News for February 2010
REUTERS – Panathinaikos striker Djibril Cisse has been added to the France squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Spain because of fitness doubts over Louis Saha, coach Raymond Domenech said on Sunday.
"We have a little doubt …
AFP – Four reformist journalists and a professor detained after last year’s disputed presidential poll in Iran that sparked anti-government protests were freed on bail on Sunday, ILNA news agency said.
It said journalists Abdolreza Tajik, …
AFP – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pitched for investment in his economy and closer petroleum sector cooperation with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the second day of a visit to the Middle East oil giant.
The …
AFP – Scientists have restarted the world’s most powerful atom-smasher overnight, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said Sunday, as they launch a new bid to uncover the secrets of the universe.
“The LHC is …
AFP – Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a colossal statue head of the pharaoh whom DNA tests revealed last week was King Tutankhamun’s grandfather, the government said on Sunday.
The red granite head of King Amenhotep III, …
AFP – Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of three provinces for a second successive day on Sunday to demand the independence of the country’s south, witnesses said.
The protests in Abyan, Daleh and Lahj …
AFP – As 10-year-old Lim Ding Wei blasts alien space ships on a computer screen in his living room, his father Lim Thye Chean looks over his shoulder proudly.
“This is way beyond me already, because …
AFP – A Jordanian double-agent who blew himself up in Afghanistan, killing seven CIA officers, called for jihad against his homeland in a video made before his death in the suicide attack, monitors said Sunday.
Humam …
AFP – Tajikistan voted Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to tighten the grip on power of long-serving strongman President Emomali Rakhmon and even introduce his son as a possible successor.
The election looks likely to boost …
AFP – Japan evacuated 320,000 people Sunday as a tsunami triggered by Chile’s earthquake hit its Pacific coast, but fears of destructive waves ebbed across the rest of the Pacific’s vast “Ring of Fire”.
Russia cancelled …
AFP – Fashion is hard work, top Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana reminded punters on Sunday, illustrating their show at Milan Fashion Week with video of frenetic scenes behind their creations.
Giant screens above the catwalk …
AFP – As 10-year-old Lim Ding Wei blasts alien space ships on a computer screen in his living room, his father Lim Thye Chean looks over his shoulder proudly.
“This is way beyond me already, because …
AFP – A US commander strides down a street in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq, heading a mixed squad of American troops, Iraqi security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters.
Every man who patrols alongside Captain …
AFP – Thailand tightened security Sunday after two grenades exploded outside branches of the country’s biggest bank in a suspected reaction to a court verdict against deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
The blasts late Saturday targeted branches …
REUTERS – Panathinaikos striker Djibril Cisse has been added to the France squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Spain because of fitness doubts over Louis Saha, coach Raymond Domenech said on Sunday.
"We have a little doubt …
AFP – A powerful storm packing hurricane-force winds lashed Spain, Portugal and France on Saturday, killing at least three people, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing transport chaos.
A 10-year-old boy …
