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LOS ANGELES — It was 35 years ago Friday that moviegoers were first transported to a galaxy far, far away."Star Wars" launched in theaters May 25, 1977, introducing the world to The Force, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo and a pair of loveable droids named R2-D2 and C-3PO. (The film's subtitle, "A New Hope," was added when it was first re-released in 1981.)Read More...More ...

A man accused of luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into the basement of a convenience store with the promise of a soda in 1979 and strangling him was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, the 33rd anniversary of the boy's disappearance.

On the 33rd anniversary of six-year-old Etan Patz kidnapping in NYC, a man was charged with second-degree murder. Now Etan’s family can finally be at ease. It’s been a long road, but the mystery of Etan Patz‘s disappearance and murder can finally be closed. After confessing to the police he committed the crime, Pedro Hernandez [...]

The 3rd China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum will be held on 28-30 May 2012 in Brussels.Theme: "China and Europe cooperate to meet challenges"Participants: International Department of the CPC Central Committee, All China Federation of Trade Unions, MEPs, leaders from European political parties, entrepreneurs, scholars, press……Focus: ...

ISLAMABAD - The government has planned to auction 3rd Generation Spectrum (3G-telecom) licences by the end of ongoing year 2012 likely to be in November or December after failing in March this year owing to delay in hiring of international consultancy firm, it has learnt on Friday. Sources aware of the latest developments have informed TheNation that government is considering to auction ...

New Jersey murder suspect to appear in court on 33rd anniversary of 6-year-old boy's disappearanceVIDEO: Suspect Confesses to Killing Etan Patz Ohio Teen to be Charged as Adult in School ShootingEx-Football Prospect Exonerated After Rape Accuser Recants

London, Ontario – May 24, 2012  –  The Telly Awards  has named Keyframe Communications Inc . as a Silver and double Bronze winner in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards. With ne...

The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment has begun planting a small U.S. flag at each of the 222,000 grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.

Reflections are all around us. Outside Mashable HQ here in New York City, we are in the midst of a rainstorm. When you gaze into the puddles near 23rd…

Marco Pappa’s goal in the 63rd minute lifted the Chicago Fire to a 2-1 MLS victory over FC Dallas on Wednesday night. If only it were that simple. The Fire was awarded a penalty kick when Pappa was taken down. On the penalty, Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman stopped Sebastian Grazzini’s attempt. Pappa converted the rebound but was several yards...

The Dot-Nxt conference organizers have just announced that it is postponing is conference, that was schedule for June 20th-22nd in London until the 3rd or 4th. The conference was suppose to be held the week prior to the ICANN Conference in Prague. The delay was blamed on ICANN and delay on the TAS system and the date for the “Big Reveal” which still has not been set by ICANN. In an email today ...

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NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) -- Prosecutors have charged a southern Indiana man accused in two killings with a third count of murder in the death of a woman whose body was found buried in his backyard....

Welcome to the age of rich 21-year-old college students dropping big money on random House races – and winning

Prime Minister David Cameron delivered a statement to the House of Commons regarding G8 and NATO Summit on 23rd May 2012

A retired command sergeant major has come forward to say that she was the victim of gender discrimination by her superiors while she was commandant of the 3rd Infantry Division.

Plus de cent personnes ont été tuées la semaine dernière dans l’est de la RD Congo lors d’attaques attribuées à des miliciens Maï Maï et à des ...lire la suite

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook's newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth....

Joseph Abboud: May 20, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; May 21-23, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; May 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 317 W. 33rd St., at Eighth Ave., 718-747-1656. Menswear is on sale, with suits on sale for $299.99 (originally $695), sportscoats going for $174.99 (originally $495), and trousers selling for $64.99 (originally $295). Credit cards only.

The suspects in the weekend rape of two girls are from the nearby village of Manshaya Zabada.

THE first teaser trailer for Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond movie, it out. And it looks ... Oh, just watch it.

The 23rd 007 adventure, Skyfall, is now shooting in Turkey, for a November release

THE first official footage of the 23rd Bond movie Skyfall has been released in an explosive trailer

The James Bond film series is celebrating its 50th anniversary with Skyfall, the 23rd official Bond movie. It's been four years since the last 007 film Quantum of Solace, and today the first teaser trailer for Skyfall has been released.

CRICKET:The North and South selectors have named 23-man training squads for this summer’s RSA Inter-Regional series, which is due to get underway with a game at The Mardyke in Cork on Sunday June 3rd.

Ed Carpenter has become the 33rd driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, assuring race officials they will have a full field for the May 27 race.

Leftist candidate Sabahy, former foreign minister Moussa come in 2nd, 3rd among Egypt's citizens abroad, Al-Ahram reports.

Two Marines received the Navy Cross for bravery in Afghanistan in separate ceremonies Friday. The awards were made to Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Twentynine Palms, and Sgt. Christopher Farias of the 1st Battalion,...

In the next 30 days, the National Post will count down to that date and beyond with a special series looking at Her Majesty’s 60 Glorious Years

It’s so hard to believe that we lost the queen of disco and a music icon just yesterday morning. Donna Summer, who passed Thursday at the age of 63, had been battling lung cancer for the past ten months. Friends and fans have since been sharing their memories of the late songstress and recently, [...]

FACEBOOK'S founder is about to become the 23rd richest person on earth. His own messages reveal a fast learner with a ruthless streak.

3rd Opinion: Last week, 6 children with measles were hospitalized. We have not seen a comparable outbreak in years.

Kacey Godfrey (pictured) has been left heartbroken by the decision to split her up from her friends at 3rd Burstead Brownies in Billericay, Essex.

India holds the third rank in the south-east Asia region in the latest list of "countries with highest out of pocket (OOP) expenditure on health." The list was published by World Health Organization.

Wenn man sich mit „Chip Vivant“ unterhält scheint das Gespräch ein wenig unnatürlich, ja sogar zusammenhanglos zu sein. Denn obwohl er zum besten Chatbot weltweit gekürt wurde, führt er trotzdem Gespräche wie R2D2 mit einer schlimmen Kopfverletzung. mehr...

IT WAS unlikely that decisions would be made at a summit of EU leaders on May 23rd, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil.

Despite moratorium on capital punishment, the reports of hanging of a convict in Pakistan on May 23rd have attracted huge resentment from human right activists of both India and Pakistan.

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) -- Firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, Lebanese gunmen clashed in street battles Monday as sectarian tensions linked to the 14-month-old uprising in Syria bled across the border for a third day....

Miami Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA's MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game's all-time greats.

Barack Obama’s mother died on Nov. 7, 1995, a few weeks before her 53rd birthday. She was less than two years older than the president is now. Her death from uterine cancer came between two key events in her son’s life. Four months earlier “Dreams From My Father” had been published; it seemed destined to drown unnoticed in the deep ocean of books. One year later Obama won his first election, to...

Some New Jersey parents are steamed about a question on a statewide standardized test this week that asked some third-graders to write about a secret and why it was hard to keep....

Reb sez, "The Water Quality Forum in my hometown, Knoxville, TN has an annual contest/auction for custom designed rain barrels. This one really caught my eye!" “R2D2” by Curtis Glover (Thanks, Reb!)

A construction worker who was trapped under about eight feet of earth is believed to be dead, fire officials said Thursday afternoon. The man was in trench next to a concrete slab at 1265 N. Benedict Canyon Rd. when he was buried by mounds of earth. He was trapped for about 20 minutes before he was found by co-workers, who had returned to the site after leaving, said LAFD spokesman Brian Humphr...

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A verdict is expected today in the trial of William Balfour -- the man accused of murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew back in 2008.The trial began April 23rd. A verdict is expected before the end of the day.27-year-old…

Good morning everybody! It's beginning to look a lot like NYC Disrupt time (seriously, Disrupt is a force of nature in more ways than one). For those of you wondering why we haven't been returning email/phone calls/telegrams/carrier pigeons, TechCrunch Disrupt NYC is happening in two weeks, starting May 21st and going through the 23rd, preceded by our Red Bull-ified Hackathon. We promised you ...

Mac PT captures 3rd straight triumph to stay in hunt as Hap BS, Hap Haifa both draw.

