'I'm doing God's work.' Meet Mr Goldman Sachs
Number 85 Broad Street, a dull, rust-coloured office block in lower Manhattan, doesn’t look like a place to stop and stare, and that’s just the way the people who work there like it. The men and women who arrive in the watery dawn sunshine, dressed in...
Related articles:
'I'm doing God's work.' Meet Mr Goldman Sachs
Youth's hunted over woman's firework murder
POLICE have opened a murder inquiry into the death of a mother of nine in a house fire that started when a firework was pushed through her letterbox.
Related articles:
Youth's hunted over woman's firework murder
Blue whales reclaim old feeding grounds
BLUE whales, the world’s largest animals, are reappearing in parts of the oceans where hunting once wiped them out, signalling that they may finally be returning from the brink of extinction.
Related articles:
Blue whales reclaim old feeding grounds
The Arctic Sea gives up its secrets
It had been an uneventful night for the Russian sailor steering the cargo ship Arctic Sea across the Baltic when, at 2.10am, he was confronted by eight masked men. Armed with AK-47 assault rifles and handguns, they forced him into the vessel’s living...
Related articles:
The Arctic Sea gives up its secrets
Secret files show Sir Mark Thatcher's role in Wonga coup plot
IN the summer of 2004, Sir Mark Thatcher returned home to South Africa as a wanted man. As he sauntered through customs in Cape Town, he was taken aside by an official and told the Scorpions, one of the country’s elite police units, wanted to talk to...
Related articles:
Secret files show Sir Mark Thatcher's role in Wonga coup plot
Sir Mark Thatcher said he was a spy for South Africans
Sir Mark Thatcher became an informer to the South African secret services in an attempt to avoid prosecution for his role in a botched coup in central Africa.
Related articles:
Sir Mark Thatcher said he was a spy for South Africans
Army wants to retreat in Afghanistan
ARMY CHIEFS are drawing up plans to withdraw British troops from outlying bases in Afghanistan.
Related articles:
Army wants to retreat in Afghanistan
Is it time to pull out of Afghanistan?
After another bloody week in Afghanistan I stood in the Field of Remembrance by Westminster Abbey and wondered if the war was worth it.
Related articles:
Is it time to pull out of Afghanistan?
Dark motives of army base killer
A MONTH after his arrival in Texas in July, Major Nidal Malik Hasan walked into Guns Galore, a weapons shop near the sprawling Fort Hood military base, and spent $1,000 on a high-powered, Belgian-made semi-automatic pistol that is said by its manufacturer...
Related articles:
Dark motives of army base killer
Berlin all fired up for wall-to-wall partying
THE elderly lady with her shopping bag stood and stared at the armed policeman politely but firmly preventing her from crossing the 8ft-high barrier built across the street. “It’s like having the Wall back,” she said tetchily. But with a smile.
Related articles:
Berlin all fired up for wall-to-wall partying
Vanishing glaciers jolt smokestack China
AS an expedition from Chinese state television worked its way across the remote Tibetan plateau earlier this year, the explorers were amazed by what they found.
Related articles:
Vanishing glaciers jolt smokestack China
Jungle angel was Barack Obama’s mother
IN a remote corner of rural Java, a blacksmith and his family were astounded last week to learn that the American woman who helped save them from poverty 26 years ago was Ann Dunham, an anthropologist better known as the late mother of the US president.
Related articles:
Jungle angel was Barack Obama’s mother
Lottery Results: Powerball, Mega Millions & More - USATODAY.com
Lottery Results: Powerball, Mega Millions & More - USATODAY.com
Related articles:
Lottery Results: Powerball, Mega Millions & More - USATODAY.com
Hoaxer impersonating Brazilian president interviewed on radio
A hoaxer pretending to be Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was interviewed by some Portuguese-language radio stations before being found out.
Related articles:
Hoaxer impersonating Brazilian president interviewed on radio
Hoaxer impersonating Brazilian president interviewed on radio
A hoaxer pretending to be Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was interviewed by some Portuguese-language radio stations before being found out.
Related articles:
Hoaxer impersonating Brazilian president interviewed on radio
Afghan focus at remembrance event
The sacrifices of UK troops in Afghanistan was the focus of the Festival of Remembrance attended by the Queen.
