The Irish prime minister has survived a leadership challenge from withing his party, allowing him to lead the Fianna Fail party into elections expected in March. A majority of the 71 legislators from the ruling party chose on Tuesday to back Brian Cowen in the tense secret ballot, which was called in the wake of the country's decision to opt for an EU-IMF financial bailout. "The Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party has voted confidence in the leadership of An Taoiseach [prime minister] Brian Cowen,"...
By C.J. Lin, Staff WriterPosted: 01/18/2011 06:11:15 PM PSTUpdated: 01/18/2011 06:24:37 PM PST William Eaton Capt. William Eaton, a 21-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and commander of its Van Nuys Division, has died after...
LA PAZ (Reuters) – A pale green energy drink made from coca leaves has given Bolivian President Evo Morales a boost as he tries to persuade the United Nations to scrap a ban on the traditional Andean practice of chewing the leaves. Coca is the raw material for making cocaine, but Bolivians...
A French nun has spoken publicly of her "miraculous" cure from Parkinson's disease which the Vatican last week officially declared to have been an "intercession" from beyond the grave by Pope John Paul II. Sister Marie Simon-Pierre's abrupt recovery in 2005 from the crippling symptoms of the...
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Former world number one Justine Henin beat Elena Baltacha 6-1, 6-3 to move into the third round of the Australian Open. The 11th seed, who took the title in 2004 and was runner-up in 2006 and...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Cristian Paturca, the composer of a song that inspired Romanians in their struggle against vestiges of the Communist government, has died. He was 46. Pro-TV in Romania reported that a friend said he found Mr. Paturca dead in his apartment Tuesday. Mr. Paturca had been...
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The programme to return the great bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird, to breeding in Britain has been given a considerable lift by the European Union. An EU...
MICHAEL O'REGAN ANY CHANGES in the interest rate on rescue loans could not be negotiated for Ireland in isolation, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the D�il. He said the rate charged to Ireland was determined some time ago by a common approach for any borrower. "Arrangements can only be changed by...
