Zuma Is Chosen to Lead A.N.C.

Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:58 PM EST (The New York Times)

POLOKWANE, South Africa — The African National Congress chose the Zulu politician Jacob G. Zuma as its new leader on Tuesday, handing South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, a resounding defeat.

world-news

Agassi inadvertently hits Graf

Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:16 AM EDT (Fox Sports)

HOUSTON (AP) - Steffi Graf required three stitches Sunday after husband Andre Agassi inadvertently hit her in the face with his racket during a fundraiser that followed the final of the U.S. Clay Court Championships.

sports, andre-agassi, grand-slam, steffi-graf, mariano-zabaleta

Race role' in tobacco smoke risk

Seeded on Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:45 AM EDT (BBC News)

Passive smoking may pose a different risk to African American children than their white counterparts, US research suggests. The study, featured in the journal Chest, examined 220 children with asthma exposed to cigarette smoke. More than half were black.

health, smoking, african-american, american-college, cincinnati-childrens

Castro 'to be fit to hold power'

Seeded on Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:08 PM EDT (BBC News)

Cuba's ailing President Fidel Castro will be "in perfect shape" to run for re-election to parliament next year, the head of the National Assembly said. Ricardo Alarcon said Mr Castro was focusing on recovery from surgery and would be fit to do his job.

fidel-castro, national-assembly, world-news, raul-castro, ricardo-alarcon, mr-alarcon, by-march, mr-castro

Mobile TV warned to standardise

Seeded on Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:04 PM EDT (BBC News)

A European Commission (EC) official has issued a stern warning to those involved in mobile TV to agree on adopting a single technology standard. EC telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said that if the industry did not agree on one, she would do it for them.

technology, european-commission, viviane-reding, european-mobile-broadcasting-council, ms-reding

Gibbs basking in six sixes glory

Seeded on Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:00 PM EDT (BBC News)

Herschelle Gibbs said hitting six sixes in an over in South Africa's World Cup win over the Netherlands was "up there with the best things I've done." The 33-year-old said: "I never thought about getting six in a row, but if it's your day, it's your day.

sports, world-cup, south-african, south-africas, former-west-indies, sir-viv-richards, test-match-special, gary-sobers

Arrest of al-Qaida's 'best' reflects changing role

Seeded on Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:44 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's capture four years ago didn't shut down al-Qaida or bring the Americans to Osama bin Laden.

west, world-news, 9-11

Rove Is Linked to Early Query Over Dismissals

Seeded on Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)

WASHINGTON, March 15 — The White House senior adviser Karl Rove inquired about firing federal prosecutors in January 2005, prompting a Justice Department aide to respond that Alberto R.

politics, karl-rove, justice-department, alberto-r-gonzales

US 'to end warrantless wiretaps'

Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:58 PM EST (BBC News)

President Bush has decided not to reauthorise the government's domestic spying programme in its present form, the White House has said.

us-news, domestic-spying-programme, urveillance-programme

Hindus opposing EU swastika ban

Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:51 PM EST (BBC News)

Hindus in Europe have joined forces against a German proposal to ban the display of the swastika across the European Union, a Hindu leader said.

world-news, hindu, swastika

Top 10 Detox Foods

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:30 PM EST (Yahoo!)

As 2007 swings into gear, there's no better time to give your body a healthy, fresh start than now! Plus if you're thinking about lowering your weight - and your RealAge "eating clean" is a great first step.

health, foods, healthy-food, eating-clean, super-healthy-liquids

Skulls found in Delhi murder case

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:03 AM EST (BBC News)

Distraught relatives are maintaining a vigil Three more skulls have been found near the home of an Indian businessman and servant arrested for alleged multiple rape and murder, Indian media say.

world-news, hindustan-times, surendra-koli, six-noida, central-bureau, businessman-maninder-singh-pandher, g-mohanty

China cuts domestic petrol prices

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:00 AM EST (BBC News)

Petrol is mainly used in urban areas, with farmers relying on diesel China has surprisingly cut the retail price of petrol and aviation fuel for the first time in 19 months.

