Arafat’s widow says armed struggle in Middle East will lead nowhere Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 21:12 Last update: about 12 years ago Suha Arafat, wife of the late Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, appeared to accuse Hamas on Wednesday of perpetrating "genocide" in the Gaza Strip, and denounced the terror...
Decades-long mission ends in success: European spacecraft lands on comet Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 17:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Hundreds of millions of miles from Earth, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully landing on the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet - an audacious cosmic first designed to...
European Union chief calls for more tax law harmonisation, gets support from Germany Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 16:56 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The European Union should harmonize tax practices to counter the sweet deals that countries like Luxembourg have used to attract multinationals and the super-rich, the EU's executive chief said...
United States-China groundbreaking climate deal aims to prod others to act Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 13:32 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press A groundbreaking agreement struck by the United States and China is putting the world's two worst polluters on a faster track to curbing the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming. With the...
New trend: Businesses cash in as women chase bigger butts with gym classes and padded panties Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:49 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Gym classes that promise a plump posterior are in high demand. A surgery that pumps fat into the buttocks is gaining popularity. And padded panties that give the appearance of a rounder rump are...
Decade-long mission nearing end: Scientists set for historic comet landing attempt Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 09:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press A historic attempt to land a spacecraft on a comet was set in motion Wednesday by scientists at the European Space Agency, despite a last-minute problem with the landing system. It is the climax...
World news in 1 minute: Find out what happened around the world on 11 November Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 05:50 Last update: about 12 years ago COMET LANDING BERLIN - The final countdown is approaching for one of the most audacious space adventures ever attempted. In less than 24 hours, the European Space Agency will try to land a robot...
Watch: Doctor recovers from Ebola, leaves New York City hospital, no other Ebola patients in US Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 05:46 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press A Doctors Without Borders physician who was declared free of Ebola said Tuesday he was living proof that early detection and isolation can stop the spread of the deadly virus, and he called for a...
Big Bank Hank, US rapper and Sugarhill Gang founder member, dies at 57 Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 21:44 Last update: about 12 years ago Big Bank Hank, the New York rapper who, as part of the Sugarhill Gang, released what is generally regarded as the first rap record, has died at the age of 57. The performer, real name Henry...
Security agents, responsible for 100,000 US citizens abroad, train to stop the next Benghazi Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 18:25 Last update: about 12 years ago The U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, responsible for protecting some 100,000 Americans around the world, has dramatically expanded training, two years after the deadly attack on a U.S. facility in...