years with the spanish giants , says he was almost `` destroyed '' by trauma in his personal life over the past two years .
with naval links dating back to the ##th century , the south-west of england , home to several of the ## naval personnel freed by iran , has weathered many a maritime storm in the past .
brazilian defender pepe is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury , his porto coach jesualdo ferreira said saturday .
russian president vladimir putin returned sunday a long-lost icon of our lady of vladimir to russia 's orthodox patriarch alexy ii ahead of the easter service in moscow , vowing to bring back other relics lost in the soviet times .
a high-level us delegation led by former un ambassador bill richardson arrived in north korea on sunday , official north and south korean media said .
the new york yankees placed slugger hideki matsui on the ##-day disabled list on sunday with a strained left hamstring .
key events since the overthrow of iraqi leader saddam hussein four years ago : UNK
us oil services giant halliburton said monday it had wrapped up its work commitments in iran and was no longer conducting any projects in the islamic republic .
french presidential frontrunner nicolas sarkozy on tuesday brushed off remarks from far-right rival jean-marie le pen who said sarkozy 's immigrant roots should be a factor for voters who head to the polls in less than two weeks .
french property group UNK announced tuesday it had agreed to buy dutch rival rodamco europe in a bid to create what they said would be the biggest pan - european commercial real estate operation .
world oil prices rebounded on tuesday after plunging a day earlier on profit - taking , as key crude producer iran again tested western nerves , analysts said .
five candidates contesting east timor 's presidential election filed a formal protest wednesday saying the poll was not fairly conducted , and that counting should be stopped immediately .
christian conservatives -- kingmakers in the last two us presidential elections -- may have less success in getting their pick elected in #### , political observers say .
former gucci creative director tom ford is set to open his first stand-alone store in new york on thursday , three years after leaving the fashion giant credited with turning the group around .
a sri lankan airlines jet headed for london turned around and made an emergency landing at the country 's only international airport thursday following a `` technical problem , '' officials said .
the russian steel group evraz , in which billionaire roman abramovich owns a ##-percent stake , is in negotiations to buy canadian group ipsco , the daily vedomosti said on thursday , quoting sources close to the russian company .
global trade growth could slacken this year given a forecast slowdown in the world economy , but chinese exports will continue to gain market share , the world trade organisation said on thursday .
the un security council on thursday strongly condemned the suicide car bombings in algeria and urged all states to help algiers bring the perpetrators and sponsors to justice .
turkish police have arrested two suspects believed to be behind a series bomb attacks last year at a popular southwestern resort that injured ## british tourists , the anatolia news agency reported friday .
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ireland captain trent johnston believes his team can improve if they get more exposure against top teams like australia despite suffering a nine-wicket mauling at the hands of the world champions here on friday .
two lines of burly riot police linked arms to trap protesters on a street in central moscow on saturday .
france 's sebastian bourdais claimed his ##th career champ-car pole position here saturday , leading qualifiers for sunday 's long beach champ-car grand prix .
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wayne rooney admits manchester united 's breathtaking form has reinvigorated him for the decisive final weeks of the season .
nearly ###,### people immigrated to the netherlands last year , marking an increase for the fourth year , statistics showed on monday .
team new zealand , out to avenge the humbling #-# capitulation of their america 's cup crown to alinghi four years ago , and the other ## challengers to the swiss team 's crown were left frustrated by the elements on the opening day of the louis vuitton cup here monday .
a japanese man was sentenced to ## months in prison by a los angeles court on monday on charges on trafficking exotic butterflies .
iran on tuesday sent its condolences to the people of arch enemy the united states after ## people were killed in a shooting at a university in the us state of virginia .
the finnish parliament on tuesday elected centre party leader matti vanhanen as prime minister , a post he has held since #### , after his party won legislative elections last month .
south africa rode on andrew hall 's maiden five-wicket burst to storm into the world cup semi-finals with an emphatic nine-wicket win which humiliated england here on tuesday .
even before its opening here thursday , hot docs , the largest documentary film festival in north america , can be assured of at least one controversial film -- one that aims to debunk michael moore .
the death toll from last month 's blast in siberia climbed to ### as two more bodies were discovered in the wreckage , the mine 's owner said wednesday .
somali elders accused ethiopian troops on wednesday of breaking a truce by attacking islamist insurgents in southern mogadishu , sparking clashes that killed at least seven civilians .
mark buehrle pitched the ##th no-hitter in chicago white sox history on wednesday , as the white sox defeated the texas rangers #-# .
riot police broke up scuffles thursday as a key by-election campaign began in malaysia that could bolster former deputy prime minister anwar ibrahim 's return to formal politics .
the white house on thursday warned iran of possible new sanctions after the un nuclear watchdog reported that tehran had begun sensitive nuclear work at a key site in defiance of un resolutions .
west indies captain brian lara said he will quit international cricket on saturday , ending speculation over his future after his team 's dismal world cup campaign .
the tokyo stock market is bracing for a slew of corporate results over the coming week , with the potential for a boost to sentiment if firms give upbeat earnings forecasts , analysts said friday .
ten bulgarians involved in trafficking women to france to work as prostitutes have been arrested following a joint operation by bulgarian and french authorities , the national investigation service said friday .
a gunman killed a male hostage and himself at nasa 's johnson space center friday , just days after ## people died in the bloodiest school shooting in us history .
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malaysia has won an extention to keep hosting a formula one grand prix until #### , despite concerns about its course and talk of a bid from singapore , the head of the sepang circuit said sunday .
thousands of kashmiris chanting pro-pakistan slogans on sunday attended a rally to welcome back a hardline separatist leader who underwent cancer treatment in mumbai .
ireland have been rewarded for their memorable world cup debut by being confirmed as the ##th best team in the world .
turkmen president gurbanguly berdymukhammedov will begin a two-day visit to russia , his country 's main energy partner , on monday for trade talks , the kremlin press office said .
umaru yar ` adua , who was proclaimed winner of the nigerian presidential election on monday , is governor of the strict muslim state of katsina and the personal choice of outgoing leader olusegun obasanjo .
younis khan has pulled out of the pakistan squad to play a three-match series against sri lanka in abu dhabi in may saying he is still suffering from the team 's traumatic world cup .
a saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southern city of UNK on tuesday after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot , the interior ministry said .
a top radical islamist leader in morocco who was arrested last month after five years on the run recruited ## youths in casablanca to join insurgents in iraq , police sources said tuesday .
the only canadian detainee held at the us war-on-terror camp at guantanamo bay , cuba -- omar khadr , who was arrested in afghanistan in #### , at age ## -- has officially been charged with murder , spying and supporting terrorism , the pentagon said tuesday .
a consortium led by royal bank of scotland said wednesday it had proposed a ##.# - billion-euro counter-bid for dutch group abn amro , topping an offer from barclays by ## percent in the biggest banking deal ever .
us aviation giant boeing co. said wednesday first-quarter profits lifted ## percent from a year ago to ### million dollars as new aircraft orders took off .
argentina 's #### french open champion gaston gaudio could be set to retire from the sport after he said on wednesday he was n't sure whether he would continue on the atp circuit .
a firebomb seriously damaged the car of uruguay 's ambassador to greece overnight , police said thursday .
the euro hit ###.## yen in european trade early on thursday , its highest ever level against the japanese currency , on optimism about growth prospects for the ##-nation eurozone , dealers said .
an israeli patrol crossed into southern lebanon on thursday and was forced to end its `` violation '' after the intervention of un peacekeepers , the lebanese army said .
hollywood megastar and paparazzi favorite angelina jolie lobbied in washington thursday for the world 's orphans and children at risk .
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the russian cellist mstislav rostropovich , who has died aged ## , was not only a consummate musician but also a great UNK of talent , notably among composers who wrote works both for and with him .
european union foreign policy chief javier solana called on friday for the united states to open a `` channel of communication '' with iran on all subjects .
sri lankans were stocking up on snacks , soft drinks , ice cream and liquor on saturday to watch their home team battle australia at the cricket world cup finals in the caribbean .
sri lanka were ###-# after ## overs in the world cup final against australia at kensington oval on saturday chasing ### to win .
south african cricket captain graeme smith said on sunday he would not use politics as an excuse for south africa 's performance in the cricket world cup in the west indies .
silvia cavalleri denied lorena ochoa her chance to celebrate her new world no. # status with a victory sunday , the italian capturing her own first lpga title at the corona championship .
environmental groups monday called for immediate and decisive action on climate change , amid concern that powerful nations will seek to water down a masterplan aimed at tackling global warming .
sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels said monday that they hit a military war plane on a bombing mission over their territory with anti-aircraft fire .
japanese share prices fell #.## percent in morning trade tuesday as losses monday on wall street overnight kept buyers at bay , dealers said .
an explosion in iraq 's restive northeastern province of diyala killed two us soldiers and wounded two more , the military reported monday .
myanmar 's opposition party , which is led by the detained aung san suu kyi , opened an art sale tuesday to raise money to help hundreds of political prisoners and their families .
european stock markets closed sharply higher on the first trading day of the year , with many indices at their highest levels in nearly six years on a wave of positive new year sentiment .
vietnam airlines on wednesday reported UNK profits for #### despite increased flights , passenger numbers and turnover , a shortfall it blamed in part on higher fuel costs .
a guantanamo official squatted over a koran in front of a chained detainee and another bearded detainee 's head was wrapped in heavy packing tape as he prayed , a newly released fbi document on mistreatment at the war-on-terror prison reports .
australia 's agl energy said thursday it had made a preliminary merger approach to origin energy , paving the way for a ## billion dollar -lrb- ##.# billion us -rrb- deal that would create the country 's largest gas and electricity supplier .
macedonian president branko crvenkovski will spend orthodox christmas this weekend with the country 's troops serving in iraq , his cabinet said thursday .
us stocks put on a late closing spurt thursday as oil prices tumbled on milder winter temperatures , despite mixed sales reports from large retailers following the christmas holiday .
up to ## percent of the four million tourists expected to visit thailand in the first three months of the year may cancel their trips after deadly bombings in bangkok , a leading think-tank said friday .
six-party negotiations aimed at convincing north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons are expected to resume later this month in beijing , the us state department said friday .
the us embassy in baghdad on saturday confirmed the kidnapping of an american , saying he was working in iraq as a private security contractor .
detainees at the us guantanamo prison in cuba continue to be subjected to violence and extreme isolation , but abuse has become more subtle than three years ago , a lawyer representing several prisoners said tuesday .
russian world no. # nikolay davydenko became the fifth withdrawal through injury or illness at the sydney international wednesday , retiring from his second round match with a foot injury .
the european commission unveiled sweeping plans wednesday to diversify eu energy sources , slash carbon emissions by ## percent and enforce fuel competition .
rennes midfielder arnold m ` UNK has been loaned till the end of the season to english premiership club portsmouth , the french first division club said .
russia 's gas and oil giant gazprom and us oil major chevron have set up a joint venture based in resource-rich northwestern siberia , the interfax news agency reported thursday quoting gazprom officials .
slovenia 's old national money the tolar will have almost disappeared from circulation by the end of this week , marking a successful two-week switch to the euro , the head of the slovenian central bank mitja UNK said on thursday .
a lebanese soldier was wounded thursday when the army clashed with an islamist group outside a palestinian refugee camp in a dispute over a veiled woman , witnesses and the security services said .
david beckham will begin a new and possibly final mission in his colourful football career by quitting real madrid for los angeles galaxy in the united states in a deal reported to be worth a staggering ### million pounds -lrb- ###m dollars -rrb- .
japanese electronics maker sharp corp. announced plans friday to ramp up its output of flat screen televisions with new production lines in japan and mexico in response to flourishing demand .
sir alex ferguson revealed friday that david beckham 's move to the united states had not surprised him because he knew the midfielder would not return to england if he could not come back to manchester united .
the top us envoy to nuclear disarmament talks with north korea will return to the region late next week to meet key allies , but there are no indications a resumption of six-party negotiations with pyongyang are imminent , a senior us official said friday .
a woman street cleaner and her three young daughters were killed saturday when a bomb in a metal container exploded in bangladesh , police said .
los angeles galaxy coach frank yallop is not sure when david beckham is coming , but he knows where the former english captain is going .
croatia 's fourth seed ivan ljubicic became the highest-ranked player eliminated on the opening day of the australian open here monday .
italian police have uncovered a scheme by which the families of some ### illegal immigrant minors were duped into paying a gang for their freedom , police said monday .
four people were killed and dozens injured after a collision monday between a merchant ship and a hydrofoil passenger ferry in the busy strait between mainland italy and sicily , the sky UNK ## television news channel reported .
air china is expected to remain the country 's most profitable carrier this year while the rest of the pack battles it out in a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market , analysts said .
munster hooker jerry flannery was included in ireland 's ##-man six nations squad on tuesday after returning to fitness from a shoulder injury which had kept him out of the autumn internationals .
an international terror suspect who had been under a controversial loose form of house arrest is on the run , british home secretary john reid said tuesday .
dalian city commercial bank confirmed wednesday it would sell a near ##-percent stake to canada 's scotiabank and the international finance corp , a private investment arm of the world bank .
a third vessel may have contributed to a fatal collision between a container ship and a passenger hydrofoil in italy 's busy messina strait , press reports said wednesday .
world oil prices dived close to ## dollars per barrel in london and new york on wednesday , hitting fresh ##-month lows after the market ruled out the prospect of a new opec production cut , analysts said .
UNK beware : spouses caught cheating in michigan could end up spending the rest of their life in prison .
east timor and the united nations on thursday launched an appeal for ##.# million dollars to help resettle and reintegrate about ###,### people displaced by violence which wracked the country last year .
iraqi president jalal talabani and high-ranking syrian baath party officials met here thursday and affirmed their joint aim to improve ties between the two countries , official media said .
the russian foreign ministry warned estonian ambassador marina UNK thursday of `` serious consequences '' if estonia removes a monument to soviet soldiers from central tallinn , news agency itar-tass reported .
australian stocks are expected to remain near record levels in the week ahead , although uncertainty over commodity prices could see a drift away from mining shares towards the financial sector , dealers said friday .
at least ## sri lankan soldiers and ### tiger guerrillas were killed in the battle for a key rebel stronghold which fell into government hands friday , the defense ministry said .
former us lawmaker bob ney , a member of president george w. bush 's republican party , was sentenced on friday to ## months in prison , the us department of justice said .
us defense secretary robert gates returned home early saturday with assurances that so far iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki is living up to his pledge to support a renewed crackdown on sectarian violence .
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a bomb blast in a bus killed five people and wounded ## in baghdad on sunday as the us military announced the arrival of about #,### new troops to secure the violent city , security officials said .
insurgents killed five us troops across iraq 's sunni province of al-anbar , bringing us losses in a single day to ## , the military reported sunday .
china reinsurance , the nation 's only reinsurer , received a four-billion-dollar government fund injection in preparation for listings at home and abroad , state media said monday .
singapore said monday vehicles carrying hazardous material will be fitted with an UNK in case of extremist hijackings .
palestinians were preparing monday to press on with efforts to form a national unity government after inconclusive talks between khaled meshaal , leader of the ruling hamas movement , and president mahmud abbas , head of the rival fatah party .
for a tiny caribbean nation , cuba has a big reputation for its sporting prowess but that is increasingly coming under threat .
a german registered container ship ran aground at the entrance to the french port of le havre early tuesday , but authorities said there were no casualties .
the european commission on tuesday called on germany , france , italy and slovenia to step up efforts to improve their public finances despite booming tax revenues .
the uefa presidency battle between michel platini and incumbent lennart johansson was hotting up on tuesday with heavyweight german football legend franz beckenbauer throwing his weight behind johansson .
democrats on tuesday accused president george w. bush of `` recklessly '' leading america into war in iraq and called for a withdrawal of us forces , in a blunt rebuttal to the president 's annual state of the union speech .
chadian security forces detained an armed hijacker who forced a sudanese plane heading to the troubled darfur region to to n ` djamena on wednesday .
a senate panel began debate wednesday on a resolution condemning president george w. bush 's plan to send an additional ##,### troops to iraq , in what would be , if it passes , an unprecedented rebuke of the us leader .
germany 's aliona savchenko and robin szolkowy won their first major title when they claimed pairs gold at european figure skating championships here on wednesday .
results from day ## of the australian open at melbourne park here thursday -lrb- x denotes seeding -rrb- .
four children were killed and another three wounded thursday when an old mortar fuse exploded as they played with it in afghanistan 's capital , police said .
un chief ban ki-moon on thursday huddled with his special envoy for kosovo to discuss the disputed serbian province 's future status on the sidelines of the paris conference on lebanon reconstruction , his spokeswoman said .
japanese core consumer prices rose by #.# percent in december from a year earlier , the government said friday as deflationary pressure eases in the country .
vaccinations have reached record levels in poor countries , saving the lives of some #.# million children , a global immunisation program funded by computer billionaire bill gates said friday .
quebec 's prime minister jean charest did not speak by phone with french socialist presidential candidate segolene royal , his spokesman said friday , confirming that royal had fallen victim to an impostor .
questions were raised friday over how much blame should be heaped on a top reporter jailed for hacking into phone messages about the british royal family -- and how much on his bosses .
talks resumed in conakry saturday in an attempt to end to a ##-day general strike that has left ## people dead , after guinean president UNK conte made a crucial concession .
ministers from china and japan wrapped up three days of closed-door strategic talks over the weekend , vowing to build `` mutually beneficial '' ties , chinese state media reported sunday .
sweden 's jens byggmark won his second men 's world cup slalom within ## hours here on sunday .
bollywood star shilpa shetty won the reality television show `` celebrity big brother '' , earning press plaudits monday for having changed britain by enduring with grace allegedly racist bullying that sparked an international row .
insurgents attacked a police post in a taliban heartland in southern afghanistan overnight , killing a policeman and wounding two others , officials said monday .
pope john paul ii had such a passion for skiing that he carried on hitting the slopes -- incognito -- even after becoming pontiff , according to a memoir by his personal secretary stanislaw dziwisz .
rio ferdinand admits manchester united 's recent defensive problems are causing concern ahead of the crucial , closing stages of the season .
russia is cautiously optimistic about upcoming six-nation talks aimed at dismantling north korea 's nuclear weapons program , deputy foreign minister alexander losyukov was quoted as saying tuesday .
several mortar rounds slammed into a baghdad sunni district tuesday , killing at least ## people , hours after dozens of shiite pilgrims were killed in other attacks around iraq , police said .
us forces are running up against the clock in implementing a badly-needed new strategy in iraq , the admiral who is set to take over the command of us forces in the middle east said tuesday .
some ## countries met here wednesday to set national quotas for tuna whose total catch has been reduced to prevent the immensely popular fish being hunted to extinction .
germany has ordered the arrest of ## people behind the alleged cia-backed kidnapping of a lebanese-born german man , prosecutors said wednesday , in one of the best-known cases of us `` renditions '' of terror suspects .
eight people were killed and several injured when two passenger vans collided wednesday near the western kenyan city of kisumu , throwing one of them into a nearby river , officials said .
canada and the united states have launched a satellite mapping project of north america to better monitor biodiversity and climate change in the region , natural resources canada said wednesday .
chelsea owner roman abramovich and england captain david beckham top english soccer 's rich lists .
the pentagon has decided to bolster u.s. forces in iraq in advance of elections scheduled for late january by sending elements of the ##nd airborne division from fort bragg , north carolina , and extending the tours of duty for other units already in iraq , officials said wednesday .
in george UNK 's new biography of marlon brando , he writes of how he and brando spent a rare evening with jacqueline kennedy onassis six weeks after president kennedy 's assassination : UNK
crude oil prices rose briefly before heading lower and dropping through us$ ## friday following two days of sharp sell-offs as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid rising supplies .
a chemical weapons laboratory that u.s. forces found last week in fallujah as they chased out insurgents had chemicals and other paraphernalia to make deadly hydrogen cyanide , pentagon officials said friday .
austrian christoph gruber took the first-run lead saturday by two-tenths of a second in a world cup giant slalom , which claimed defending discipline champion bode miller , who crashed early in his run .
two major challenges are expected to unfold monday when ohio secretary of state kenneth blackwell certifies the state 's final presidential election results , declaring president george w. bush the winner by about ###,### votes .
ukraine will not pull out its #,###-member contingent from the u.s.-led coalition in iraq for at least four to five more months because the withdrawal would be too expensive , the defense minister said monday .
shots in the air , music in the streets and screams of joys greeted six students who returned home monday after being released from an israeli jail the day before in a high-profile prisoner swap .
tom UNK , a pop artist best known for his modern take on the reclining female nude , has died at age ## .
state-owned indian airlines and air-india will soon finalize plans to buy new planes , the aviation minister said tuesday , in what would be another major battle for orders between the world 's largest commercial aircraft makers _ airbus and boeing .
jack newfield , a muckraking reporter and newspaper columnist who wrote books on robert f. kennedy and boxing impresario don king , has died .
japan airlines said wednesday it has selected boeing co. 's new #e# passenger jet to replace a fleet of older aircraft _ the latest development in the rivalry between the u.s. aircraft maker and airbus of europe to woo asian carriers .
three city police officers have been arrested on suspicion of shooting two arizona tourists they were allegedly trying to rob , federal police reported on wednesday .
onstage , a revered classical actor with a knighthood and two oscar nominations to his name is strutting his stuff in a multicolored UNK , tossing out double UNK with a wink to the crowd .
in a land of magic and mystics , beyond the waves of the arabian sea , lives a hero whose soul will forever remain american .
the vatican 's official english-language translation of the italian text of pope john paul ii 's homily during midnight mass in st. peter 's basilica : UNK
days of rioting between christians and muslims in eastern pakistan following allegations that a quran was defiled escalated saturday , leaving six christians dead , including a child , authorities said .
it 's the perfect miami morning at carlos justo 's penthouse -- warm and bright , with luxury yachts powering through the sparkling blue atlantic ocean some ## stories below .
a european union naval spokesman says pirates have freed a malaysian tugboat they held for more than seven months .
results monday from the la women 's tennis championships , a $ ###,### wta tour event played on hardcourts at the home depot center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK
a cambodian court convicted an outspoken opposition legislator on tuesday of defaming prime minister hun sen , despite complaints from rights groups that the lawsuit was aimed at silencing critics .
an independent pakistani human rights commission said tuesday that rioting that killed eight christians last week was not spontaneous but was planned by the attackers , some of whom belong to an al-qaida-linked group .
the u.n. security council voted unanimously tuesday to name and shame countries and insurgents groups engaged in conflicts that lead to children being killed , maimed and raped .
pakistan 's air force says one of its fighter jets has crashed on a training flight , killing the pilot .
sportswear maker adidas ag said wednesday its second-quarter net profit fell ## percent as currency effects and tough competition weighed on earnings , but hopes of an improvement over the rest of the year helped the company 's share price leap # percent .
a suspected u.s. missile strike killed a wife of pakistani taliban chief baitullah mehsud at his father-in-law 's house wednesday , pakistani intelligence and military officials said .
nascar driver reed sorenson inhaled carbon monoxide during monday 's sprint cup race at pocono , and his team has asked former formula one champion jacques villeneuve to be on standby this weekend at watkins glen .
reinsurer hannover re ag said thursday that its second-quarter net profit doubled as demand increased for its products , particularly life and health reinsurance .
newcastle starts its new season in unfamiliar surroundings against very familiar opponents when it takes on west bromwich albion in the league championship on saturday .
a woman who let her #-year-old son drive while she was passed out drunk in the passenger seat has been sentenced to ## days in jail .
two u.s. senators are blocking ## of president barack obama 's nominees for senior administration posts at the pentagon and justice department in protest over a proposal to house guantanamo detainees at the fort leavenworth prison in their midwestern home state of kansas .
the parallels between iran and north korea would seem to riff off the same UNK script : start a nuclear program , test some long-range missiles , demand international respect .
a uighur activist called friday for a u.n. investigation of recent violence in western china , as ### people demonstrated outside the chinese consulate in melbourne .
portugal has agreed to take two syrian detainees from guantanamo on humanitarian grounds , the government said friday -- becoming the third eu nation to accept inmates from the u.s. military prison .
the new general motors co. said friday it was worried about regaining consumer confidence following its exit from bankruptcy protection , and that its sales wo n't improve in #### as u.s. economic troubles continue .
sonia sotomayor was sworn in saturday as the supreme court 's first hispanic justice and only third female member in the top u.s. court 's ###-year history .
chinese ace lin dan is poised to become the first player in world badminton championship history to win three successive men 's singles titles .
the arctic ocean has given up tens of thousands more square miles -lrb- square kilometers -rrb- of ice on sunday in a relentless summer of melt , with scientists watching through satellite eyes for a possible record low polar ice cap .
nestle sa , the world 's biggest food and drink maker , reported wednesday a # percent fall in first-half net profit as the recession hurt consumer demand and divestments and a stronger swiss franc weighed on sales .
president barack obama 's campaign for a health care overhaul is an intense installment in a long-running story , dating to theodore roosevelt in #### .
president barack obama is presenting the highest u.s. civilian honor to ## actors , athletes , activists , scientists and humanitarians .
results thursday at the rogers cup , a $ # million atp tour event on outdoor UNK at UNK stadium -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK
a swiss court has backed the government 's plan to give aid agencies # million swiss francs -lrb- $ # million -rrb- seized from bank accounts linked to haiti 's former dictator jean-claude `` baby doc '' duvalier .
the search for a UNK cargo ship that vanished last month in the atlantic reached far south along the west african coast friday with unconfirmed reports of sightings near cape verde .
the leader of lebanon 's militant hezbollah warned israel friday his fighters would hit tel aviv with rockets if israeli forces attack beirut or the guerrillas ' stronghold in its southern suburbs .
israel appears to be quietly halting new building projects in the west bank even as it publicly refuses u.s. calls for an official settlement freeze .
when the sky &amp; more mall opened in riga in #### , retailers hoped its expensive boutiques and upscale supermarket would draw well-off latvians on their way home to the UNK neighborhoods on the capital 's north side .
sanya richards shook off years of disappointment with her first major title in the ### meters , pumping her fist after crossing the line at the world championships .
canada 's prime minister has dined on seal meat in a gesture of support for the sealing industry .
greece international central defender sotiris kyrgiakos says he intends to join liverpool after receiving an offer from the premier league club .
ivory coast striker boubacar sanogo is set to leave werder bremen for french first division side saint-etienne .
don hewitt , the cbs newsman who invented the highly popular tv newsmagazine `` ## minutes '' and produced it for ## years , died wednesday .
midfielder UNK scored a first-half goal as defending champion sao paulo defeated struggling fluminense #-# to extend its winning streak to seven matches and move closer to the brazilian league lead on wednesday .
scoreboard at stumps thursday on the third day of the first cricket test between sri lanka and new zealand at galle international stadium : UNK
south african teenager caster semenya received her gold medal thursday for her ###-meter win at the world championships .
roger federer struggled in blustery conditions to overcome david ferrer of spain #-# , #-# , #-# to reach the quarterfinals of the western and southern financial group masters on thursday .
an iraqi police official says a bomb attached to a small truck has exploded near a vegetable market in southern baghdad , killing two and wounding ## .
u.s. home resales posted the largest monthly increase in at least ## years last month as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall .
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charlie UNK baffled the cubs with his knuckleball , matt kemp and casey blake homered , and the los angeles dodgers defeated chicago #-# in the national league to win their third game in a row on saturday .
copenhagen ap -rrb- -- results from the danish first division -lrb- home teams listed first -rrb- : UNK
the obama administration launched a criminal investigation monday into harsh questioning of detainees during president george w. bush 's war on terrorism , revealing cia interrogators ' threats to kill one suspect 's children and to force another to watch his mother sexually assaulted .
president barack obama has announced he wants ben bernanke to get a second four-year term as head of the federal reserve , praising his `` calm and wisdom '' in the face of a near financial collapse .
diego maradona predicted a victory against brazil in their world cup qualifier at rosario on sept. # .
results tuesday from the pilot pen , a $ ###,### atp and $ ###,### wta event played on hardcourts at the connecticut tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK
an outspoken uighur economist who disappeared for more than a month after being accused of stirring up china 's worst ethnic violence in decades said wednesday that authorities have freed him without charge .
police say gunmen have opened fire on a group of men in a street in the southwestern pakistani city of quetta , killing three .
results wednesday from the pilot pen , a $ ###,### atp and $ ###,### wta event played on hardcourts at the connecticut tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK
the moroccan royal palace says a doctor has ordered king mohammed vi placed in convalescence for five days for a digestive infection .
it 's not green cheese , but it might as well be .
facebook agreed thursday to give users more control over the information they share with third-party applications like games and quizzes in response to concerns raised by canadian privacy officials .
toyota is pulling out of a california factory joint venture it had previously run with general motors -- the first time the japanese automaker is closing a major auto assembly plant ever .
hours after being lightly wounded by a suicide bomber , a senior saudi prince largely credited with the kingdom 's aggressive anti-terrorism efforts said friday he was more determined than ever to fight militants in the country .
utrecht , netherlands -- dutch judges friday called a ##-year-old girl 's plan to sail solo around the world `` undeniably daring and risky , '' but refused to scupper it completely , in a high profile clash between child care authorities and liberal dutch parenting .
for ## years , phillip garrido managed to elude detection as he pulled off what authorities are calling an unfathomable crime , kidnapping ##-year-old jaycee dugard , keeping her as his secret sex slave for nearly two decades and fathering two of her children .
manchester united will begin the defense of the league cup against premier league newcomer wolverhampton .
summaries from the first round of the spanish first-division football league -lrb- home teams listed first -rrb- : UNK
formula one leader jenson button crashed out of the belgian grand prix on sunday and will finish out of the points for the first time this season .
japan 's opposition swept to a historic victory in elections sunday , crushing the ruling conservative party that has run the country for most of the postwar era and assuming the daunting task of pulling the economy out of its worst slump since world war ii .
german media company bertelsmann said monday it lost money in the first half of the year on declines in advertising revenue and consumer spending .
shares in africa israel investments ltd. , one of israel 's largest companies , have plummeted by one-third in two days after its diamond tycoon owner acknowledged possible problems paying off billion of dollars in company debts .
french judges on monday ordered UNK generale trader jerome kerviel to stand trial over transactions that cost the bank billions of euros -lrb- dollars -rrb- , a judicial official said .
waving banners against immigration , european integration and president jacques chirac , about ##,### far-right supporters marched wednesday while unions were divided on the traditional labor day .
worried by dozens of abusive telephone threats received by doctors and nurses , police have tightened security at a hospital treating a man accused of murdering ## people in a shooting and arson spree .
three u.s. warships with some #,### marines on board moved toward liberia 's shores thursday after fierce fighting erupted on a strategic bridge in the capital .
a man who pushed his wife to her death from a sixth-floor balcony has been executed , the china women 's news reported friday .
for the first time since this caribbean nation gained independence in #### , a woman is running the country - if only temporarily .
carlos moya snapped thomas muster 's ##-match clay streak saturday at the bmw open , posting a surprisingly one-sided win over the austrian .
baghdad authorities have reopened the roads leading from the city of kirkuk to the kurdish self-rule area in northern iraq , the official iraqi news agency has reported .
clouds of dark smoke billowed over the city sunday as #,### liberian refugees stood on the deck of a freighter , sadly singing a patriotic hymn and waving farewell as the ship inched away from the burning capital .
the speaker of germany 's parliament urged greater participation of women in technical fields , at monday 's start of an international forum on women 's role in leadership .
home-grown champions have been few and far between at the italian open .
just a day before the deadline , officials said tuesday that only about a third of eligible bulgarians had signed up for a share of more than #,### state-run enterprises that are being privatized .
the governing party on tuesday suspended a veteran local legislator who was expelled from the senate because of ethics violations .
the government has combined poland 's seven state-owned oil refineries and the main gasoline distribution network into a holding company , making it the biggest enterprise in the country , officials said wednesday .
the european union lost at least #.## billion european currency units -lrb- dlrs #.# billion -rrb- to fraud last year , amounting to #.# percent of its total budget , the eu commission reported wednesday .
for five years , the supreme patriarch of cambodian buddhism has been marching for peace in a vain effort to save thousands of young men from marching to war .
a malaria epidemic in azerbaijan is in danger of spreading into neighboring countries , the world health organization said thursday .
in process of divorcing from prince andrew , the cash-hungry duchess of york has clinched a deal with a u.s. publisher to write a new book , according to a news report friday .
norwegian shipyard workers rejected a wage offer friday and said they would strike next week , shutting down key shipyards and offshore oil construction yards .
russian border guards in tajikistan seized ### kilograms -lrb- ### pounds -rrb- of raw opium bound for smuggling abroad , the guards ' command said saturday .
the shape of india 's future government could be decided sunday as politicians huddled into meetings to work out alliances between parties and cobble together a coalition .
in a rare foray into politics , the head of russia 's orthodox church has appealed to his countrymen to prevent a return to past repressions and `` make the right choice '' in june 's presidential elections .
a public prosecutor on monday asked a judicial council to determine if felony fraud and bribery charges should be brought against representatives of germany 's UNK , greece 's UNK and the state-owned telecommunications monopoly .
john lucas , who lost his job as general manager of the philadelphia ##ers last week , was fired as coach of the national basketball association team on monday .
about ### bosnian army soldiers flew to turkey on tuesday , where they will receive three months of training on new weapons the muslim-led government expects to receive .
in #### bernardo bertolucci was president of the jury at cannes , the world 's largest film festival .
if the communists win presidential elections in june their economic program includes plans to confiscate private fortunes and property and stop russians from going abroad , a newspaper reported wednesday .
the dutch insurer aegon nv said wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose ##.# percent and turnover rose ##.# percent , largely due to better results in life and general insurance .
russia will ease its currency gradually lower against the dollar during the second half of #### but at a rate lower than russian inflation , top officials announced thursday .
palestinian leader yasser arafat will visit greece next week , the government said thursday .
a delighted president nelson mandela met one of his screen idols friday , american actor sydney poitier .
pope john paul ii landed friday for the first time in independent slovenia , where he will celebrate his ##th birthday this weekend amid some of his favorite scenery _ mountains _ and with some of his favorite people _ the young .
johnny `` guitar '' watson , one of rhythm and blues ' most influential guitarists , has died of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in japan .
nick zito , who had three horses finish second during rival trainer d. wayne lukas ' streak of six straight victories in triple crown races , won the preakness on saturday with louis quatorze , who had finished ##th in the kentucky derby .
olivier panis of france in a UNK captured a wet and wild monaco grand prix sunday after pole winner and two-time defending champion michael schumacher crashed on the first lap .
russian troops backed by aircraft monday bombarded a village held by chechen rebels as insurgents stepped up attacks on government posts in the capital , officials said .
marc rosset upset boris becker in straight sets to pace switzerland over germany in the opening round of the world team cup monday , while spain beat sweden #-# .
this time , there were no gale conditions facing colin montgomerie at the oxfordshire golf club .
a small arab party headed by an adviser to yasser arafat on tuesday quit the race for israel 's parliament after polls suggested it would fail to win a seat .
a county on the route of the olympic torch passed an anti-gay resolution tuesday night that is identical to one that prompted officials to reroute the torch around a georgia county .
two cabinet members submitted their resignations to former premier tansu ciller on wednesday as part of her attempt to tighten the grip on premier mesut yilmaz .
wong peng soon , a four-time all-england singles badminton champion and singapore 's most famous sportsman , has died of pneumonia .
second-seeded aranxta sanchez vicario disposed of south african amanda coetzer #-# , #-# thursday in the third-round of the madrid open .
a president who 's appealing for more time to raise living standards and a coup-prone former dictator who says time has run out faced a tight election thursday in this south american nation .
waving brooms and telling jokes , more than #,### workers took to the streets of the capital friday to protest falling living standards and low salaries .
gold in hong kong dropped the equivalent of #.## u.s. cents an ounce on saturday , to close at ###.## u.s. dollars , compared with friday 's hong kong close of ###.## u.s. dollars .
a group of puerto rican businessman will visit chile to explore possible new markets , this u.s. commonwealth 's economic development bank announced .
world no. # joko suprianto beat poul erik hoyer-larsen ##-## , ##-# sunday to lead defending champion indonesia to a #-# victory over denmark in the final of the thomas cup , the premier men 's team badminton tournament .
gold in hong kong dropped the equivalent of #.## u.s. cents an ounce on monday , to close at ###.## u.s. dollars , compared with friday 's hong kong close of ###.## u.s. dollars .
an american delegation scouring the former soviet union for information on u.s. soldiers missing in action meets with tajik government leaders this week , a news agency reported monday .
two south african climbers who conquered mount everest returned safely to their base camp shocked by the loss of their third teammate , missing on the world 's highest peak and presumed dead .
the french open 's two defending champions had little trouble putting away their first-round challengers tuesday , though thomas muster had a tough shootout with frederick fetterlein in their first set .
UNK UNK scored twice wednesday as india beat new zealand #-# in the four nations field hockey tournament .
romanian authorities have issued arrest warrants for officers of a taiwanese cargo ship and want them extradited if canadian police find evidence they should be tried for throwing three stowaways overboard .
high productivity does n't always correspond with high profits in the auto industry .
armed with a `` magnificent seven '' of young guns from an experienced world-beating youth squad , portugal could be the surprise of the european championship finals .
a key international bank thursday revised upward to dlrs #.## trillion the average amount of money handled daily by the world 's currency markets .
german foreign minister klaus kinkel insisted friday that his government would not abandon the half million ethnic germans living in kazakstan .
his final words from the top , beamed by radio from everest 's frozen peak , were triumphant , jubilant .
a strong earthquake shook southeastern turkey on thursday , killing at least ## people and collapsing a school dormitory on more than ### children .
france midfielder emmanuel petit will miss the confederations cup in june because of minor leg injuries , while patrick vieira is an almost certain absentee , france 's coach said .
general motors corp. and ford motor co. posted declines thursday in light vehicle sales for last month compared with a robust april a year ago , though results were better than the past couple of months .
remarks by president george w. bush announcing the end of major combat operations in iraq thursday evening from the deck of the aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln : UNK
hadi is no. ## on the u.s. coalition 's list of the ## most-wanted figures .
formula one teams have agreed to a complete ban on automatic gearboxes and launch control for #### , auto racing 's governing body said friday .
economic growth in toronto will suffer this year because of sars , a think tank said friday as health authorities insisted the illness was under control in canada 's largest city .
the european bank for reconstruction and development is opening an annual meeting in uzbekistan this weekend under strong pressure from human rights groups to push the host country 's repressive government toward democratic change .
rebels and government forces signed a countrywide cease-fire agreement saturday , even as insurgents alleged fresh attacks by government forces .
muslim guerrillas attacked a southern philippine town and took hostages sunday in fighting that killed at least four people , the military and rebels said .
latvia celebrated its independence day by upsetting russia #-# , and slovakia remained unbeaten after routing austria #-# at the world ice hockey championship on sunday .
the rope on the flagpole is still broken .
germany 's lufthansa on monday inaugurated a service allowing passengers from frankfurt airport to check in at the railroad station in cologne , bypassing queues at continental europe 's biggest hub .
it was a sickening feeling he hoped never to experience again , least of all three months later .
as other parts of the world stepped up precautions against sars , state-run newspapers tuesday reported china 's premier as saying the situation in beijing `` remains grave '' and that officials who do n't work hard to fight the disease will be punished .
hundreds of fans and collectors snapped up memorabilia collected by roy rogers and dale evans that did n't make the cut when the museum dedicated to the cowboy couple moved to missouri .
president george w. bush named l. paul bremer , a former ambassador and head of the state department 's counterterrorism office , to become civilian administrator in iraq and oversee the country 's transition to democratic rule .
president george w. bush named l. paul bremer , a former ambassador and head of the state department 's counterterrorism office , to be his special envoy to iraq and oversee its transition to democratic rule .
president chandrika kumaratunga accused her political rival , sri lanka 's prime minister , of `` degrading '' the country 's military and raising the `` false hope '' that a safety net provided by friendly nations would protect against a resurgence of civil war .
mama rose will be back in `` gypsy '' thursday .
the columbus blue jackets re-signed forward david vyborny for next season .
china 's cabinet says sars is wreaking havoc not only among its people but also its economy , and in the faraway jungles of cambodia a new mystery illness has appeared _ baffling doctors just like sars once did .
the european central bank left interest rates untouched thursday , waiting for more data on the continent 's shaky economy despite a weak growth outlook that many economists say already justifies a rate cut .
the united states will introduce a resolution friday calling for the united nations to lift sanctions against iraq immediately and phase out the oil-for-food aid program over four months , diplomats said .
danny ainge said thursday he had two one-hour meetings with the new owners of the boston celtics but no deal has been completed for him to return to the franchise .
exxon mobil has launched a us$ ##-million lubricant oil plant in bangladesh in a joint venture with state-owned jamuna oil company , officials said friday .
poul nielson , the european union 's top humanitarian aid official , said friday the united states wants to take control of iraq 's oil reserves so it can eventually join opec .
seeking a central role for the united nations in iraq , the leaders of anti-war germany and france said friday they were committed to `` constructive negotiations '' over a draft u.n. resolution that would leave iraq under u.s. and british control for a year .
the honduran government will fine the san francisco international airport , or sfo , us$ ###,### for not upgrading airport facilities , a federal official said friday .
montenegro will hold its third presidential election in six months on sunday , with a pro-independence candidate a clear favorite to become the leader of the small republic , part of a union with the much bigger serbia .
a move in the u.s. congress to link immigration with opening up mexico 's state oil company to u.s. investment has outraged mexicans , and newspapers accused american lawmakers of arrogance and blackmail .
the city of frankfurt is marking the ##th anniversary of the book burnings in nazi germany by staging a series of readings , exhibits and discussions about the authors and their works who were deemed `` non-german .
olympiakos piraeus beat a disappointing panathinaikos athens #-# at home sunday to take a major step toward winning the greek first division soccer championship for the seventh year in a row .
comments by u.s. treasury secretary john snow helped propel the euro higher against the dollar to over us$ #.## on monday , a new four-year peak as the ##-nation currency closed in on its all-time high .
bangladesh and bhutan signed a five-year agreement on monday to promote bilateral trade , officials said .
european finance ministers kicked off two days of talks monday dominated by concern over lethargic growth , swelling budget deficits and a euro rising close to record highs against the dollar .
panamanian police announced monday they had recovered about ### stolen gold and ceramic pre-hispanic artifacts stolen in february from panama city 's anthropology museum .
with deportivo de la coruna , real sociedad and real madrid jammed together at the top of the standings with five rounds remaining , the spanish title race looks set to run to the wire .
british foreign minister jack straw eulogized anti-apartheid fighter walter sisulu tuesday as '' a great fighter for freedom , '' as he began his two-day visit to south africa .
pg&amp;e corp. on tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $ ### million as the UNK company continued to suffer from the downfall of a once-thriving energy trading business that appears destined for bankruptcy court .
dozens of ####s-era sewing machines hum in the room off a cobblestone street in old havana , the drone mixing with strains of salsa music and the chatter of elderly women at work .
the suicide bomb attacks in saudi arabia were `` a cowardly and disgraceful terrorist atrocity , '' prime minister tony blair said wednesday .
the penultimate phase of talks intended to end more than a decade of violence and chaos in somalia entered its final session wednesday after months of torturous negotiations marred by disputes and allegations of corruption .
a russian scientist facing espionage charges asked for a jury trial on wednesday , the itar-tass news agency reported .
in the second scandal this year involving alleged illegal union donations to the former ruling party , an opposition senator filed a complaint wednesday claiming that money diverted from a rail workers ' union membership fund wound up in the #### campaign of former president ernesto zedillo .
heavily armed u.s. army forces stormed into a village near the northern city of tikrit before dawn on thursday , seizing more than ### prisoners , including one man on the united states ' `` most-wanted '' list of former iraqi officials .
the u.s. coast guard stopped six illegal cuban migrants who tried to enter the florida keys on a small boat thursday , plucking five from the water , one after he treaded water for more than two hours , authorities said .
the driver of the tractor-trailer that became a sweltering deathtrap for ## people was charged thursday with transporting and harboring illegal immigrants , and authorities searched for three more suspects in one of the deadliest smuggling schemes in u.s. history .
a young man with a wispy beard is emerging as a suspect in a series of ## explosions at shell stations in southern karachi , police officials said friday .
the dutch national soccer association friday suspended feyenoord rotterdam forward robin van persie for two games , the latest in a string of punishments meted out to players on competitive teams in the final stages of the season .
whether it 's a brilliant smile or tears of joy , helio castroneves lets you know how he feels .
taiwan announced its biggest jump in sars cases saturday with ## new people infected , and the island 's new health minister said the outbreak has been worsened by sick people not being honest about their illnesses and infecting health workers .
the talks , which lasted about four hours , were scheduled to resume at ##:## a.m. local time -lrb- #### gmt -rrb- sunday , the mediator said .
leading the preakness field at the far turn , edgar prado sensed victory as he prepared peace rules for the final push to the finish line .
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saudi arabia 's interior minister says an international effort is needed to crack down on terrorism , but downplayed the role being played by u.s. investigators in probing the riyadh suicide bombings that he linked to al-qaida .
a palestinian riding a bicycle blew himself up near an israeli army jeep monday in the fourth hamas suicide bombing in two days , while israel decided to deepen yasser arafat 's isolation in response to the latest violence .
botswana is scheduled to begin tests on an aids vaccine to find out if it is safe when given to healthy adults , officials said monday .
hundreds of teachers taking part in a nationwide strike sat down on the railway used to carry tourists to visit the incan ruins of machu picchu monday , forcing the train company to cancel service , a company spokesman said .
celebrating the ##th anniversary of the first ascension to the summit of mount everest , sir edmund hillary recalled tuesday how his partner , tenzing norgay , saved his life just before they began the historic climb .
pakistan will host bangladesh for three test cricket matches and five one-day international matches in august , an official said tuesday .
the bush administration raised the u.s. terror alert level to orange tuesday amid fears a wave of terrorist attacks overseas will spread to the united states .
australia will keep open its embassy in saudi arabia despite decisions by the united states , britain and germany to close their diplomatic outposts in the country amid growing terror fears .
former president nelson mandela on wednesday asked the english national soccer team to support south africa 's bid to host the #### world cup .
u.s. senate democrats lost a fight to keep a ban on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons , though the senate agreed wednesday that congressional approval would be needed before any of the weapons are produced .
the nfl will look into the awarding of the #### championship to the chicago cardinals instead of the UNK maroons of pennsylvania .
alan jackson continued his winning ways by capturing album of the year honors at the academy of country music awards .
swiss and swedish investigators raided several offices in and around zurich as part of an ongoing investigation into whether the telecommunications company lm ericsson held back information for a required tax audit , officials said thursday .
the ministry of finance on thursday lowered its economic growth estimates for the year , predicting slower growth of the gross national product , and increased unemployment .
army gen. tommy franks , who planned and commanded the american-led wars in iraq and afghanistan , has decided to retire , defense officials said thursday .
surviving relatives of a woman who claimed she was raped ## years ago by the british queen 's representative in australia are seeking to withdraw a lawsuit against him , after the case drew widespread publicity in australia .
led by a lone ivory coast army pickup truck , french and west african military convoys set off in jeeps and armored vehicles friday on a mission to secure the lawless west after civil war .
french foreign minister dominique de villepin will meet with yasser arafat on monday at the palestinian leader 's headquarters ramallah , the french foreign ministry announced friday .
ibrahim UNK froze in anguish when rescuers in white face masks lifted his wife 's body friday from the rubble of what was once a cozy family home he shared with in-laws .
he 's leader of the world 's most populous nation , but a mystery to most .
while searching the house of a suspected hit man , authorities discovered something that terrified human rights lawyer UNK uribe _ a folder containing his own pictures , his address and maps showing his various routes to work .
more troops are needed to restore order in iraq , the top british military official here acknowledged sunday as the u.s. military catalogued small steps forward in the enormous and enormously complicated task .
after years of disappointment , an elegantly simple medical technique that targets bad cells while leaving healthy ones alone could be making a comeback in the high-profile fights against cancer and the sars virus .
a powerful earthquake rocked northeastern japan on monday , knocking out power , causing a landslide and disrupting road and rail traffic .
companies that reduced their u.s. tax bill by incorporating overseas did $ # billion worth of business with the federal government last year , an associated press computer analysis of federal contracts showed .
the archbishop of canterbury believes the church of england should change its teaching on homosexuality to accept gay relationships , his biographer was quoted as saying in a newspaper tuesday .
hungry tigers and lions have been attacking each other at a chinese zoo that says it ca n't afford to feed its animals because of a slump in visitors amid sars fears .
the santos scoring machine will be missing a cog when it meets mexico 's cruz azul on wednesday in a second-leg quarterfinal for the copa libertadores .
a federal jury ordered ebay inc. to pay $ ## million for violating patents filed by an attorney in a ruling that could change how the online auction house operates .
israelis and palestinians must take immediate steps to implement an internationally backed `` road map '' to mideast peace because it `` is vital that -lrb- our -rrb- two peoples feel something is changing on the ground , '' palestinian prime minister mahmoud abbas said in comments published wednesday .
police arrested about three dozen opposition lawmakers from a provincial assembly wednesday during two protests against constitutional changes made by pakistan 's president to increase his power .
in a story sent may ## about panama recalling its diplomatic staffs in china , hong kong and the philippines as a precaution against sars , the associated press reported erroneously that the embassies and consulates were closed .
the al-qaida network plotted terror strikes in australia well before the sept. ## , #### attacks in the united states , prime minister john howard said thursday .
spain 's royal family has a new member _ ##-year-old leandro ruiz UNK _ the illegitimate son of former spanish king alfonso xiii , news reports said thursday .
microsoft corp. will pay aol time warner $ ### million and let the media company license its browsing software for seven years in a settlement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit against the software giant , the companies announced thursday .
now that `` buffy the vampire slayer '' is finished , fans might assume that anthony stewart head would be eager to escape his image as giles _ the proper british librarian whose UNK helped conquer evil .
in a twist of the u.s.-russian controversy over iran 's nuclear program , russia 's atomic energy minister on friday suggested washington join moscow in building a nuclear power plant in iran .
u.s. president george w. bush brought personal thanks to poland for standing up as a wartime ally in iraq , making no effort to hide that he harbors a deep grudge toward france and germany for opposing the u.s.-led campaign against saddam hussein .
russia and india vowed to increase bilateral cooperation , including joint military exercises and space programs , on the fringes of a UNK celebration that has brought some ## world leaders to this baltic sea port .
kenya goalkeeper francis UNK made two key saves saturday as the harambee stars held trinidad to a #-# draw in an international friendly that opened the caribbean squad 's four-game african tour .
the suspension of pentagon efforts to find and recover the remains of thousands of american war dead from north korea was a precautionary move to reassess whether conditions were safe for u.s. teams , president george w. bush said .
construction spending in the united states rose a healthy #.# percent to a record level in april , as office construction surged and activity in the red-hot housing market hit an all-time high , the government reported wednesday .
a u.s. congressman expressed concern wednesday over the health of venezuela 's democracy and condemned pending conspiracy charges against a leading government opponent .
workers at greece 's largest oil refinery threatened thursday to stage a ##-day strike over pay and new labor contracts .
the dutch government vowed thursday to set the country on a less ambitious course in the european union , responding to public concern that the eu is moving too far , too fast .
sixteen years since the bloody crackdown on tiananmen square , china 's grip on dissent has tightened under the leadership of president hu jintao , disappointing those who hoped he might represent a more tolerant leadership .