European Council president Herman Van Rompuy has called a summit of EU leaders for May 23rd in Brussels to discuss growth.

Four-time champion falls to 23rd and will need a major turnaround and some victories to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup

The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has a 32 percentage point advantage over the conservative candidate heading toward elections next October in Zulia state, according to the results of a survey released on Thursday (3rd) in the Venezuelan capital.

World's 3rd biggest user of atomic energy becomes nuclear power-free for 1st time since 1970 in response to Fukushima disaster.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department announced Friday that it will sell more of its shares of common stock in insurance giant American International Group to recoup more of the support the government provided AIG in what was the biggest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis....

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28 years ago (May 3rd) with $1000, instead of studying for finals during my freshman year at the University of Texas, I started Dell. – Michael Dell, via Twitter

German sportswear maker Adidas said on Thursday it plans to shut down one-third of its 900 Reebok stores in India as a part of an aggressive restructuring strategy for the brand in the country.

A new dance work inspired by boxing opens at the Newcastle Theatre Royal on Thursday 3rd May.

Uno lanzaba sus puños fuera, el otro lo arreglaba todo conectándose al sistema eléctrico central. Uno cumple 40 años, el otro, 35. Mazinger Z y R2-D2, dos de los robots más míticos del siglo XX, se verán las caras en Barcelona. No estarán con sus jefes, Luke Skywalker y Koji Kabuto, el piloto del gigantón japonés, pero este fin de semana serán las estrellas del salón del cómic de la capital cat...

American manufacturing activity picked up in April, according to a report that showed the sector grew for the 33rd month in a row.

When the Colts selected Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish with the 253rd and final selection in the NFL Draft Saturday, it signaled the start of the undrafted free agent frenzy. In my years as GM of the Vikings, we called this John Randle time.

Soccer:Cristiano Ronaldo struck his 43rd league goal of the campaign to set Real Madrid on their way to a 3-0 home win over Sevilla that put them within a whisker of a first La Liga title in four years. It was a much-needed return to winning ways for Jose Mourinho's side after the shock of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final elimination by Bayern Munich.

Articles en rapportTourcoing : le prolongement sud du boulevard de Tourcoing (RD 770)Armentiérois: les salariés inégaux devant la médaille du travailLille : les homosexuels au côté des autres associations pour la Journée de la DéportationLille : deuxième meeting de printemps pour les couchsurfeursMélantois : deux étudiants et un projet humanitaire pour envoyer 50 ordinateurs au Maroc

New vibes met good vibrations at the 43rd annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Friday, the first day of the five-day festival.

Aboard Air Force One En Route Fort Stewart, Georgia 10:02 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  So before we get started, I just want to give you a sense of what the President’s activities are today.  I think many of you dialed into the call last night and have a good sense of what the plans are.  This morning, the President and First Lady are traveling to Fort Stewart, which is home to the United Stat...

The Knicks are heading to Miami for a first-round playoff series when the Heat after wrapping up the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a rout of the Bobcats.

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Google85 writes "Beginning April 23rd, Intel, through Lava International, began selling the Xolo X900 smartphone in India for $420, Anandtech has just published a review of the smartphone which runs Android on x86 and uses binary translation as the mitigation for both libraries and NDK applications that haven't yet been ported to x86" ...

Detective says another person's DNA was found on the zipper and lock of a sports bag that contained the body of a U.K. codebreaker.

China has become the third largest household paper market in the world after North America and Western Europe, industry data has shown.

She may have a couple of adorable babies of her own, but even at 33 years old, Kate Hudson is still the baby of her own mama Goldie Hawn, and like any proud parent, the Oscar winner was quick to...

Daniel Craig defends James Bond's beer-sipping in the next film, following a product placement deal with Dutch brewer Heineken. He also says he asked Sam Mendes to direct the projectDaniel Craig has given his backing to a commercial deal which will see 007 switching to Heineken beer in the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall, and revealed that he personally helped recruit Oscar-winning director Sa...

A section of the Chelsea FC supporters jeered and booed, forcing the referee to abandon the tribute to the 96 victims after just 25 seconds.

