RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch officials and conservationists have reached a deal to save the tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis, prolonging its life by up to 15 years.
Reuters - Police fired teargas to disperse
anti-government youths throwing rocks and taunting them at a
memorial service on Wednesday organized by the opposition for
people killed in an election protest crackdown.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Police fired teargas to disperse anti-government youths throwing rocks and taunting them at a memorial service on Wednesday organized by the opposition for people killed in an election protest crackdown.
Reuters - Dutch officials and conservationists
have reached a deal to save the tree that brought comfort to
Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis, prolonging its life by up
to 15 years.
The bodyguard who was injured in the crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales today denied being part plot to cover-up her "murder". Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:56 am
Reuters - Tens of thousands of
Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday
through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on
food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
AP - Heath Ledger turned down more teen movies after starring in the romantic comedy "10 Things I Hate About You," waiting for the kinds of grueling, intense roles that would become his trademark.
The European Commission sets out a plan of action which it says will meet the challenge of climate change. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:54 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street looked set to fall on Wednesday as investors worldwide struggled to decide whether a surprise U.S. interest-rate cut the day before was a sign of salvation or of worse to come in troubled markets.
Reuters - Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to
press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any
new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the
outline of a new resolution.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.
DAVOS (AFP) - The annual Davos gathering of the world's political and business elite opened Wednesday, with the fragile state of the world economy and stock market turmoil casting a pall over the glitzy get-together. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:53 am
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured from the Gaza Strip into Egypt Wednesday after masked gunmen with explosives destroyed most of the seven-mile wall dividing the border town of Rafah.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:52 am
AP - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured from the Gaza Strip into Egypt Wednesday after masked gunmen with explosives destroyed most of the seven-mile wall dividing the border town of Rafah.
Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan begins a fresh attempt to end the post-election clashes in Kenya. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:51 am
Police officers have launched a courtroom bid to overturn Jacqui Smith’s decision cap this year’s pay award at 1.9 per cent. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:50 am
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The health of 86-year-old former Indonesian dictator Suharto deteriorated Wednesday, with a potentially lethal infection spreading through his body, his doctors said.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:47 am
AP - The health of 86-year-old former Indonesian dictator Suharto deteriorated Wednesday, with a potentially lethal infection spreading through his body, his doctors said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- An influential group of retired officers from Pakistan's powerful military has urged President Pervez Musharraf to immediately step down, saying his resignation would promote democracy and help combat religious militancy.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:46 am
AP - Twenty-three of the country's governors have endorsed a presidential candidate at a time when their support matters most, lending their names, fundraising and organizing machinery to campaigns desperate for an edge in the primaries.
Indian shares recover some of their value after dramatic falls triggered by fears of a global economic slowdown. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:45 am
LONDON (AFP) - World equities lost steam Wednesday, with European stock markets turning lower despite bumper gains in Asia and after the European Central Bank hinted it was not about to cut eurozone interest rates. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:41 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi army checkpoint in central Baghdad Wednesday, killing eight soldiers and wounding two, police said.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:40 am
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Heath Ledger's family rejected any suggestion Wednesday that the actor killed himself and joined fellow Australians in mourning one of their rising stars after he was found dead in a New York apartment.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:35 am
A journalist in Afghanistan is sentenced to death for distributing blasphemous material. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:35 am
Thousands of Gazans surge into Egypt to buy essential supplies, after militants destroy parts of the border. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:32 am
ROME (AFP) - Embattled Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi prepared on Wednesday to face the first of two votes of confidence as his centre-left government teetered on the brink of collapse. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:26 am
European stocks are under pressure on fears that central banks will not follow the US in slashing interest rates. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:22 am
Zambia says it will no longer share power with Zimbabwe, to safeguard its supply amid severe disruptions. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:21 am
Friends of Heath Ledger say the recently departed Australian actor led a reckless life that will be exposed after autopsy. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:12 am
BRUSSELS (AFP) - ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet gave a strong hint Wednesday that an interest rate cut was not in the works as he vowed to fight inflation despite a major stock market correction. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:08 am
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The U.S. economic slowdown is typically short and shallow and Washington's monetary and fiscal rescue packages will lift the economy, former U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow told Reuters.
NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan police fired tear gas at an opposition funeral procession Wednesday as political strife claimed more lives, adding to the urgency of a new mediation mission by former UN chief Kofi Annan. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Jan 2008 | 11:02 am
Bird flu spreads in the Indian state of West Bengal, as authorities battle to cull birds and control the outbreak. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2008 | 10:52 am
RAFAH, Gaza (AFP) - Thousands of Gazans poured into Egypt on Wednesday after militants set off at least 15 explosions along the border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Jan 2008 | 10:37 am
Jacqui Smith, the embattled Home Secretary, has agreed to a showdown meeting with rank and file police officers today hours after officers will have marched through central London in a protest over pay. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Jan 2008 | 10:35 am
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead on rival Hillary Clinton three days before South Carolina's presidential primary, aided by a huge edge among black voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
BEIJING (Reuters) - An almost complete human skull fossil that could date back 100,000 years has been unearthed in China, state media said on Wednesday, hailing it as the greatest discovery since Peking Man.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Police briefly detained the leader of Zimbabwe's political opposition after an overnight raid on his home and set up roadblocks Wednesday to prevent a demonstration by his followers.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 9:56 am
SYDNEY (AFP) - Hollywood stars Mel Gibson, John Travolta and Nicole Kidman on Wednesday joined tributes from around the world to Australian actor Heath Ledger, found dead in a New York apartment Tuesday. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 23 Jan 2008 | 9:41 am
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) -- Missing Marine Cesar Laurean, wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, visited relatives in Mexico last week but left without saying where he was headed, a man identified as his cousin said.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 8:56 am
Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf insists it's more important for his 100,000 troops on the Afghan border to root out the Taliban than search for Al Qaeda leaders. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 8:37 am
The Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in New York, apparently after a drug overdose. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Jan 2008 | 7:51 am
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- The wife of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Wednesday that her husband will return home from self-imposed exile in May to face corruption charges.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:52 a... | 23 Jan 2008 | 7:10 am
Thousands of Palestinians poured out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt early Wednesday after masked gunmen blew dozens of holes in the border wall, witnesses and Hamas security officials said. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 6:54 am
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has sold its 12-story administrative headquarters building to help pay last year's $660 million (euro455.36 million) settlement with people alleging sex abuse by clergy, a spokesman said. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 5:27 am
Missing U.S. Marine Cesar Laurean, wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, visited relatives in Mexico last week but left without saying where he was headed, a man identified as his cousin said Tuesday. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 5:13 am
The heart of a revered 19th century Argentine friar and patriot was stolen from an urn in the Franciscan monastery where it was kept for years as a religious relic, a church official said. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 5:00 am
A man was sentenced to 25 to 65 years in prison Tuesday for killing a cellmate he suspected of stealing his snack cake. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 3:59 am
Groups say Bush administration deliberately made false statements after Sept. 11, 2001, to lead U.S. to war. Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jan 2008 | 3:21 am
A federal judge sentenced Jose Padilla to more than 17 years in prison Tuesday in Miami. Padilla was convicted, along with two co-defendants, of supporting terrorism and conspiring to commit murder abroad. They were facing life sentences.
Heterosexual married couples are no longer regarded as the "norm", the largest survey of social attitudes in Britain shows. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
Detectives fear a bizarre suicide craze is sweeping through teenagers in a small town fuelled by chat on social networking sites after seven friends took their own lives. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
The Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in New York, apparently after a drug overdose. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 23 Jan 2008 | 12:01 am
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Reuters - Police fired teargas to disperse
anti-government youths throwing rocks and taunting them at a
memorial service on Wednesday organized by the opposition for
people killed in an election protest crackdown.
Reuters - Dutch officials and conservationists
have reached a deal to save the tree that brought comfort to
Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis, prolonging its life by up
to 15 years.
Reuters - Tens of thousands of
Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday
through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on
food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
AP - Heath Ledger turned down more teen movies after starring in the romantic comedy "10 Things I Hate About You," waiting for the kinds of grueling, intense roles that would become his trademark.
Reuters - Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to
press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any
new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the
outline of a new resolution.
AP - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured from the Gaza Strip into Egypt Wednesday after masked gunmen with explosives destroyed most of the seven-mile wall dividing the border town of Rafah.
AP - The health of 86-year-old former Indonesian dictator Suharto deteriorated Wednesday, with a potentially lethal infection spreading through his body, his doctors said.
AP - Twenty-three of the country's governors have endorsed a presidential candidate at a time when their support matters most, lending their names, fundraising and organizing machinery to campaigns desperate for an edge in the primaries.
