Friday, March 12, 2010
World News
Sarkozy snaps back at rumours over private life
French President Nicolas Sarkozy described recent rumours about his private life as "ravings" Friday, saying he had no time to waste on...
Austrian archbishop calls for priest celibacy rethink
The Roman Catholic Church must ask itself whether celibacy is still an appropriate way of life for priests, the Archbishop of Salzburg Alois...
British Airways facing pre-Easter strike
British Airways cabin crew will strike for seven days later this month in the run-up to the busy Easter holidays after talks over pay broke down,...
Aftershock rattles Chile
7.2 magnitude quake rocks Chile on inauguration day 03/11/2010 16:55:02 GMT+01:00 #424923 DVBP 3466 A powerful 7.2 magnitude aftershock and...
Air France to file complaint against Ryanair
Air France is to file a complaint with the European Commmission against Ryanair for allegedly receiving hundreds of millions of euros in...
Greece crippled by anti-austerity general strike
Greece ground to a halt today in the second general strike in two weeks against austerity measures crippling public transport and closing schools,...
Friday, March 12, 2010
Stories from The Times
Iraqi election results trickle out
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns yesterday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping...
Mother pays tribute to man 'hounded to death by yobs'
The mother of a man who neighbours claim was "hounded to death" by yobs paid tribute to her son yesterday night, saying he was a...
Brazil, Germany clash on Iran nuclear sanctions
Brazil and Germany differed sharply yesterday on whether to threaten Iran with fresh United Nations sanctions in a bid to rein in its disputed...
US woman charged for planning attacks in Europe, South Asia
A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe...
Violence flares at Greek anti-austerity protest
Greek police clashed with hooded youths yesterday as thousands demonstrated against austerity measures aiming to end a crippling debt crisis and...
Husband vanishes before China-US flight
A New York-based musician is appealing for help to find her husband who vanished as he boarded a flight from China to the United States amid fears...
Quake, tsunami alert hit Chile as new President sworn in
A 7.2-magnitude aftershock and four other tremors rocked disaster-hit Chile yesterday, triggering a tsunami alert just minutes before billionaire...
Italy to host Europe's biggest solar plant
Europe's most powerful solar power plant is set to start operations in Italy later this year, the US company building the installation on an area...
German Catholic sex abuse scandals draw link to Pope
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that if anyone leads innocent children to sin, "it would be better for him to have a great millstone...
Environment - Arctic seed vault sets record with over 500,000 samples
A "doomsday" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze is surpassing 500,000 samples to become the most diverse collection of...
Environment - Sun won't stop global warming if it dims as in the 1600s
A dimming of the sun to match conditions in the "Little Ice Age" of the 17th century would only slightly slow global warming, according...
Environent - Slovenia allows hunters to kill bears, wolves
Slovenia will this year allow hunters to kill 75 brown bears and 12 wolves to limit the damage they do to crops and livestock and prevent numbers...
Space - Space shuttle can fly beyond 2010, if money is there - Nasa
The US space shuttle fleet can continue flying beyond Nasa's September 30 deadline if the money is made available to keep it going, according to a...
Space - Discovery's review begins
Preparations for the STS-131 mission are under way on several fronts as Space Shuttle Programme managers begin meeting to discuss Discovery's...
Nature - Wildlife experts warn over vanishing species in the UK
Almost 500 plants and animals became extinct in England in the past two millennia - with most vanishing in the last 200 years, according to a...
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