A 63rd minute header from Aurélien Collin gave Sporting Kansas City a lead it would never lose.

A foggy morning in east London and, from the 23rd floor, the Olympic Stadium is no more than a hint on the horizon.

Daniel Craig has opened up about what kind of James Bond he will tackle this time in “Skyfall”. The 44-year-old British actor shared that in the 23rd movie, agent 007 will be much “softer” than the one he portrayed in both 2006’s “Casino Royale” and 2008’s “Quantum of Solace”. Speaking to MTV News in a recent on-set interview, Craig ...

Daniel Craig has opened up about what kind of James Bond he will tackle this time in “Skyfall”. The 44-year-old British actor shared that in the 23rd movie, agent 007 will be much “softer” than the one he portrayed in both 2006’s “Casino Royale” and 2008’s “Quantum of Solace”. Speaking to MTV News in a recent on-set interview, Craig ...

Daniel Craig has opened up about what kind of James Bond he will tackle this time in “Skyfall”. The 44-year-old British actor shared that in the 23rd movie, agent 007 will be much “softer” than the one he portrayed in both 2006’s “Casino Royale” and 2008’s “Quantum of Solace”. Speaking to MTV News in a recent on-set interview, Craig ...

Los Mossos d'Esquadra han detenido a una pareja por la muerte de un bebé de once meses que ha fallecido en el hospital en el que fue intervenido de urgencia a principios de esta semana por la gravedad de las lesiones que presentaba. Según ha informado hoy la policía catalana, los detenidos son la madre del bebé, Tamara R.D., de 25 años, que ha sido arrestada esta mañana, y su actual compañero s...

Kenny Dalglish believes it is almost symbolic that Liverpool and Everton should meet on 23rd anniversary of Hillsborough disaster.

Wien (OTS) - Die Giftschlammkatastrophe von Devecser (2010) ist nach wie vor in bleibender Erinnerung. 250 Häuser mussten weggerissen werden, viele Bewohner wurden obdachlos. Mit einer großen Benefizaktion wurden im Burgenland rd. 80.000 Euro gesammelt. Gemeinsam mit der Steiermark wurde …

Team of six Liverpool fans will begin run this week in advance of 23rd anniversary of tragedy that changed English football.

Alléluia !, ont levé les mains au ciel les fidèles du vélo en libre service. L'application officielle V'lille pour smartphone, petit outil gratuit qui manquait à la révolution en rouge et noir, est en ligne. L'opérateur Transpole se devait de frapper fort, après avoir été pris de vitesse par des bidouilleurs passionnés qui ont dégainé plus vite quela grosse machine (lire ci-dessous). C'était lo...

A 40-year-old woman accused of stalking Alec Baldwin was arrested outside the actor's NYC  apartment last night ... the 3rd time she's allegedly attempted to confront the actor in the past 2 weeks.

Apple is the favorite -- once again -- in Piper Jaffray's 23rd semi-annual teen survey "The bottom line," writes Gene Munster in a note summarizing the results of Piper Jaffray's latest survey of the aspirations of American teenagers, "is that 40% of students plan on buying an iPhone in the next 6 months while 19% of non-tablet owners plan on purchasing a tablet in the next 6 months." Wishes, ...

TALK about a traffic stopper - a woman has given birth to baby boy this morning while stuck in traffic on the Millitary Rd, Mosman.

To the ranks of horses, donkeys, camels and other animals that have served humanity as pack animals or beasts of burden, scientists are now enlisting bacteria to ferry nano-medicine cargos throughout the human body. They reported on progress in developing these "backpacking" bacteria -- so small that a million would fit on the head of a pin -- here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Expo...

Campaign attack ads already underway ahead of the April 23rd vote

Campaign attack ads already underway ahead of the April 23rd vote

The four-time Cup champion is 23rd in the Sprint Cup Series standings and has only one top-10 finish after four races. Gordon qualified 21st for Sunday's Auto Club 400 in Fontana.Judging by the fans cheering from the stands and seeking his autograph in the garage, Jeff Gordon is among NASCAR's most popular drivers when the series visits Southern California.

