Architect explains Eiffel Tower "Hoax"

An interview with Paris architect David Serero, who explains what all the fuss was about:After the big tide of information and missinformation about thecontrovertial design for the Eiffel´s tower new top, we decided to lookfor the real stuff, so in collaboration with my...

Laureate Award Recipients Shocked To Recieve The Award

"Five artists at the top of their chosen fields have received the prestigious Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award tonight. Pianist Michael Houstoun, dancer Sarah-Jane Howard, entertainer Moana Maniapoto, theatre director Colin McColl, and ceramicist Merilyn Wiseman...

One Man Is Injured In Fire At Bedford Apartment Complex

" March 27, 2007 Texas - A man was severely burned Sunday afternoon in a fire that officials called suspicious. The man, whose name was not released, was flown to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas after the fire at noon at the Oaks of Landera apartments in the 1900 block...

New savage twist to violence in Baghdad (AP)

" By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Revenge-seeking Shiite militiamen seized six Sunnis as they left Friday prayers, drenched them with kerosene and burned them alive, and Iraqi soldiers did nothing to stop the attack, police and...

Attack on Baghdad Shiite slum kills 161 (AP)

" By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 37 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni Muslim insurgents blew up five car bombs and fired mortars into Baghdad's largest Shiite district Thursday, killing at least 161 people and wounding 257 in a dramatic attack that sent...

Iran invites Iraqi, Syrian presidents (AP)

" By STEVEN R. HURST and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 15 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - In an apparent bid to counter U.S. influence in the region, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad invited his Iraqi and Syrian counterparts to a weekend summit in...

At least 112 die in attacks across Iraq (AP)

" By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer 39 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Syria " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Syria 's foreign minister called Sunday for a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces to help end Iraq " /> SEARCH News | News Photos...

Iraqi leader vows shake up amid violence (AP)

" By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer 22 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Shiite prime minister promised Sunday to reshuffle his Cabinet after calling lawmakers disloyal and blaming Sunni Muslims for raging sectarian violence that claimed at least 159 more lives,...

Saddam lieutenant calls for Baath Party insurgents to stop ... - Seattle Times

" By STEVEN R. HURST and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA The Associated Press PREV of NEXT ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein asks for forgiveness in court Tuesday in Baghdad, Iraq. BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein's former second in command, now a fugitive with...

Saddam gets death for Shiite killings (AP)

" By STEVEN R. HURST and HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 4 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced Saddam Hussein " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Saddam Hussein to the gallows for crimes against humanity, closing a...