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Beirut may hit Israel with U.N. Chapter 7 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:12PMLebanon might be forced to file a complaint against Israel before the U.N. Security Council under Chapter 7, said the head of Parliament’s Public Works...
County Commission adopts continuing budget resolution Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:05PMThe Carter County Commission unanimously adopted a continuing budget resolution until a new budget and tax rate can be approved for fiscal year 2011-12.
World's first 'home grown' African first-aid guidelines Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:59PMA new set of evidence-based guidelines that comprehensively address how basic first responders should be trained to manage emergency situations in an African context has been released, published in this week's PLoS Medicine. The guidelines, which were developed by a panel of African-based experts and in conjunction with African Red Cross Societies, focus on first aid interventions requiring ...
Places to go get cool Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:54PMKilbourn Public Library 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. 620 Elm St. Wisconsin Dells, 254-2146.
Replica of original gondola returns to former site at Windward Circle Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:42PMA replica of the historic gondolas that cruised the canals in the early days of Venice of America has made its way to the former site of the Grand Lagoon.
Foreigners at home Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:32PMIndependence means South Sudanese must leave
Not all Chandigarh buses safe for schoolkids Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:19PMOn Tuesday, as many as 27 school buses were challaned for traffic violations pertaining to overloading and jumping traffic lights, among others, sparking safety fear among parents.
Calixto, et al face raps for anomalous garbage contracts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:50AMMANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has filed criminal charges against incumbent Pasay City Mayor Antonio Calixto, former Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad and several other city officials for forging allegedly anomalous solid waste management contracts.
Huge jump in cost of metal thefts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:49AMLocal authorities are hit by a massive jump in the cost of metal thefts, with officials saying it is having a knock-on effect on other services.
Beetle invasion to reach Lebanon? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36AMAt just a half-inch long and an eighth-inch wide, the emerald ash borer seems harmless. But these dark, metallic-green beetles have been responsible for the destruction of an estimated 60 million ash trees in 15 states since its arrival in the United States from China in 2002.
ACC probes RFA directors Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:23AMTWO Road Fund Administration (RFA) directors have come under the Anti-Corruption Commission’s scrutiny for taking board sitting allowances while in the full-time employ of Government.
PH-Taiwan partnership focuses on electric vehicle use Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:20AMBy Alexander VillafaniaPASAY CITY, METRO MANILA – Economic agencies between the Philippines and Taiwan have signed a letter of intent to establish electric vehicles (EV) development as part of the National Green Transport System project.The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) signed the letter of intent with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) at the recently held Philippine ...
West clears the way for “Hizbullah”, Israel Today Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:12AMThe organizers of the next voyage to the shores of the Gaza Strip announced that the fleet will leave the court in the sea on Tuesday. Initially, it was announced on sailing today, but in the end the organizers decided that this would happen after the press conference which is scheduled for Monday.
Boeing’s Uniquely American Right to Take Flight: Edward Glaeser Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:04AMAmericans, and their companies, have long benefited from their freedom to move throughout our country.
Coal seam gas and cancer risk: Report Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:59PMAn Australian Senate committee has been looking into the impact of coal seam gas (CSG) mining on the Murray-Darling Basin that has moved to Dalby on Queensland's western Darling Downs today. The Senate Standing Committee on Rural Affairs and Transport is touring southern Queensland examining the environmental consequences of CSG mining on the Murray-Darling River system.
News Corp, the FCPA, and Elliott Spitzer's "Longstanding Practice" of Hypocrisy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00PMElliott Spitzer should count himself lucky that he did not exercise his right of self-representation. The former attorney general and then governor has been leading the charge for pursuing a federal indictment of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation following the News of the World corruption scandal (which includes bribery of police officers, illegal phone tapping, and, in one possible case ...
Call for rail now Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:39PMTHE Rail, Tram and Bus Union says time frames should be put in place now to continue the rail line from South Morang to Mernda.
Camp Lejeune Gets Biofuel Made in NC — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:30PMMarines at Camp Lejeune are welcoming the shipment of locally-produced biofuel. 800 gallons were delivered today as a demonstration of the capability of biofuel in North Carolina. The delivery is part of the efforts of the North Carolina Eastern Region's Military Growth Task Force.
Star Bulk Announces Public Offering of 16,500,000 Common Shares Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:29PMATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - Jul 18, 2011) - Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the "Company" or "Star Bulk") ( NASDAQ : SBLK ) today announced that it intends to offer and sell 16,500,000 common shares in an underwritten public offering. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Star Bulk. As part of the offering, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an ...
CSG mining inquiry probes southern Qld impact Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:25PMA Senate inquiry into the impact of coal seam gas (CSG) mining on the Murray-Darling Basin moves to Dalby on Queensland's western Darling Downs today.
Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots Degrade in Soil Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:14PMQuantum dots made from cadmium and selenium degrade in soil, unleashing toxic cadmium and selenium ions into their surroundings, a University at Buffalo study has found.
Community Events Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:08PMThe 27th annual Mission Candlelight Parade takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. The parade starts at Horn and Railway streets and goes west down First Avenue to the Lougheed Highway, ending at the Cedar Valley Connector.
Disabled man on hunger strike, demands resignation of Austin Gatt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:57PMA man suffering from stroke syndrome says he has started his second day of hunger strike because his life has been drastically affected by the new public transport route, which he claims have left him unable to leave his house in the hot, summer weather.
Text: Frances O’Grady on 'Trade Unions: delivering justice at work and in society' Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:48PMI want to begin by paying tribute the work you do within the National Justice and Peace Network – striving for social justice in this country and right around the world, putting the social teachings of the Catholic Church into practice. Thank you for being both welcoming and willing to have a dialogue with a representative of a trade union movement which represents people of all faiths and none ...