Related articles:
Afghan focus at remembrance event
Afghan focus at remembrance event
The sacrifices of UK troops in Afghanistan was the focus of the Festival of Remembrance attended by the Queen.
Related articles:
Afghan focus at remembrance event
Strategies: In Fund Flows, a Caution for Stocks
The skepticism of mutual fund investors during Wall Street’s rally suggests that stocks aren’t entering a bull market.
Related articles:
Strategies: In Fund Flows, a Caution for Stocks
Strategies: In Fund Flows, a Caution for Stocks
The skepticism of mutual fund investors during Wall Street’s rally suggests that stocks aren’t entering a bull market.
Related articles:
Strategies: In Fund Flows, a Caution for Stocks
Revealed: How Cameron Cutie Liz Truss won seat from another scandal-hit Tory woman - but kept own affair secret
Liz Truss, 34, has been trying to fight off a revolt from activists in South West Norfolk after it was revealed that she had a fling with fellow Tory Mark Field.
G20 to continue economic stimulus
Talks in Scotland also fail to bring a unified outcome on climate change financing.
Related articles:
G20 to continue economic stimulus
G20 to continue economic stimulus
Talks in Scotland also fail to bring a unified outcome on climate change financing.
Related articles:
G20 to continue economic stimulus
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
SECRET police agents have abducted and beaten award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba.
Related articles:
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
SECRET police agents have abducted and beaten award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba.
Related articles:
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
SECRET police agents have abducted and beaten award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba.
Related articles:
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
SECRET police agents have abducted and beaten award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba.
Related articles:
Award-winning blogger beaten, detained
Diplomatic Memo: Budget Fights Are Brewing at the United Nations
How to divide payments among developing nations and the developed world is among issues making budget talks especially tense.
Related articles:
Diplomatic Memo: Budget Fights Are Brewing at the United Nations
Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
Swiss mosques open their doors to the public - ahead of a vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets.
Related articles:
Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
Swiss mosques open their doors to the public - ahead of a vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets.
Related articles:
Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
The 1 in 40 chance that the pound in your pocket is a fake
The figure, revealed by the Treasury, represents ?37million – or 2.52 per cent of the total ?1.4billion in the market – and is part of an ‘upward trend’ in forgery. Six years ago, one per cent of pound coins were bogus.
Related articles:
The 1 in 40 chance that the pound in your pocket is a fake
Who has won ?90m EuroMillions jackpot? Frantic search for two lucky Britons
Two British lottery players are unaware they are sitting on a record-breaking ?90million fortune. Where are they?
Putting the Negro Leagues in Play
After many years of often tedious research, the makers of the Strat-O-Matic board game have a new set of 103 Negro leagues player cards.
Related articles:
Putting the Negro Leagues in Play
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
EMERGENCY services are helping residents on the NSW mid-north coast mop up after torrential rain, as 200 people remain cut-off by floodwater.
Related articles:
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
EMERGENCY services are helping residents on the NSW mid-north coast mop up after torrential rain, as 200 people remain cut-off by floodwater.
Related articles:
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
EMERGENCY services are helping residents on the NSW mid-north coast mop up after torrential rain, as 200 people remain cut-off by floodwater.
Related articles:
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
EMERGENCY services are helping residents on the NSW mid-north coast mop up after torrential rain, as 200 people remain cut-off by floodwater.
Related articles:
Hundreds isolated by floodwaters
EU calls on both sides of Honduras to resume dialogue
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) urged on Saturday Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti to return to the dialogue in an attempt to save the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement.
Related articles:
EU calls on both sides of Honduras to resume dialogue
Israelis hold massive memorial rally for late premier Rabin
TEL AVIV, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered at the port city of Tel Aviv on Saturday night for the annual rally to commemorate the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Related articles:
Israelis hold massive memorial rally for late premier Rabin
Iraqi lawmakers fail to vote on controversial election bill
BAGHDAD, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi lawmakers have again failed to reach a compromise over the elections law which would govern the country's national polls next January.
Related articles:
Iraqi lawmakers fail to vote on controversial election bill
Obama met House Democratic leaders as final push for health care reform
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday made a rare visit to Congress and met with House Democratic leaders, as his last-minute push for a health care reform that was expected to be passed later the day.