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at stake for the detroit pistons in game # against the miami heat is so much more than their nba playoff lives .
several thousand supporters of far-right groups attended rallies on saturday to remember the ##th anniversary of the post-world war i treaty that dismantled the austro-hungarian empire and left millions of hungarians outside the country 's borders .
armed confrontations in the west bank and gaza involving palestinians disgruntled with their government over promises of security jobs or seeking revenge for past killings are calling into question mahmoud abbas ' ability to pacify his territories .
president gloria macapagal arroyo 's spokesman released a pair of tapes monday as part of a pre-emptive effort to counter expected opposition claims that she fixed last year 's election .
thor hushovd won the first stage at the dauphine libere on monday , while six-time tour de france champion lance armstrong finished in the chasing pack .
a u.s. commitment to provide $ ### million -lrb- euro### million -rrb- for famine relief in africa may take some of the sting out of president george w. bush 's opposition to a proposal by british prime minister tony blair to spend even more money .
a possible takeover of hvb group by italy 's unicredito italiano spa drew support from three hvb board members and a workers group tuesday as talks between the banks went on .
long before making `` the terminator , '' arnold schwarzenegger was a young austrian bodybuilder hitting the books at santa monica college in the early ####s .
justice ministers from greece and turkey signed an agreement wednesday aimed at assisting reforms ankara must make to join the european union .
one week after surgery to separate her fused legs , ##-month-old milagros UNK was recovering quickly , with daily treatments inside a UNK hyperbaric chamber to speed her healing , her doctors said wednesday .
growing up in the slums of kabul and suffering from a life-threatening heart defect , ##-year-old UNK UNK feared that she may only have a few more years to live .
beatings and brutality are common at rio 's youth detention centers , but abuses often go unreported because there is no outside monitoring , human rights watch said thursday .
investors punished brazilian stocks thursday for the fourth day in a row amid continuing fallout from allegations that president luiz inacio lula da silva 's workers party paid bribes to buy votes in congress .
south korea 's leader on friday hoped to forge unity with u.s. president george w. bush in washington on how to secure north korea 's commitment to nuclear disarmament , as japan fretted that the north 's latest boasts may indicate advances in its nuclear weapons program .
share prices were higher on the london stock exchange friday .
israeli police have found the olympic gold medal of windsurfer gal fridman that had been stolen , the athlete said saturday .
malaysia 's first two submarines are expected to arrive from france in #### , news reports said sunday .
michelle wie was rolling her eyes and slapping her thigh in disgust early in the final round of the lpga championship .
swedish truck maker volvo ab and norwegian oil and gas company statoil asa are launching a joint venture on fuel cell technology aimed at cutting emission from idling engines .
police shot and killed an opposition politician , prompting authorities to detain six officers , a government spokesman said as the government rejected an opposition offer to renew a peace deal .
israel 's military chief said tuesday that the planned withdrawal from the gaza strip this summer would be difficult to accomplish if palestinian militants wage attacks on israeli forces trying to evacuate the settlements .
pakistan 's information minister tuesday denied running terrorist camps , a day after a visiting separatist kashmiri leader praised him for helping train militants fighting indian troops in the himalayan region .
the european commission on wednesday approved a joint venture between french banks credit agricole sa and UNK d'epargne to combine their securities services businesses .
president aleksander kwasniewski said wednesday that the european union constitution `` is not dead , '' and reiterated that poland would wait to decide how to vote on the treaty until after this week 's eu summit .
one of phil jackson 's first observations upon returning to the los angeles lakers was he 'd be `` most amazed '' if they were in position to contend for a championship during the life of his three-year contract .
russia 's constitutional court has agreed to hear the first case challenging president vladimir putin 's abolition of direct elections for governor , a court spokeswoman said thursday .
the bottom of elena osuna 's skirt flares with each step , her feet pound and her hands twist as she UNK in a sweltering studio .
several hundred unarmed supporters of a presidential candidate who was denied registration in next month 's election stormed the kyrgyz government headquarters on friday in the largest protest to grip the central asian country since an uprising in march .
a passenger train running solely on biogas will make its maiden journey in sweden on monday in what officials said was a major step toward making public transport more environmentally friendly .
tom kristensen of denmark will drive for a record seventh victory in the ##-hour endurance race at le mans this weekend .
french open champion justine henin-hardenne said she 's better equipped to win wimbledon than in years past .
fighting raged across southern afghanistan on sunday , with the u.s. military killing up to ## suspected taliban fighters along a narrow mountain footpath , and rebels firing rockets into the main southern city of kandahar .
china faces traditional powerhouse germany on tuesday in the round of ## at soccer 's world youth championship .
new york has brought out its biggest hitter so far in the campaign for the #### olympics .
in a policy shift , israel arrested more than ## islamic jihad militants in the west bank overnight , following a series of attacks by the group against israeli targets , military sources said .
UNK stores inc. on tuesday said it agreed to sell its private-label credit-card portfolio to hsbc holdings plc 's retail services unit , which will also administer the UNK card 's future accounts .
the u.s. senate endorsed president george w. bush 's climate change policies tuesday , approving a measure that avoids mandatory reductions of heat-trapping pollution while still boosting government support for cleaner energy sources .
sri lanka 's parliament convened wednesday for the first time since a major coalition partner withdrew its support of the government in protest of a plan to share tsunami aid with tamil tiger rebels .
a federal grand jury has indicted two brazilians , already facing charges at home , in the killing of an american nun who spent decades trying to save the amazon rain forest .
china 's third largest oil producer cnooc ltd. .
philippine president gloria macapagal arroyo has never received election campaign support from illegal gambling operators , her spokesman said friday , denying claims by an outspoken roman catholic archbishop at a time she faces accusations of electoral fraud .
russia 's attempts to enter the world trade organization are on track , the country 's trade minister claimed friday , but trade officials said negotiations still face many obstacles .
britain criticized `` serious deficiencies '' in iran 's elections saturday and urged the new president to address international concerns about the country 's nuclear program .
chris carpenter pitched a four-hitter , and yadier molina , jim edmonds and albert pujols homered saturday night to lead the st. louis cardinals over the pittsburgh pirates #-# .
german chancellor gerhard schroeder arrived in washington for a visit shortened by election-year pressure and overshadowed by the possibility germany will have a new , more pro-american leader this fall .
bulgaria will buy back us$ ###.## million -lrb- euro### million -rrb- in brady bonds next month , slashing part of its debt to foreign creditor banks seven years in advance , the finance ministry said on monday .
hollywood fashion commentator steven UNK underwent surgery monday for removal of a transplanted kidney that had become infected , a spokesman said .
malaysia 's national car maker proton expects to export its cars to russia by early next year to boost its overseas sales , a company official said tuesday .
japanese stocks ticked up wednesday afternoon as the u.s. dollar 's rise to a more than eight month high against the yen helped boost export-dependent issues .
software maker sap ag said wednesday it is extending a program aimed at poaching customers from u.s. rival oracle corp. , part of tussle between the two biggest players in the business software market .
the prosecutor of a french military tribunal will request preliminary hearings for six rwandans who alleged that french troops had a role in the #### rwanda genocide , judicial officials said wednesday .
gold bullion opened thursday at a bid price of us$ ###.## a troy ounce , down from us$ ###.## late wednesday .
boeing co. on thursday named #m co. .
grenada 's leader will visit china next week to negotiate new aid deals and finalize several agreements that arose from the island 's decision to restore ties with the asian country and sever relations with rival taiwan .
financier werner k. rey lost a major round in his extradition battle thursday when a magistrate ruled that the swiss government has shown that he does have a case to answer back home .
south korea will play for its third straight olympic women 's handball gold medal when it meets denmark saturday .
a zairean diplomat was among three african men arrested for smuggling ## kilograms -lrb- ### pounds -rrb- of marijuana into sweden , the swedish news agency tt reported friday .
UNK thorpe remembers her difficult marriage to jim thorpe , called the greatest athlete of the modern era , and their harsh life outside the spotlight .
prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday said he had issued orders to close the jerusalem office of a palestinian legislator who was operating in violation of peace agreements .
ulrich UNK of germany , on UNK de UNK , won the gold sunday in equestrian show jumping , fulfilling his dream of winning a medal in his first olympics .
legislators said monday they plan to seek more details from gov. chris patten over the sudden resignation of this british colony 's top immigration official .
a highland villager attacked his three wives with an ax after they tried to stop him marrying a fourth woman , police said tuesday .
a wooden warehouse used as a temporary shelter for the homeless went up in flames tuesday , killing ## people , three of them children , the fire department said .
succumbing to public pressure , a subsidiary of the giant hyundai conglomerate said wednesday it will pull out from co-sponsoring u.s. pop star michael jackson 's scheduled performance here .
egypt , rich in ancient antiquities , is planning to build the world 's largest museum to house them but has n't yet figured out how to pay for it , the nation 's chief archaeologist said wednesday .
a bomb exploded in a crowded cafe thursday afternoon and injured seven people , the government said , in the latest of a wave of attacks on city restaurants .
his leftist fringe party does n't even have ### members , but ##-year-old budiman UNK is accused of being at the heart of a communist plot to topple the government .
damon hill edged out michael schumacher by only ## hundredths of a second , earning the fastest time in friday 's practice for the hungarian grand prix .
the people appointed by china to engineer hong kong 's political future met saturday in beijing to decide on steps to set up a new government after the british colony reverts to chinese rule next july .
echoing a familiar theme in the state-controlled press , a top leader of the military government blamed the pro-democratic opposition for trying to isolate burma and deny it foreign aid .
a newspaper reported monday that an fbi team was en route to israel to question an UNK bomber about last month 's twa jetliner explosion near new york .
david rikl of the czech republic defeated croatian goran prpic #-# , #-# monday in the opening match of the croatian open .
a top nato commander inspected a disputed military site tuesday after the bosnian serbs bowed to pressure from the alliance-led peace force .
u.s. and russian naval forces practiced rescue techniques wednesday in the event of natural disasters , but the joint exercises in the sea of japan were cut short by an approaching typhoon .
the face of french singer daniel guichard grins from a poster advertisement .
the government has cut a dramatic hike in electricity charges after workers threatened to strike .
a south korean novelist who illegally entered north korea was handed over friday to the south korean embassy in beijing for the trip back home , officials said .
thousands of greek cypriots flocked friday to the funeral of a protester killed two days ago by turkish troops in the buffer zone running across this war-divided mediterranean island nation .
anibal is the fourth generation of his family to work as a gaucho on the ranches spread around the vast UNK wetlands .
authorities have freed about two thirds of the ### people arrested during three days of violent protests over increased food prices , security sources said wednesday .
israel 's new government barred yasser arafat from flying to the west bank to meet with former prime minister shimon peres on thursday , a move palestinian officials said violated the israel-plo peace accords .
boris yeltsin blasted his security chief 's handling of the chechnya crisis , raising doubts about the truce signed thursday and deepening the confusion over russian policy in the breakaway republic .
top activists arrested after last month 's anti-government rioting are in good condition , a red cross official said saturday .
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japan 's kimiko date lost the first four games before rallying for a #-# , #-# , #-# victory over top-seeded arantxa sanchez vicario of spain in the final of the dlrs ###,### toshiba tennis classic on sunday .
philip morris europe announced monday it was withdrawing its sponsorship of the mclaren formula one auto racing team three years after the team won its last championship .
tokyo share prices bounced back slightly in sluggish trading tuesday after a two-day decline , while the u.s. dollar fell slightly against the yen .
finland scored three goals in a ##-second span of the first period tuesday night for a #-# victory over the czech republic in their world cup of hockey opener .
belarusian president alexander lukashenko does n't consider himself an autocrat .
despite croat promises to protect minority rights , serbs in areas liberated last year by the croat army are frequent targets of assaults and thefts , the u.n. chief reports .
a russian plane filled with coal miners slammed into a mountain on a norwegian island near the arctic circle on thursday , apparently killing all ### people aboard .
for a set and a half , olympic bronze medalist leander paes leaped and lunged , lobbing , volleying and slugging shots to perfection in a masterful show against gold medalist andre agassi .
australia 's robert allenby moved closer to his third victory of the season friday when he carded a one-under ## to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the dlrs #.# million british masters .
greek foreign minister theodoros pangalos reopened the greek consulate in the southern city of gjirokaster saturday , on a visit meant to demonstrate that bilateral tensions are a thing of the past .
two days of torrential rains washed away roads , triggered landslides and submerged homes , killing at least ## people and leaving dozens more missing , disaster relief headquarters said saturday .
italy 's andrea gaudenzi , coming back from a shoulder injury , saturday reached the final of the generali open by outlasting spain 's francisco clavet in three sets .
baghdad papers on sunday marked the eighth anniversary of iraq 's invasion of kuwait by accusing the oil-rich emirate of working with the west to maintain punishing trade sanctions against the country .
the palestinian journalists association has forbidden its members from engaging in non-professional contact with israelis and has threatened to blacklist journalists who break the rules , an official from the organization said sunday .
in a crucial victory ahead of the #### presidential elections , partial election results showed the opposition national action party on sunday capturing the governor 's seat in the central state of aguascalientes .
a spanish judge opened an investigation monday into the cause of a collision in which five young british tourists were killed a day earlier .
amateur american alexandra stevenson lost concentration and with it a potential upset monday in the toshiba tennis classic .
delegates attending a conference of leading ethnic UNK voted to support the ruling military 's proposed plan to hand power back to civilian leaders , a spokesman said tuesday .
rescuers plucked two more bodies from river estuaries on south korea 's south coast wednesday , raising the death toll from weekend flash floods to ## .
both crew members were killed when a civilian helicopter crashed in UNK , some ## miles -lrb- ## kilometers -rrb- south of the town of bodoe on wednesday .
prince charles is setting up a new architectural foundation and hopes to call a truce between modern and traditional styles .
fast bowler makhaya ntini gave south africa its only breakthrough in the opening morning of the fifth cricket test at UNK thursday , UNK england opener mike UNK for ## .
talks broke down on monday when butler refused to supply an immediate certification that iraq has destroyed all its weapons of mass destruction _ chemical and biological arms and long-range missiles .
nigeria 's new military ruler has named a new electoral commission and ## new state deputies to help prepare the sprawling west african country for a democratic transition by next may .
survivors wandered in a daze amid burning cars and the twisted steel and concrete of a collapsed building friday after a deadly terrorist bombing outside the u.s. embassy in nairobi .
india 's top nuclear expert shrugged off antinuclear protests by indians on hiroshima day , saying the activists should instead shout slogans in washington and moscow , a newspaper reported saturday .
a heatwave has killed ## people in the past ## hours on this eastern mediterranean island where temperatures have reached ## celsius -lrb- ### fahrenheit -rrb- , the authorities said saturday night .
an iraqi family stuck at cairo airport for ## days after being deported from hungary will not face deportation to iraq where it fears punishment by the government , egyptian and u.n. officials said sunday .
thailand 's battered economy should start to bottom out in the first quarter of #### provided the government 's efforts are n't neutralized by outside developments , a news report said monday .
with musical performances and eulogies , russian artists paid tribute monday to alfred UNK , one of the leading composers of this century , who died a week ago .
hong kong 's key stock index plunged tuesday to its lowest level in more than five years because investors haunted by fears of a weakening yen continued to dump shares , traders said .
share prices on the london stock exchange were sharply lower tuesday .
top-seeded jimmy connors , hampered by a tender left foot , narrowly defeated australian john fitzgerald #-# , #-# -lrb- #-# -rrb- in the rain-delayed first round of the citibank champions senior tennis tournament at UNK college .
u.s. diplomats who worked in outlying buildings were moved into the fortified embassy compound in cairo .
israel advised u.s. officials to treat with skepticism a warning by an intelligence source that 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 its troops and combat aircraft to help the taliban movement crush its opponents in northern afghanistan .
four poles were given sentences from ## to ## months of prison in connection to one of the biggest cigarette-smuggling cases in denmark , officials said friday .
clutching passports and eying their watches , throngs of foreign workers spill into the street outside the cavernous immigration department in a final rush to renew work permits .
mustafa kamel mourad , the UNK of a small egyptian opposition party , died early friday .
as family members wept with joy , ## foreign democracy were expelled saturday from myanmar and arrived in bangkok after a week in custody for distributing leaflets opposed to the military government .
looking tanned but tired during his vacation break away from the vatican , pope john paul ii on saturday marked italy 's main summer holiday by remembering those who are alone or must work while others have fun .
adding to china 's flood miseries , a river burst its banks in the north , stranding ###,### people and washing away rail lines , the official xinhua news agency said sunday .
the british and irish governments say they will wipe out ira dissidents believed responsible for the omagh car bombing .
an encounter between army soldiers and separatist guerrillas in kashmir on monday left ## militants dead , an official said .
an israeli businessman turned bank robber whose motorcycle getaways were legendary in israel during the late ####s will be released early for good behavior , the prison authority said monday .
new zealand 's ruling coalition splintered tuesday under pressure from prime minister jenny shipley , who warned her minor party counterparts to support her or face an early election .
a controversial play about the assassin of indian independence leader mohandas gandhi has been banned in the country 's most populous state , officials said tuesday .
a rash of malaria cases has been recorded in central russia and emergency workers fear an epidemic , a news agency said wednesday .
italian police seized #,### kilograms -lrb- #,### pounds -rrb- of hashish being smuggled in containers of diapers and sanitary napkins , the ansa news agency reported wednesday .
palestinian security forces on thursday captured two palestinian prisoners , including the killer of an israeli taxi driver , who had escaped the day before , a senior official said .
leonardo piepoli of italy was the clear winner thursday of the fourth stage of the tour of burgos while frenchman laurent jalabert closed the gap on overall leader abraham olano .
with concrete ramparts fortifying its compound , the u.s. embassy remained on full alert friday against possible terrorist attacks after u.s. missile strikes in sudan and afghanistan .
still mourning more than ### compatriots slain in the bombing of the american embassy , kenyans on friday expressed mixed feelings about u.s. missile raids on sudan and afghanistan .
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andre blom and mark UNK scored tries and some tactical kicks in the final ## minutes sent the united states to the rugby world cup with a ##-## victory over uruguay on saturday .
ethnic albanians accused serb forces of launching a `` strong and massive '' artillery attack sunday on several rebel-controlled villages in southwestern kosovo .
the european championship ended with a british triumph and a disheartening loss for wilson kipketer , probably the biggest name of the six-day event .
greece monday said its security forces were in a state of `` extreme vigilance '' to thwart any retaliatory terrorist attacks against american interests here .
retired gen. alexander lebed urged the russian government monday to appoint a representative to the troubled northern caucasus region , a news agency reported .
a bomb exploded on a bus bound for kigali , rwanda , killing at least ## passengers , a private radio station said tuesday .
cska sofia # -lrb- milen petkov , ##th , valentin UNK , ##th -rrb- , molde , norway # in uefa cup second qualifying round , second leg .
in chicago , frank thomas and albert belle hit consecutive homers for the seventh time this season , and chicago beat baltimore to stop a six-game losing streak .
where is abu nidal ? american news reports say the notorious terrorist is detained in egypt .
brondby , denmark # , kosice , slovakia # -lrb- ivan UNK , ##th -rrb- in the european champions cup qualifying game , second leg .
turkish authorities detained ## would-be immigrants attempting to cross into greece , paramilitary police in the provincial capital of edirne said thursday .
lebanon warned israel thursday that if it bombs lebanese infrastructure in retaliation for guerrilla rocket attacks , it will destroy the #### understanding on the border conflict and provoke further violence .
scott fisher doubled in a run and struck out ## batters as toms river , new jersey -lrb- u.s. east -rrb- advanced to its first little league world series final with a #-# victory over greenville , north carolina -lrb- u.s. south -rrb- on thursday night .
the leader of germany 's jews , ignatz bubis , urged the government on friday to at least symbolically back an industry initiative to establish a fund for nazi slave laborers .
spanish sensation sergio garcia toppled defending champion matt kuchar # and # friday in the quarterfinals of the u.s. amateur , keeping on course for a rare trans-atlantic double in amateur golf .
emboldened by an unprecedented week-long protest by thousands against strongman hun sen , cambodia 's opposition leaders appealed to the nation saturday to drive him from power .
prime minister john howard on sunday called a national election for oct. # and will campaign mainly on the issue of sweeping tax reform .
defending champion fc barcelona drew with modest racing de santander while zaragoza trashed athletic de bilbao #-# to take the lead sunday in the spanish first division 's opening round .
an earthquake with the magnitude of #.# shook slovenia 's central region early monday , but there was no injuries or serious damage , seismologists said .
the chief investigator into the december crash of a silkair passenger plane can not say conclusively that pilot suicide was not the cause , singapore government television reported monday .
sammy sosa took two curtain calls _ one for himself and one for kerry wood .
southeast asian foreign ministers , seeking to bolster their combined clout , met wednesday with a string of other countries seeking better relations and trade in a region seen as full of potential investment and sales opportunities .
new chinese foreign minister yang jiechi has sometimes looked ill at ease this week , negotiating his way through the busy corridors of asia 's largest security gathering .
torino striker david di michele will be allowed to play friendly matches despite being banned for three months for illegal betting .
after weeks of uncertainty , democrats in the house of representatives have decided against a confrontation over automobile fuel economy when they take up energy legislation later this week .
web sites usually used by islamic militants groups announced a new , major al-qaida video would be released soon .
the belarusian president said thursday his country will pay $ ### million -lrb- euro### million -rrb- to settle its gas debt to russia in the next few days and that the president of venezuela may help to pay the bill , the interfax news agency reported .
the scottish football association wants to issue retrospective bookings for diving this season -- a move fifa has warned is against the rules of the game .