Equine-mad Maria Anderson, 45, from Renton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, dropped an incredible six dress sizes in just seven months for the love of her trusty steed, Jake.

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and chose to bowl today after rain delayed the start of the third cricket test against South Africa.

Sellers are demanding as much as £995 for those desperate to be get their hands on the tablet, ahead of the March 23rd release date.

Residents from Warminster have lined the streets to wave off 250 soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment, as they left for a nine-month tour in Afghanistan.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hollywood producing duo Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will receive a top honor when the gay and lesbian watchdog group GLAAD presents its 23rd annual media awards in March, the group said on Thursday.

A un día de completarse el canje de bonos de Grecia, Fitch subió la nota de Grecia de "RD" impago parcial a "B-" o "bono basura"

WASHINGTON – The suspect in the killings of at least 16 Afghan civilians was a staff sergeant who arrived in Afghanistan on December 3rd, the US Army said in a memo to members of Congress.

Houston, Texas (ots/PRNewswire) - June 27-28, 2012 at the Renaissance Houston Greenway Plaza Hotel Informex is announcing the revamped and restructured conference program for the 3rd Annual Specialty Chemical Forum being held in Houston, Texas on June 27-28, 2012. As North America's ...

Fitch Ratings a, comme attendu, abaissé vendredi la note de la Grèce à "défaut restreint" (RD) après la conclusion de l'échange de titres obligataires visant à restructurer la dette du pays. Fitch est la dernière des trois grandes agences de notation à classer la note de la Grèce en catégorie de...

The mother-to-be,who celebrates her 23rd birthday this week, enjoyed a day out in Victoria Park in east London with her fiancée Thomas Cohen today.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new silicone-gel breast implant from Sientra, making it the third company to market the controversial products in the U.S....

Deux semaines après sa concurrente Standard & Poor's, l'agence de notation Fitch Ratings a déclaré vendredi la dette souveraine grecque en défaut partiel (« RD » pour Restricted Default dans la classification de l'agence). Attendue et annoncée par anticipation, cette nouvelle dégradation de la note...

L'agence d'évaluation financière Fitch Ratings a abaissé la note de la Grèce, qui était jusqu'ici de "C", plaçant temporairement le pays en "défaut partiel" (restricted default ou "RD") après l'annonce vendredi des résultats de l'échange de dette, selon un communiqué.histoires liéesMarges arrières: Carrefour condamné à payer 19 millions d´eurosLe pétrole cher pèse lourd sur la balance commercia...

Ralph McQuarrie, l'illustrateur à qui l'on doit Dark Vador, R2-D2, C-3PO et Chewbacca, les célèbres personnages de La Guerre des étoiles, est décédé...

Shares of quick-serve chain Jamba (JMBA) are down 9 cents, or 4%, at $2.02 in late trading after the company this afternoon reported Q4 revenue and earnings per share slightly ahead of expectations, and said its same-store sales will rise this year at about the same rate or slightly slower than last year. Revenue in [...]

ATLANTA (AP) -- Newt Gingrich won the Georgia primary Tuesday, ending a weeks-long drought in the Republican presidential race for the former House speaker who quickly tried to capitalize by looking to upcoming Southern primaries....

A propósito de las manifestaciones por la calidad universitaria en España. La combinación del RD de 12/2011 y la reforma laboral abre las puertas al despido de muchos jóvenes profesores e investigadores de las universidades españolas. De hecho, ya están en marcha. Muchos de los afectados cuentan con una alta cualificación, dominio de idiomas y ya han trabajado en centros de reconocido prestigio...

Ohne Ralph McQuarrie wäre "Star Wars" nie ins Kino gekommen - da sind sich Science-Fiction-Experten sicher. Der US-Designer malte Darth Vader und R2-D2 und entwarf auch das Raumschiff, mit dem E.T. nach Hause fliegen konnte. Jetzt ist er im Alter von 82 Jahren gestorben.

A third student has died from the shooting rampage Monday at Ohio's Chardon High School.

Trésor Lua Lua a fait le choix de revenir jouer pour la sélection de son pays, le RD Congo.

