Tag: Monday
Sharapova hit by injury in Rome
Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the Italian Open semi-final after suffering a calf injury in a match against Jelena Jankovic."The Russian, set to top the new WTA rankings on Monday, was due to face the Serb...
Five at Guantanamo to face capital charges
After many years, it would appear charges are being brought against alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. "A Pentagon official has formally approved death penalty charges against reputed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other men for allegedly conspiring in the...
Parents board flight, forget toddler at airport
In a scene reminescent of the first installment of Macaulay Culkin film "Home Alone", a Filipino family leaves behind the youngest brood in haste to catch a flight at a Canadian airport." A family boarded a flight on Monday in westernmost Canada, and forgot their tot at the...
Bob Barr, a former GOP congressman, is running fo...
Some analysts are saying Barr could prove a spoiler for the candidacy of John McCain, stealing votes from the fiscal conservative wing of the party who have been made uncomfortable by McCain's overtures to the...
McCain rips Bush record on warming
Now that he has spent the last few months courting his party's base with promises on conservative pet issues such as remaining in Iraq what kind of supreme court justices he would appoint, McCain has turned to...
Renewed fighting erupts in crisis-torn Lebanon
The Lebanese army is doing it's best to keep the country from erupting
into an all-out civil war, but it's proving to be an uphill battle."BEIRUT (AFP) — Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday,...
Dozen Taliban killed in Afghan US-led raids
US Marines and British troops in a joint operation have killed 12 taliban militant in Garmser area of Afghanisatan. The combined operation was launched two weeks ago to push out Taliban and destroy insurgent support networks.
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Eleven killed as violence intensifies in Sri Lanka
Fight between Sri Lankan forces and rebel Tamils have become fierce and killed many people. Tamil rebels have been fighting long for a separate homeland for long time. " At least 10 Tamil Tiger rebels died during battles with government troops and a policeman was shot dead in...
India Backs Iran's Nuclear Program
"ABU DHABI: India on Monday backed Iran's "peaceful" nuclear programme and said New Delhi would continue its "significant" engagement with Tehran since the oil-rich nation is an important-role player in the Middle...
SC Stays Capital Punishment of Six Mumbai Blasts ...
"New Delhi (ABC Live): The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the death sentence of Abdul Ghani Turk till further order."
Tempest over a Timbit
The Tim Hortons cashier who gave a Timbit to a fussy child and was fired for it, has been rehired today.Seemed like a silly idea to fire someone over that anyway."Nicole Lilliman, 27, said she was fired Wednesday for...
Los Angeles man wins right to use wife's last name
A man, Michael Buday, fought against all the government's rules to take the last name of his wife, Diana Bijon, when they married."It took two years, a lawsuit alleging sexdiscrimination and a change in California...
Stars beat Sharks in game that lasted over 5 hours
The game kept going…and going…and going…and going for over 5 hours! The Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks in the 8th longest game in NHL history last night…or this morning since it ended at...
At Least 10,000 Feared Dead in Burma Cyclone
Relief agencies are pouring aid into Burma after a devastating cyclone ripped through the Irrawaddy delta, with at least 10,000 dead and 3,000 missing.Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced emergency aid from the...
At least 15 people Killed in Sudan Train Crash
13 students from Kordofan University were among the dead when 20 carriages of a train came off the rails near Al-Foula in Sudan during the night. At least 15 people are reported killed and 28 injured."At least 15 people, most of them university students, are reported to have...