new zealand 's telecom corp. on friday reported a sharply higher annual net profit of nz$ #.## billion -lrb- us$ #.## billion ; euro# .## billion -rrb- , boosted by a one-off nz$ #.## billion -lrb- us$ #.# billion ; euro# .# billion -rrb- gain from the sale of its yellow pages business .
a rebellion by UNK democrats over $ ## billion -lrb- euro## .# billion -rrb- in new taxes on oil companies is threatening to upend house democratic leaders ' plans to swiftly pass energy legislation .
a funds wrangle between the european union and ## south pacific nations ended friday after the eu assured regional trade ministers it never intended to cut development aid funding in a dispute over an economic partnership deal , officials said .
a man inside a replica of a u.s. revolutionary war submarine was arrested friday after police found the UNK vessel partly submerged in a security zone near the docked queen mary # .
president george w. bush signed legislation that intensifies the anti-terrorism effort in the united states , shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding scrutiny of air and sea cargo .
ali UNK was determined his son would get the same rite of circumcision as his ancestors -- a celebration of manhood that most iranians have long discarded for a simple but sterile hospital procedure .
afghanistan will produce another record poppy harvest this year that cements its status as the world 's UNK supplier of the heroin source , yet a furious debate over how to reverse the trend is stalling proposals to cut the crop , u.s. officials say .
allrounder andrew flintoff is expected to be selected for two england cricket squads on monday after recovering from injury .
actors , musicians and comedians from around the world have taken to stages across the scottish capital at the edinburgh fringe -- a three-week performance extravaganza whose shows range from standup comics to singing tony UNK to a musical about suicide bombers .
some nissan cars will soon come with a gas pedal that lifts to warn of possible collisions , while the cars will automatically stop if drivers take their foot off the accelerator in response to the warning .
european stock markets struggled to maintain their equilibrium and most asian indexes fell monday following wall street 's plunge at the end of last week on lingering credit concerns that have been roiling markets .
a judge monday ordered three men extradited to the u.s. to face charges in an alleged plot to attack new york 's john f. kennedy international airport , and a confidential u.s. document said they planned to seek help from iran .
an indian court formally charged ## men with a slew of crimes for their alleged role in train bombings last year that killed scores of people in india 's financial capital .
an indian court formally charged ## men with murder and other charges for their alleged roles in train bombings last year that killed ### people in india 's financial capital of mumbai .
olympic gold medalist laure manaudou has likely found a new coach -- her older brother .
gold opened at us$ ###.## an ounce on wednesday in hong kong , up us$ #.## an ounce from tuesday 's close of us$ ###.## .
iraqi authorities clamped a three-day driving ban on the capital and erected new checkpoints , while thousands of shiite pilgrims began their annual trek toward a mosque in northern baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of one of shiite islam 's key saints .
a tow-truck driver and his passenger severely burned in last month 's massive UNK explosion have filed lawsuits against consolidated edison , accusing the utility of misconduct .
the yen dropped against its rivals wednesday , and the dollar was weaker versus most european currencies , as upward momentum in u.s. stocks brought risk appetite back to the market .
the u.s. has cut the population of the guantanamo bay detention center to nearly half its peak in #### but is struggling to empty it further .
puma ag said thursday that its second-quarter profit slipped nearly ## percent as rising sales in europe were offset by a ## percent sales decline in the americas and a slide in u.s. orders for shoes .
the euro slipped against the dollar on thursday even as u.s. weekly jobless claims rose slightly .
jurors visited phil spector 's mansion thursday to see the place where actress lana clarkson died , some of them sitting in a chair to mimic the position in which her body was found .
mexico on thursday criticized the `` excessive use of force '' by american border authorities and slammed what it called insensitivity among u.s. legislators who failed to approve immigration reforms .
a judge ruled friday that britain 's state-run health service must review its decision not to give all alzheimer 's patients access to three drugs to treat the brain-destroying disease .
a brief UNK to this weekend 's english premier league games : UNK
in an aug. # story about israel 's efforts to improve its defense against rockets , the associated press erroneously reported that palestinian militants had fired tens of thousands of rockets from gaza into israel since #### .
divers took another body from the wreckage of a collapsed freeway bridge , bringing the death toll to # , with five still missing .
results from the second round of the french first-division soccer league -lrb- home teams listed first -rrb- : UNK
three egyptian brothers died in the explosion of a leftover land mine they were toying with near egypt 's suez canal , hospital officials said sunday .
iraq 's most senior sunni politician issued a desperate appeal for arab nations to help stop what he called an `` unprecedented genocide campaign '' by shiite militias armed , trained and controlled by iran .
a suicide bomber targeted a u.s.-led coalition convoy in eastern afghanistan on monday , while afghan security forces clashed with the taliban militants in southern afghanistan , leaving nine militants dead , officials said monday .
the ##-nation euro fell monday against the u.s. dollar after the u.s. commerce department reported consumer spending was up , despite fears the recent housing crisis could trigger a recession .
wall street gave up a moderate gain in late trading and closed marginally lower monday after the federal reserve and other central banks added more cash to their banking systems , helping investors set aside some concerns about credit tightness .
results monday from the western &amp; southern financial group masters , a $ #.## million -lrb- euro# .# million -rrb- atp event on hardcourts at lindner family tennis center -lrb- seedings in parentheses -rrb- : UNK
nato 's commander in kosovo said tuesday that patience is running out in the volatile province and he warned of further deterioration if international envoys fail to persuade ethnic albanians and serbia to agree on its future .
state-run oil company petroleo brasileiro sa , or petrobras , said tuesday it plans investments of us$ ###.# billion -lrb- euro## .# billion -rrb- in production , exploration and other activities in brazil and around the world through #### .
lawyers for muslim charity leaders accused of aiding middle east terrorists scored a rare win in court tuesday when a federal judge blocked some evidence seized by israeli soldiers during raids of palestinian organizations .
six people were fatally shot in the western town of duisburg , a police spokesman said wednesday .
u.s. UNK giant mattel inc. said wednesday it was recalling dozens of models of polly pocket , batman , barbie and other toys from asian markets , prompting groups in australia and new zealand to call for tighter safety regulations on imports .
israeli troops uncovered a tunnel constructed by gaza militants who intended to dig under the border fence and into israel , a military spokesman said wednesday .
the u.s. dollar was trading at ###.## yen at #:## a.m. -lrb- #### gmt wednesday -rrb- , down from ###.## yen late wednesday in new york .
north korea 's economy shrank for the first time in eight years in #### amid an international nuclear standoff , energy shortages and falling farm output , south korea 's central bank said thursday .
india 's children are getting increasingly overweight and unhealthy and the government is asking schools to ban junk food , officials said thursday .
max roach , a master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations provided the dislocated beats that defined bebop jazz , has died after a long illness .
the son of democratic presidential candidate joe biden is preparing for deployment to iraq .
the tropical weather season revved up as the atlantic 's first hurricane formed and quickly strengthened , and as tropical storm erin 's remnants soaked UNK texas , snarling rush-hour traffic and killing at least two people .
the dollar slipped against the euro on friday after the u.s. federal reserve cut its discount rate to banks by a half percentage point .
hurricane dean roared through small caribbean islands friday , tearing away roofs , flooding streets and killing three people as the powerful storm muscled its way across the eastern caribbean on a collision course with jamaica and mexico 's yucatan peninsula .
u.s. representative dennis hastert , the former speaker of the u.s. house who held the post during a tumultuous period of american history , has announced he will not seek re-election .
results saturday in the ninth and final stage of tour of germany , a ###-kilometer -lrb- ##-mile -rrb- ride from UNK to hanover : UNK
the largest u.s. group of psychologists is to decide sunday what role , if any , its members can play in interrogating terror suspects at guantanamo bay and other u.s. military detention centers .
white house political adviser karl rove said sunday he sees encouraging signs for the republican party in the public 's strong negative opinions of democratic presidential front-runner hillary rodham clinton and the democratic-run congress .
at least ## people were killed as typhoon sepat hit the chinese mainland after more than ###,### were evacuated as a precaution , state media reported .
financial giant hsbc said monday it is in talks to buy the controlling stake in korea exchange bank currently held by u.s. private equity group lone star funds .
leona helmsley , the hotelier who went to prison as a tax cheat and was reviled as the `` queen of mean , '' died monday at age ## .
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hurricane dean plowed into the caribbean coast of mexico on tuesday as a roaring category # hurricane , lashing ancient mayan ruins and heading for the modern oil installations .
a detained iranian-american academic accused of acting against national security has been released from a tehran prison after a hefty bail was posted , a top judiciary official said tuesday .
the jewish group anti-defamation league on tuesday reversed itself and called a world war i-era massacre of armenians a genocide .
the body of a ##-year-old woman was found tuesday in western mexico , the last of ## people who were swept away and killed in a fast-moving river .
the u.s. dollar was mixed against other major currencies in european trading wednesday morning .
the kenyan president refused wednesday to approve legislation that has widely been condemned as an attack on independent media because it would allow kenyan courts to compel reporters to reveal their sources .
a runway incursion in which two airliners may have missed each other by less than ## feet -lrb- ## meters -rrb- at los angeles international airport is under investigation by the national transportation safety board , the agency said wednesday .
georgia said an aircraft from russia had violated its airspace , raising tension just weeks after the ex-soviet republic claimed a plane from russia launched a missile on its territory near a radar site .
the dubai stock exchange broke a law on takeovers in its efforts to acquire nordic bourse operator omx ab , sweden 's top financial regulator ruled thursday , but did not impose any sanctions .
two u.n. envoys accused the cambodian government on thursday of interfering with the judiciary by transferring a top judge from the khmer rouge genocide tribunal , which they said was a violation of the constitution .
rose UNK , a soprano who performed ## seasons at the metropolitan opera and established herself as a premier voice in american opera , has died .
meatpacking plant officials accused of discriminating against dozens of somali muslim workers have offered to tweak break times to help accommodate the workers ' prayer demands .
a majority of poles continue to oppose hosting a u.s. missile defense base , according to a poll released friday .
the german soccer federation voted friday to triple the number of players tested for doping this season from the ### tested last season .
a reggae festival in new york which was created to promote peace among cultures is being denounced by gay and lesbian groups for allowing performers with a history of anti-gay lyrics .
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leading season scorers in the bundesliga after saturday 's third-round games : UNK
southeast asian countries hope to conclude free-trade talks with six major trading partners , including china , japan and australia , by #### but would avoid any new negotiations amid the frenzy of the work ahead , a top official said sunday .
iraq 's embattled prime minister lashed out at american critics sunday , saying sen. hillary clinton and other democrats who have called for his ouster should `` come to their senses '' and stop treating iraq like `` one of their villages .
the nikkei stock average of ### issues closed at ##,###.## points on the tokyo stock exchange monday , up ##.## points , or #.## percent , from friday .
attorney general alberto gonzales has resigned , ending a months-long standoff with republican and democratic critics who called for his ouster over the justice department 's botched handling of fbi terror investigations and the firing of u.s. attorneys , officials said monday .
there is no `` imminent crisis '' that would require a special legislative session to fix a mistake in a new law that lets residents of any age -- even toddlers -- marry with parental consent , arkansas governor mike beebe said monday .
whole foods market inc. said it had support from enough shareholders of wild oats markets inc. to complete the purchase of its rival , putting a successful end to a takeover opposed by federal antitrust regulators .
the euro drifted lower against the u.s. dollar tuesday after a report showed that german business confidence slipped again , hit by turbulence in global financial markets .
greece 's president described the fires ravaging his country 's forests as a national catastrophe , as thousands of firefighters -- hundreds of them brought in from other countries -- fought to control blazes that have burned nearly ###,### hectares -lrb- ###,### acres -rrb- .
oil and gas futures fell tuesday as concerns about refineries faded and opec suggested that the oil cartel sees no need to boost production .
gusty winds pushed a wildfire closer to sun valley resort 's ski area , while hundreds more homes were ordered evacuated in the valley below .
the u.s. dollar was mostly higher against other major currencies in european trading wednesday morning .
ireland is growing warmer and wetter because of greenhouse gas emissions and faces increasingly tough challenges to combat floods and manage water supplies , a government-funded report concluded wednesday .
police used tear gas , water cannons and clubs against demonstrators staging nationwide protests wednesday over government social and economic policies .
cesar luis menotti , who managed argentina to the #### world cup title , said wednesday he 's full of energy and looking forward to directing uag tecos of guadalajara .
two american priests were to be consecrated thursday as anglican bishops in kenya , the latest in a string of conservative priests who are defecting to african churches in a dispute over homosexuality .
tyson gay proved thursday he is in a class of his own when he completed a sprint double at the world championships with a win in the ### meters .
an alaska father who was too drunk to drive had his ##-year-old son take the wheel , authorities said .
leona helmsley 's decision to leave $ ## million -lrb- euro# .## million -rrb- to her dog so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all that she was not one of the little people .
japanese stocks rose friday as exporters rallied on the yen 's weakness against the dollar and banks climbed on news that the u.s. government was working on a policy to ease subprime woes .
lebanese army helicopters stepped up raids friday on al-qaida-inspired islamic militants barricaded in a palestinian refugee camp in the country 's north , after five soldiers were killed , a senior military official said .
baa plc , the spanish-owned airports operator facing harsh criticism for delays and overcrowding at heathrow , announced the appointment of two high-profile directors on friday in a bid to improve its poor public relations and performance .
a republican u.s. senator arrested in a police sex sting in an airport men 's bathroom will resign from the senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea , republican officials said friday .
two workers at germany 's bayer ag were taken to a hospital for examination after ## tons of a carcinogenic chemical leaked at a factory in western germany , the company said tuesday .
ding UNK believes in miracles .
evander holyfield is n't your normal heavyweight boxing champion .
in an effort to overcome a growing rift within judaism , israel 's orthodox chief rabbis met wednesday with reform and conservative leaders .
france wants five new eastern european nations let into nato despite washington 's insistence that only hungary , poland and the czech republic can join now , the foreign ministry said thursday .
negotiations between the bruins and the nhl 's no. # draft pick , joe thornton , have snagged over what boston general manager harry sinden called an `` ominous '' proposal from the ##-year-old forward 's agent .
ukraine 's monthly inflation rate dropped to #.# percent in june from #.# percent the previous month , the national bank said friday .
latvian president guntis ulmanis on friday expressed condolences to jews for the nazi holocaust and conceded `` with shame and indignation '' that latvians were among their persecutors , a news agency reported .
president daniel arap moi said rallies planned across the country monday to demand reforms before general elections this year threaten development in kenya .
UNK , ## , grew up in a secular jewish household in a poor neighborhood of new york city .
spain 's julian alonso overcame marcello UNK of germany in three sets sunday to win the dlrs ###,### venice open for his first title as a professional .
less than a week out of office , former gov. chris patten has thrust himself back into hong kong politics with accusations that britain ignored the former colony 's leanings toward democracy in an attempt to appease china .
deepening economic woes and diplomatic stalemates may force north korean leader kim jong il to delay plans to assume full power , a south korean government report said monday .
when rebels raked an army helicopter with machine gun fire this week , bringing it down in flames , they all but dashed hopes for imminent peace talks in a decades-old leftist guerrilla conflict .
the victorious socialists consulted on tuesday with their political allies over the makeup of a new government and ways to end months of chaos and violence .
the leaders of the victorious socialist party consulted with their political allies tuesday on the composition of albania 's new government .
gregor UNK , the talented center of stefanel milan and of the italian national team , has signed a four-year contract with UNK bologna thus ending rumors of his possible transfer to los angeles clippers .
a ##-year-old italian soldier was killed wednesday and three others were wounded in a munitions explosion , the multinational force said .
the defense force commander who led a mutiny over the government 's plan to hire mercenaries said his dismissal thursday from the army was an act of political vengeance .
rescue workers picked through the rubble of a collapsed school and an office building in northeastern venezuela thursday , desperately trying to save dozens of people buried in an earthquake .
the protestant orange order decided not to march along several routes roman catholics had vowed to block saturday , saying the move was to avoid further violence and possibly loss of life .
a fire raged through a ##-story hotel friday in the beach resort city of pattaya , killing at least ## people , including eight europeans or americans , police said .
the government and opposition groups have reached agreement on bringing home more than ##,### refugees who fled to northern afghanistan to escape tajikistan 's civil war , an official said friday .
almost ## years after the nazis looted a cubist oil painting from a jewish collector in france , the work has been returned to the man 's heirs .
a military court heard more medical testimony sunday in the case of a jordanian soldier accused of killing seven israeli schoolgirls .
the dollar slipped against the yen on profit-taking in early monday trading in tokyo , while share prices rose moderately .
the leaders of china 's and vietnam 's ruling communist parties pledged monday to improve relations despite persistent territorial disputes , official chinese media reported .
a virgin islands police investigator was charged monday with trying to smuggle ##.# kilograms -lrb- ## pounds -rrb- of cocaine to atlanta in his carry-on luggage , police said .
iranian authorities have seized ### kilograms -lrb- #,### pounds -rrb- of opium in the northern mazandaran province , the official islamic republic news agency reported tuesday .
austrian women in leading positions complained about lingering male domination in their society in a meeting tuesday with visiting u.s. first lady hillary rodham clinton .
north korean soldiers fired at least ## mortar rounds at a south korean border post wednesday during a heavy exchange of gunfire , the defense ministry said .
food shortages in north korea have grown so acute that more than a third of all children are malnourished , with some so weakened that standing is difficult , an aid worker said wednesday .
japan posted a trade surplus of ###.## billion yen -lrb- dlrs #.## billion -rrb- in june , well below what analysts were expecting but still a ##.# percent increase over the same month last year .
european leaders on wednesday praised u.n. secretary-general kofi annan 's strict reform plan for the unwieldy united nations , and echoed his call for tighter budgets and reduced bureaucracy .
the missing father of andrew cunanan , the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of italian fashion designer gianni versace , has been found in the philippines , police and news reports said friday .
his third career century _ in a qualifying round match at the premadasa stadium in colombo on friday .
seve ballesteros is used to missing cuts these days .
one of ousted president sese seko mobutu 's most powerful allies in the business community has been arrested by the new government for suspected embezzlement , joining several dozen other former mobutu associates in custody .
supporters of radovan karadzic expelled his rival , the bosnian serb president , from the ruling party in an effort to close ranks in the face of strong external pressure .
hale irwin won his fifth senior pga tour event of the year sunday , edging lee trevino by two strokes to capture the dlrs #.## million burnet senior classic .
two grenades exploded near a national police station monday , slightly injuring one woman , news reports said .
justin leonard hoisted high his british open trophy to the delight of cheering fans and friends who turned out at the airport monday to welcome home the ##-year-old from dallas .
black american leaders , gathering for a summit aimed at promoting u.s. aid and investment in africa , on tuesday defended the expense of convening the lavish talks in the impoverished continent of their ancestors .
puerto rico ended water rationing for nearly half a million residents tuesday after heavy rain partly replenished a reservoir serving the san juan metropolitan area .
red cross negotiators from rivals north korea and south korea held talks wednesday on emergency food shipments to starving north koreans and agreed to meet again thursday .
amid concern that the peace process in angola is unravelling , the security council on wednesday threatened economic sanctions against angolan rebels and accused them of failing to honor agreements to end the ##-year-old civil conflict .
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arab entrepreneurs should wage a financial `` holy war '' for east jerusalem by investing in the arab part of the city , a senior palestinian official says .
rick danko , bassist and singer for the legendary rock group the band , was found guilty friday of colluding with his wife to smuggle heroin into japan , but received a suspended sentence and will not go to jail .
faced with shifting strategic interests and the need to cut costs , france is reconsidering its commitments in africa , a foreign ministry spokesman said friday .
conchita martinez , who had never even won a set in ## previous matches against monica seles , defeated her nemesis #-# -lrb- #-# -rrb- , #-# friday to reach the semifinals of the bank of the west tournament .
an unfancied ##-# shot , swain outshone UNK , UNK and UNK and a star-studded lineup saturday to win the ###,###-pound -lrb- dlrs ###,### -rrb- king george vi and queen elizabeth diamond stakes at ascot .
the chief of staff has endorsed a military court verdict condemning a jordanian soldier to life in prison for killing seven israeli tourist girls , officials and newspapers said sunday .
egypt trounced ethiopia #-# sunday in a group three qualifying round , earning a coveted spot in the #### african nations cup .
several economists say thailand _ an asian economic success story until #### _ could see its first recession in ## years .
a natural gas tank exploded monday in the kitchen of an oil company building in the urals region , killing at least ## people and injuring ## , officials said .
asian stock markets closed generally higher tuesday , but share prices fell in tokyo after rising for three straight sessions .
italian tax police on tuesday searched offices of silvio berlusconi 's media company fininvest in connection with a tax evasion investigation of the spanish television network telecinco .
british foreign secretary robin cook met bosnian serb opposition leaders wednesday before going on to croatia and talks with president franjo tudjman .
a saudi dissident pleaded innocent wednesday to plotting to kill americans in his homeland as his attorney said an earlier agreement to plead guilty was invalid .
nasa on wednesday rejected the u.s. astronaut who was supposed to be the next american to live on the russian space station mir because she 's too short .
algerian soldiers stepped up their patrols in the capital thursday , a day after a car bomb killed three people and wounded at least ## at an algiers cafe and a policeman was killed in a shootout .
when hashemi rafsanjani steps down sunday after eight years as iran 's president , he will leave behind an administration that has strengthened its grip on power and stabilized the economy but still has n't come to terms with the west .
the eighth asia-pacific traditional arts festival opened saturday at the center for traditional arts in eastern yilan county saturday , featuring folk music , dance and theater groups from the mekong river region of indochina .
the u.s. dollar was traded at nt$ ##.### at #:## a.m. thursday on the taipei foreign exchange , down nt$ #.### from wednesday 's close .
the planned taiwan food and drug administration -lrb- UNK -rrb- will be formally inaugurated jan. # , #### and have a staff of ### people , minister without portfolio chang UNK announced monday .
computer vendor acer inc. was unveiled friday as taiwan 's leading brand on a list of taiwan 's top ## global brands for the first time ever , with anti-virus software maker trend micro and computer maker asustek close behind .
the taiwan stock exchange 's main index opened little changed thursday , moving down #.## points at #,###.## on a turnover of nt$ #.## billion -lrb- us$ ##.## million -rrb- .
the first comic-book version of a defense white paper was introduced by the ministry of national defense -lrb- mnd -rrb- tuesday , with two of the leading characters appearing at a press conference to promote it .
president chen shui-bian said thursday he will attend a summit meeting of heads of state of the republic of china and its central american allies to be held in el salvador later this year if the event can take place as originally scheduled .
minister of the interior chang po-ya said wednesday that she favors setting up casinos at offshore island hotels , as long as it would be in line with the development of the domestic tourism industry as a whole .
republic of china president chen shui-bian and his cabinet `` ought to be applauded for their continuing efforts to make taiwan one of the freest places on earth , '' u.s. congresswoman eddie bernice johnson said wednesday .
premier chang chun-hsiung said thursday he is enraged and saddened by the snail-paced progress of the reconstruction of areas hardest hit by a disastrous earthquake that rattled taiwan on sept. ## , #### .
a granddaughter of republic of china founder dr. sun yat-sen said thursday said that the thoughts of her grandfather should be used as the basis for peaceful cross-strait reunification .
opposition kuomintang -lrb- kmt -rrb- chairman lien chan on wednesday called for unity among members and supporters of the kmt and its ally the people first party to win the next presidential election to be held in march #### .
taiwan 's deputy representative to the united states , tsai UNK , stressed on tuesday that holding referendums is one of the basic human rights of the people of taiwan and it has nothing to do with taiwan 's independence or possible unification with mainland china .
share prices opened high and closed even higher on the taiwan stock exchange -lrb- taiex -rrb- thursday , with the weighted index , the market 's key barometer , moving up ##.## points to close at #,###.## .
the u.s.-based UNK llc and the i-shou university in southern taiwan signed a memorandum thursday to jointly develop the micro and nano technologies for UNK use .
a group of social activists and academics are scheduled to meet friday to call for gender equity in funeral rituals and traditions in which the female members of a taiwanese family are discriminated against , a women 's rights group said thursday .
the first taiwan-born UNK , a mammal belonging to the raccoon family , has been put on public display at the city zoo in suburban taipei , a zoo official said wednesday .
in any cross-taiwan strait trade pact talks that take place in the future , topics concerning agricultural affairs will focus on quarantine and relevant testing of livestock and plants , as well as intellectual property rights -lrb- ipr -rrb- protection for taiwanese agricultural products , the vice minister of the cabinet-level council of agricultural affairs -lrb- coa -rrb- said monday .
the daily charter flights between taiwan and china inaugurated four months ago have attracted severe criticism , with detractors complaining about excessive pricing , but the opening of regular flights , expected later this year , is raising hopes of cheaper fares .
business at taiwan 's theme parks and resorts grew significantly in the first quarter of this year compared to q# last year , the tourism bureau said thursday , attributing the growth to the government 's shopping voucher program and other promotion efforts .
taiwan began to make on-board checks of passengers on flights arriving from the united states wednesday in a bid to keep the swine flu virus at bay .
a national human rights museum under the planned ministry of culture is scheduled to open on jan. # , #### , council for cultural affairs chairman emile sheng said friday .
united microelectronics corp. -lrb- umc -rrb- , the world 's second largest contract chipmaker , said wednesday it saw a slight drop in sales in november as a result of the new taiwan dollar 's surge against the u.s. dollar .
taiwan-based petrochemical giant formosa plastics group categorically denied monday that the seven members in its core leadership have signed a secret deal to retire by #### .
the first probable human case of mad cow disease in taiwan was listed posthumously saturday , following the death in may of a man who had symptoms of the fatal brain-wasting illness .
academia sinica said thursday that taiwan 's economic growth for #### is expected to be a moderate #.## percent from a strong showing in #### amid uncertainty over global economic fundamentals .
a team of community rangers was formed tuesday to help protect wetland areas around the UNK community , the second ecotourism attraction of its kind near kenting national park in southern taiwan .
president ma ying-jeou declared thursday that his administration will form a special panel to seek investment from around the world now that taiwan has struck a landmark trade deal with china .
the u.s. dollar rose against the new taiwan dollar wednesday , adding nt$ #.### to close at the day 's high of nt$ ##.### .
