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Most popular news on 24 October 2007 |
Raging Calif. Wildfires Make 500K Flee - ABC News
A home and motor home, at left, burn during a wildfire in Running Springs, Calif., Tuesday Oct. 23, 2007. Wildfires consumed hundreds of homes across tinder-dry Southern California on Tuesday, raising the number of people forced to flee the flames into ...
Turkey's War Drums Grow Louder - TIME
Dozens of Turkish military trucks rumbled towards the Iraqi border as Turks across the country took to the streets to demand retaliation for an attack by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) separatists based in north Iraq that killed 12 Turkish soldiers.
Nuclear split emerges in Iran - Guardian Unlimited
Signs of a split over nuclear policy at the heart of Iran's leadership emerged yesterday after MPs and an adviser to the country's most powerful political figure criticised the departure of its chief negotiator, Ali Larijani.
Women Nobel Peace laureates demand Suu Kyi's release - International Herald Tribune
AP LONDON: Women Nobel Peace Prize laureates urged the United Nations on Wednesday to take decisive action to secure the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
New Bhutto Death Threat Reported - New York Times
By SALMAN MASOOD KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct. 23 - The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto received a death threat today, her lawyer said, just days after she narrowly escaped explosions detonated close to her fortified truck as she returned home ...
Use of Contractors by State Dept. Has Soared - New York Times
A DynCorp worker, kneeling, trained policemen recently near Kabul. DynCorp got 94 percent of $2.2 billion in police training and drug eradication contracts from a State Department bureau.
Bush Stands by Plan for Missile Defenses in Europe - New York Times
By STEVEN LEE MYERS WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 - President Bush on Tuesday strongly defended plans to build missile defenses in Europe, arguing that Iran posed an urgent threat to some NATO allies.
Effort to Censure Lawmaker for a Comment Falls Short - New York Times
By DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 - Representative Pete Stark, Democrat of California, escaped a censure Tuesday for incendiary remarks he made last week about President Bush and the war in Iraq.
Countrywide: The Good, The Bad, Or The Ugly? - Forbes
There's an old saying that if you owe the bank a little bit of money, they own you, but if you own the bank a lot of money, you own them.
UAW Leaders Hit the Shop Floor To Lobby Workers on Chrysler Deal - Washington Post
By Sholnn Freeman The clash over a controversial new labor contract at Chrysler has moved to the factory floor in suburban Michigan, where union officials fanned out this week trying to persuade their members to vote yes.
Autos fuel Japan trade surplus - CNN International
TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan's merchandise trade surplus grew 62.7 percent in September from a year earlier on rising exports of autos and communication equipment, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Shuttle Starts a Mission to Carry New Module for the Space Station - New York Times
By JOHN SCHWARTZ CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 23 - The shuttle Discovery thundered off the pad on Tuesday morning, heading toward the International Space Station with a new Harmony module that will add living space to the orbiting laboratory.
Mobile Is Key to Microsoft Strategy, Ballmer Says - PC World
Mobile phones play an important role in Microsoft's software-plus-services vision, CEO Steve Ballmer told the CTIA show in San Francisco today.
Xbox 360 Arcade Officially Debuts - PC World
It's been a couple of weeks since some eagle-eyed gamers first began to see them on store shelves, but Microsoft on Tuesday officially announced the Xbox 360 Arcade, a new version of its popular video game console available at a new, lower price point ...
Kariya puts up 4 points in Blues' 4-2 win over Ducks - San Jose Mercury News
AP Anaheim Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere lies flat on the ice after missing a shot for a goal by St. Louis Blues' Keith Tkachuk in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in St.
Sox, Rox ready to write new chapter - MLB.com
By Mark Newman / MLB.com BOSTON -- It all began in 1903. The Boston Americans, representing the fledgling American League, wanted to show they were worthy.
San Diego State-BYU game postponed due to fires - Seattle Post Intelligencer
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - San Diego State's home football game versus Brigham Young University has been postponed due to the ongoing wildfires that are racing through the San Diego area.
Marie Osmond "feeling fine"'after fainting on TV - Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Marie Osmond, a member of the singing Osmond family, was "feeling fine" on Tuesday after fainting the night before during an appearance on the ABC television show "Dancing with the Stars," her spokeswoman said.
Put Dumbledore Back in the Closet - TIME
When JK Rowling announced at Carnegie Hall that Albus Dumbdledore?her Aslan, her Gandalf, her Yoda?was gay, the crowd apparently sat in silence for a few seconds and then burst into wild applause.
OJ Codefendants Cop - E! Online
by Josh Grossberg Two of OJ Simpson's codefendants in the former Naked Gun star's Las Vegas armed robbery case pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser charges, a week after reaching separate deals with prosecutors to testify against their supposed ringleader.
Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Psychiatric Disorders? - Scientific American
By Nikhil Swaminathan There's no question that people need their sleep: studies have linked a lack of shut-eye to everything from disruptions in the immune system to cognitive deficits to weight control.
MRSA Q&A with Dr. Tooker - WWMT
KALAMAZOO (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Dr. Richard Tooker of the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department sat down and answered viewers' questions about MRSA.
WHO Experts Say More Bird Flu Vaccine Can Be Produced - Voice of America
By Lisa Schlein Experts meeting at the World Health Organization say drug manufacturers will be able to sharply increase the amount of bird flu vaccine they are able to produce in the coming years.
?Preppie Killer? jailed on cocaine charge - Kansas City Star
AP Onetime ?Preppie Killer? Robert Chambers was led into court Tuesday and arraigned on charges of selling cocaine. NEW YORK | The ?Preppie Killer,? who served 15 years in prison for strangling a woman in Central Park in what he said was rough sex, ...
Del. freshman dies a month after shooting - United Press International
DOVER, Del., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old freshman at Delaware State University died Tuesday, a month after she was shot, allegedly by another student.
Feedback for the Chairman of Joint Chiefs - New York Times
By THOM SHANKER FORT SILL, Okla., Oct. 23 - Adm. Mike Mullen invited candor from the Army on Tuesday, and he got it: questions from young captains frustrated by what they described as disciplinary problems in the ranks, shoddy health care for their ...
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