News

Sick Elton John postpones US gigs with Joel - 11/02/2009

LONDON - British singer and pianist Elton John has postponed a string of concert dates due to a serious infection and flu, his official website said Sunday. John, 62, has now delayed three...

Shimon Peres, Mahmud Abbas, Hugo Chavez eye Argentina visits - 11/02/2009

BUENOS AIRES - Presidents Shimon Peres of Israel, Mahmud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela all will pay visits to Argentina this month to meet with President Cristina...

Polanski to make another bail bid: lawyer - 11/01/2009

PARIS- Roman Polanski will file a new request before a Swiss court to be released from jail while the Oscar-winning director awaits a decision on a US extradition request, his French attorney said...

Eight arrested amid clashes at British far-right demo - 11/01/2009

LONDON - Eight people were arrested as British far-right supporters were involved in clashes with opponents on Saturday, while a separate march in London calling for sharia law to be imposed was...

US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama - 10/31/2009

WASHINGTON, Karin Zeitvogel- The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said...

Chile declares day to honor victims of dictatorship - 10/31/2009

SANTIAGO- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Friday declared October 30 National Day of Victims of Political Execution, in memory of thousands killed by the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet....

San Francisco mayor pulls out of California race - 10/31/2009

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom ended his bid Friday to become California's governor, less than a month after former President Bill Clinton came to the state to endorse his...

Children swine flu deaths spike in US amid vaccine shortage - 10/31/2009

WASHINGTON- The United States will release its entire stock of children's Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said Friday, as the pediatric swine flu toll spiked well above the annual toll for...

Sleep deprivation a major US health problem: study - 10/30/2009

WASHINGTON - Americans suffer from a chronic lack of sleep, according to a study released Thursday, which says the problem is a bigger public health problem than is generally recognized. The...

Facebook outlines new privacy policy - 10/30/2009

WASHINGTON - Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and asked for feedback from the social network's more than 300 million users. Vice president of communications and public...
1 ... « 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 » ... 696

At a glance