Related articles:
Obama met House Democratic leaders as final push for health care reform
Camorra boss arrested in Naples
Italian police arrest influential mafia boss Luigi Esposito - the latest in a string of Camorra bosses held recently.
Related articles:
Camorra boss arrested in Naples
Camorra boss arrested in Naples
Italian police arrest influential mafia boss Luigi Esposito - the latest in a string of Camorra bosses held recently.
Related articles:
Camorra boss arrested in Naples
Economic View: Maybe a New Day for Doctors’ Pay
How proposed health care bills could accelerate a move toward paying doctors by salary, not by how many procedures they perform.
Related articles:
Economic View: Maybe a New Day for Doctors’ Pay
Economic View: Maybe a New Day for Doctors’ Pay
How proposed health care bills could accelerate a move toward paying doctors by salary, not by how many procedures they perform.
Related articles:
Economic View: Maybe a New Day for Doctors’ Pay
Lawyer Cites Mental Illness in Shooting
Jason Rodroguez, who is accused of shooting six people, one fatally, in Orlando on Friday, “has been declining in mental health,” his lawyer said.
Related articles:
Lawyer Cites Mental Illness in Shooting
Guinness socialite accused of drunken plane romp keeps custody of son
A socialite accused of drunkenly cavorting with a male passenger while travelling with her son on a plane will retain custody of her son.
Related articles:
Guinness socialite accused of drunken plane romp keeps custody of son
Novelties: Far From a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope
“We convert cellphones into devices that diagnose diseases,” says Aydogan Ozcan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at U.C.L.A.
Related articles:
Novelties: Far From a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope
Novelties: Far From a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope
“We convert cellphones into devices that diagnose diseases,” says Aydogan Ozcan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at U.C.L.A.
Related articles:
Novelties: Far From a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope
Men swim to safety after boat collapse
TWO men swam to safety after a large wave swamped their 4.3m aluminium dinghy after a day of fishing off Palm Island in north Queensland.
Related articles:
Men swim to safety after boat collapse
Men swim to safety after boat collapse
TWO men swam to safety after a large wave swamped their 4.3m aluminium dinghy after a day of fishing off Palm Island in north Queensland.
Related articles:
Men swim to safety after boat collapse
Men swim to safety after boat collapse
TWO men swam to safety after a large wave swamped their 4.3m aluminium dinghy after a day of fishing off Palm Island in north Queensland.
Related articles:
Men swim to safety after boat collapse
Judge may grill rebel MPs who defy Legg on expenses
Shamed MPs who challenge demands for the repayment of expenses could be put on 'trial' by a judge to justify their refusal, under new plans being considered.
Related articles:
Judge may grill rebel MPs who defy Legg on expenses
Unboxed: Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
Researchers are applying tools like wireless motion sensors in their quest to prevent the elderly from falling in their homes.
Related articles:
Unboxed: Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
Unboxed: Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
Researchers are applying tools like wireless motion sensors in their quest to prevent the elderly from falling in their homes.
Related articles:
Unboxed: Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
Unboxed: Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
Researchers are applying tools like wireless motion sensors in their quest to prevent the elderly from falling in their homes.
Related articles:
Unboxed: Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
The Count: Small Businesses Hunker Down to Survive
Small businesses have cut overhead, payroll and advertising to achieve rising profits in spite of the downturn.
Related articles:
The Count: Small Businesses Hunker Down to Survive
The Count: Small Businesses Hunker Down to Survive
Small businesses have cut overhead, payroll and advertising to achieve rising profits in spite of the downturn.
Related articles:
The Count: Small Businesses Hunker Down to Survive
The Count: Small Businesses Hunker Down to Survive
Small businesses have cut overhead, payroll and advertising to achieve rising profits in spite of the downturn.
Related articles:
The Count: Small Businesses Hunker Down to Survive
British tourist shot dead on road trip to Amarillo
Father gunned down on visit to see the town made famous by the hit song The family of a British tourist who was shot dead while on a road trip across the United States said last night that he was "just in the wrong place, at the wrong time" when he was...
Related articles:
British tourist shot dead on road trip to Amarillo
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
The first frantic 911 calls had come just four minutes earlier. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer for the Army, rounded the corner of a squat, one-story building at 1:27 p.m. Thursday and came face to face with Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan.
