21 Feb 2005 01:36 PM

On Sunday, Spaniards said an overwhelming ‘yes’ to the constitution for the European Union, although the turnout was the lowest since 1978. 77% out of 90% of the ballot that has already been counted voted ‘yes’ to the constitution, official figures showed

21 Feb 2005 01:34 PM

Two years have passed since the loss of Columbia, and this Friday William F. Readdy, the NASA’s associate administrator for space operations together with other officials set the dated for launching the next space shuttle, May 15. Mr. Readdy assured that this time NASA would accomplish all necessary requirements of Columbia

21 Feb 2005 12:41 PM

Israel started releasing Palestinian prisoners that are among the five hindred it had promised to release at an Israeli-Palestinian summit meeting in Egypt earlier this month. There

21 Feb 2005 12:36 PM

The public was recently acquainted with the secret tapes of George W. Bush, recorded by his former advisor and friend Doug Wead. Parts of the tapes, recorded from 1998 to 2000 without Bush’s knowledge, were aired on ABC News on Sunday and published by The New York Times. White House officials said that Bush did not know

21 Feb 2005 11:45 AM

Hunter S. Thompson, famous for his “gonzo style,” killed himself at his farm outside Aspen, Colorado, Sunday night. The counter-culturalistic icon was 67. The statement released by his son Juan said that his father had killed himself with a bullet to his head. He

21 Feb 2005 11:41 AM

Thousands of the Lebanese took to the streets chanting “Syria out” against the involvement of the neighboring country into its interior affairs. This is not the first day people have packed the streets of Beirut after the assassination of the Lebanon opposition

21 Feb 2005 08:54 AM

This Sunday Al-Jazeera television broadcast a videotape reproducing the speech of Osama bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman Zawahiri, blaming U.S. government for not stopping its attacks, and claming that the security of Western countries depends much on respect for the Islamic world. He

21 Feb 2005 08:42 AM

A new mobile-phone virus was found in one of the US cellphone stores last week as a warning sign that virus-writers got accustomed to cell phones and will soon be able to destroy programs in mobile phones. The virus, called Cabir, was found in a technology gadgets store in Santa Monica, California on Monday, when a passing

21 Feb 2005 08:36 AM

The Food and Drug Administration disclosed warning data: about 30,000 people may have died from using popular painkiller Vioxx which lifted the treat of cardiovascular diseases. The

18 Feb 2005 09:02 AM

The US calls to stop terror in Lebanon after the assassination of Lebanese opposition activist and billionaire Rafik Hariri. President Bush will likely press Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.

18 Feb 2005 08:55 AM

John Negroponte was nominated as new director of national intelligence by US President George W. Bush on Thursday. Bush’s choice was surprising.

18 Feb 2005 08:45 AM

A suicide bomber, wearing a belt of explosives, killed about 30 people in Baghdad Mosque during the Islamic holy month of Muharram.

17 Feb 2005 11:47 AM

Iraq’s electoral commission certified the results of nationwide polls on Thursday. 140 seats in the National Assembly were grabbed by the United Iraqi Alliance that won the majority during the elections. Election results were first announced Sunday. Shiites won 48%, the Kurdish alliance got 26% with expected

17 Feb 2005 11:32 AM

Al Qaeda may have considered using Mexican border to get to the United States, the US intelligence officials informed Wednesday. The US still faces significant threat from international terrorists’ organizations, including threat from North Korea and Iran. "It may

17 Feb 2005 08:55 AM

Kashmir bus service linking deal brought some results in long-standing peace talks between India and Pakistan. The service will start in April. The buses will run between Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir