13. januar 2006

UK pilgrim killed in Hajj crush. One UK Hajj pilgrim dies and at least two others are hurt in a crush during a stone-throwing ritual. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 1:47:23 PM    comment []

12. januar 2006

Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria. Four foreign oil workers are kidnapped by armed men from a boat in southern Nigeria, says oil giant Shell. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:14:49 PM    comment []

11. januar 2006

NASA probe carrying comet dust to return to Earth 7:23:58 PM    comment [] Guantanamo tribunal begins for Qaeda bodyguard 7:23:16 PM    comment [] Georgian sentenced to life for Bush grenade attack 7:22:31 PM    comment [] Doctors warn against excess optimism over Sharon 7:21:45 PM    comment [] Iraq still a soft target for suicide bombers 7:20:43 PM    comment [] Sharon's party would win vote without him: polls 7:19:58 PM    comment [] Turks battle to loosen grip of deadly bird flu 7:19:04 PM    comment [] Where is N.Korea's Kim? Officials hunt for clues 7:17:58 PM    comment [] Unsuitable girls 7:15:37 PM    comment [] EU court rules that airlines must compensate stranded passengers 7:14:21 PM    comment [] US warns Iran in nuclear row 7:12:57 PM    comment [] Row over Mussolini's Nazi army opens old wounds 7:11:51 PM    comment [] Michael Jackson faces new child molestation charges 7:11:05 PM    comment [] Why Do Some Turks Have Bird Flu Virus but Aren't Sick?. An unusual cluster of cases is raising the possibility that human bird flu is not as deadly as currently thought. By ELISABETH ROSENTHALInternational Herald Tribune. [NYT > Home Page] 7:03:54 PM    comment [] Sharon under only light sedation. Israeli PM Ariel Sharon improves slightly and now needs only a low dosage of sedatives, doctors say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 7:01:16 PM    comment [] Brown gets EU borrowing reprimand. Chancellor Gordon Brown is set to come under fire from the European Commission for breaking targets on borrowing. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 7:00:27 PM    comment [] Bankruptcy Filings Hit Record 2M in 2005 . WASHINGTON -- The rush of indebted consumers to file bankruptcy before a tough new law took effect pushed personal filings for 2005 to their highest annual level on record _ more than 2 million, according to new data. By AP. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 6:59:06 PM    comment [] China's Trade Surplus Tripled in 2005. China said that its trade surplus rose to a record $102 billion in 2005, a figure that could reignite global trade frictions. By DAVID BARBOZA. [NYT > Business] 6:55:22 PM    comment [] Iranians Reopen Nuclear Centers. The U.S. and Europe condemned the action and stepped up a campaign to have Iran referred to the U.N. Security Council. By STEVEN R. WEISMAN and NAZILA FATHI. [NYT > Home Page] 11:44:16 AM    comment []

10. januar 2006

Iran 'plans nuclear enrichment' 5:59:12 PM    comment [] Ikea targeting British expansion 5:55:52 PM    comment [] Doctors trying to rouse Sharon from coma 5:53:33 PM    comment [] Merkel promises warm ties, plain talk in Washington 5:52:47 PM    comment [] N.Korea's Kim on way to Russia via China: source 5:51:38 PM    comment [] Bush to outline expectations for Iraq in 2006 5:50:55 PM    comment [] The issue that won't go away 5:49:42 PM    comment [] Bombers bypass security to kill 28 at police ceremony 5:48:47 PM    comment [] EU constitution  in line for makeover to woo French 5:48:11 PM    comment [] Venezuela's coffee industry in chaos 5:47:03 PM    comment [] Ex–soldier guilty of murdering tourists in Rwanda 5:46:38 PM    comment [] Synagogue found behind false wall 5:45:40 PM    comment [] Hannidate 5:44:42 PM    comment []  Strip searched Mail 5:44:06 PM    comment [] Glenn Greenwald to guest blog on C&L 5:43:11 PM    comment [] Open Thread 5:42:24 PM    comment [] Brown Bag Lunches 5:41:51 PM    comment [] Tom Coburn: The one–the only... 5:40:40 PM    comment [] Russert Watch: What about those Dems 5:40:03 PM    comment [] Oracle to increase staff in India to 10,000. 5:38:13 PM    comment [] IBM expert warns of short life span for burned CDs. 5:32:30 PM    comment [] Publishing giant Murdoch predicts decline of portals. 5:31:14 PM    comment [] Ignoring Protests, Iran Resumes Nuclear Program. Iran reopened its vast uranium enrichment complex today, drawing swift condemnation from the United States, Britain, France and Germany. By ELAINE SCIOLINO and JOHN O'NEIL. [NYT > Home Page] 5:29:00 PM    comment [] Spain holds 20 'Iraq recruiters'. Spanish police arrest 20 suspected militant Islamists thought to be linked to the Iraqi insurgency. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:26:26 PM    comment [] Ukraine government in gas crisis. Ukraine MPs vote to sack the government over the deal with Russia doubling the price of gas imports. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:24:27 PM    comment [] Late Credit Card Payments Stay Near High . WASHINGTON -- The proportion of consumers behind on their credit card bills remained near record-high levels in the July-September period as high gasoline prices and rising interest rates continued to put stress on personal budgets. By MARTIN CRUTSINGER. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 5:23:23 PM    comment [] See the U.S.A. in Your New Car From China, Starting in '07. Recalling the collective shrug American automakers gave when Japanese cars entered the market, Detroit, in particular, is paying attention to the Chinese. By JEREMY W. PETERS. [NYT > Business] 5:21:36 PM    comment [] Sharon shows slight improvement. Doctors say Israeli PM Ariel Sharon is improving but remains unconscious and critical after his stroke. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:19:50 PM    comment [] China Set To Reduce Exposure To Dollar . China is moving toward a new policy of buying fewer U.S. Treasury bills while shifting slightly toward buying assets that trade in other currencies. By Peter S. Goodman. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 5:18:25 PM    comment [] 'Phantom' Beats 'Cats' for Longest-Running Show. After 7,486 chandelier crashes, gondola rides and dramatic endings, "The Phantom of Opera" officially knocked off "Cats" as the longest-running show in Broadway history. By JESSE McKINLEY. [NYT > Home Page] 5:17:33 PM    comment [] Rocker Doherty on drugs charge. Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty has been formally charged with possession of cocaine and heroin. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:16:05 PM    comment [] South Korean Panel Debunks Scientist's Stem Cell Claims . SEOUL, Jan. 10 -- An academic panel investigating South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo Suk concluded Tuesday that the embattled researcher's fraudulent experiments reach back further than previously known and encompass the most seminal of his so-called successes: the first creation of stem... By Anthony Faiola and Rick Weiss. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 12:42:12 PM    comment []

9. januar 2006

Sex probe teacher sparks review 10:49:03 PM    comment [] India 'loses 10m female births' 10:47:32 PM    comment [] Milky Way's warp caused by interloping galaxies 10:46:08 PM    comment [] Bombers target Iraq ministry compound, 28 dead 10:45:06 PM    comment [] Child killer Yates again pleads not guilty 10:44:10 PM    comment [] Cheney leaves hospital after breathing scare 10:43:02 PM    comment [] Suicide bombers kill 14 at Iraqi ministry 10:42:29 PM    comment [] Taliban leader vows more attacks in Afghanistan 10:41:23 PM    comment [] Pilgrims arrive at Mount Arafat 10:40:11 PM    comment [] Iran to resume nuclear fuel research 10:39:35 PM    comment [] Suspects confess to backpacker's murder 10:38:51 PM    comment [] Cheney rushed to hospital 10:38:20 PM    comment [] Left on the line 10:37:35 PM    comment [] Bombs, bullets and helicopter crash kill 17 10:36:26 PM    comment [] DeLay forced out of House 10:35:34 PM    comment [] Brazil's army under fire for training Amazon Indians 10:34:57 PM    comment [] Spanish army chief arrested after threatening uprising 10:34:09 PM    comment [] Clinic struggles to cope with army of the ill 10:33:42 PM    comment [] Austria tries to revive European constitution 10:32:59 PM    comment [] Dignified–New Talking Point 10:31:59 PM    comment []  Delay faces money laundering chargers 10:31:28 PM    comment [] Ted Kennedy talks about Alito 10:30:47 PM    comment [] FOX NEWS: Big Time Video 10:30:17 PM    comment [] Gonzales asked to Testify on Spy Program 10:29:41 PM    comment [] Calling all Trolls 10:29:11 PM    comment [] Alito Confirmation Hearings to Begin 10:27:55 PM    comment [] U.S. Helicopter Crash Kills 12 In Iraq 10:26:10 PM    comment [] Dean issues Smack–down on Wolfie 10:25:28 PM    comment [] Brownback wants answers on wiretapping 10:24:58 PM    comment [] Cult of Bush 10:24:11 PM    comment [] Mike's Blog Round UpFirst Draft: Your President Speaks! 10:23:25 PM    comment [] Your phone records are for sale 10:22:42 PM    comment [] Ashcrofting the hearing room 10:21:53 PM    comment [] 'Little cheer' from Sudan peace. Millions of Sudanese still live in fear of violence, a year after a deal ended 21 years of war in the south, aid agencies say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:15:50 PM    comment [] Violent games 'affect behaviour'. Violent computer games may make people more likely to act aggressively, a study says. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:13:29 PM    comment [] Sharon Breathing On His Own as Doctors Begin to Lift Coma. Doctors began bringing the Israeli prime minister out of a medically induced coma five days after he suffered a massive stroke. By GREG MYRE and DINA KRAFT. [NYT > Home Page] 10:11:24 PM    comment [] Iran nuclear move concerns Europe. EU leaders are "very concerned" at Iran's plans to resume sensitive nuclear research in the coming hours. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:10:00 PM    comment [] CNOOC Announces $2.3B Nigeria Investment . BEIJING -- Chinese state-controlled oil company CNOOC Ltd. said Monday it is paying $2.3 billion for a 45 percent stake in a Nigerian oil field in its first major investment since its failed bid to take over Unocal Corp. last year. By JOE McDONALD. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 10:05:41 PM    comment [] Anxious Israelis Await Medical Word on Sharon. Israel continued its nervous watch over the sickbed of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as doctors announced further improvements. By STEVEN ERLANGER and DINA KRAFT. [NYT > Health] 2:32:24 PM    comment []

