Pakistani hotels poised to suffer huge losses

"The hotel industry in Pakistan in general and the country’s commercial capital and largest city, Karachi in particular, is expected to suffer millions of rupees per day loss following en masse cancellation of corporate and family functions and huge checkouts by the...

India-Pakistan stern on Champions Trophy

India and Pakistan have hardened their position on the tournament going ahead as scheduled from September 12 onwards in Karachi and Lahore, leaving the ICC only with the possibility of a cancellation otherwise.Read full article

Anti-Chavez Venezuelan general is released

"An army general protesting the "socialism or death" motto of President Hugo Chavez has been released from military detention, but still could be charged with a crime, his attorney said Wednesday.Gen. Angel Vivas Perdomo was detained by military intelligence agents Tuesday...

BA's Terminal 5 losses top £16m

It is really no surprise that the fiasco that was Terminal 5 last week has cost BA a lot of money - but 16 million pounds is a scary amount of money. I'm sure they can come back from that loss, but it's going to...

American Airlines Cancels 200 Flights To Check Planes

Hope you're not planning a flight with AA today because it's doubtful you'll be going anywhere."American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, canceled 200 flights today to re-inspect wiring in Boeing Co. MD-80s...

Scott Weiland Checks Into the Happy House (aka Rehab)

Like I said: another day, another celeb enters rehab."Following Velvet Revolver’s concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, and following his arrest for driving under the influence back in November, singer...

Fake bomb fizzles fundraiser at Royal Ontario Museum

One of the few times a counterfeit is better than the real thing."An elaborate bomb hoax forced the cancellation of a $600-a-plate black-tie fundraiser at the Royal Ontario Museum Wednesday night. A suspicious...

South America chokes as Amazon burns

Vast areas of Brazil and Paraguay and much of Bolivia are choking under thick layers of smoking forest." Fires rage out of control in the Amazon rainforest, forcing the cancellation of flights. Satellite images yesterday showed huge clouds of smoke and much of the Amazon...

Americas Worst Airlines

 As air travelers' summer of hell draws to a close, stories of canceled flights, lost luggage and late arrivals abound. But while it might seem that the whole system is a mess, which carriers are actually...

Nigeria Polls: U.K, Dutch Trade Congresses back cancellation

"British Trade Union Congress in the United Kingdom and Netherlands Confederation of Trade Unions, have thrown their weight behind the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), over its demand for the annulment of the April...

Dame Kiri wins axed concerts case

"Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has won a court case in Australia after she cancelled a 2005 tour because of fears she would be bombarded with underwear. The 63-year-old singer cancelled shows with Australian rock star John Farnham after seeing a concert DVD where he caught...

Builders Look for Housing To Recover in 2007

"Homebuyers have been backing out of sales contracts and forfeiting their down payments during the housing slowdown, but cancellation rates should steady in the first quarter and taper off later in 2007, said the chief executive of one of the nation's largest home builders...

Court throws out bombing sentence- 9th Circus alert

"SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out the sentence of a man who was convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the turn of the millennium. ADVERTISEMENT Ahmed Ressam was arrested near the U.S.-Canadian border in December 1999...

Court says Israel must register same-sex marriages

"The ruling, which affects those wed abroad, reignites a debate over gay rights. The Israeli Supreme Court touched off a fresh controversy over gay rights Tuesday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages performed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge...

Germany opens major Islam summit

"The German government is meeting Muslim community leaders amid a furore over the cancellation of a Mozart opera deemed offensive to Muslims. "

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