Uganda: Who Will Fund Kampala's U.S.$68 Million Budget? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:46PMKampala City is more than 130 years old and was initially designed to accommodate 500,000 people.
Rocket Warheads Stolen From Romanian Train Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:29PMAuthorities promised that the 64 warheads posed no danger to the public but offered varying explanations why. The Romanian national police said there was no risk because they were not attached to rockets. Spokesman Florin Hulea declined to provide further details.
CFB Esquimalt, Home of the Canadian Pacific Fleet Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:21PMThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are escorted by Capt Jean Leroux from a Cormorant helicopter after their arrival at Summerside Prince Edward Island Port Authority wharf.
Radio maker expands in China Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:16PMChristchurch electronics manufacturer Tait Radio Communications is setting up a bigger operation in Beijing with local staff.
Tanzania: Nation, Uganda Ink $3 Billion Railway Deal Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:15PMTanzania and Uganda last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct a multi-billion dollar Tanga-Arusha-Musoma Railway line.
Egypt's cabinet shuffled in post-Mubarak purge Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:49AMEgypt's prime minister named 12 new Cabinet members Sunday in a reshuffle under pressure from protesters demanding a purge of remnants of the former regime, state television reported.
Majority of councils call for changes in bus routes Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:42AMArriva's buses, at the Xiamen Port China, prior to shipping to Malta. Majority of councils critical of new public transport routes, describing network as long-winded and complain it does not serve particular areas in their locality.
Gouvernement du Québec · Où vont vos impôts? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:41AMLe Journal recense pour vous chaque semaine les annonces de subventions, prêts et financements divers accordés par le gouvernement du Québec. (Agence QMI)
Detention center takes judgesâ advice for policy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:38AMThe judges have spoken, and the commission has heard.
Don't hassle me - real men take no for an answer Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:36AMWalking through London Bridge a few weeks ago, I realised I was being shouted at. A 4x4 had stopped at traffic lights close to me, and the two men inside were trying to entice me into their car. I ignored their comments, which became increasingly lewd. When the lights changed and they overtook me, the man in the passenger seat yelled: 'F*** you, you stupid c***.' Husband material, clearly.
LDF observes hartal in Wayanad Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:34AMKalpetta, Kerala, Jul 18 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) today observed a hartal in Wayanad to protest alleged neglect of the hilly district of Kerala in the recent Budget proposals presented to the State Assembly.
Turkey urged to halt heavy-handed evictions in Istanbul Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:27AM18 July 2011 Dozens of families who will be made homeless as a result of an urban regeneration project say they have been subjected to initimidation and threats. The Turkish authorities should halt a series of heavy-handed forced evictions which have already resulted in a number of vulnerable families in central Istanbul effectively being made homeless, Amnesty International said today. Dozens ...
Rail Transport System To Help Tackle Congestion In Melaka Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:11AMALOR GAJAH, July 18 (Bernama) -- The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) plans to overcome Melaka city's worsening traffic congestion by setting up a rail transport system.
Namibia: Haimbili Made Sara President Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:04AMTRANSNAMIB CEO Titus Haimbili took over the presidency of the Southern African Railways Association (SARA) at the 32nd board meeting in Windhoek yesterday.
Wake-up call over ‘monstrous pylons’ Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:32AMTowns and villages across rural parts of Norfolk and Suffolk have been urged to wake up to the looming threat of “monstrous electricity pylons” driven by offshore windfarm development.
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Boulevard Opened in CT Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:30AMThe City of Cape Town has renamed Eastern Boulevard in the city centre after Nelson Mandela ahead of the former President's 93rd birthday on Monday.
South Africa: Tight Race to Secure Fuel Supply Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:30AMEverything is being done to ensure the supply of fuel as strike action -- which has resulted in fuel shortages -- has entered day five.
Thatcher High celebrates Earth Day Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:29AMThe Earth Day project is an annual rite of passage for Thatcher High School students. For the past 23 years, Coronado National Forest range management specialist Chuck Duncan has led Earth Day projects to involve young people in fieldwork to improve Forest Service lands in the Gila Valley.
Egypt's prime minister names new Cabinet members in reshuffle under pressure from protesters Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:17AMCAIRO - Egypt's prime minister named 12 new Cabinet members Sunday in a reshuffle under pressure from protesters demanding a purge of remnants of the former regime, state television reported.
Maine and New England Dispatches Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:13AMPolice and firefighters responded Sunday when an ultralight aircraft went down in Gorham.
Gillard vows to stay until 2013 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:56PMDespite record low popularity, Julia Gillard says she'll fight the next election as prime minister.
Commuters back 'premium' train travel Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:34PMSurvey finds most willing to pay more for punctuality, WiFi access - and a seat.
Reservoir residents on board for bus 552 extension Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:05PMELDERLY Reservoir residents are urging the State Government to extend bus route 552 to their streets, saying poor public transport is inhibiting access to essential services.
Pender St complex checks out, Darebin Council finds Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:04PMDAREBIN Council has ruled out overturning its approval of a controversial social housing complex in Preston, prompting neighbours to take the matter to the state's planning tribunal.
Chavez retains secrecy over cancer therapy in Cuba Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:04PMIn his monthlong fight against cancer, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has placed utmost importance on secrecy, carefully offering only scraps of information about his condition.
Egypt's prime minister names new Cabinet members under pressure from protesters Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:55PMEgypt's prime minister named 12 new Cabinet members Sunday in a reshuffle under pressure from protesters demanding a purge of remnants of the former regime, state television reported.