Rugby match stalls coup

"FIJI'S promised military coup has been stalled by a rugby match. The country's military leader, Frank Bainimarama, yesterday let his noon deadline for the Government to meet his demands slip by because it clashed...

Will 'Mel factor' keep moviegoers from film?

"LOS ANGELES -- When Mel Gibson's Mayan-history epic "Apocalypto" opens next Friday, all of Hollywood will be waiting for the verdict: whether filmgoers will have forgiven the actor's indiscretions. The film's...

Deadline For Change Passes In Fiji; No Sign Of Coup

"November 30, 2006 9:44 p.m. EST -Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Suva, Fiji (AHN) - A military deadline for imposing changes in the political system in Fiji has come and gone, with no sign of a...

Airport Security Should Be Profiling Arabs

Opinion - Ann Coulter  "The six imams removed from a US Airways flight last week have apparently adopted my suggestion that if they really want to protest the airline, instead of boycotting US Airways, they...

Iran's nuclear ambitions seen similar to Holocaust

"JERUSALEM -- Iran's reported drive to make an atomic bomb has become an existential threat to Israel that some Israelis are likening to the Holocaust -- especially with the United States appearing to back away...

Joint Chiefs oppose Iraq [troop] pullout

"All six members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, amid an ongoing Pentagon review of strategy for Iraq, oppose pulling out U.S. troops now, and are also against a specific withdrawal timetable, a defense source said...

Vista launch sparks competition between PC vendors [DELL, HP]

Dell is bolstering its IT service offerings to better compete with HP "November 30, 2006 (IDG News Service) -- As Microsoft Corp. prepares to sell the business version of its Windows Vista operating system, Dell Inc. is beefing up its IT service offerings to compete for...

Threats force police chief to flee Fiji [possible military coup]

"AUSTRALIAN Andrew Hughes, Fiji's Police Commissioner, was forced to flee the troubled Pacific nation amid "serious and specific" death threats to himself and his family. Mr Hughes, his wife, Vicki, and two sons...

Today's Vista launch is just the beginning

"After years of coding, bug-testing and a few early skirmishes with rivals and regulators, Microsoft's next operating system will finally launch "to businesses" on Thursday. The question now is, who will want...

Five planes monitored in radiation probe

"LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is monitoring five planes for radiation in an ever widening probe into the poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow. Home Secretary John Reid told...

Hastings: 'Sorry, haters, God is not finished with me yet'

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Alcee Hastings vowed Tuesday to play nice with House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi, D-California, after she passed him over to head the House Intelligence Committee. But not before the...

Home Depot Tunes in for the Holidays

"The Home Depot is churning a new mix of merchandise for the 2006 holiday season. For the first time, the chain is offering HD plasma TVs, DVD players and other consumer electronics in stores. (Select electronics...

Iran's Khamenei accuses US of destabilizing Iraq

"Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United States of destabilizing Iraq through hired terrorists and former members of Saddam Hussein's regime. In a meeting with Iraqi President...

Gamers say Wii has PS3 beaten

"Since their debuts more than a week ago, two new game systems earn good grades from consumers — but the underdog Nintendo Wii is the early favorite over the pricier, sexier Sony PlayStation3. Both sold out...

How the imams terrorized an airliner

"Muslim religious leaders removed from a Minneapolis flight last week exhibited behavior associated with a security probe by terrorists and were not merely engaged in prayers, according to witnesses, police...
 

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