8. januar 2006

Another Photo–Op 1:24:28 PM    comment [] Scarborough: Not a Peanut 1:22:37 PM    comment [] National Security, 1973 style 1:21:55 PM    comment [] Toddler Terrorist 1:21:18 PM    comment [] Wounded 1:18:47 PM    comment [] David talks about racism 1:17:18 PM    comment [] Open Thread 1:15:40 PM    comment [] Tweety on Newt 1:15:12 PM    comment [] How long before the John Stewart Smears begin 1:14:25 PM    comment [] Rush Limbaugh: Worst Person 1:13:21 PM    comment [] Bye Bye Delay 1:16:46 AM    comment [] We go to war without the Armor we could have had 1:16:00 AM    comment [] Open Thread 1:14:56 AM    comment [] Warrants needed: most Americans feel 1:14:02 AM    comment [] Delay's outgoing Press Conference 1:13:23 AM    comment [] "Day of truth" for Sharon as he fights for life 12:52:43 AM    comment [] Dirty bomb suspect Padilla's plea hearing postponed 12:52:12 AM    comment [] Aids in Africa: the lake where locals say it's easier to catch HIV than fish 12:50:33 AM    comment [] 'Russia's curse' casts pall over orthodox holiday 12:49:41 AM    comment [] Spooked tourists admit fear on Thai island 12:49:07 AM    comment [] Martha Stewart fails in appeal against conviction 12:48:14 AM    comment [] Iraq 'could cost US over $2 trillion' 12:47:33 AM    comment [] Sharon's chances of survival slim, say doctors 12:46:48 AM    comment [] Bird flu victims 'were playing with chicken heads' 12:46:22 AM    comment []

7. januar 2006

Electronic Eye Grows Wider in Britain . LONDON, Jan. 6 -- Britain, already the world's leader in video surveillance of its people, will soon be able to automatically track the movements of millions of cars on most of its major roads. By Mary Jordan. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 11:53:50 PM    comment [] New Bird Flu Cases in Turkey Put Europe on 'High Alert'. An unusual cluster of human cases raises the possibility that the virus has become more contagious to humans. By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL. [NYT > Health] 11:51:25 PM    comment [] Pluto moon 'has no atmosphere'. A rare astrological event has proved Pluto's moon - Charon - has no atmosphere. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:50:17 PM    comment [] Chinese farmer in suicide attack. A farmer explodes a bomb in a court in northwest China, killing himself and four others, including two senior officials. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:48:47 PM    comment [] Google opens online video store. Web giant Google is to start selling video online, its co-founder Larry Page announces. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:47:03 PM    comment [] Sri Lanka navy ambush kills '15'. At least five sailors die and 10 are missing after Tamil Tiger rebels attack a Sri Lankan navy boat, officials say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:45:51 PM    comment [] US journalist kidnapped in Iraq. A US journalist is kidnapped and a translator killed in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, police say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:44:32 PM    comment [] Sharon undergoes fresh brain scan. Ailing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has undergone a further brain scan following emergency surgery. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:43:31 PM    comment [] A Cure That Really Works: Cambodia Tries the Nonprofit Path to Health Care. Poor countries around the world are increasingly offering cheap but disciplined clinics and hospitals run by nonprofit groups to their poorest citizens. By CELIA W. DUGGER. [NYT > Home Page] 11:37:40 PM    comment [] With Sharon Ailing, Palestinians' Prospects Dim. The political disappearance of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has thrown any peace process with the Palestinians into question. By STEVEN ERLANGER. [NYT > Home Page] 11:36:35 PM    comment [] Second Tube strike looming. Last-minute talks to avert a second strike on London Underground starting on Sunday have failed, says the union. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 11:34:16 PM    comment [] DeLay Ends Bid to Regain Post as G.O.P. Leader. Representative Tom DeLay's decision sets the stage for a battle over the House Republican leadership. By CARL HULSE. [NYT > Home Page] 11:33:00 PM    comment []

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