deutsche-bank, china-petroleum, world-news, national-development, china-national-petroleum-corporation, reform-commission

Italy convicts Nazis of massacre

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:56 AM EST (BBC News)

The killings took place as the Nazis were hunting for partisans Italy has sentenced 10 former members of the Nazi SS to life imprisonment for their role in the worst World War II massacre on Italian soil, reports say.

world-war-ii, world-news, italian, nazi-ss, world-war, johannes-rau

Hunt for Da Vinci painting will resume

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:04 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

ROME - A real-life Da Vinci mystery, complete with tantalizing clues and sharp art sleuths, may soon be solved, as researchers resume the search for a lost Leonardo masterpiece believed to be hidden within a wall in a Florence palace.

da-vinci, arts, tim-gunn, francesco-rutelli, reuters-sundance

Scientists decode sex bug genes

Seeded on Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:34 AM EST (BBC News)

Scientists have unravelled the genetic code of an organism that causes millions of sexually transmitted infections every year. Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasite that can cause a painful infection, trichomoniasis.

health, jane-carltontrichomonas-genome-project, toni-belfield, genomic-research

Lung cancer vaccine

Seeded on Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:31 AM EST (BBC News)

A large-scale trial to test a vaccine against the most common form of lung cancer has been launched. More than 1,300 patients worldwide will help test Stimuvax, which in preliminary trials substantially increased survival time for many.

cancer, health, vaccine, lung

No place for poor in India

Seeded on Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:25 AM EST (BBC News)

As the rich and the well-heeled made preparations to ring in 2007 in style across a new, shining India, a sleepy, poor housing area - Nithari - almost ruined their party. Almost.

india, world-news, poor-in-india, indian-police

Brazil subway station collapses

Seeded on Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:19 AM EST (BBC News)

Eight people are reported missing in Brazil's city of Sao Paulo after a hole being dug for a new subway station collapsed leaving an enormous crater.

world-news, sao-paulo, sao-paulos, paulo-roberto

Bopara replaces injured Pietersen

Seeded on Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:32 AM EST (BBC News)

Essex's Ravi Bopara has been called up to the England squad to replace Kevin Pietersen who broke a rib on Friday. Bopara has also been named in England's provisional 30-man World Cup squad announced on Saturday.

sports, world-cup, new-zealand, stephen-fleming, pietersen, ravi-bopara, commonwealth-bank-series

China facing major gender imbalance

Seeded on Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:53 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

BEIJING - China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women in less than 15 years as a gender imbalance resulting from the country's tough one-child policy becomes more pronounced, state media reported Friday.

china, world-news, gender-imbalance, one-child-policy, social-instability

U.S. Embassy in Athens Struck by Rocket

Seeded on Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:32 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)

Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Embassy in Athens was hit by a rocket today in what officials said may have been an attack by a Greek revolutionary group. There weren't any injuries.

greece, athens, us-news, u-s-embassy, green-revolutionary-group

Hilary Swank gets star on Walk of Fame

Seeded on Tue Jan 9, 2007 7:09 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Hilary Swank and her mom came to Hollywood 16 years ago with only $75 in their pockets. On Monday, the two-time Oscar winner received the ultimate sign that the move paid off: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

entertainment, hilary-swank, freedom-writers, star-on-hollywood-walk-of-the-fame

Colombian nurses animals back to health

Seeded on Tue Jan 9, 2007 7:04 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

CALI, Colombia - Through the bars of his cage, an African lion named Jupiter stretches his giant paws around the neck of Ana Julia Torres and plants a kiss on her puckered lips.

world-news, ana-julia-torres, editorials-building-on-plan-colombia, african-lion

Report suggests Mars microbes overlooked

Seeded on Mon Jan 8, 2007 7:22 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON - Two NASA space probes that visited Mars 30 years ago may have stumbled upon alien microbes on the Red Planet and inadvertently killed them, a scientist theorizes in a paper released Sunday.

life-on-mars, nasa, science

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