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the inking of a UNK economic cooperation framework agreement -lrb- ecfa -rrb- between taiwan and china has stirred up a sense of crisis of japan , south korea and singapore .
the u.s. dollar rose against the new taiwan dollar thursday , gaining nt$ #.## to close at nt$ ##.### .
several heavyweight musicians from europe will perform and give master classes at the first chamber music festival hosted by greater tainan city on dec. #-## , a cultural ambassador of tainan county told the central news agency on tuesday .
james soong , chairman of the people first party -lrb- pfp -rrb- said saturday evening at a press conference that he is not interested in joining any political alliance , but his party will do its best to fulfill its obligation as a dutiful opposition party .
taipei mayor ma ying-jeou and mainland china president jiang zemin topped the men of the year lists in taiwan and across the taiwan strait respectively , a poll released on sunday showed .
president chen shui-bian lauded tuesday the government 's decision to open taiwan to mainland chinese tourists as a breakthrough in peaceful exchanges with the mainland .
kanye west did n't play one of his smoothest shows saturday , but it was one of his most significant -- if not for him then for the coachella valley music and arts festival .
the senate on wednesday neared approval of a $ ###-billion spending bill to fund the iraq war and hurricane relief efforts , loading it up with billions of extra dollars for projects around the country .
last sunday 's boston globe carried an alarming #,###-word front-page article about president bush and the constitution .
ending days of secret balloting and back-room dealing , the italian parliament on wednesday elected an ##-year-old former communist as president of the nation , the final step before a new government can be seated .
in heavily accented english , the radio skit invited landscapers and dishwashers to head on over to the `` UNK steakhouse .
the pentagon 's top medical officer contests the conclusions of a government accountability office report that questioned whether service members returning from iraq and afghanistan are getting appropriate mental health care .
soccer in italy is nothing short of a religion .
it 's odd to hear vinton cerf , regarded as one of the founding fathers of the internet , to gush over UNK books .
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inside a ramshackle buddhist temple here on the country 's southeastern coast , curious villagers gathered last fall as part of the united states ' biggest gamble yet on stopping the aids pandemic .
marine sgt. phillip jolly , in the masterful documentary `` combat diary : the marines of lima company , '' set for thursday on a&amp;e , explains the exhilaration of combat -- and the horror that soon follows .
armando reyes climbed over the border fence and prepared for the dash into san diego .
complaints : the cx-# 's success is also its failure .
when gas prices rise , drivers grumble and politicians talk energy crisis .
`` african gold from the UNK collection , the museum of fine arts , houston '' runs through nov. ## at the smithsonian institution 's national museum of african art , ### independence ave. nw .
john duffy of gettysburg , pa. , arrived at washington 's dulles airport # #\/# hours before his united flight to frankfurt , germany , to find all available floor space filled with other would-be fliers .
a washington post article incorrectly said that steve scully , president of the white house correspondents ' association , works for cnn .
the water in the shower went from cold to colder .
in #### , seven years into a life sentence for a double homicide , aaron owens sat before a parole board believing that he was never going to be released .
a strange form of cancer is being transmitted as an infectious agent among the world 's dogs , without help from viruses or bacteria , a research team in england has found .
the government filed another round of criminal charges in a widening stock options scandal .
sometimes it seems the only way to keep children safe from household accidents is constant vigilance .
like all feats of magic , transforming bunches of pinot noir grapes into great red wine is n't easy .
some of the most popular programming on cable television networks today revolves around the do-it-yourself theme -- from bob vila showing you how to tile a floor to the team on `` while you were out '' offering tips on how to brighten a room with the right colors .
last week , the international astronomical union stripped pluto of its official status as a planet .
as a kurdish rebel group took responsibility for a string of weekend bombings , a new blast monday killed three people and injured dozens more in the southern mediterranean resort of antalya .
bernie massey , the co-founder of a los angeles social action foundation , had been trying to figure out how to make a statement against terrorism .
dashing louisiana 's hopes that it would be the site of a public rapprochement between president bush and french president jacques chirac , representatives for both men said this week that they will not attend a ceremony marking the bicentennial of the louisiana purchase .
shopping for consumer electronics is a pain .
an american soldier and at least three iraqis were killed friday when a bomb exploded near a humvee and a passing minibus on a crowded street in the capital , despite an overall reduction in rebel attacks .
our colleague anne hull got lots of reader response on a story last week about an arabic linguist discharged from the army for being gay .
former sen. paul simon , a democrat who ran for president in #### as a budget-balancing liberal , died tuesday of complications after heart surgery in his home state of illinois .
democratic presidential candidate howard dean , known to many voters as a staunch opponent of the iraq war , enthusiastically supports missile defense development and declines to back a proposal to ban weapons in space .
today , concern about homework is again reaching a fever pitch .
saddam hussein , who portrayed himself as the successor of salahuddin and other arab conquerors as he ruled iraq for ## years , was captured by u.s. forces saturday night while hiding in a rat-infested hole in the ground .
in the early ####s , the only thing most people knew about llamas was that michael jackson had one .
lord knows our UNK culture downs plenty of coffee -- american coffee hounds gulp an average of three cups a day apiece , according to the new york-based national coffee association of u.s.a. inc. 's #### survey .
setting their sights on an operation they say clogged the internet with a quarter-billion e-mail messages daily , new york attorney general eliot spitzer and microsoft corp. .
it starts with a few whispered words over tiny cups of bitter black coffee , a narrow UNK glance or two -- and then comes the torrent of talk about betrayal and blood revenge .
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in september , the u.s. postal service issued two commemorative UNK stamps featuring kirby the puppy and samantha the kitten .
an ear tag on a slaughtered washington state holstein cow found to be infected with mad cow disease shows the animal came from alberta , canada , where another case of mad cow disease was discovered in may , government officials said saturday .
as much as they hoped never to hear it , the dreaded news of mad cow disease comes at perhaps the best possible time of year for american ranchers .
former vice president dick cheney waded into another roiling public debate monday , saying that he supports legalizing same-sex marriage as long as the issue is decided by the states , rather than the federal government .
UNK lindner watches her boys asleep in a sofa bed .
the securities and exchange commission thursday charged former countrywide chief angelo r. mozilo , who ran the nation 's largest subprime mortgage lender , with fraud , making him the most prominent executive accused of illegality in connection with the financial crisis .
president george w. bush 's springer spaniel , spot , was old and ailing .
it does n't take a paranoid mind to fret over our state of UNK .
almost #.# million u.s. homes could wake up saturday to a blank tv screen .
two projections offer two contrasting , compelling documents of contemporary urban life .
she is aware she raised more than a few eyebrows with her music , and that fans might be even more bewildered by her film `` the human contract .
president obama has embraced bush administration justifications for denying public access to white house visitor logs even as advisers say they are reviewing the policy of keeping secret the official record of comings and goings .
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chrysler 's alliance with fiat , finalized this month , creates a fresh start for the company and for tens of thousands of workers .
iran 's post-election tumult has exposed the sharply divergent ways in which the obama administration and its republican opponents view the nature of american power and the president 's role in speaking to political dissent outside the borders of the united states .
a lot of barack obama campaign folks , people who were in the trenches with him early on during the iowa winter of #### , are said to be grumbling about not getting jobs in the administration while people who backed other democrats and then shifted late to the one , are happily ensconced on the federal payroll .
in january , the los angeles times reported that the nederlander organization acquired the rights to produce a musical version of `` thriller '' with the intention of involving jackson in `` every aspect of the creative process .
who 's going to hear `` you 're hired '' ? this time , donald trump is asking viewers to weigh in on his choice for the next winner of `` the apprentice .
european tourists here send home postcards with stamps bearing the images of five faces , known simply as los UNK -lrb- the young men -rrb- or los cinco -lrb- the five -rrb- .
fbi agents who raided the office of rep. william jefferson , d-la .
a former chief of staff to then-house majority whip tom delay , r-tex .
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in stifling heat shortly after noon , a compact , neatly groomed man in a plaid shirt and slacks plunges down an alley lined with mango sellers and women cooking bread over wood fires .
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a range of previously unrecognized tax liabilities have forced UNK service corp. to reduce its stated operating income for #### by $ # million , according to an securities and exchange commission document filed late tuesday .
he was a jew with missing teeth and flat feet .
former president clinton predicted last week that republican environmental policies are going to lead to more hurricanes .
temperatures have been warmer over the past ## years than any time in the last four centuries -- and possibly the last #,### years , a prestigious federal advisory panel reported thursday .
as merck &amp; co. defends itself against litigation involving its pain reliever vioxx , the pharmaceutical giant also is fielding the first of what could be another wave of lawsuits involving fosamax , an osteoporosis drug and its second biggest seller .
the house of representatives recently voted to refrain from mandating something called `` net neutrality '' in this year 's telecom legislation , but the proposal could resurface in the senate or in a conference committee .
anna wintour must be pleased .
gov. david a. paterson proposed legislation wednesday to eliminate pay and perks for special district commissioners and put town boards in charge of sanitation districts .
david axelrod first showed signs of chronic fan syndrome in the early ####s in his native new york city .
at UNK elephant camp , i met boon rot , all ## feet and three or so tons of her , as she UNK on bamboo stalks .
on its second day of deliberations , a jury tuesday found a maryland man guilty of stalking `` pulp fiction '' star uma thurman .
in brief remarks after meeting with congressional republicans , bush issued his veto threat , complaining that legislation under consideration would `` reward speculators and lenders .
UNK corp. , an oak ridge , tenn. , technology company , is developing a camera and software system that promises by next year a significant improvement in automated traffic signals .
alexander calder -lrb- ####-#### -rrb- , the son of an artist and a painter , not surprisingly was a multimedia artist .
the collision occurred shortly before noon pdt , said sgt. kristin UNK of the west hollywood sheriff 's station .
the lebanese government rescinded two decisions wednesday that had targeted hezbollah and ignited the worst internal fighting since the end of the ##-year civil war , underlining the group 's sense of victory in a battle that has recalibrated lebanese politics .
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when kids at UNK singh 's school in loudoun county , va. , have a birthday , there are no parents sweeping in with towers of cupcakes dripping with frosting .
james frey was back in his old los angeles neighborhood , strolling happily along the venice boardwalk , enjoying a sunny day in a t-shirt and aviator shades as he passed tattoo shops and a man who was selling what he claimed to be `` philosophy .
the deal between government officials and islamic militants in the scenic swat valley could presage broader accords with militants in the tribal areas bordering afghanistan .
but the survey also suggested that the state is moving closer to accepting non-traditional marriages , which could create openings for supporters of same-sex marriage as the campaign unfolds .
authorities are investigating whether an arson fire near chicago mayor richard m. daley 's summer home in michigan last month is linked to threats against the mayor from someone furious about the april ## killing of a cougar that had roamed into downtown chicago .
may is a pivotal month for moving and storage companies .
sony electronics and six of the largest cable companies have signed an agreement that paves the way for `` two-way , '' digital UNK tvs to be sold on the market , according to sony and the national cable &amp; telecommunications association .
the sloping expanse of verdant hillside known as el UNK does n't stand out amid the lush UNK straddling the remote UNK frontier .
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orlando long after a recent practice , magic center dwight howard lounged in the stands and chatted with team general manager otis smith about life .
the district of columbia council approved a measure on tuesday that would allow people with certain chronic illnesses to obtain medical marijuana from a handful of dispensaries regulated by the city .
borrowing costs for europe 's more vulnerable countries rose on wednesday while stocks and the euro fell , as the possibility of a new credit downgrade for portugal underscored fears that efforts to contain the debt crisis to greece were failing .
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seattle as usual , rays manager joe maddon had his reasons for starting willy aybar ahead of pat burrell at designated hitter on thursday against seattle lefty ryan UNK .
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this is the time of year when people often take golf lessons .
q. i 've heard that cow manure can be used for energy production , but not human waste .
a creek winds through lush wetlands along a los angeles river walk surrounded by native plants and birds .
teachers are giving up raises in at least five long island districts , including most recently , brentwood , where the #,### teachers will also take individual pay cuts of $ ### that will be repaid to them without interest when they leave or retire .
when she founded the digital ad agency UNK nine years ago , kat egan was n't worried about finding good talent .
one by one the favorites have fallen : the penguins , the capitals , the red wings , the devils .
three days after the u.s. soccer federation announced its preliminary world cup roster , its president led a four-member team to switzerland to attempt to win the right to host the tournament for the second time .
the boxer amir khan spent late april and early may in vancouver , british columbia , his entry into the united states delayed while he obtained a work visa .
ever since thomas UNK was accepted to three law schools outside his home state of california , he has spent entire days on the phone with health insurers in other states , compiling information that he enters on a giant spreadsheet .
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never mind the plot .
maybe it takes a shock jock like bubba the love sponge clem to get alex sink to relax .
using certain anti-cancer drugs for years at a time can help keep some types of cancer in remission longer , doctors reported thursday .
able-bodied , outgoing and accustomed to working , alexandria wallace wants to earn a paycheck .
stocks declined monday , dragged down by late-day losses in the financial sector , which has been mired in uncertainty over financial reforms and european debt troubles .
consider it the ultimate girl 's night out .
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internal documents from bp show that there were serious problems and safety concerns with the deepwater horizon rig far earlier than those the company described to congress last week .
every job interview has its awkward moments , but in recent years , the standard interview for men seeking a life in the roman catholic priesthood has made the awkward moment a requirement .
forecasters are predicting an active hurricane season , which begins today and runs through nov. ## , much like the #### season of charley , frances , ivan and jeanne and the #### season of dennis , katrina and wilma .
UNK -lrb- los angeles -rrb- - column on who should win the western conference semifinals between the lakers and san antonio spurs .
blur : `` think tank '' -lrb- virgin -rrb- # stars king UNK creative differences led to the sudden departure of blur 's longtime guitarist graham UNK early on in the recording process .
new executive director of basketball operations danny ainge said he would not speak with the players until after the celtics finished their playoff run .
the treasury department and the federal reserve on tuesday introduced a new design for paper currency , which will include colors other than the standard black and green , in an effort to deter counterfeiting .
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long before the final horn blew wednesday at the sbc center , the mavericks felt they never had a legitimate chance at beating the san antonio spurs .
john e. UNK , the former chief executive and president of the rheingold corp. , died on may ## at atria UNK in annapolis , md. .
one of the UNK but more engaging conventions of the contemporary caper film is to imagine that a dream team of crooked UNK , each a quirky genius who takes pride in his craft , can mesh like a perfectly functioning machine and accomplish miraculous feats of larceny .
the master plan for ground zero is unraveling , which is not necessarily bad news .
if ever there was a classic case of `` no free lunch , '' popular pain control medications are it .
during his first two days on the witness stand , l. dennis kozlowski appeared calm as he parried a series of tough questions .
one month after resigning as musical director of la scala in a stormy power struggle , riccardo muti ended a triumphant evening on monday at the opera house he directed for nearly two decades with the tempestuous notes of verdi 's `` forza del destino '' -lrb- `` power of fate '' -rrb- .
the independent political groups known as ###s should be required to disclose their funding sources while election campaigns are in progress , three republican house members said wednesday .
without government nutrition guidelines , a doctor 's advice or some primeval diet fad , entire species of dinosaurs sometimes UNK their predatory , meat-eating lifestyle and evolved into grazing vegetarians .
get ready to think about office politics and family affairs in UNK terms again .
one day after lakers owner jerry buss left his interest in phil jackson subject to interpretation , new york knicks president isiah thomas did anything but , telling reporters thursday that he believed a second meeting with jackson soon would take place .
john r. bolton 's effort in #### to oust a top central intelligence agency analyst from his post in a dispute over cuba represented a troubling breach of the line between policy makers and intelligence , the agency 's former deputy director has told the senate foreign relations committee , according to a transcript of the exchange .
it is a cast worthy of a political thriller : a former convict whose claims about a former president and first lady spurred a criminal investigation ; a prominent senator 's brother-in-law , who worked undercover for federal agents looking into the case ; sworn enemies of the former first family trying to dig up fresh dirt , and some hollywood stars .
if you walk into the office of a scientist , chances are you 'll see a white board hanging on the wall , covered with UNK .
southern california motorists again wasted more time in stalled traffic than drivers did anywhere else in the nation , and the region is expected to continue its dismal ranking for years , experts said monday .
the curse at first - reversed .
numbers help define jennifer rosales , in atlanta this week to defend the lpga chick-fil-a charity championship .
a wealthy dilettante pays a publishing house to issue the novel he has written : a classic example of a vanity project .
commentator , UNK , fascist apologist and occasional presidential candidate pat buchanan could n't stand by silently while millions of people around the globe celebrated the defeat of hitler 's nazi germany .
to many new jersey republicans , the biggest turning point in the party 's primary for governor this year came in march , when tom kean jr. , son of the former governor , made it known that he would be a candidate -- for the u.s. senate .
mike d'antoni has n't quite rescued the nba from itself yet , but the phoenix coach said that the suns ' success this season validates his approach to the game .
for judi burgess , a single word changed everything .
on monday , less than three weeks before the official start of the hurricane season , government forecasters predicted an active season that could be comparable to last year 's destructive one .
the senate is likely to vote tuesday to make the environmental protection agency find a better way of measuring automobile fuel economy , to bring more realism to the stickers on the windows of new cars , which consumers have learned always to read but never to trust .
`` i bring you a taste of my UNK , '' says our host as my friend laurie and i sit down to dinner beside a murmuring fire .
morgan stanley suffered another legal setback on wednesday , as a florida jury ordered it to pay $ ### million in punitive damages to the financier ronald o. perelman , who contended he was defrauded by the investment bank in a #### deal .
the #-year-old should n't be here .
four days of talks between north and south korea ended thursday with the north resisting pressure to resume negotiations over its nuclear program , but agreeing to cabinet-level meetings with the south next month .
while jury deliberations continued in the trial of richard m. scrushy , the former chief executive of healthsouth , a separate healthsouth criminal case came to an end friday morning with the acquittal of two former executives on federal bribery charges .
the roman catholic church and the chinese government are actively exploring the re-establishment of diplomatic relations , with contacts between the sides warming to the point that the ailing john paul ii quietly received a quasi-official chinese delegation in the vatican late last year .
after spending a week in japan exploring the aichi world fair , courting japanese investors and lunching with toyota 's chairman , vice premier wu yi of china decided monday to fly home a few hours early , canceling a scheduled meeting with japan 's prime minister .
it was supposed to be a cozy affair .
top military and civilian officials gathered on a conference call when a private plane strayed into restricted airspace over the district of columbia on may ## , but they never reached the point of authorizing jet fighters to shoot it down , a pentagon spokesman said wednesday .
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weight can have startling consequences for women 's financial well-being , careers , and marriage prospects , according to research that found that women - but not men - suffer economic harm from being overweight .
as they move to thwart the illegal trade of cigarettes over the internet , state officials from new york have joined with colleagues from around the nation to persuade credit card companies to stop processing payments for online cigarette sales .
david beckham , the world 's highest-paid soccer player , will make his playing debut in the new york metropolitan area tuesday at giants stadium , and sven-goran eriksson , his coach with the national team of england , dismissed all UNK sunday by saying that beckham would remain the captain of the team .
at ## , after nearly half a century in the union movement and after a decade leading the nation 's main labor federation , john j. sweeney is facing his toughest time ever .
for years , politicians from presidents to city council members have believed they could win tens of thousands of orthodox jewish votes if they captured the support of just one group : the council of jewish organizations of borough park , a collective of social service agencies .
the raiders were definitely up for dan marino 's first appearance ever at the oakland coliseum sunday .
not long ago , in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in texas , a ##-year-old boy was weathering withdrawal at its worst .
colombian stocks rose for the first time in seven days , led by retailer UNK , amid optimism over the economy for #### .
charles keating jr. , whom government officials once characterized as the most notorious swindler in the savings and loan crisis , had his last remaining criminal conviction thrown out by a federal judge on monday .
jerry york 's office at boston college is tucked away in a corner of conte forum , suitably removed from the traffic flow in a place where conversations inevitably turn to hockey .
boeing co. , faced with a record number of commercial aircraft orders , signed an agreement that will give it the help of rival mcdonnell douglas corp. in developing larger jumbo jets .
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trying to determine whether it is politically realistic to use a proposed change in the way the government measures inflation to help erase the deficit , republicans and democrats tried wednesday to tease out assurances of bipartisan cooperation on an issue that holds clear perils for both sides .
it was the monday before thanksgiving , and at UNK , a small film and video company in new york , they were expecting word from sundance , the important film festival in utah .
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panetta said on thursday that clinton had also been impressed by albright 's hard-nosed negotiating style at the united nations .
