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24 Feb 2005 10:47 AM
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British soldiers convicted for abusing Iraqi prisoners:
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Four British soldiers pleaded guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees in May, 2003. On Wednesday, two of them were convicted by a military jury in Germany.
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24 Feb 2005 10:31 AM
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Germans hostile towards Bush, what would Russians say?:
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On Wednesday, the US President George W. Bush made a stopover in the German city of Mainz, but surprisingly faced hundreds of protestors on the streets, signaling of still hostile attitude towards the US’s invasion to Iraq. Today he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bratislava.
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24 Feb 2005 10:25 AM
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Gerberding: New anti-bird flu vaccine ready for trials:
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About two million vaccines are ready to be tested in clinics on the threat that bird flu can mutate and pass people-to-people.
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24 Feb 2005 08:49 AM
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Some relatives of 9/11 victims received news of identification; others got nothing:
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The city medical examiner’s office starts informing the relatives of Sept. 11 victims that they have already exhausted all possible means of identifying the human remains.
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24 Feb 2005 08:35 AM
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Lethal virus threat demands higher hygiene standards:
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The world faces the greatest challenge since SARS epidemic as bird flu may spread over the globe rapidly. Low hygiene standards in the Asian countries, where people keep poultry in quite unsanitary conditions, should be reviewed with the help of donor countries.
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24 Feb 2005 08:30 AM
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Update 1: Cabinet changes signal new chapter in Palestinian politics:
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Palestinian Fatah faction agreed to make some positive changes after a three-day exhausting battle with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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24 Feb 2005 08:08 AM
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15 killed, over 20 wounded in Iraqi Tikrit:
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At least 15 people were killed in a massive blast in the Iraqi city of Tikrit where a suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle inside a police station parking lot.
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23 Feb 2005 05:38 PM
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France First G-7 Nation to Sell 50-Year Bond:
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France, the first of the Group of Seven industrialized nations, intends to sell 50-year bonds, amid growing demand from pension funds for long-term securities.
In a statement released on its website on February 18, the French debt agency Agence France Tresor says that
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23 Feb 2005 10:52 AM
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Heavy storms damage California:
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California has been suffering huge thunderstorms for the sixth straight day, setting new record since 1883. California is expected to break its record of 38 inches, even if it gets little rain through the rest of the spring, meteorologists say.
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23 Feb 2005 09:34 AM
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Suppositions about water on Mars confirmed:
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The NASA Mars rovers have found geological evidence for bountiful water early in Mars’ history, billions of years ago.
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23 Feb 2005 08:41 AM
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Bird flu may lead to global pandemic: WHO conference:
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Global pandemic threatens the world as bird flu gains momentum over the globe, WHO’s western Pacific regional director said at a bird flu conference in Vietnam.
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23 Feb 2005 08:35 AM
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Abbas pushes newcomers to Cabinet:
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia was forced by the new President Mahmoud Abbas to make changes to his fiercely criticized cabinet.
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23 Feb 2005 08:28 AM
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Iraq selected new PM:
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On Tuesday, Ibrahim Jafari, leader of the oldest Islamist party in Iraq, was nominated prime minister after Shiite alliance won Iraqi elections last month.
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23 Feb 2005 08:26 AM
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Harvard president to treat people with respect:
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Another apology was issued by the Harvard president Lawrence H. Summers as he is now faces real threat of open revolt from his faculty.
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23 Feb 2005 08:23 AM
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Bush will not lose Russia as strategic partner:
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The US President George W. Bush raises concern about growing authoritarian system in Russia. Tomorrow George W. is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bratislava.
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