The accident occurred on a military training range near the city of Yuma on Wednesday evening and the troops who died were from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing based at Miramar, in southern California

USA TODAY's J. Michael Falgoust will be providing updates on tonight's game as the Knicks look to start a new winning streak.

A 33-year-old West Bank baker who has become a symbol of Palestinian resistance to Israeli detention policies entered the 63rd day of a hunger strike Saturday despite a doctor's warning that he could die any time.

Melena Ryzik reports from the San Francisco headquarters of George Lucas’s special effects studio Industrial Light & Magic.

NFL powerbrokers push the case for a new 33rd team to be formed in London

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana became the 23rd state to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation on Wednesday and the first in the nation's manufacturing heartland, dealing a blow to organized labor by allowing workers to opt out of paying union dues.

The state becomes the 23rd in the nation to bar union contracts from requiring non-union members to pay representation fees.

A 28 year old case – the oldest criminal case pending in the Bombay High Court – was finally settled by a division bench of the court a few days back. It’s a shocking story of how justice is routinely delayed and hence denied in our country – and yet it hardly arouses any major angst any longer. On this 63 rd Republic day, it would be appropriate if the powers that be resolved to set at least ...

India celebrates its 63rd Republic Day with a military parade in the capital, Delhi, amid tight security.

ABBA have announced plans to reissue their final album The Visitors with a previously unreleased song on April 23rd "From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel" a demo recorded around the time The Visitors was released in 1981 will be the first new ABBA recording released since the box...

The corner of 53rd Street and 5th Avenue, Jan. 19, 2012.

Soccer:Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has challenged striker Robbie Keane to become an instant hero, with the outcome of tomorrow’s clash at Wolves set to determine whether he enjoys his 53rd birthday.

Die CDU altert immer schneller: Laut einem Geheimpapier verliert die Union bis 2019 rd. 100 000 Mitglieder allein durch Todesfälle!Foto: APMehr zum ThemaHollywood Grusel-Fund - Kopf nahe von Brad Pitts Villa gefunden„The Voice“-Favoritin Kim - „Ich habe zehn Kilo abgenommen!“Wegen Quoten-Absturz! - Gottschalk veralbert Schmidt via TwitterVon BILD erwischt - Hier turtelt Miss Piggy mit Kermit i...

A mysterious stranger in black failed for the third straight year to appear at Edgar Allan Poe's gravesite.

Your Taxes: If you have not been filing US tax returns, doing nothing may no longer be an option.

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China will operationalise its first third generation nuclear reactor by next year despite its cautious approach after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan in 2011.

It's the high-flying, defense-dizzying Drew Brees and the Saints against first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh's punch-you-in-the-mouth 49ers.

THE Government says Australia's strong ranking on a global economic index shows the nation is punching above its weight.

LAGOS (Reuters) - A bitter showdown between Nigeria's government and unions with popular backing enters its third day on Wednesday, with workers vowing to stay on strike unless a motor fuel subsidy is restored, and authorities threatening to withhold their pay.

Despite its sprawl, Beijing is surprisingly walkable, at least within the 3rd Ring Road. City planners will have to work hard not just to preserve, but further enhance the capital's walkability.

Job growth, declining homeownership and little new supply are pushing rent higher.

The official website of the upcoming James Bond film is online at 007.com, in preparation for the 23rd installment of the franchise due to hit cinemas November 9 -- in 295 days, as the site's countdown clock indicates.

SOCCER Manchester City 3 Liverpool 0: MANCHESTER CITY returned to authoritative ways. This may not have been a rout, but it was an efficient win. When Gareth Barry was sent off in the 73rd minute after a second bookable offence, for fouling Liverpool’s Daniel Agger, the side reacted almost immediately. Yaya Toure was brought down by Martin Skrtel and James Milner crashed home the penalty for a ...

Ancien sélectionneur du Niger, de la Guinée et de la RD Congo, Eric Neveu va-t-il prendre en mains les destinées de la...

A cavalcade of cars, motorbikes, quads and trucks set off from Mar del Plata on Sunday for the 33rd edition of the Dakar Rally.

Taking a break from filming the 23rd Bond film, Skyfall, Craig is in Manhattan to promote Dragon Tattoo — and, so far, so good. The film earned more than US$28-million during its first five days in North American theatres

KARACHI - More than 100,000 citizens thronged the five-day seventh Karachi International Book Fair at the Karachi Expo Centre on Sunday.The book fair is being organised by the Pakistan Publishers and Book Sellers Association from December 16 to 20, 2011. PPBA Chairman Aziz Khalid told TheNation that the 3rd day of the book fair had witnessed huge participation of the citizens in the event. Desp...

Joseph Kabila est bien réélu pour cinq ans à la tête de la République démocratique du Congo. La Cour suprême de justice a confirmé les résultats…

Le président sortant de la RD Congo, Joseph Kabila, a été proclamé vendredi soir vainqueur de l’élection présidentielle à un tour du 28 novembre, par la C...lire la suite

BERLIN (Reuters) - German manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in December and looked unlikely to provide a lift to Europe's largest economy soon as new orders continued to dry up, a survey showed on Thursday.

NEW YORK — Cisco Systems Inc., the world’s largest maker of computer networking gear, spent $850,000 in the third quarter to lobby the federal government on corporate taxes and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That was up from $540,000 in the second quarter and $470,000 in the same period a year ago, though it was only a slight increase from the $830,000 spent in the first quarte...

GRANT HOLT and Steve Morison battered Newcastle's makeshift defence at Carrow Rd

Selon les résultats provisoires, Joseph Kabila, 40 ans, élu une première fois en 2006, l'a emporté avec 48,95 % des voix, devant l'opposant Etienne Tshisekedi qui a totalisé 32,33 % des suffrages.

[[332337]] KINSHASA (AFP) : La tension est extrême en République démocratique du Congo où la Commission électorale pourrait annoncer mardi, tard dans la soirée, les résultats complets provisoires de la présidentielle du 28 novembre, qui laissent craindre de violentes réactions dans le camp du...

Cory Schneider continued his sublime play between the pipes Tuesday as the Canucks knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 before the 373rd consecutive sellout crowd at Rogers Arena

The Muppets the first new Muppet movie in 12 years (in theaters November 23rd) features original songs written by Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie McKenzie is hilarious soulful and tuneful but can he write great Muppet songs? As an unauthorized Muppet historian I've looked into the creative processes of...

The Indian airline, once known for its luxurious service, reported a steep quarterly loss and said it was seeking more bank loans to help tide it over during its current troubles.

OUR STAFF REPORTERNANKANA SAHIB - The Gurdwara Janamasthan on Wednesday echoed with “Wahe Guru Gi ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Gi ki Fateh and “Jo Bole so Nehal” during three-day 543rd birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Baba Gura Nanak Dev as it began on Tuesday.Over 2,900 Sikh Yatrees from India and thousands of others from all over the world including America, Canada , UK, Europe, and from parts of...

Utl.: Hennes&Mauritz (H&M) Geschäftsführerin Oszwald offenbar auf Tauchstation, wenn es um Gleichbehandlung der Frauen geht = Wien (OTS) - (GPA-djp/ÖGB) "Die Wirtschaftskammer steht bei den KV-Verhandlungen für die rd. 450.000 Handelsangestellten bezüglich Gleichstellung weiterhin ...

Geoffrey Mutai, a lithe 30-year-old Kenyan, covered the 22st and 23rd miles of the ING New York City Marathon in a total of 9 minutes, 4 seconds, which both devastated his already crumbling competition and served as a bold, personal statement.

Retinoic-acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I; also known as DDX58) is a cytoplasmic pathogen recognition receptor that recognizes pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) motifs to differentiate between viral and cellular RNAs. RIG-I is activated by blunt-ended double-stranded (ds)RNA with or without a 5′-triphosphate (ppp), by single-stranded RNA marked by a 5′-ppp and by polyuridine sequences. U...

Several dozen domain investors and industry executives helped raise funds for one of their favorite charities, The Water School, by climbing Africa's majestic Mount Kilimanjaro in 2010 and again in 2011. If you missed taking part in one of those life changing adventures there will be another opportunity in 2012.