Tag: confirmed
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...
Dominican leader wins third term
President Leonel Fernandez has been re-elected in the Dominican Republic as his main opponent concedes defeat."Miguel Vargas Maldonado conceded after early results confirmed exit poll predictions giving the president...
16th confirmed Measles case in Washington State
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A Sixteenth "16th" case of measles has been confirmed in Grant County in Eastern Washington, and "it's possible" some people in King County also may have been exposed. Officials can confirm all 16...
Pro-Europeans win in Serbia
Brussels is breathing a sigh of relief today as the results come in from the Serbian general election, in which the moderate pro-European party has emerged a voctor. Many had feared that the Kosovo independence issue...
UN official killed in Kenya
A UN official has been killed in nothern Kenya. This is the first killing of a UN official in that area. "Silence Shirara, a Zimbabwe national, was the head of the WFP office in Lokichoggio town, about 650km north...
Men charged over 'Tigers' support
Four men have been arrested in London by UK authorities, charged with 'conspiring to support' the rebel Tamil Tiger group in Sri Lanka, which is fighting for independence for the island's Tamil minority."Four men have been charged with conspiring to support the banned Tamil...
Child virus fears spread to China's capital
At least 26 children have died in rural China from a virus that is now spreading into Beijing. So far, two kindergartens in the city have been closed against the spread of the outbreak of hand, foot and mouth...
Cyclone Death Toll Soars Past 22,000
" YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll from the cyclone that battered Myanmar last weekend rose above 22,000 Tuesday as the international community prepared to rush in aid, state radio reported.A...
Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one
An explosion at a Mississippi plant earlier today has killed one worker and injured 17 others." The blast at the International Paper plant in Vicksburg was caused by a boiler explosion about 3:15 p.m., said Nicole Vera, deputy director of 911 services. Warren County Coroner...
Mariah Carey will marry Cannon
So in yet another celebrity marriage that is sure to end in bliss.... um bitterness (?) reports are coming in that Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon will be getting married. I hope it works, but I can't help but be a...
Colombian police kill notorious drug lord
Colombian police say that they have killed one of their most notorious criminals, and one of the US' most wanted criminals - Miguel Angel Mejia Munera."The drug lord and leader of a new generation of paramilitary groups was one of the US' most wanted criminals. Washington had...
Boris Johnson announces Labour MP Kate Hoey as pa...
Boris Johnson, who is challenging incumbant London mayor Ken Livingstone in the election this Thursday, has been criticized for being loose on detail. A big part of this criticism is that he has not announced who...
eBay Sues Craigslist in Stock Dispute
Yesterday, word came out that eBay was suing Craiglsit (in which it is a stakeholder) regarding a share dispute. More detail has come to light, as Craigslist claims the suit is unfounded."In a tiff over its 28.4...
Two Twisters Rip Through Maryland
Two tornadoes touched down in the suburbs of Washington DC yesterday, and luckily no injuries have been reported thus far. Six years ago Maryland had a tornado rip through La Plata killing five people. "Two...
