Hostility envelops wider region

As so often in the Middle East, text and sub-text are inextricably bound up. Thus a crisis that at first sight pits Israel against Hamas and Hezbollah, inevitably reaches out to involve Syria and Iran, both strong supporters of the Lebanese-based Shia movement.This is what...

Hezbollah drone batters Israeli warship

Israeli gunners cover their ears as an artillery piece fires into southern Lebanon from a position on the border near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Friday, July 14, 2006. Hezbollah guerrillas have rockets that...

Sick Wie Leaves Deere Classic in Ambulance

SILVIS, Ill. Jul 14, 2006 (AP)— Missing yet another PGA Tour cut was the least of Michelle Wie's worries. The 16-year-old phenom was taken to a hospital after withdrawing from the John Deere Classic with nine holes left Friday. She had struggled to keep...

Van Nistelrooy wants Man Utd exit

Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has asked to leave Manchester United. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said the 30-year-old wanted an Old Trafford exit after arriving in Durban for the start of the club's...

400,000-year-old DNA found in bear tooth (AFP)

" STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish-led team of scientists has discovered 400,000-year-old DNA in bear teeth, the Uppsala University in Sweden said. The team, made up of Swedish, Spanish and German researchers, discovered the remains of the bear in a cave in Atapuerca, northern...

Astronauts pack up to leave

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery on Friday prepared to leave the International Space Station, confident they had a safe ship for the return home and that another crew would soon...

Israel Strikes New Targets in Lebanon

Israeli warplanes have carried out more air strikes in Lebanon targeting gas depots, the main Beirut-Damascus highway and Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs. Israeli forces also carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip early Friday. Israel continues to strike at...

My Way News - SunRocket to Unveil Global Calling Plan

Internet phone company SunRocket Inc. to introduce a calling plan with unlimited calls to about 35 countries for $25 a month, lowering the bar even further in the price wars that have unnerved investors about the young industry's long-term viability.

Protesters bare all for bulls

"ANIMAL rights activists have run unclothed through the streets of Pamplona, Spain to protest against the annual running of the bulls. Activists, who ran in the hundreds, covered part of the route that the pack...

Dylan to sing for Basque peace (AFP)

" SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AFP) - Bob Dylan " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Bob Dylan , the 1960s peace movement icon, will headline a free concert on Tuesday in the Basque city of San Sebastian lending support to the peace process in the region. The concert...

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FBI links 8 abroad to N.Y. terror plotOfficials: Commuter rail tunnels targetedBy Josh Meyer and Ellen Barry, Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times; Josh Meyer reported from Washington and Ellen Barry from New York; Times special correspondent Rania Abouzeid contributed from...

American injured during mock bullfight (AP)

" PAMPLONA, Spain - An American man was partially paralyzed after a mock bullfight following the first running of the bulls Friday in Pamplona, and seven other people were hospitalized after being gored or trampled by the massive beasts. Danger is what draws throngs of...

New Yorker Paralyzed in Dodging Bulls in Spain

Daily News "On friday, festival organizers reported that a New Yorker was paralyzed below the waist while dodging young bulls with other revelers in the bullring at Spain's San Fermin Festival in Pamplona. "

Nadal to face Federer in Wimbledon final

"Second seed Rafael Nadal will face top seed Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final after beating Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in Friday's second semi-final."

American paralyzed at Pamplona bull festival

"A New York man was paralyzed below the waist while dodging young bulls with other revelers in the bullring at Spain's San Fermin Festival in Pamplona on Friday, festival organizers said."

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