Related articles:
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
The first frantic 911 calls had come just four minutes earlier. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer for the Army, rounded the corner of a squat, one-story building at 1:27 p.m. Thursday and came face to face with Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan.
Related articles:
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
The first frantic 911 calls had come just four minutes earlier. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer for the Army, rounded the corner of a squat, one-story building at 1:27 p.m. Thursday and came face to face with Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan.
Related articles:
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
The first frantic 911 calls had come just four minutes earlier. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer for the Army, rounded the corner of a squat, one-story building at 1:27 p.m. Thursday and came face to face with Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan.
Related articles:
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
The first frantic 911 calls had come just four minutes earlier. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer for the Army, rounded the corner of a squat, one-story building at 1:27 p.m. Thursday and came face to face with Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan.
Related articles:
'I could hear the bullets going past me'
The wider view: Britain's oldest bell foundry where chimes never change
Molten bell metal – a bronze alloy of 22 per cent tin, 78 per cent copper – is poured into a mould at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London’s East End.
Related articles:
The wider view: Britain's oldest bell foundry where chimes never change
38-member Maharashtra team in place at last
There was delay but effort was to give stable government: Chavan
Related articles:
38-member Maharashtra team in place at last
Reddy brothers keep leadership guessing
NEW DELHI: The war of nerves between the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership and the two Reddy brothers of Bellary continued throughout Saturday till late evening when “word” finally came that one of them would “soon” ...
Related articles:
Reddy brothers keep leadership guessing
Yeddyurappa breaks down
NEW DELHI: Even as general secretary M. Venkaiah Naidu said that the political crisis in the Karnataka BJP would come to an end on Sunday, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa declared that the issue had been “resolved” and thanked the ...
Related articles:
Yeddyurappa breaks down
Mamata sacks all recruitment board chiefs
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has sacked the chiefs of all 20 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) across the country. The decision is being seen as the first step towards ushering in a new recruitment ...
Related articles:
Mamata sacks all recruitment board chiefs
Suspected Maoists gun down 3 in Lalgarh
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists gunned down three persons in the Lalgarh region of West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district late on Friday even as elaborate security arrangements were being made for Chief Minister Buddhadeb ...
Related articles:
Suspected Maoists gun down 3 in Lalgarh
India briefed on Headley case: U.S.
Inflammatory videos found in house of another accused
Related articles:
India briefed on Headley case: U.S.
Heavy rain forecast till Monday
CHENNAI: With a low-pressure area over Kanyakumari and its neighbourhood likely to become more marked, the northeast monsoon, which set in over the State on October 29, will continue to be vigorous over the coastal belt. A trough from ...
Related articles:
Heavy rain forecast till Monday
Rebels set ultimatum
BANGALORE: The activities in the dissident camp of the Bharatiya Janata Party picked up in Karnataka with the return of rebel leader and Minister G. Janardhana Reddy and Speaker Jagadish Shettar, who is being projected as an alternative leader ...
Related articles:
Rebels set ultimatum
Vehicular traffic thrown out of gear
Trees uprooted in many areas, causing disruption
Related articles:
Vehicular traffic thrown out of gear
Wayanad, hot spot of rare flora, shows up 3 new species
KALPETTA (Kerala): Wayanad district, a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, is a hot spot of rare flora in Kerala. A study conducted by scientists of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) at Puthurvayal, near here, ...
Related articles:
Wayanad, hot spot of rare flora, shows up 3 new species
Marine police get interceptor boat
NAGAPATTINAM: The marine police station here has inducted and test inspected its first interceptor boat for enhancing coastal security. This would be the first of the three interceptor boats to would be provided for the three marine police ...
Related articles:
Marine police get interceptor boat
5 hi-tech poly greenhouses planned
Tirupur: To enhance productivity of horticulture/agriculture crops and ensure appropriate returns to growers, the Department of Horticulture plans to set up as many as five hi-tech poly greenhouses for the first time in ‘Tirupur ...
Related articles:
5 hi-tech poly greenhouses planned
Large turnout in byelections
Polling peaceful; Kannur registers highest turnout of 79.06 per cent
Related articles:
Large turnout in byelections
Probe OMC irregularities, says TDP
HYDERABAD: Deputy floor leader of the TDP N. Janardhan Reddy on Saturday requested Chief Minister K. Rosaiah to order a probe into the alleged shifting of iron ore worth Rs. 500 crore by Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) from Andhra ...