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several former executives of apple computer inc. have raised $ # million in venture capital to fund a internet discussion area called UNK that picks up where apple left off when it shut down its UNK on-line service .
a #-year-old arlington boy who suffered severe damage to his genitals , apparently during toilet training , will remain in the custody of child protective services along with three siblings , a judge ruled friday .
his motorsports empire now stretches from sea to shining sea , which means that bruton smith 's next acquisition might be a navy .
it got so bad for the miami dolphins on sunday that boos were even being directed at their coach , jimmy johnson .
general growth properties said it bought three michigan shopping malls from an investment group called UNK properties for $ ### million in cash , debt and securities .
sunamerica inc. 's mutual fund subsidiary said it hired marketing executive per UNK from fidelity investments .
in an attempt to rise among the leaders in north america 's gold-mining industry , homestake mining co. said monday it had offered $ #.# billion to acquire santa fe pacific gold corp. , exceeding the newmont mining corp. 's rival offer by nearly $ ### million .
if you 've ever been to woonsocket , r.i. , you would not likely think of it as a high-tech haven .
fidelity investments said it hired marketing executive kirk williamson from crosstown rival putnam investments to serve as national sales manager for its bank wholesale group .
george steinbrenner predicted the yankees would sign a major player this week , but the owner declined tuesday to say whether he thought it would be david wells , roger clemens or john wetteland .
volvo aero ab , a maker of aircraft engines , said it and daimler-benz aerospace 's mtu UNK will enter a project to coordinate technology and product development on low pressure turbines for civilian aircraft engines .
attorney general janet reno made her debut wednesday as a barrister at the u.s. supreme court 's mahogany lectern where she argued before the justices on behalf of one of her favorite constituencies _ the cop on the beat .
in a broad preview of his second-term plans , president clinton promised wednesday to govern with the same centrist themes he used to win re-election .
international business machines corp. won a jury verdict that its keyboards did n't cause a ### operator to suffer hand and wrist injuries .
how many holiday hits does a new toy company need to become profitable ? usually a lot , said analysts here for a forum on toys at the massachusetts institute of technology .
crown cork &amp; seal co. and other companies sold $ #.# billion in debt , helping to snuff a rally in the bond market and leaving u.s. treasury securities little changed .
defying critics who want tougher standards , a spokesman for the television industry has vowed to fight any attempt by the government or children 's advocacy groups to impose UNK television ratings .
european bonds rose late friday after european minister meeting in dublin reached an agreement to deter members of the proposed single european currency from overspending , a key roadblock point on the road to monetary union .
recognizing that information technology is the fastest-growing segment of the UNK industry , computer task group is also preparing to provide higher-priced computer consultants .
if you want to buy a faithful companion for the animal lover on your holiday shopping list , here are a few suggestions .
tempe , ariz. - while mount boomer erupted last week at cardinals camp , spewing fiery plumes of blame and spreading ashes of innuendo everywhere , kent graham watched from a safe distance .
col. robert e. lee skirted the unleaded gasoline pit , negotiated a thicket of telephone cords stretched as tight as trip wires and took the center of the new york mercantile exchange 's main trading floor just before # p.m. last monday .
coca-cola co. , the world 's biggest UNK manufacturer , has a ## percent share of china 's carbonated drinks market , the company said , citing two market surveys .
it was one of the greatest collections of figure-skating talent ever to gather on ice _ and not skate .
subaru of america inc. lost a supreme court fight for tough legal rules to limit expert courtroom testimony , which would have made it easier for companies to fight product-liability and other damage lawsuits .
the yankees lost one and did not gain one monday .
starts of new u.s. housing rebounded sharply in november , government figures showed , as a dip in borrowing costs encouraged hesitant buyers to come back into the market .
chase manhattan corp. awarded stock options to all ##,### employees , promising a potential windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars to workers if the bank 's shares surge in coming years .
christmas week might not seem the best time to open a movie that celebrates a millionaire pornographer as an american folk hero .
whoever says toys are n't educational has n't been shopping lately .
the government 's announcement of another large monthly trade deficit tomorrow will draw mostly yawns from many u.s. companies who say the report does n't truly capture the strength of their global operations .
young said he 's inclined to go along with a sentencing agreement proposed by the government and ferber 's attorneys .
japan 's benchmark nikkei ### index plunged to its lowest point in a year , led by bank and brokerage shares , amid concern the country 's economic recovery could fizzle without further help from the government .
general electric co. said it plans to split its stock #-for-# , increase its dividend and buy back more shares because it 's churning out record amounts of cash .
`` my fellow americans , '' a comedy , is rated pg-## for salty language and a sex scene involving teen-agers .
president clinton plans to round out his selection of a new cabinet on friday with the announcement of his choices for several remaining openings , including that of andrew cuomo , the eldest son of the former new york governor , mario cuomo , as secretary of housing and urban development , administration officials said on thursday .
`` my fellow americans '' could have been called `` grumpy old ex-presidents '' _ and probably should have been .
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bill UNK , the power behind the riordan throne and a stein ally , said the political climate in los angeles is unlike any he has seen during his long years of watching city politics .
philippine president fidel ramos , who was hospitalized for the second time in ## days over the weekend , may need heart surgery , his spokesman said .
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boeing 's $ ## billion takeover bid for mcdonnell douglas is the most dramatic step yet in the consolidation of the u.s. military industry .
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federal regulators , moving to reduce the fees local baby bell companies charge to connect long-distance calls , said today they may let the industry bring the charges down gradually without imposing a government timetable .
prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian leader yasser arafat met for more than three hours tuesday and finally appeared to bring the long-awaited agreement on an israeli pullback from hebron within reach .
`` fear not : for behold , i bring you good tidings of great joy .
so your podiatrist inadvertently sliced off your little toe , and you think you 're going to sue .
after all the frenzy , the lights and traffic , the noise and bustle , frayed nerves , the nearly insane gold rush to find tickle me elmo , after all the frenetic life that makes serious people seriously question christmas as we know it , the UNK family find the moment they have been looking forward to all season .
gladys UNK is in the hallway , waiting for her date with destiny .
the south african reserve bank will likely reduce its key lending rate at least twice in #### as growth slows , analysts said .
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it was hot in the summer of #### , too hot for hogs to maintain their normal conception rates , according to the nation 's hog farmers .
when he awoke friday morning and looked at the sky , arizona state football coach bruce snyder had a decision to make : should he be macho or smart ? UNK
turmoil at the top often means bad news for an entire professional sports organization , but there 's one team that was glad to see a shakeup upstairs .
walter cronkite is a colorless sort of UNK superstar , not as good looking as tom brokaw or as polished as peter jennings or as edgy as dan rather .
seattle at the turn of the century had a master plan for boulevards , parks and waterways .
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for a week , you have eyed that five-pound box of cheap cookies that a business associate sent over .
the arrest of a german couple at the airport in bogota after they secured the release of a woman kidnapped by leftist guerrillas has provoked diplomatic tensions between colombia and germany .
one private-school mother who lives on fifth avenue and spends weekends in millbrook , n.y. , amid a colony of fox-hunting types , said she was the target of parents who , she suspects , seek social advantage .
in life 's rich pageant , few spectacles are as dizzying as watching congress spend the public 's treasure .
left-hander mike munoz will not be on the rangers ' postseason roster unless he displays a dramatic improvement in his ability to field his position .
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the sale of sprint corp. casts a huge shadow over one of the largest commercial construction projects in the united states .
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over the last two decades , countries in northern europe and north america have been enacting regulations to reduce smokestack emissions of sulfur in an effort to curb acid rain and its harmful effect on the environment .
los angeles might have lost its bid for an expansion team to houston on wednesday , but fans who like to watch football and the tv networks were winners .
general electric co. will invest up to $ ### million to clean up pcb contamination caused by its old transformer plant in pittsfield , mass. under a consent decree filed thursday in us district court that ends years of wrangling over the company 's duty to restore the housatonic river and other polluted areas .
the good news came the other day in the form of a phone call .
`` rising interest rates are bad news for banks .
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do you think your toddler or preschooler is living on thin air ? has mealtime become a battle of wills ? how many of these admonitions are familiar to you ? UNK
the blueprint for beating the new england patriots has been drawn and future opponents surely will try to follow it .
state farm mutual automobile insurance co. may need to buy more insurance for itself , to cover such disasters as the one that heavily damaged this illinois-based company last week .
seeking to avoid future shortages of screens that have slowed sales of notebook computers this year , dell computer corp. has signed a five-year , $ #.# billion agreement with samsung electronics ltd. for millions of displays beginning next year .
`` in our culture , having a lot of women is a kind of status , '' said milka UNK , the hiv\/aids coordinator at UNK hospital in UNK , namibia .
the divorce is final .
with deadlines for college applications looming and a UNK on procrastination , jacqueline lerner of wayland was getting nervous .
in addition , forecasts , even when they are right , are no longer enough for most clients .
already the october gales have powdered the high country with snow , already taken the edge off the colors that swell in the valleys below the hilltops .
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when gov. george w. bush of texas swept into washington on friday , his first stop was not an affluent suburb or a ritzy business district , nor were his first encounters with stalwart republican voters .
when it comes to personal finance software , mac users do n't have much choice .
robert ray , a career federal prosecutor , was sworn in on monday to replace the independent counsel , kenneth starr , and he vowed to complete starr 's five-year-old , $ ##-million criminal inquiry of president clinton and hillary rodham clinton in a `` prompt , responsible and cost-effective manner .
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brian shaw 's offseason has been dizzying to say the least .
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eight-year-old gary bass died at a hospital early friday , two days after police found him and his brother , both emaciated and burned , inside their northeast kansas city home .
rankings reflect sales for the week ending oct. ## , at almost #,### bookstores plus wholesalers serving ##,### other retailers -lrb- gift shops , department stores , newsstands , supermarkets -rrb- , statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide .
the thinking behind braves manager bobby cox 's decision to shake up his lineup was that perhaps inserting the left-handed hitters ozzie guillen , hitting .### in the post-season , and keith lockhart , hitting .### , would kick-start a moribund offense _ that had managed just one hit off the game # starter orlando hernandez _ against the right-hander david cone , the game # starter .
in `` american beauty , '' kevin spacey 's dissatisfied suburban husband lester burnham UNK his ambitious wife , carolyn -lrb- annette bening -rrb- , for her materialism .
tom glavine is the first in the last line of defense for the atlanta braves in this world series , and over the past two days , his manager asked the pitcher repeatedly if he has had enough time to recover from a stomach virus , if he would be ready to pitch in game # tuesday night .
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major-league baseball in the ####s came to a fitting end wednesday night , with the rich getting richer and the poor braves showing the form that made them a team of heartbreak in the world series .
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lewis said koop 's testimony in march was still being cited in state legislatures as reasons to delay action on the gloves , even though `` it was based on a study that was never done .
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back in the ####s , when the united states had prohibition , quite a few canadians grew rich running booze over the border to UNK their neighbors .
you know the pose , clipper fans .
in each city the angels visit , manager terry collins hears the same questions from reporters .
were you ever at the mall and could n't remember where you parked the car ? gotten home from the market and realized you forgot the milk ? and your daughter 's anniversary has never slipped your mind ... until this year .
in their private moments , coaches dream of what it would be like to have the perfect player at every position _ one who meets or exceeds all of the physical and mental standards to excel , without flaw or weakness .
i 've been expecting grocery stores to start selling computers in the checkout line any day now .
seattle made an unusual choice three years ago when it tapped john henry stanford as superintendent of public schools .
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as a result of all these efforts , the number of visitors grew to #.# million in #### , from fewer than #.# million in #### _ a ### percent increase during a time when total u.s. tourism grew about ## percent .
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after a month of hot and heavy flirting about a prospective merger , last monday was going to be the day that cks group and UNK finally got serious and set the price .
after five months of upheaval and disarray , the dodgers already might have their first disaster for the #### season .
the weather was cool during georgia tech 's football practice monday , but coach george o'leary was hot and sweaty after the workout .
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it was a day for fifth-graders to learn how not to be fourth-graders , for a beginning elementary teacher to chase away butterflies in the stomach and face ## #-year-olds , for the mayor and schools chancellor to go back to school and read to second-graders , and for a group of high school students to marvel at their brand-new building .
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after warning investors in recent weeks that earnings would be hurt by economic turmoil in asia and other markets , two giants of the semiconductor industry offered slightly more upbeat announcements thursday suggesting an improved outlook .
every once in a while a book comes along that transforms a national debate , and i 'm not talking about special prosecutor kenneth starr 's report to congress .
for these reasons , the impeachment process must be painstaking and deliberate .
the goal seems as unreachable as the peaks that grace the central utah terrain , but arizona state coach bruce snyder has not allowed his team to let go of its original dream : reaching the national championship game .
goalkeepers are not directly involved in most of the action in soccer , especially on successful teams .
the new u.s. open singles champion said she walked into her hotel room late saturday afternoon and found the message light bright as rudolph 's nose .
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the graphic software publisher quark inc. on monday dropped its quirky bid to acquire rival adobe systems inc. , saying adobe had spurned its advances and that it did not want to pursue a hostile deal .
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singapore airline and delta air lines announced two differing strategies to upgrade their long-haul in-flight service for business travelers .
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a former fbi agent said wednesday he will not willingly turn over to federal officials documents he retrieved from james earl ray 's car ## years ago .
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this year a community group donated money for her school fees , a school uniform and shoes .
the day that kenneth starr dumped his report on congress , the governor of texas sat in his office , striving valiantly to keep the conversation on his re-election race .
that age-old question _ if a heavyweight title bout is held with only one fighter 's name on the marquee , will anybody care ? _ just might be answered tonight in the georgia dome .
two recent football books do something that most books of their type do n't : paint a realistic portrait of what happens in the lives of the people who make up professional football .
it is no longer a question of greatness ; skip away demonstrated again saturday that he is great .
manager terry collins got angry last week when he thought his angels overlooked the tampa bay devil rays before heading into their series with the texas rangers .
about ##,### years ago , people living in what is now southern peru camped on the pacific shore and feasted on fish , seabirds and shellfish .
to western eyes , it may seem odd that #,### girls who are here to be sternly lectured about virginity are also heavily pressured to strip off almost every stitch of their clothing .
president clinton may or may not escape impeachment , but the path to high office has been drastically changed by his ordeal .
the indonesian government has questioned former president suharto about his personal wealth and accusations that he had billions of dollars in overseas bank accounts , officials said on tuesday .
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i sat in my thatched hut , watching a mosquito circle the lone light bulb and trying to motivate myself to take a shower .
a dark and stormy night .
nearly ### regional artists will converge on the chattanooga riverfront next weekend for the third annual celebration of fine craft .
as the death toll from hurricane georges 's rampage through the caribbean rose to nearly ### , the storm crossed cuba thursday , turned northward and took aim at southern florida , where ###,### people were advised to evacuate mobile homes and low-lying coastal areas .
with the world 's financial system in turmoil , it makes a certain amount of sense that financial stocks , especially those of banks and brokerage firms , have been pounded .
in a remarkable bit of long-distance theater , sammy sosa and mark mcgwire exchanged home runs ## minutes apart friday night , enhancing a home run duel that had already captivated the attention of fans and UNK everywhere .
one play , one pitch to deangelo evans was all bobby newcombe was wishing for against the washington huskies saturday .
bernie williams came into the season fearful that his impending free agency might be a distraction .
seemingly harmless surveys , contests and electronic pen pal web sites are sometimes cleverly disguised tools directed at youngsters to obtain marketing data , children 's rights advocates charge .
members of the house judiciary committee signaled monday that the impeachment process would kick into high gear almost immediately once the house votes to begin the formal impeachment inquiry of president clinton .
students who spend too much time trying to learn their lessons at computers may end up with lower scores on tests , according to a study released tuesday .
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wareham , mass. _ a part of the massachusetts landscape since colonial times , the business of growing cranberries has in some ways changed very little since then .
thirteen israeli soldiers and ## palestinian passers-by were wounded wednesday when a palestinian hurled grenades at an israeli patrol post in the heart of the divided city of hebron , a flash point for violent confrontations .
edmund p. pillsbury , a distinguished american museum director known for adding a string of european masterworks to the permanent collection of the kimbell art museum in fort worth , died on thursday near dallas .
prime minister vladimir putin of russia visited venezuela on friday to sign a series of military and oil agreements with president hugo chavez , who is seeking to expand ties with russia as a way of countering the influence of the united states in latin america .
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los angeles could run out of cash by june ## following the department of water and power 's decision to withhold its final annual transfer of $ ##.# million to the city 's general fund , the city controller warned monday .
sometimes , the best coaching tactic is a desperate plea to a team 's best player .
mixing judgment and UNK against bullies grows as the public gains a higher awareness of the injuries , both physical and psychological , suffered by young victims .
the harlem school of the arts , celebrated for equipping local children with skills in everything from dance to classical music , had for decades been a favorite of the city 's most charitable donors .
when it comes to health care , mitt romney is hoping to have it both ways , even as he accuses the white house of doing the same .
it is the year of the big man in the nfl draft .
st. clair UNK was one of the interesting group of drunks that harold ross gathered around him at the new yorker .
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by ##:## a.m. saturday , less than three hours after president lech kaczynski 's plane had crashed in russia , killing all ## people on board , one opportunistic pole had already manufactured ## t-shirts emblazoned with the polish flag and `` rip '' and was peddling them on the internet for $ #.## each , tax and delivery fees not included .
on tuesday , mitch mcconnell , the senate minority leader , called for the abolition of municipal fire departments .
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san francisco -- the first earth day on april ## , #### , was , by all accounts , the beginning of a powerful grassroots movement , helped immeasurably by a famous tv commercial that premiered on earth day #### of an indian shedding a tear as he saw pollution all around him .
the first-round playoff series last year between the boston celtics and the chicago bulls was a memorable montage of overtimes and clutch shots .
jean UNK , a prominent chef who opened le cirque , one of new york city 's premier restaurants , with UNK UNK in #### , died UNK his home in west palm beach , fla. .
dr. osborn UNK , a diabetes physician who works north of nairobi , has a chilling story to tell about a man who came into a clinic in rural kenya .
a tornado described by one mississippi official as the worst in the area in decades swept through the state on saturday , leaving at least ## people dead in its path .
confidence in greek assets sank to a new low monday , as chancellor angela merkel of germany kept up the pressure on greece , insisting on tougher austerity measures .
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in the weeks before he died , bedridden from fighting a losing battle with cancer , former lapd chief daryl f. gates was visited by an lapd helicopter hovering outside his hospital window .
st. petersburg with dioner navarro ready to go back behind the plate , the rays added another pitcher to their bullpen by calling up veteran rhp joaquin benoit .
for much of this decade , the fates of palm and motorola were intertwined .
sen. barack obama is a man of few rhetorical stumbles , but this week a few of his words opened a racial door his campaign would prefer not to step through .
recording tv shows -- and skipping the commercials that come with them -- may become more pervasive in the wake of a new court ruling that blesses a new networked form of digital video recorder .
this city is in the throes of olympic fever .
fannie mae , the nation 's largest mortgage finance company , offered additional evidence on friday that the housing slump was deepening by reporting a $ #.# billion loss in the second quarter .
an obscure militant group that threatened attacks on the olympic games last week is the same group that chinese officials have labeled the leading terrorist organization involved in a separatist movement in western china , according to an american organization that tracks terrorist internet postings .
fidel castro turns ## on wednesday as brother raul tackles a monumental challenge : keeping the revolution alive despite a widening generation gap .
jason lezak 's stupefying anchor leg at the water cube helped propel nbc to the largest audience ever recorded for the first sunday of any olympic games broadcast .
lake buena vista greg white might not win the job as the bucs ' starting left defensive end .
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a day after a lone gunman fatally shot the chairman of the arkansas democratic party at its headquarters in little rock , investigators found evidence on thursday that the suspect may have been thinking about his victim in advance , although they were unable to determine why .
becky hammon is n't here to wave a flag , or pledge allegiance .
almost everything i was told about running in beijing was wrong .
the night of the gun , by david carr .
more than ## hours had passed since usain bolt 's redefining of the ### meters , and ato boldon , the voluble trinidadian who used to run the ### for a good living , was still trying to comprehend what he had seen .
seattle -- for years , the standard treatment for patients with blood clots in veins deep in a limb has been blood thinners that stop the clots from getting bigger .
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alas , poor dana , we knew him well .
one of china 's top sports officials said sunday that a simple paperwork error was to blame for an age controversy involving the chinese women 's gymnastics team .
for most shoppers , it 's second nature to punch in a personal identification number when using a debit card to pay for a purchase .
peace now , the israeli advocacy group , said in a report released tuesday that in the past year israel has nearly doubled its settlement construction in the occupied west bank in violation of its obligations under an american-backed peace plan .
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the dalai lama is exhausted .
they are a staple of UNK hotlines and web sites : anguished tales about money stolen electronically from bank accounts , about unhelpful bank tellers and , finally , about UNK losses .
curlin got the job done on saturday , adding a grade i win in saratoga to his long and impressive list of accomplishments .
the network news anchors , katie couric , charles gibson and brian williams , were diverted from here on sunday , and with them went sen. john mccain 's chance to command the national stage for four nights before a huge television audience .
toronto - the eyes are hidden .
the supreme court late wednesday granted the bush administration 's request to transfer the terrorism suspect jose padilla from military to civilian custody , ending an odd two-week standoff over where he should be held while the justices decide whether to hear his case .
it 's the raucous , not the meek , who are inheriting the earth in nbc 's prime-time provocation , `` the book of daniel , '' which has its premiere friday night .
colin l. powell said nothing -- a silence that spoke volumes to many in the white house on thursday morning .
yao wenyuan , the last surviving member of china 's notorious gang of four , the powerful group that was blamed for many of the excesses of the cultural revolution , died dec. ## , according to the official new china news agency .
the sudden political disappearance of prime minister ariel sharon , struggling for life after a massive stroke , has thrown the future of any peace process with the palestinians into question .
before the governor could even tell voters about his massive public works plan last week , southern california political leaders were making the case for spending billions on new roads and transit systems .
there were no points awarded for eli manning 's pedigree sunday , and none at all scored by the giants , when the super bowl looked as distant a possibility for manning as it once did for a former journeyman named jake delhomme .
cox news service atlanta -- the dow jones industrial average , which ended #### slightly in the red , came roaring back monday to close above ##,### for the first time in # #\/# years .
another new year , same old promises : i will ease off my favorite barbecue joint 's brownies .
north carolina 's foster care system made a killer out of UNK UNK simpson , or so say his lawyers , who are asking gov. mike easley to spare simpson 's life .
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`` monk , '' a simple idea that has proven surprisingly resilient -- a neurotic genius solves quirky crimes -- resumes its fourth season tonight with a particularly silly case .
cox news service dayton , ohio -- charlie coles has played in and coached more than #,### basketball games .
gov. arnold schwarzenegger is expected to sign legislation friday to jump-start construction of a ### car-pool lane and preserve $ ### million in federal funds that could have been lost if work was not started in time .
with a shower of federal dollars about to rain down on this state , jockeying is beginning in the halls of the louisiana capitol here over who will control the money .
iran will not abandon its nuclear program even if the u.n. nuclear watchdog refers it to the security council , where it could face punitive measures , president mahmoud ahmadinejad said in a rare news conference on saturday .
st. louis - it 's been so long now - eight years - that the gold medal seems as if it happened to someone else .
eric namesnik , who won silver medals in swimming in the #### and #### olympics and became a coach of several olympians , died on wednesday at a hospital in ypsilanti , mich. , four days after he was critically injured in an automobile accident on an icy road .
miami - an icon to some and a sinister troublemaker to others , a priest with strong miami ties currently sits languishing in a haitian jail with suspected leukemia .
israel 's acting prime minister , ehud olmert , said tuesday that he would be willing to restart peace talks with the palestinians if they met the longstanding israeli demand to break up armed factions .
