News Archive for September 23 2007

French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies

Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.

India open for business in New York

New York, Sep 24 - The who's who of Indian business, industry and government will participate in high-powered business conferences from Sep 24-26 as part of the Incredible India@60 road show in New York.

Two Italian soldiers missing in Afghanistan

Rome - Two Italian soldiers have gone missing in Afghanistan, Italy's Ansa news agency reported Sunday. The two soldiers, part of the 2,290-strong Italian contingent of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), went missing Saturda...

15-year-old boy killed in San Jose shooting

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death and a 30-year-old man was seriously injured Saturday night, according to San Jose police.

Four-year-old stabbed to death in UK

A four-year-old boy has been stabbed to death and a 14-year-old girl left with serious stab wounds in a village in West Yorkshire, UK police have said.

'Resident Evil: Extinction' is the cash winner at the box office

Resident Evil: Extinction topped the weekend box office with earnings of $24 million, well ahead fo the $14 million made by Good Luck Chuck.

Australia sets modest clean-energy target - Summary

Sydney - Australia has set a target of 15 per cent of power generation from clean sources by 2020. Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday that a minimum of 30,000 gigawatt hours each year should come from low-emission sources. ...

Rape of Japanese tourists shocks Agra

Agra, Sep 24 - The city of the Taj woke up Monday with the disturbing news of two Japanese women allegedly being held hostage for three days and gang-raped by three men, further tarnishing the image of this prime tourist destination.

New York Times Says It Violated Policies Over MoveOn Ad

After two weeks of denials, the New York Times acknowledged that it should not have given a discount to MoveOn.org for a full-page advertisement assailing Gen. David H. Petraeus. The liberal advocacy group should have paid $142,000 for the ad calling the U.S. commander in Iraq “General Betray Us,” not $65,000, the paper’s public editor wrote [...]

Report: China to build new space launch center

China is planning to build a new satellite launch site the country's fourth to boost its burgeoning space program, state media ...