Related articles:
Probe OMC irregularities, says TDP
Dissidents want six Ministers to be dropped
Chief Minister agrees to induct Shettar into the Cabinet
Related articles:
Dissidents want six Ministers to be dropped
Five mowed down by Dehra Dun-Delhi Shatabdi
GHAZIABAD: Five railway employees were run over by the Dehra Dun-Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express on Saturday while they were working on the rail tracks between Sahibabad and Ghaziabad. The tragic mishap took place at mid-day around 11-15 ...
Related articles:
Five mowed down by Dehra Dun-Delhi Shatabdi
Hearing adjourned in land scam case
Ludhiana: A local court on Saturday adjourned to December 19 hearing in the multi-crore Ludhiana City Centre scam case, in which former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is one of the ...
Related articles:
Hearing adjourned in land scam case
Group clash in Firozabad not related to polling, says official
Turnout in Firozabad was 53.50% and average polling in 11 Assembly constituencies was 49.37%
Related articles:
Group clash in Firozabad not related to polling, says official
Give back to your new home, Kalam tells NRIs
I have a vision of tree planting by Indian children, says former President
Related articles:
Give back to your new home, Kalam tells NRIs
By-elections peaceful, counting on November 10
NEW DELHI: The byelections to the Firozabad Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh and 31 Assembly segments in seven States, held under heavy security, passed off peacefully, the Election Commission sources said. In Firozabad, a keen ...
Related articles:
By-elections peaceful, counting on November 10
Koda continues to remain in hospital
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is facing money laundering charges, continued to remain in hospital on Saturday as he has a stomach upset. “The doctors will take a decision tomorrow or the day after ...
Related articles:
Koda continues to remain in hospital
Koda aide may be brought to Delhi
New Delhi: A Ranchi court on Saturday sent Vikash Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, to ten days in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate. Vikash, who was remanded to a day’s judicial custody ...
Related articles:
Koda aide may be brought to Delhi
Fair amount of consensus on Kashmir issue: Mehbooba
Ready to work with PDP and Hurriyat, says National Conference
Related articles:
Fair amount of consensus on Kashmir issue: Mehbooba
Shivraj backtracks on remarks after condemnations from Lalu, Nitish
His remarks have been slammed as being ethno-centric and parochial
Related articles:
Shivraj backtracks on remarks after condemnations from Lalu, Nitish
Khanduri under fire over destabilising ploy
DEHRA DUN: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri is drawing flak from all corners for his alleged designs to destabilise the Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Government. Mr. Pokhriyal was appointed Chief Minister a few months ago after ...
Related articles:
Khanduri under fire over destabilising ploy
Maritime security to figure during Antony’s Japan visit
NEW DELHI: Maritime security challenges, including anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean Region, will figure during Defence Minister A.K. Antony’s three-day visit to Japan, beginning on Sunday. Mr. Antony, who left for Tokyo ...
Related articles:
Maritime security to figure during Antony’s Japan visit
Sentence must befit gravity of the offence, says Supreme Court
Sentence must befit gravity of the offence, says Supreme Court
Related articles:
Sentence must befit gravity of the offence, says Supreme Court
One more hearing but little progress in the 26/11 case
Defence lawyers seek copies of statements listed by prosecution
Related articles:
One more hearing but little progress in the 26/11 case
VMI cadet dies after training march
LEXINGTON, Va. -- A Virginia Military Institute freshman has died after completing a 10-mile road march.
Related articles:
VMI cadet dies after training march
Sir Mark Thatcher said he was a spy for South Africans
Sir Mark Thatcher became an informer to the South African secret services in an attempt to avoid prosecution for his role in a botched coup in central Africa.
Related articles:
Sir Mark Thatcher said he was a spy for South Africans
Army wants to retreat in Afghanistan
ARMY CHIEFS are drawing up plans to withdraw British troops from outlying bases in Afghanistan.
Related articles:
Army wants to retreat in Afghanistan
'I'm doing God's work.' Meet Mr Goldman Sachs
Number 85 Broad Street, a dull, rust-coloured office block in lower Manhattan, doesn’t look like a place to stop and stare, and that’s just the way the people who work there like it. The men and women who arrive in the watery dawn sunshine, dressed in...
Related articles:
