EUROPEAN and other United States allies will contribute more than 5,000 more troops to the international force in Afghanistan, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said yesterday, declaring that "this is not just America's...
RAPPER and actor LL Cool J kicked off "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" last night by rapping to a medley of the past year's hits from artists such as Lady Gaga and Kings...
CHECHEN rebels yesterday claimed responsibility for last week's Russian train bombing which killed at least 26 people and injured scores of others. The claim, posted on the Kavkazcenter.com Website, could buttress...
CBS yesterday claimed victory for television viewers in November, but Fox said it was the only broadcast network to show year-on-year gains in both viewer totals and the 18-49 year-old age group coveted by advertisers. ...
PARIS'S top museums shut yesterday and the Mona Lisa kept her fans waiting as staff went on strike, protesting against cost cuts they see as a threat to priceless art. Museums such as the Louvre, which houses...
AUSTRALIA'S parliament defeated legislation to set up a greenhouse gas emissions trading system yesterday, throwing a central plank of the government's plans to combat global warming into disarray. The Senate,...
A 15-YEAR-OLD Michigan boy admitted raping a three-year-old girl, so enraging his father that the man couldn't control himself when witnesses say he forced the teen to strip, marched him to an empty lot and shot him...
WORRIED you haven't been green enough in life? Don't let death come in the way of a more eco-friendly you. From coffins made of recycled cardboard to saying no to embalming chemicals that seep into the soil,...
THE trial of John "Junior" Gotti on murder and racketeering charges ended in a mistrial today, allowing the prominent mob figure to elude conviction in his fourth racketeering trial in five years. John A. Gotti,...
PEOPLE who smoke "skunk" -- a potent form of cannabis -- are almost seven times more likely to develop psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia than those who smoke "hash" or cannabis resin, according to research....
THE military plans a mental evaluation to determine whether the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood knew his alleged actions were wrong and whether he's competent to stand trial, his civilian...
IRAN has released five British sailors who had been detained by Iranian forces after their yacht allegedly strayed into its waters, Iran's English-language satellite channel Press TV reported today. "Five Britons,...
US President Barack Obama said yesterday he is sending 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against the Taliban and plans to start bringing some home in 18 months. The accelerated...
THE couple that got into the White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without showing invitations denied yesterday that they were gatecrashers. Appearing on a nationally broadcast morning...
ASTRONAUTS from Canada, Belgium and Russia landed safely on the Kazakhstan steppes yesterday following a six-month stint on the International Space Station. The Russian Soyuz TMA-15 capsule - carrying Canadian...
LONELINESS, like the flu, is contagious, American research shows. It can spread among groups of people and women are more likely than men to become "infected," according to researchers at the University of Chicago,...
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