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Most popular news on 22 October 2007 |
At Debate, GOP Race Becomes More Personal - New York Times
By MICHAEL COOPER and MARC SANTORA The Republican presidential candidates sharply escalated their attacks on each other last night, clashing over who is the most conservative, most experienced and most electable in a debate one of them likened to a ...
Sri Lanka: Rebels attack air base - CNN
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Tamil Tiger rebels launched a land and air attack on a Sri Lankan air base early Monday in the northern part of the country, triggering explosions and damaging aircraft, military sources said.
Bhutto resumes campaign, undeterred by attack - USA Today
By Paul Wiseman, USA TODAY ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto emerged in public Sunday and vowed to continue her political comeback despite the bombing last week that shattered her return from exile and left more than ...
Turkey bombards northern Iraq after ambush - Guardian Unlimited
The prospect of a Turkish invasion of northern Iraq in pursuit of fighters of the Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) drew closer today after another round of clashes in the mountainous frontier region that left at least 12 Turkish soldiers and 23 PKK ...
Polish Premier Is Routed in Record Vote, Polls Show - New York Times
Donald Tusk, the leader of the pro-business Civic Platform party, celebrated the results of the first exit polls. By NICHOLAS KULISH WARSAW, Oct. 22 - Voters appeared to have ousted the prime minister, one half of Poland?s wonder-twin team, ...
Wind-stoked wildfires rage in southern California - Reuters
By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At least nine wildfires stoked by gusting winds burned out of control in southern California on Sunday, killing one person in San Diego and forcing hundreds to evacuate the wealthy enclave of Malibu where five ...
Zoellick wins backing for new World Bank strategy - Reuters
By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Sunday won support from bank member countries for his strategy to lead the poverty-fighting institution for the next five years, including plans to give the ...
In a Southern State, Immigrants? Son Takes Over - New York Times
Tim Mueller/AP Bobby Jindal, 36, a Republican elected Louisiana governor on Saturday, is the first Indian-American to win a governor?s race.
Permira to buy Japan's Arysta for $2.2 bln -paper - Reuters.uk
TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - British private equity firm Permira [PERM.UL] will acquire Japanese agrichemical company Arysta LifeScience Corp for about 250 billion yen ($2.2 billion), the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.
Protest Emerges as Some Workers Vote Against Chrysler Deal - New York Times
By MICHELINE MAYNARD DETROIT, Oct. 21 - The United Automobile Workers union has come face to face with a protest vote by its members at Chrysler over a tentative labor agreement at the automaker, dimming its chances of winning approval.
Greenspan Says Demand for US Debt May Be at `Limit' (Update1) - Bloomberg
By Kevin Carmichael and Simon Kennedy Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the dollar's depreciation may reflect growing unwillingness among foreigners to buy US debt.
Space Shuttle Discovery 'Go' for Tuesday Launch - Space.com
By Tariq Malik CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's shuttle Discovery is set for a planned Tuesday launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver a new orbital room to the high-flying laboratory, mission managers said Sunday.
Soyuz Craft Lands Short of Destination - The Associated Press
ARKALYK, Kazakhstan (AP) - A technical glitch sent a Soyuz spacecraft on a wild ride home Sunday, forcing Malaysia's first space traveler and two Russian cosmonauts to endure eight times the force of gravity before their capsule landed safely.
Cabbies Plan 2nd Strike to Protest New Devices - New York Times
By FERNANDA SANTOS A group that says it represents about 10000 cabdrivers is calling for a strike today, its second in less than two months, to protest a city plan requiring the more than 13000 medallion taxicabs to install global positioning systems ...
Steelers lead Broncos 7-0 in 1st quarter - USA Today
By AP DENVER - Ben Roethlisberger threw a short touchdown pass to Heath Miller on Pittsburgh's first possession to give the Steelers a quick 7-0 lead over the Denver Broncos in the first quarter on Sunday night.
The Hot Pass: Johnson beats Gordon again - FOXSports.com
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - With his seventh win of the season and his third consecutive victory at Martinsville Speedway, Jimmie Johnson tightened the points battle between himself and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon to just 53 points.
Indians? Byrd Admits Using HGH to Treat a Tumor - New York Times
By JACK CURRY BOSTON, Oct. 21 - Paul Byrd of the Cleveland Indians had been a feel-good story during the postseason after he beat the Yankees and the Red Sox, but Byrd?s exhilarating October turned uncomfortable Sunday when a newspaper reported that he ...
Stagehands? Union Authorizes a Strike - New York Times
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON Members of Local One, the union representing almost all Broadway stagehands, authorized their leaders to call a strike in a unanimous vote yesterday, the union said.
Attorney: Spears regains temporary visitation with kids - CNN International
(CNN) -- Britney Spears has regained temporary visitation rights of her two sons, her attorney said Sunday. Here with now-ex-husband Kevin Federline, Britney Spears has regained temporary visitation rights of their children.
Kid Rock Arrested For Assault After Waffle House Scuffle - MTV.com
The rocker, who has been released on bond, allegedly beat up a man at a restaurant in Georgia on Sunday morning. By Kurt Orzeck Apparently Rock N Roll Jesus needs to learn a lesson in loving thy neighbor.
FDA may expand warning on cold drugs for kids - Chicago Tribune
In what could lead to significant changes in how parents care for their sick children, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that children under 6 should not take over-the-counter cough and cold medicines.
Green advances health initiatives - Houston Chronicle
By MICHELLE MITTELSTADT WASHINGTON - Campaign-style TV ads, dueling press releases and harsh rhetoric have been deployed in recent weeks in a high-stakes political fight over Congress' effort to expand health insurance for lower-income children.
PSU student diagnosed with staph infection - Boston Globe
PLYMOUTH, NH --A Plymouth State University student was diagnosed Saturday with a drug-resistant staph infection, adding to the list of people in New Hampshire who have contracted the illness.
Chinese leaders in the spotlight in Congress Party reshuffle - International Herald Tribune
AP HU JINTAO, 64, president and general secretary of the Communist Party. An engineer with extensive experience in China's underdeveloped west, has avoided controversy despite tensions with his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, 81.
Volunteers eager to patrol Philadelphia - Los Angeles Times
Thousands, chiefly black men, answer a call to help make streets safer. 'Traditional policing is not working,' the police chief says.
Iran?s Former Nuclear Envoy to Aid Successor - New York Times
By NAZILA FATHI TEHRAN, Oct. 21 - Iran?s chief nuclear negotiator, who resigned Saturday, will accompany his replacement to nuclear talks in Rome on Tuesday with Javier Solana, the European Union?s foreign policy chief, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday ...
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