Cannavaro adds spice to new IPL-style football league in India Gulf News | Dubai: After the Super i1 Series in motorsport, it's the turn of football in the soccer-crazy state of West Bengal in eastern India to take the cue from the Indian Premier League (IPL). | The Premier League Soccer (PLS) — a six-team high profile affair that will kick off shortly — has ...
EU Investigates Samsung For Possible Breach Of Antitrust Rules In Apple Patent War Crunch Get Technology Alerts Sign Up Submit this story digg reddit stumble | By Foo Yun Chee | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are investigating whether Samsung Electronics breached antitrust rules by accusing rivals such as Apple of infringing its technology patents, a tactic used by other companies su...
Muslim youths giving a miss to RYK Employment Mission in AP The Siasat Daily | Hyderabad, February 01: The Rajiv Employment Mission (Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu), the most ambitious project of the government of Andhra Pradesh to provide 15 lakh jobs to the unemployed youths, expectedly generated lot of excitement among job aspirants....
Women abandon Gingrich, drive Romney victory in FL The Guardian | JENNIFER AGIESTA | Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Women abandoned Newt Gingrich in droves Tuesday and helped fuel former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's triumph in Florida's Republican presidential primary, according to data from an exit po...
Florida GOP voters lift Romney on electability The Guardian | JENNIFER AGIESTA | Associated Press= Voters in Tuesday's Florida Republican primary chose Mitt Romney as the candidate best able to beat President Barack Obama in the fall, preferring electability over ideology in lifting the former Massachusetts g...
Group: Philippine military helping accused general The Guardian | MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A human-rights group says it has information that Philippine military personnel are thwarting attempts by civilian authorities to capture a former army general accused of kidnapping two student activists. | Retired Maj....
Back to school, including the radio kids Australian Broadcasting Corporation It's back to school today for most kids around Australia, and that includes the students from the School of the Air. | Kids from cattle stations and remote communities will be on their computers and receiving lessons from teachers hundreds of kilomet...
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Childhood Obesity: The Familial Influence The Examiner | Is there an excuse viable enough to not make your family's health a priority? Effective treatment and prevention of childhood obesity, a growing epidemic with multiple aspects, s...
Why are so many Americans in prison? Al Jazeera | The US has the highest prison population in the world - some of whom have been subjected to lengthy sentences for relatively minor crimes. And that population has surged over the...
Gov't to Strengthen Working-Hour Regulations Chosunilbo | Bank staff and hairdressers are among workers who will soon be subject to the labor law, which prohibits more than 52 hours of work per week. The Economic and Social Development Commission, a tripartite panel of the government, labor unions and emp...
Lockwood co-founder's Lockwood home for sale Otago Daily Times | A home belonging to the family of rich-lister and Lockwood Homes co-founder Jo La Grouw Sr is up for sale. | The late Mr La Grouw built the family home, a Lockwood naturally, in Rotorua in the early 1950s as a prototype for the company that built u...
During Super Bowl, for 30 Seconds, 2 Mayors Will Be on Same Side The New York Times | Never mind those Ferris Bueller and “Star Wars”-themed Super Bowl ads. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has shot a Super Bowl ad, too, and he thinks it is pretty funny, though with a serious message. New York City Mayor's Office | Mayor Micha...
France's Juppe to push Arab League plan at UN Khaleej Times PARIS - France's Foreign Minister Alain Juppe will address the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday in an effort to push through an Arab-backed resolution for political change in Syria. | "The minister will be in New York on Tuesday to convince the Security Council to meet its responsibilities as the crimes against humanity committed by the r...
Barack Obama confirms unmanned drone programme The Daily Telegraph President Barack Obama has confirmed the used of unmanned drones to kill suspected terrorists in Pakistan's tribal areas, a programme that has intensified during his term and is a constant source of friction with the government in Islamabad. | US Air Force Predator drone Photo: REUTERS tag --> | By Rob Crilly, Islamabad | 9:15AM GMT 31 Jan 201...