`` city of villains '' and its UNK companion game , `` city of heroes , '' are n't the best online role-playing games around -- that title goes to `` world of warcraft .
dr. steven UNK of fort collins , colo. , has no cure for denver broncos fever , but he 'll give a free vasectomy as a trade for tickets to sunday 's afc championship game against the pittsburgh steelers .
harland UNK , a former all-pro linebacker with the giants , was happy shaping the defensive line that would become the fearsome foursome .
on the first monday morning of the year , four bulldozers , accompanied by nearly ### police , arrived on a rocky patch of farmland on the edge of a wooded village and began leveling the earth .
after spending ## years in prison for a killing he did n't commit , ken marsh finally is poised to get some payback .
televangelist pat robertson , it seems , is n't the only one who thinks he can see god 's purpose in natural disasters .
nearly a year ago , south carolina supreme court chief justice jean UNK said that fair , swift justice has taken a backseat to an assembly line process that diminishes the quality of hearings afforded south carolinians .
miguel lopez , who works at the state capitol , is sitting in a plush red velvet chair on the floor of the senate chamber .
a ##-year-old brooklyn teenager who friends said had been the center of attention at his friend 's sweet ## birthday party was fatally shot on the sidewalk as the party was winding down early sunday .
dozens of tunnels have been dug between the gaza strip and egypt in the last quarter century , and through them have come most of the weapons that fill this narrow palestinian territory , threatening israel and palestinians themselves .
never mind that she has dark blond hair and light blue eyes and the fairest of skin .
physicians from leading medical schools , including harvard 's , are calling for teaching hospitals to sharply limit the gifts and money they accept from pharmaceutical and medical device makers , saying even small gifts can influence doctors to use products that may not be the most effective and cheapest .
james franco , best known as harry osborne , peter parker 's best friend in the `` spider-man '' movies , is not your usual romantic lead .
democrats in georgia and alabama , borrowing an idea usually advanced by conservative republicans , are promoting bible classes in the public schools .
cox news service waco , texas -- my boyfriend quipped to me the other day that he has become an ipod widow .
something you 're not likely to hear at the start of a ski or snowboard group lesson : you 're going to fall down .
philadelphia - immediately following saturday afternoon 's game at the wachovia center , the lightning boarded a speeding train to washington for today 's game against the capitals .
members of the organization of the petroleum exporting countries begin a meeting in vienna on tuesday , and ministers have indicated that they are likely to keep pumping oil at current levels .
the philippine government said today substantial progress has been made in its peace talks with the leftist national democratic front -lrb- ndf -rrb- held last month in the netherlands .
malaysia beat bangladesh #-# in a world cup asian zone group one qualifying match in jeddah , saudi arabia , on monday .
beihai , a port city in southwest china 's guangxi zhuang autonomous region , will provide marine tourism services for the vietnamese cities of haiphong , mong cai and ha long this may .
chinese vice-premier zhu rongji met here today with his belarus counterpart UNK UNK , and his party .
buhe , vice-chairman of the standing committee of china 's national people 's congress -lrb- npc -rrb- , met here today with a delegation from the municipal parliament of seoul , discussing the friendly exchanges that have taken place in the sister cities in recent years .
china 's foreign trade expands in scale last year with a better import and export structure , according a report from china 's state statistics bureau -lrb- ssb -rrb- released here today .
slovenia is considering making a modest contribution to the italian-led multinational protection force set up to secure relief aid operations in albania , the italian defense ministry said today .
with a growing population of elderly and a declining birth rate in shanghai , china 's industrial and financial center , some child care centers have been transformed into homes for the elderly .
the pudong united rural credit cooperative , a syndicate of ## local rural credit cooperatives , will loan #.# billion yuan to projects in pudong new area , an emerging trade and financial hub in shanghai , this year .
vice-premier zou jiahua expressed china 's willingness to further increase technological cooperation with foreign enterprises including the toyota motor corporation of japan on the basis of mutual benefit , in a meeting with okuda hiroshi , president of toyota .
australian patrick rafter apologized on wednesday for being drunk while playing for his national team in the a davis cup .
the security council today forwarded to the general assembly the nominations of ## candidates for judges of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia .
a foreign trade fair aimed at enhancing economic ties between china 's island province of hainan and vietnam has ended recently , generating a total of one billion yuan-worth of contracts .
some ### iranians today staged demonstrations in front of the german embassy here to protest the berlin court ruling which charges top iranian leaders with involvement in the #### murder of four iranian dissidents .
government troops has repelled an attack by rebel forces along sudan 's eastern borders , the spokesman of the sudanese armed forces said today .
the european union -lrb- eu -rrb- and the united states today reached an agreement on a dispute over the helms-burton act against cuba , u.s. officials confirmed .
chinese vice-premier and foreign minister qian qichen met with iranian deputy foreign minister UNK boroujerdi here today .
botswana will depreciate its currency pula to offset problems likely to affect its national economy , southern african broadcasting association -lrb- saba -rrb- reported today .
a #,###-strong multinational force will land at the albanian port of durres after midnight tonight to protect humanitarian aid supplies to this balkan country , italian chief of defense staff admiral guido venturoni said today .
two guerrillas of the lebanese hezbollah , or party of god , were killed in the first clash with israeli forces in south lebanon in a month , beirut 's press reported wednesday morning .
the diamond high council -lrb- UNK -rrb- , the official trade federation representing the belgian diamond trade and industry , is to hold an international conference on the diamond industry during the hong kong jewelry &amp; watch fair '## in september .
the chinese economy is expected to grow rapidly over the next two years with real gdp -lrb- gross domestic product -rrb- increasing by # percent in #### and by # percent in #### , the asian development bank said today .
the first contingent of italian troops is expected to enter albania 's southern port of vlore no later than early next week , italian defense chief of staff admiral guido venturoni said here today .
five workers of the aeroperu airline will be tried to determine the degree of their responsibility in an airliner accident in october #### which killed ## persons .
the opposition labor party 's lead has dropped to its lowest level for four years , according to the latest UNK poll for the sunday times .
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the pacific asia travel association -lrb- pata -rrb- will hold its second mekong tourism forum in ho chi minh city on october ##-## , this year , to explore new tourist venues along the mekong river .
pakistani president farooq leghari has stated that pakistan has a `` very special relationship with china and the bilateral ties have been tested by time .
the european commission -lrb- ec -rrb- , the executive body of the european union -lrb- eu -rrb- , and japan have agreed not to resort to the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- dispute settlement mechanism unless solutions to their trade disputes can not be found through bilateral talks .
the #### sydney olympic games will probably have traffic jams and transport problems , according to ioc official .
german transportation minister matthias wissmann today reaffirmed bonn 's commitment to the construction of a magnetic levitation rail link between hamburg and berlin despite the soaring costs and an uncertain market .
japanese auto-maker toyota has invested # billion baht -lrb- about ### million us dollars -rrb- to build a new plant in east thailand , which officially opened today .
shanghai , china 's largest industrial city will add ### supermarkets and ### chain stores this year to its #,###-plus service outlets of this kind .
the democratic people 's republic of korea whitewashed south korea in the women 's team semi-finals at the world table tennis championships here on sunday .
european union -lrb- eu -rrb- countries will send their ambassadors back to iran soon in a move seen as indicating they are not prepared to damage lucrative ties with the country .
two passenger trains crashed today in central-south china 's hunan province , killing ## people and leaving many others injured .
northeast china 's liaoning province plans to spend ## billion yuan on an expressway that will link the provincial capital of shenyang with shanhaiguan , the easternmost part of the great wall .
president george w. bush met with visiting pakistani prime minister zafarullah jamali in the white house on wednesday to discuss issues on bilateral relations and cooperation in fighting terror .
a working group will be formed to realize recommendations made by the sars expert committee in 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 about the japanese economy , saying prospects are good that japan will resolve the issue of bad loans around #### .
thai commerce minister adisai bodharamik revealed that the association of southeast asian nations -lrb- asean -rrb- and japan would form a free trade area by #### in an agreement to be signed during the asean summit to be held in bali , indonesia , on oct. # , the bangkok post reported saturday .
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philippine share prices closed only #.## percent higher monday in listless trading as the market continued to consolidate .
nigeria will support south africa 's #### world cup bid and go all out for the #### edition itself , nigerian president olusegun obasanjo said here monday .
the iraqi governing council tuesday rejected an expected turkish offer of sending peace-keeping troops to iraq , dubai-based al arabiya tv channel reported .
xu kuangdi , vice-chairman of the national committee of the chinese people 's political consultative conference -lrb- cppcc -rrb- , met here wednesday with a delegation of korea junior chamber , inc. , a non-governmental organization of the republic of korea .
costa rica has ruled out the possibility of opening up its telecommunication sector in spite of pressure exerted by the united states , reports from guatemala city said wednesday .
government and business leaders from ## central and east european countries are gathering in bucharest , romania , for the region 's first investment summit on oct. ## to ## .
the asian development bank -lrb- adb -rrb- has approved a ###,### - us-dollar technical assistance -lrb- ta -rrb- grant to china to develop an innovative plan to reduce poverty and protect the unique cultures of ## of its smallest ethnic minority groups .
southwest china 's yunnan province will raise #.# billion yuan -lrb- ###.## million us dollars -rrb- in the next five years to help its #.## million rural people out of poverty , according to the yunnan provincial poverty relief office .
ministerial officials attending the forum for economic and trade cooperation between china and portuguese-speaking countries , which opened here on sunday , dedicated the morning debate to three topics .
vietnam will start the construction of its first underground railway in the ho chi minh city in mid - #### with an investment of ### million us dollars .
a top un envoy said here monday that despite existing regional tension , israel violated its withdraw line with jets flying seven times over it into air space over southern lebanon .
li yushu , former vice-mayor of leshan in southwest china 's sichuan province , was executed tuesday after being convicted of abusing his authority to take bribes valued at #.# million yuan -lrb- #.# million us dollars -rrb- .
the launch of shenzhou-# , china 's first manned spacecraft , is successful and the craft is already in orbit , an official in charge of the country 's manned spaceflight program announced wednesday morning .
top interpol officers on wednesday asked its members to devise rules and procedures for policing at the global level and providing legal status to red corner notices against wanted fugitives .
chinese permanent representative to the united nations wang guangya on wednesday urged the un and the international community to continue supporting timor-leste .
despite generous donation from the international community , millions of people will still wake up hungry on the world food day which falls on thursday .
ecuadorian president lucio gutierrez has reiterated support for bolivian president gonzalo sanchez de lozada , who is facing a UNK crisis at home , a bolivian diplomat said thursday .
`` we come here to invite more chinese friends to zimbabwe , where ancient chinese set foot several thousands of years ago , '' francis nhema , zimbabwe 's minister of environment and tourism told xinhua friday .
cambodia 's two major parties on saturday announced to cancel their decision to attend monday 's coalition talks at the royal palace because the killing of a radio reporter on saturday morning .
the visiting saudi arabian crown prince abdullah bin abdul aziz sunday called on muslims to move on a path of unity and tolerance .
israel 's air forces on monday launched a third missile strike on gaza city in less than four hours , palestinian witnesses said .
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thousands of palestinians on tuesday took to the streets of UNK refugee camp in central gaza strip to attend the funeral of the eight palestinians killed during an israeli army airstrike late on monday .
the common market for eastern and southern africa -lrb- comesa -rrb- is to set up the comesa common investment area -lrb- ccia -rrb- that will attract foreign investors and boost trade within the region .
bulgarian police captured ## kg of heroin in two separate operations , the bulgarian telegraph agency reported wednesday .
european major stocks ended mainly lower for the second session in a row thursday as limp results and outlooks from sector bellwethers such as royal dutch\/shell and stmicroelectronics sent jitters through the market .
austrian minister of foreign affairs benita ferrero-waldner will visit china on nov. #-# , announced foreign ministry spokeswoman zhang qiyue here thursday at a regular press conference .
bayern munich playmaker michael ballack has fully recovered from an ankle injury but fellow midfielder owen hargreaves is still out of action due to a hip problem , the german first division club said on friday .
container freighters between dandong , northeast china , and inchon , the republic of korea -lrb- rok -rrb- , were launched oct. ## , as the port of dandong has largely increased its capacity of handling containers in recent years .
sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremesinghe will meet us president george bush to review the country 's current norwegian-brokered peace progress , officials said .
pakistan 's top shares prices ended higher monday as rumors indicating a swift sell-off concerning state-run oil major pakistan state oil -lrb- pso -rrb- .
south korean stocks continued their winning streak on foreign and program buying , with the main index bouncing back to the ###-point level on tuesday .
seven people , including an ambulance driver and five patients , were killed when the ambulance collided with a car on the highway between UNK and victoria west in south africa on tuesday , the south african press association reported .
pakistani president pervez musharraf wednesday spoke highly of the sino-pak relations , saying that the relations between the two countries are always excellent , strategic and permanent .
following are the schedule for the world cup volleyball from november # in ## japanese cities : UNK
nigeria has signed a fresh agreement with multinational oil majors to build a second liquefied natural gas -lrb- lng -rrb- plant in brass in central niger delta , south nigeria , the news agency of nigeria reported thursday .
all judicial files concerning intellectual property rights , from all three levels of beijing 's courthouses , will be available on UNK , the official website of beijing supreme court , from nov. # , announced an official friday .
the kenyan authorities have issued a tough warning to the country 's politicians seeking votes ahead of the general elections to shun violence or risk being barred from participating in the poll .
truck drivers and mechanics working for waste management inc. returned to work thursday after a two-week strike in los angeles , organizers said .
hosts wuhan won the men 's soccer title by beating beijing shunyi #-# here at the #th chinese city games on friday .
in anticipation of strong winds returning , fire departments across southern california are bracing for a possible new round of fresh wildfires , authorities said on friday .
chief of army staff of pakistan general pervez musharraf on saturday declared a state of emergency in the country , the state-run ptv reported .
the abu dhabi national oil company -lrb- adnoc -rrb- , the energy giant of the united arab emirates -lrb- uae -rrb- , announced on sunday the retrospective prices of its four main grades of crude oil for october .
the south asia regional management team of the world bank comprising of more than ## senior managers and staffs are in kathmandu to participate in a series of meetings about new and emerging issues in nepal and south asia with the theme `` beyond the nation state .
share prices on the london stock exchange closed lower on monday , suffering on fears over banks ' exposure to bad u.s. home loans and the termination of sainsbury 's bid .
thailand 's deputy secretary-general of council for national security -lrb- cns -rrb- anupong paochinda on tuesday ignored demand by the people power party which called for the cns members to resign .
u.s. senate and house agreed tuesday to spend some ### billion u.s. dollars in baseline defense budget for fiscal year #### , but left most of the ### billion dollars of war funding request undecided .
israeli settlers continue the construction of new houses in the west bank territories despite the government 's pledge to freeze settlement expansion , according to a report released wednesday from an israeli left-wing group .
strengthened border patrol has led to a ##-percent drop in arrests of undocumented migrants this year at the u.s.-mexico frontier , it was reported on wednesday .
vietnam imported nearly #.# billion u. s. dollars worth of machines , equipment and spare parts in the first ## months of this year , a year-on-year rise of ##.# percent , according to the country 's general statistics office on thursday .
germany 's electronics giant siemens said on thursday that an internal probe had revealed dubious transactions totaling #.# billion euros -lrb- about #.# billion u.s. dollars -rrb- , much larger than previous estimates .
zambia 's biggest mining company said it will spill out # billion u.s. dollars for its three-year expansion scheme , daily mail reported on friday .
although debrecen is a smaller and less well-off city than any of its eight rivals , the city hopes to be picked up 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 has trapped three people since saturday , the local government said on sunday .
six people were confirmed dead and two others were hospitalized in a food poisoning case on sunday in central china 's hubei province , local government sources said on monday .
glancing at newspaper copies at a newsstand here in kabul , the capital of post - taliban afghanistan , ahmad UNK , ## , said that he was happy to see dozens of daily papers and magazines published today in his country .
both state and foreign investments in vietnam 's agriculture have been not sufficient enough , while local farmers have to pay fees to contribute to building rural roads , irrigation works and schools , local newspaper vietnam news reported tuesday .
a senior official of russia 's central bank has forecast a #.#-percent annual growth of the gross domestic product -lrb- gdp -rrb- in #### , interfax news agency reported on tuesday .
brazilian ronaldinho was reported for training with brazil on tuesday with a twisted ankle , team doctor jose luis runco said .
a taiwanese fishing vessel , which has been captured off the somali coast in may and released early this month , arrived at mombasa port of kenya on wednesday .
western mexico state jalisco will host the first edition of the UNK dollar lorena ochoa invitation golf tournament on nov. ##-## #### , in guadalajara country club , the lorena ochoa foundation said in a statement on wednesday .
overcrowding and lack of illumination at exit points at konkola stadium in UNK province of zambia were among the major lapses that led to a stampede resulting in the death of ## soccer fans after an africa cup qualifier between zambia and congo UNK on june # , this year , sports minister gabriel UNK told the parliament thursday .
tokyo stocks opened sharply lower friday .
coach of manchester city football club sven-goran eriksson signed three thai young players to the english premiership league team at a ceremony in bangkok friday morning .
china 's sun hui claimed gold in the women 's ##kg sanshou at the #th world wushu championships here on saturday .
namibia has imported about ### tons of maize from zambia and more tons are lined up for namibia , according sunday mail .
the rescue work has completed at a gold mine in southeast australia with all of the ## miners who were trapped in a collapsed shaft having been brought to the surface .
the death toll from the last thursday night 's cyclone in bangladesh shot up to #### till #:## p. m. monday , according to the food and disaster management ministry .
nigeria 's federal capital abuja on monday got the hosting right of the sixth students for the advancement of global entrepreneurship -lrb- sage -rrb- world cup tournament .
some ###,### beijingers will be encouraged by the municipal government to move out of the old city proper and sites of historical value by #### , in efforts to safeguard historical and cultural sites .
n ` djamena , nov. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the investigating magistrate and prosecutor handling the case involving the french association , zoe ' s ark , arrived tuesday in the eastern town of abeche where they met the ### children the association was attempting to fly to france , according to reports .
afghan police and the u.s.-led coalition forces have killed ## militants during a joint operation in UNK district of southern afghan province of uruzgan , the ministry of interior said in a press release issued wednesday .
pakistani foreign minister missed the commonwealth foreign ministers ' meeting here on wednesday which is expected to decide whether or not pakistan should be suspended from the organization of former british colonies .
expensive scientific instruments are now available for public rental throughout china via a new on-line database launched on thursday .
romania and kazakhstan will cooperate in transporting caspian oil to european consumer markets , the romanian and kazakh presidents stressed in a joint press statement on thursday .
vietnam plans to reap ##.# billion u. s. dollars from exporting heavy industry products and minerals next year , up from estimated ##.# billion dollars this year , a local trade agency said friday .
cuban sports officials and coaches censored the possible elimination of boxers ' protective head gear in the amateur boxing competitions , cuba 's official press `` granma '' said on friday .
croatia 's sixth parliamentary elections since its independence in #### kicked off on sunday , with surveys predicting a tight race between ruling conservative croatian democratic union -lrb- hdz -rrb- and opposition social democratic party -lrb- sdp -rrb- .
between ##,### and ##,### people in vietnam die of diseases caused by smoking each year , according to local newspaper youth on monday .
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a magnitude-# .# earthquake rocked metro manila at around ##:## p.m. tuesday but there is no immediate reports of casualties .
chinese vice-premier wu yi said tuesday that the country should step up efforts to develop its service trade in a bid to alter the growth pattern of foreign trade and increase employment and domestic consumption .
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jing zhiyuan , commander of the second artillery force of the chinese people 's liberation army -lrb- pla -rrb- , wrapped up his official visit to sweden wednesday .
australian prime minister-elect kevin rudd announced the make up of his new cabinet , appointing his deputy julia gillard education minister .
china was greatly honored here during celebrations to mark mauritania 's ##th independence celebrations , according to reports .
marshall islands opposition party declared victory thursday night , saying it `` is ready to take over the reins of government after defeating president kessai note , reported pacific magazine , a UNK journal , on friday .
`` fondation congo assistance , '' an association founded by the republic of congo 's first lady antoinette sassou n ` UNK , has launched here a national campaign against aids , mainly focusing on the implementation of the mother - UNK infection prevention project -lrb- UNK -rrb- , according to reports .
andy roddick got the better of dmitry tursunov in straight sets on friday , assuring the united states a #-# lead over defending champions russia in the #### davis cup final .
u.s. construction spending dropped by #.# percent in february , the fifth straight monthly decline , as residential construction tumbled for a record ##th consecutive month , the commerce department reported tuesday .
vietnamese prime minister nguyen tan dung has asked localities , relevant agencies and people to focus on monitoring food safety , ensuring environmental hygiene , preparing enough pharmaceuticals , and intensifying awareness work , to stamp out acute diarrhea .
the asian swimming record tumbled again at the seven-day olympic test event here on friday .
zimbabwe 's ruling zanu-pf has requested the zimbabwe electoral commission -lrb- zec -rrb- to recount and audit all its electoral material relating to last week 's presidential election following revelations of errors and miscalculations in the compilation of the poll result .
lebanese parliament speaker nabih berri was `` stunned '' by the comment of french foreign minister bernard kouchner who accused him of closing down the parliament and of `` lacking freedom to move , '' al-akhbar daily reported on wednesday .
brian cowen has been formally elected leader of ireland 's governing fianna fail party , replacing bertie ahern .
bangladesh and india signed a deal here thursday giving green signal to resumption of passenger train service between the two neighboring countries after ## years .
a spokesman for the beijing olympic organizing committee criticized radical supporters of tibetan independence for their sabotage of the ongoing olympic torch relay .
chinese carmaker chery automobile has recorded a ##.# percent growth in the number of exported vehicles during the first quarter , the company said on sunday .
chinese ambassador to oman pan weifang on saturday highly valued the preparation that oman has made for the upcoming beijing olympic torch relay to be held in oman 's capital muscat on april ## .
singapore shares end higher singapore , april ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the shares prices in singapore closed higher on wednesday with the blue chip straits times index -lrb- sti -rrb- soaring #.## percent or ## points to end at #,###.## points .
china 's economic growth slowed to ##.# percent in the first quarter from ##.# percent in the same period last year , the national bureau of statistics -lrb- nbs -rrb- said on wednesday .
the white house said thursday that the meeting between former u.s. president jimmy carter and a hamas delegation from the gaza strip was not `` useful .
nine people were killed and several others were injured as a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern philippines friday morning .
the one foundation project , initiated by chinese kung fu star jet li in #### , has raised over ## million yuan in its first year , and has allocated #.# million yuan for relief work .
franch won the gold medal at women 's epee team event of the fie #### world championships by beating china ##-## .
un secretary-general ban ki-moon reiterated here monday the urgent need of tackling the soaring food prices and low food stocks when he addressed the high - level segment of the ##th session of the un conference on trade and investment -lrb- unctad -rrb- .
all schools in the orissa state of india have been closed for the summer vacation at least eight days in advance after some ## people died over the last three weeks due to heatstroke , according to the ndtv 's report on tuesday .
another #.# million people fell below the poverty line in argentina in the second half of #### , research by the country 's official statistics agency revealed wednesday .
cherie blair , wife of former british prime minister tony blair , visited bangladesh 's supreme court here on wednesday to observe the appeal proceedings of a graft case against former bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina .
chinese lawmakers on thursday adopted a law amendment to better protect the country 's more than ## million disabled , in the run-up to the beijing #### paralympics in september .
urban chinese saw their disposable income expand #.# percent in the first quarter , the lowest increase for the same period since #### .
uruguay 's river plate soccer club on sunday defeated its counterpart bella vista by #-# and is back on top towards uruguay 's closing championship thanks to nacional 's #-# tie against liverpool on saturday .
the hushen ### index reflecting the performance of china 's shanghai and shenzhen stock exchanges closed at #,###.## on monday , down ##.## points , or #.## percent , from the previous close .
u.s. president george w. bush on tuesday criticized congress for not acting on his proposals to deal with the rising cost of fuel and other necessities in a speech on u.s. economy .
one more body has been recovered from the wreckage of monday 's fatal train crash in eastern china , bringing the known death toll to ## , a local newspaper reports .
the u.s. dollar traded in the upper ## yen range early monday in tokyo , down slightly from its levels late friday in new york .
iraqi oil ministry tuesday gave a two-week extra time for foreign oil firms to send in documentation for the second round of licensing for long-term development contracts .
as incomes decline , americans increasingly are reining in spending and instead saving more .
cambodia 's fledgling insurance industry grew ## percent last year , despite global declines in the sector , national media reported wednesday .
china 's export of autos , including auto parts and components , increased ##.# percent to ##.## billion u.s. dollars in #### , but down ##.## percentage points compared with the previous year , china association of automobile manufacturers -lrb- caam -rrb- said here on wednesday .
the largest snake the world has ever known -- as long as a school bus and as heavy as a small car - - ruled tropical ecosystems only six million years after the demise of the fearsome tyrannosaurus rex , according to a new discovery to be published on thursday in the journal nature .
new zealand will make an initial contribution of ###,### nz dollars -lrb- ##,### u.s. dollars -rrb- to help people affected by flooding in solomon islands , foreign minister murray mccully said on friday .
boston celtics guard ray allen has been named the alternative to file in the vacancy left by injured orlando magic guard jameer nelson for the all-star game , said the nba on thursday .
chicago , feb. # -lrb- xinhua -rrb- - gold futures on the comex division of the new york mercantile exchange edged higher friday due to investors ' profit-taking after the disappointing unemployment data .
angola and cuba called here on saturday for establishing a more democratic , equitable and fair international economic policy .
the chairperson of the commission of the african union -lrb- au -rrb- , jean ping , decided on sunday to dispatch cote d'ivoire 's former foreign minister amara essy as an envoy to antananarivo , capital of madagascar .
ten civilians , including a nine - year-old boy , have been wounded in mortar attacks staged by islamic militants holding three aid workers of the international committee of the red cross monday night in the southern philippine island of sulu , police said .
u.s. president barack obama vowed on monday to prevent nuclear proliferation during his presidency .
southern israel was hit by a rocket fired from the gaza strip on tuesday night , just minutes before the general election ends , local daily ha'aretz reported .
prague , feb. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- czech president vaclav klaus on tuesday ratified an agreement signed by the european union and south korea in helsinki on sept. # , #### , on cooperation in europe 's galileo satellite navigation project .
australia 's jobless rate has climbed from #.# percent in december to #.# percent in january , figures released thursday by the australian bureau of statistics -lrb- abs -rrb- showed .
chinese president hu jintao continued his state visit to saudi arabia on wednesday -lrb- local time -rrb- , the first leg of his five-nation `` trip of friendship and cooperation .
final results showed thursday that israel 's centrist party kadima led by foreign minister tzipi livni secured ## seats in the ##th knesset -lrb- parliament -rrb- election , keeping a slight lead over its main rival likud party .
an airliner with ## people on board crashed into a home in the u.s. state of new york on tuesday evening , with ## people reported to be killed .
lebanese pro-government leaders , speaking at the rally marking the fourth anniversary of former prime minister UNK hariri 's assassination on saturday , renewed their animosity to syria , lbc tv broadcasted the ceremony live .
david beckham 's hopes of a permanent move from los angeles galaxy to ac milan were crushed on friday as the italian club failed to raise its bid for the england midfielder .
chinese feather and down makers voiced their indignation over the `` untruthful '' report by a swedish media about the wide practice of UNK of geese and ducks in china on saturday , saying a very small number of such cases should not distort the entire industry .
venezuelan president hugo chavez won a constitutional referendum lifting term limits to allow him to stay in power as long as he keeps winning elections .
vietnam is among the countries most vulnerable to the chronic hepatitis b virus with more than eight percent of vietnamese people contracting the virus , the local newspaper the youth reported tuesday .
china 's participation in united nations -lrb- un -rrb- peacekeeping operations has expanded dramatically , according to a report published by the stockholm international peace research institute -lrb- sipri -rrb- on tuesday .
new zealand women are having more children and the country 's birth rate reached its highest level in ## years , statistics new zealand said on wednesday .
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the government and major international financial institutions have different predictions of cambodia 's economic growth rate for this year , english - language daily newspaper the phnom penh post said on thursday .
the argentine foreign ministry summoned the italian ambassador to argentina on wednesday to express its displeasure over recent remarks by italian prime minister silvio berlusconi .
iran has vowed it would not suspend its nuclear work after the latest report from the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea -rrb- said tehran has slowed its uranium enrichment program , iran 's english-language satellite news channel press tv reported on friday .
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a katyusha rocket fired from lebanon on saturday morning hit the western galilee in north israel , causing two lightly hurt , israel radio reported .
israeli president shimon peres officially entrusted the chairman of the right - wing likud party benjamin netanyahu with the task of building a coalition , ## days after the parliamentary election .
china is willing to make joint efforts with malta to further promote their traditional friendly relations , visiting chinese vice president xi jinping said here on saturday .
the brunei currency and monetary board has unveiled silver jubilee national day commemorative coins with face values of ## brunei dollars , #.## brunei dollars and #.## brunei dollar , all bearing the number of years since brunei achieved its independence from britain , the brunei times reported on monday .
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lusaka , feb. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the voluntary repatriation of angolan refugees remaining in zambia will resume in may this year , according to a statement released on tuesday .
lakes , rivers and the air in many places in china are still polluted , some seriously , in spite of continuous efforts to control pollution , a chinese environmental official said tuesday .
the kenyan government on wednesday challenged african scientists to research on viable farming methodology that could help mitigate the perennial food insecurity in the continent during prolonged dry spells .
the chinese mainland and taiwan will start two-way postal remittance services on thursday for the first time in ## years , fan liqing , spokeswoman of the state council taiwan affairs office said here wednesday .
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host china winded up the speed skating competitions at the harbin universiade with a gold medal in the women 's team pursuit here thursday , while south korea narrowly missed the men 's title .
sony corp. said friday its president ryoji chubachi will step down from his post in april while howard stringer will double as both the president and chairman , kyodo news reported .
thirty high school students in south china 's guangdong province have been suspended after they were suspected of gambling on nba games , local education authorities said thursday .
former serbian president milan milutinovic returned to belgrade on friday evening after he had been acquitted by the un war crimes tribunal in the hague one day ago .
a graduation ceremony was held friday for the eighth class of the beijing-based high-level tibetan buddhism college of china .
future generations of switzerland will have to pay a heavy price for the standard of living currently enjoyed by swiss men and women , swiss radio international -lrb- sri -rrb- reported friday .
following are facts and figures about china 's main export commodities from january to april , #### , released by the general administration of customs : UNK
a u.s. federal prosecutor asked a federal judge monday to refuse to delay timothy mcveigh 's execution , saying that newly released documents do not have any bearing on his conviction and sentence .
india was prepared to discuss all outstanding issues including kashmir with pakistan and `` we are hopeful of finding some solution during talks with musharraf in new delhi , '' vajpayee was quoted as saying during his visit to west state of gujarat , which was hit by a strong earthquake in january .
the international fund for agriculture development -lrb- ifad -rrb- will assist china to push ahead with the UNK project it finances , in an effort to help more poor chinese farmers get rid of poverty .
`` environmental challenges that were identified in the early ####s continue to haunt the region and are in fact exacerbated by the emergence of new risks linked to poverty and globalization , '' kim UNK , UNK of the u.n. economic and social commission for asia and the pacific -lrb- escap -rrb- said at the launching ceremony of the state of the environment report in asia-pacific #### , here tuesday night .
inflation rate in kenya went down last month as basic food prices and power bills dipped , the central bank of kenya has said .
the heads of five former soviet republics ended their meeting in yalta , southern ukraine , on thursday with the signing of a series of documents , turning the informal guuam group into an international organization .
three-time world champions germany defeated albania #-# in a world cup european zone qualifying match wednesday night while poland suffered a minor setback in their attempt to take their first world cup berth since #### .
china values its ties with japan , and the healthy and steady development of sino-japanese ties needs concerted efforts from both sides , said vice-premier qian qichen here friday .
intel corp. , one of the world 's largest chip makers , has cast a sanguine view about the semiconductor industry as it reported that signs of stability are in sight in the microprocessor business and overall demand is expected to UNK new momentum later this year .
china and the u.s. have reached full consensus on the remaining issues concerning the multi-lateral talks on china 's accession to the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- .
the thai government has set aside ### million baht -lrb- about ##.## million u.s. dollars -rrb- to support new eco-tourism plans during ####-#### , according to a report of the thai news agency -lrb- tna -rrb- tuesday .
northeast china 's jilin province has decided to fight the serious water pollution with a total investment of #.# billion yuan -lrb- #.## billion us dollars -rrb- over the next decade .
fu quanyou , chief of the general staff of the people 's liberation army , met here tuesday with visiting mongolian defense minister UNK UNK and his party .
china 's international travel agencies are making more profits as there are more chinese people going abroad and more overseas tourists coming to china , the china national tourism administration -lrb- cnta -rrb- said tuesday .
the new zealand sharemarket closed higher here wednesday .
geneva , june ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- the swiss national bank announced thursday that it has decided to continue its current monetary policy , leaving interest rates unchanged , according to a report of swiss radio international -lrb- sri -rrb- .
attorney general rafael macedo said wednesday that magana was captured in his car .
making use of the great potential and extensive opportunities in trade and economic cooperation among the member states , the sco will promote the further development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between and among member states and the pluralism of cooperation .
south african president thabo mbeki on saturday urged the country 's youths to face the challenges of poverty , unemployment , racism and the spread of aids .
the booming southern city of shenzhen will spend three billion yuan -lrb- about ### million u.s. dollars -rrb- to build a modern UNK high-tech industrial park .
hong kong 's hang seng china enterprises index lost ##.## points , or #.## percent , to close at ###.## monday .
french president jacques chirac said tuesday he will discuss french-russian cooperation in the aeronautic field , especially `` relations between air france and aeroflot '' during his coming visit to russia from july #-# .
the canadian economy will bounce back in the #th quarter with an aggressive monetary policy , economists with canada 's td bank said in their latest quarterly forecast released monday .
the gold price in hong kong remained unchanged to close at #,### hk dollars a tael wednesday , according to bank of china group .
egypt and lebanon will hold the fifth session of their joint higher committee on monday to discuss ways of activating a deal on establishing a free trade zone between the two countries .
as the indonesian people 's consultative assembly -lrb- mpr -rrb- finished drafting decrees relating to president abdurrahman wahid 's accountability , some large political parties in the country would hold meeting to narrow possible differences on the agenda of the special mpr session scheduled for august # .
japan 's organising committee for the #### world cup soccer finals is counting on the nation 's popular soccer lottery to help finance the extravaganza , an official said .
starting as a high-school teacher , yue UNK , now aged ## , used to be the head of a county affiliated to beijing .
the china association for science and technology -lrb- cast -rrb- recently came up with various kinds of ways to popularize education and science for young people , in order to help them improve their scientific awareness and innovation .
china is expected to become a full member of the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- within this year , monday 's international business daily -lrb- ibd -rrb- quoted local trade experts as saying .
greece 's equity prices continued its downward trend on tuesday with the general index on the athens stock exchange -lrb- ase -rrb- recording its seventh consecutive record low this year .
the australian stock market dipped into negative territory wednesday with investors opting for the sidelines ahead of a possible interest rate cut in the united states .
a series of emergency measures have been taken in northeast china 's liaoning province in a massive campaign against drought believed to be the most serious since #### .
israeli troops bombed a lebanese village along the border on friday as a retaliation for attacks by lebanese resistance guerrilla group hezbollah on israeli positions in the disputed shebaa farms , oriental radio reported .
europe 's major stock markets ended higher on friday , with tech stocks gaining on the back of a UNK rally on wall street .
northwest china 's shaanxi province approved the establishment of ### direct foreign investment -lrb- dfi -rrb- projects in #### .
sixteen syndicates from ## countries will vie for the renowned america 's cup yachting race in new zealand in #### and #### , making the largest entry in the history .
china hopes that all parties concerned take a restrained and flexible attitude to avoid worsening of the iraq crisis , chinese foreign ministry spokesman zhu bangzao said here today .
the political uncertainty in nepal ended wednesday as king birendra finally chose to accept the submission by ## mps to convene a special session of parliament on february ## to discuss their no-confidence motion against the present government .
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andreas widhoelzl of austria collected an aggregate score of ###.# points to win a world cup ski jumping event at sapporo , japan on thursday .
the first batch of ##,### live chicken will be shipped to hong kong from shenzhen this evening after going through rigid quarantine procedures .
turkey 's leftist parties held demonstrations here friday to protest the aggressive policy of the united states toward iraq , local tv reported .
the fall in international prices and UNK demand at home could help india save one billion u.s. dollars in its oil import bill during the ####-## fiscal year starting april # , petroleum ministry officials said sunday .
king juan carlos i and queen sofia of spain will arrive in manila on february ## for a three-day visit to highlight spain 's active participation in the celebration of the centenary of philippine independence .
qatari emir sheikh hamad bin khalifa al-thani arrived in jeddah , saudi arabia , monday on a surprise visit for talks with saudi king fahd on the latest developments in the gulf region .
hong kong stocks dropped ###.## points , or #.## percent , to close at ##,###.## at midday tuesday .
the philippines ' commission on elections -lrb- comelec -rrb- said wednesday that it will eliminate those `` nuisance '' candidates and allow those qualified to start their campaign drive for the may ## general elections .
germany launched celebrations tuesday to mark the centenary of the birth of the country 's world-class playwright , bertolt brecht .
the upcoming china visit by president ali abdulla saleh of the republic of yemen should further strengthen the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries .
sudanese first vice president UNK mohammed salih was killed thursday in a plane crash in southern sudan .
slovenian champions olimpija ljubljana beat kinder bologna ##-## in their euroleague basketball group g match in ljubljana , slovenia on thursday .
a chinese UNK pharmaceutical factory in wuhan city of central china 's hubei province has begun the cultivation of UNK or UNK , a very precious medicinal material for traditional chinese medicine .
bulgarian president peter stoyanov said saturday that progress has been made in relations with the united states during his visit to washington .
marianne timmer of the netherlands won her country 's third nagano olympic speed skating gold with a surprise world record as she claimed the women 's #,### m race at the `` UNK '' on monday .
the australian dollar was little changed tuesday as those hoping a much-awaited australian central bank report would signal an easing in monetary policy were disappointed .
sixty-two percent of french people think that nuclear energy will play a far more important role than other energies ## years from now , according to a poll published tuesday .
fidel castro , cuba 's president of the council of state , met with a chinese delegation here tuesday .
following is the medal standing at the ##th olympic winter games -lrb- tabulated under team , gold , silver and bronze -rrb- : UNK
former world champion finnish driver ari vatanen will replaced injured belgian bruno thiry on the ford team for the safari rally at the end of this month , the team announced wednesday .
`` i 'm convinced that the confidence of outside investors will not be gone for long , '' he observed .
pakistan and iran are working closely towards a durable peaceful settlement of the long-running afghan conflict , the associated press of pakistan -lrb- app -rrb- said friday .
tehran , february ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- - iran saturday announced its welcome to more cultural exchanges between its people and those of the united states , in the wake of an american wrestling team 's visit to tehran .
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the sri lankan government will release a fund of ## million rupees -lrb- almost one million u.s. dollars -rrb- within this week to activate and strengthen the newly elected local government bodies in the north .
nearly #,### iraqi children below # and about #,### elderly died last month due to diseases partly caused by harsh international economic sanctions , the iraqi news agency reported tuesday .
UNK and the china meteorological administration tuesday signed an agreement here on long - and short-term cooperation in projects involving meteorological satellites and satellite meteorology .
laos tuesday undertook the country 's first major leadership change in five years , according to news reaching here wednesday .
the ##nd hong kong international film festival -lrb- UNK -rrb- will open in april , featuring ### newest and archival films to be the largest ever in the history of the major festival in the region .
african foreign ministers thursday deliberated in camera with whole day financial , political and socio-economic issues faced by the organization of african unity -lrb- oau -rrb- in the capital of ethiopia .
a plan has been drawn up for building a ###-million-u.s.-dollar pipeline to pump russian natural gas into albania .
major stock markets in europe all sustained their recent rally and ended the week higher , with london and paris all hitting another new closing highs .
china 's ### million farmers are welcoming a long awaited bumper crop as the autumn grain harvest , which accounts for ## percent of china 's total annual grain output , is coming to a end .
hong kong shares ended higher tuesday as oil prices eased further , with the us presidential election also in focus .
defending champion tim henman of britain beat thailand 's paradorn srichaphan #-# , #-# to reach third round of the paris masters here on tuesday .
chinese vice premier huang ju said here wednesday that worldwide engineers should cooperate with each other to contribute more to sustained development of the human society .
vietnam forecasts to gain export revenues of #.# billion us dollars in the two remaining months of this year , a year-on-year increase of ##.# percent .
us president george w. bush said thursday that there would be some changes to the cabinet for his second term .
the marine police and the customs and excise department of hong kong announced friday that # million hong kong dollars -lrb- ###,### us dollars -rrb- worth of suspected contraband goods were seized off black point in tuen mun in a joint operation mounted thursday .
pakistani prime minister shaukat aziz saturday felicitated afghan president hamid karzai on his victory in the presidential election and termed it a good omen for the future of democracy in afghanistan .
the french defense ministry announced sunday france will send another ### supplemental troops , ## policemen and three airbus planes to cote d'ivoire , besides the ###-strong reinforcement from gabon .
those who are behind the destabilization moves against the philippine government have no force to carry out their plan although the military establishment continues to receive intelligence reports about supposed destabilization plots , the military said monday .
arsenal manager arsene wenger was charged by the football association -lrb- fa -rrb- on monday with improper conduct over a reported comment about manchester united striker ruud van nistelrooy .
the four top palestinian officials who are here to visit the ailing yasser arafat left his hospital tuesday without making a statement .
the sri lankan navy has taken into custody two indian fishing trawlers which were poaching sri lanka ' s northwestern coast and arrested ## indian fishermen on board , a local newspaper reported on wednesday .
scientists at an international symposium on climate change said a new report shows the kyoto protocol agreement on limiting fossil fuel emissions is not enough to slow the potentially disastrous warming of the planet , an official icelandic website reported on wednesday .
the tanzanian parliament on wednesday ratified a protocol on the establishment of the east african community -lrb- eac -rrb- customs union to step up the regional economic integration .
a french military transport plane carrying the body of late palestinian leader yasser arafat left here thursday after a brief solemn ceremony at a french military airport outside paris for the departure of arafat 's body to cairo , egypt for a state UNK .
delegations from rwanda and neighboring uganda held talks here friday on security issues along the common borders , aimed at building stronger bilateral relations , rwandan state minister of foreign affairs UNK mitali said .
visiting chinese president hu jintao pledged here friday to push forward the sino-brazilian strategic partnership .
inspired by science and technology , tibetans , who have long adored the sun as a god , are now putting their deity to work .
cambodia and the world bank signed a ##-million us dollars credit on monday for rural electrification and power transmission project in cambodia .
remittances from overseas filipino workers -lrb- ofws -rrb- rose #.# percent to #.# billion us dollars in the first nine months of the year due to more deployment , the central bank said tuesday .
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chinese flights has logged more than five million continuous hours of safety , the longest such streak in the nation 's history .
vietnam has recently detected a small number of chickens being infected with bird flu virus strain of h# , and remained highly alert for potential new outbreaks in winter when weather conditions favor the development of viruses .
a leader of islamic resistance movement hamas was critically wounded in an israeli assassination attempt in the southern gaza strip town of rafah on thursday , palestinian witnesses and medics said .
un secretary general kofi annan has called on african countries to stop shifting alliances against each other , suggesting that they solve cross-border issues by stronger regional cooperation .
fierce clashes broke out saturday between gunmen and iraqi national guards backed by us troops in the western UNK neighborhood , particularly along the main UNK UNK street , witnesses said .
prime minister of antigua and barbuda baldwin spencer left here monday for hong kong , winding up his four-day visit to shanghai .
the mainstream fatah movement on monday officially chose mahmoud abbas , chairman of the palestine liberation organization -lrb- plo -rrb- , as its candidate to run for the presidential election due on jan. # , #### , the official wafa news agency reported .
three days before the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea -rrb- discusses iran 's nuclear issue , tehran suspended its controversial nuclear fuel work , a move likely to thwart us efforts to report the islamic republic to the un security council for possible sanctions .
three malaysian and indonesian seamen kidnapped by philippine abu sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group allegedly had been executed and the skeletons discovered in the southern philippines are believed to be their remains , a local television reported wednesday .
libya has no reserve on decisions made by the united nations -lrb- un -rrb- and african union -lrb- au -rrb- on france 's mandate in cote d'ivoire , french government spokesman said wednesday .
china will start testing the country 's prison population this month to identify hiv-positive prisoners , the ministry of health said thursday .
all the ## victims including # killed and # injured have been identified as senior high school students of the second senior high school of UNK city , central china 's henan province , local police said friday .
following are the podium finishers in the ####-#### women 's alpine skiing world cup : UNK
barcelona midfielder gerard will be out of action for up to two months after surgery for a groin injury , the spanish primera liga club said on saturday .
newly-appointed russian ambassador to indonesia mikhail mikhailovich UNK has admitted that the existing economic relations between indonesia and russia are not enough to form a strategic partnership and pledged to boost trade during his tenure .
china and asean started their process for building a free trade area with the signing of the '' agreement on trading in goods of the framework agreement on comprehensive economic cooperation between asean and china .
the death toll due to the landslides and floods caused by a tropical storm in the northern philippines has risen to ## , the philippine government said tuesday .
british rowing great matthew pinsent , who won gold medals at each of the last four olympic games , announced here on tuesday his retirement from the sport .
israel 's security cabinet on tuesday approved an agreement with cairo to re-open the rafah crossing between the gaza strip and egypt under the supervision of european inspectors , israel radio reported .
israeli foreign minister silvan shalom said on wednesday that israel will halt its targeted killing of palestinian militants when palestinian leader mahmoud abbas begins to curb terror , israel radio reported .
the united states has filed a trade case with the world trade organization -lrb- wto -rrb- accusing turkey of imposing unfair restrictions on us rice exports , us trade representative rob portman announced wednesday .
a mortar fired from the gaza strip landed in southern israel on thursday , lightly injuring a soldier , military sources said .
pakistani leaders have appealed to the nation to celebrate this year 's eid festival with simplicity and sobriety in view of earthquake devastation and colossal human tragedy in the north west frontier province and pakistan-controlled kashmir .
the european commission , the executive arm of the european union -lrb- eu -rrb- , said on friday that it had launched an anti-dumping investigation against chinese shoes .
strong earthquake aftershocks were felt in major pakistani cities of islamabad , mansehra , muzaffarabad and UNK at about #:## a.m. on sunday .
UNK , one of the towns in suburban paris hit by rioting , was preparing monday to enact a nightime curfew , the mayor 's office said .
share prices on the taiwan stock exchange closed lower tuesday , with the weighted index , the market 's key barometer , moving down ##.## points to close at #,### .
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 , and allowing for a review of that mandate at any time , no later than mid-june #### , or for its termination , at the request of the iraqi government .
palestinian sources said on thursday that four palestinian officials were among the dead in wednesday night 's triple suicide bombings in the jordanian capital of amman .
qiu le of china won the men 's ##kg category by hefting a total of ###kg to claim the gold medal in the world weightlifting championships here on thursday .
a warlord in southern nigeria 's oil - rich niger delta region was on friday denied bail on the ground that he would constitute a security risk to africa 's most populous nation .
chinese vice-premier zeng peiyan urged china 's major coal-producing province of shanxi to turn its economy to a sustainable development track .
world number sixth guillermo coria lost his first match at shanghai in an incredible lackluster style , beaten in straight sets by masters cup UNK ivan ljubicic of croatia here on sunday .
new york , nov. ## -lrb- xinhua -rrb- -- it is essential for china and the united states to have `` two-way street '' so that they can communicate closely , understand each other and learn from each other , said hunter rawlings , president of cornell university , in a recent interview with xinhua before his visit to china on monday .
all-time great andre agassi unexpectedly decided to quit after losing his first match in the shanghai masters cup here on monday .
at least three people were feared killed and several others injured on tuesday morning in a blast in the southern pakistani city of karachi , according to the geo tv .
an over-loaded minibus overturned in a county in southwestern guizhou province tuesday afternoon , killing ## passengers and injuring three others .
the us energy department -lrb- doe -rrb- announced tuesday that an experimental project in canada to inject carbon dioxide into oil fields for its permanent storage in geologic formations proved to be successful .
ryder cup stars thomas bjorn and paul casey both have set their sights on the ubs hong kong open trophy after confirming they will take part in the us$ #.# million tournament next month .
the anti-government guerrillas have kidnapped ### students and teachers in eastern nepal , local police office said thursday .
japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi wednesday portrayed the japan-us alliance as the foundation for better relations with china and south korea .
chinese president hu jintao met here friday with donald tsang yam-kuen , chief executive of the hong kong special administrative region -lrb- hksar -rrb- , on the sidelines of the asia-pacific economic cooperation -lrb- apec -rrb- economic leaders ' meeting .
german chancellor designate angela merkel 's christian democrats and outgoing chancellor gerhard schroeder 's social democrats formally inked the coalition accord on friday reached between them a week ago .
us president george w. bush arrived here saturday evening for a three-day visit to china at the invitation of chinese president hu jintao .
chinese president hu jintao said here sunday that both china and the united states have agreed to expand bilateral trade and economic cooperation , believing it serves the common interests of the two countries and peoples .
one of the six us marines accused of raping a ##-year-old filipina might be released since the victim and a key witness had failed to identify him in their sworn statements , philippine justice secretary raul gonzalez said on tuesday .
the johannesburg securities exchange -lrb- jse -rrb- finished tuesday in negative territory , dragged down by profit taking and a relatively strong rand .
the hong kong special administrative region -lrb- hksar -rrb- government would implement additional precautionary measures to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic caused by avian influenza , a spokesman for the health , welfare and food bureau said on wednesday .
kenyan president mwai kibaki on wednesday dissolved his cabinet following overwhelming rejection of the draft constitution which he fully backed .
a sample survey , launched by a taipei-based human resources bank , showed that ## percent of taiwanese office workers were willing to working on the chinese mainland , up #.# percent from #### .
the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea -rrb- decided to postpone the referral of iran 's nuclear issue to the un security council on thursday , thus offering more time for a breakthrough of the iranian nuclear issue .
the un general assembly approved on friday more funding for missions in cote d'ivoire and haiti over the year ending next june , in line with a security council decision to strengthen the un peacekeeping missions there .
a bronze statue of martial arts legend bruce lee was unveiled in the ethnically divided city of mostar in bosnia-herzegovina on saturday , a day before a second statue of him is unveiled in hong kong to mark his ##th birthday .
british aid worker norman kember has been kidnapped in iraq with three other westerners , the british foreign office said on sunday .
migrants should be regarded as a high-risk group of hiv\/aids infection and 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 during the first three quarters of the year , although it continued to expand quite rapidly , local report revealed on tuesday .
a mozambican man suspect of murdering jorge UNK , director of maputo central prison , has escaped from the city 's police headquarters , local media reported on tuesday .
the us dollar fell to the lower ### yen level wednesday in tokyo after failing to breach the psychologically important ### yen barrier where many options - related yen-buying orders have been placed .
un under-secretary-general for political affairs ibrahim gambari said on wednesday that although the future of the peace process in the middle east is hopeful , it still faces immense challenges .
