Archive for June 8th, 2009
Times Online SCENARIOS: Will Britain's Prime Minister Brown survive?ReutersBy Sumeet Desai LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing a potential challenge to his leadership after support for his Labour Party plunged to its lowest level in a century in European elections.Video: UK – European elections: results up the pressure on Gordon Brown [...]
hecklerspray 'Up' Soars Above 'Hangover' As 'Land Of The Lost' FlopsMTV.comBy Elisabeth Rappe "Up" was still flying high this weekend and had just enough wind in its sails to keep it in the top spot, making it the only film of this summer to hold #1 two weeks in a row.Is America Over Will Ferrell? [...]
Telegraph.co.uk US working to win release of journalists in NKoreaThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration is working "through all possible channels" to secure the release of two young women journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea, the White House said Monday.Video: N. Korea Court Convicts US Journalists The Associated [...]
Times Online More bodies found from Air France crashCNN InternationalRECIFE, Brazil (CNN) — Seventeen bodies have been recovered from last week's crash of an Air France jetliner off the South American coast, according to Brazil's military.Video: Brazil Finds 3 More Bodies Near Jet Crash Site The Associated PressCrews find more bodies from Air France crash [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Former Student Dissidents Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary Near …Voice of AmericaBy Julia Ritchey On June 4, 1989 Chinese tanks rolled into the center of Beijing, crushing the country's pro-democracy movement and killing scores of protesters.Video: Tiananmen Square Anniversary Fox BusinessRemembering Tiananmen New York Timesguardian.co.uk - Washington Post - Bloomberg - AFPall 4,063 news articles
BBC News US seeks immediate Mid-East talksBBC NewsPresident Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, has said that the US wants immediate talks between Israel and the Palestinians.Arab FMs to hold emergency meeting on Obama's speech XinhuaIsrael's Premier Promises Major Peace Plan New York TimesJewish Telegraphic Agency - Reuters - Hindu - United Press Internationalall 13,074 [...]
Boston Globe Senator Says Obama 'Got Nerve' to Push LawmakersABC NewsBy ERICA WERNER AP Writer AP Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says that President Barack Obama "got nerve" to go sightseeing in Paris while telling lawmakers it's time to deliver on a health care overhaul.Obama Taking Lead On Healthcare U.S. News & World ReportObama agenda: Taking [...]
Telegraph.co.uk “Go Shop” clause pays off for BarclaysReuters BlogsBarclays' seemingly never-ending effort to get top dollar for its Barclays Global Investors unit appears to be enticing some Middle East money behind the current best bid from US fund manager BlackRock, which is believed to be in the neighborhood of …McDonald's, Qwest, BlackRock in focus MarketWatchFinancial [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Mac hardware figures to be MIA at WWDCComputerworldBy Philip Michaels Macworld – If you expect the team of Apple executives presenting the keynote at the Worldwide Developer Conference to pull back the curtain on some game-changing piece of Mac hardware, you're likely to wind up disappointed on Monday.Follow our WWDC live coverage CNET NewsApple's [...]
Telegraph.co.uk China requires PCs to come with anti-porn softwareThe Associated PressBEIJING (AP) – China is requiring personal computers sold domestically to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites – potentially giving the government new control over the Internet with a tool the developer said Monday will …China Pushes Ahead With Censor App [...]