Owners of Mexican day-care center charged in fire
MEXICO CITY - Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have obtained nine arrest warrants for the owners and legal representatives of a day care center where a fire killed 48 children.
MEXICO CITY - Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have obtained nine arrest warrants for the owners and legal representatives of a day care center where a fire killed 48 children.
MANILA, Philippines - Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding more than two dozen others.
CHANDIGARH - Not many years ago it was a university department that students applied to only to avail themselves of hostel accommodation and library facilities.
NEW YORK - Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Chase contender David Reutimann was involved in a 13-car accident at Daytona International Speedway.
WASHINGTON - The OAS secretary general says his efforts to return Manuel Zelaya to the presidency in Honduras have failed.
WASHINGTON - Defying some of his fellow conservative Christian critics, one of the most prominent religious leaders in the country told several thousand American Muslims on Saturday that "the two largest faiths on the planet" must work together to combat stereotypes and solve global problems.
WASHINGTON - The United States Saturday called North Korea's "possible" missile launches "not helpful" but stopped short of confirming them or calling them a violation of UN sanctions.
WOODWARD, Okla. - Former President George W.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama warned on Saturday "there will be difficult days ahead" in Iraq and said the U.S.
WASHINGTON - Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya says he's optimistic and is still planning to return Sunday to his country a week after he was overthrown by a military coup.
WASHINGTON - Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya says he's optimistic and is still planning to return Sunday to his country a week after he was overthrown by a military coup.
NEW YORK - Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In temperament, Sean Parnell is the polar opposite of Alaska Gov.
NEW YORK - Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
JUNEAU, Alaska - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.
OCRACOKE, N.C. - A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically injuring three others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.
LAKELAND, Fla. - A lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida killed one person and 18 others were taken to hospitals, officials said Saturday.
WEST ISLIP, N.Y. - Police say a New York man has died after his boat capsized during a regatta on Long Island's Great South Bay.
TEHRAN - Former Iranin president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani has denied that there was any power struggle in the country following the crisis triggered by alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential election, ISNA news agency reported.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite warnings of a potentially bloody confrontation and the interim government's vow to arrest him and put him on trial.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jeremy Mayfield wasn't at Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night's race, citing the media attention on his legal fight with NASCAR as an unnecessary distraction from the Independence Day celebration.
JUNEAU, Alaska - Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile.
NEW YORK - A dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx.
MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang's activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran.
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Bela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of Hungary's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died, the government said.
LOS ANGELES - More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week.
WASHINGTON - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy.
MOSCOW - The speaker of Russian parliament's upper house has hoped that the US could give up its plans to deploy a missile shield in Poland and Czech Repubic as President Barack Obama has shown least interest in the controversial issue.
WASHINGTON - The General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) was meeting Saturday to discuss suspension of troubled Honduras just hours after the unrecognised post-coup government said it was walking out anyway.
BAGHDAD - Vice President Joe Biden spent the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, while the Iraqi government spokesman publicly rejected the American's offer to help with national reconciliation, saying it's an internal affair.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is announcing plans to return Sunday to Honduras accompanied by other unnamed presidents.
BAGHDAD - US Vice President Joe Biden Saturday said the United States was committed to withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq by the end of 2011.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Republican inheriting the job as Alaska governor from resigning Sarah Palin plans to seek a full term in office in 2010.
HALEIWA, Hawaii - Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all.
JUNEAU, Alaska - Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile.
WOODWARD, Okla. - Former President George W.
PITTSBURGH - Defense lawyers and a U.S.
Album: "Kailasa Chaandan Mein"; Music Directors: Kailash Kher, Naresh Kamath and Paresh Kamath; Lyricist: Kailash Kher; Singer: Kailash Kher; Rating: ***1/2 Kailasa - the Band, which comprises Kailash Kher and brothers Paresh and Naresh Kamath, has proven its mettle before with its previous albums "Kailasa" and "Kailasa Jhoomo Re".
MUMBAI - Imtiaz Ali openly admits that his upcoming "Love Aaj Kal", which stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, has unabashed kissing scenes and shows the lead actors mouthing expletives, but the director insists that it will still be a complete family entertainer.
MUMBAI - After making the gritty and acclaimed "Mumbai Meri Jaan", which revolved around the 2006 serial train bombings in the city, one expected the shy yet brilliant Nishikant Kamat to delve deeper into terrorism.
MIAMI - Hanley Ramirez homered and Andrew Miller pitched effectively into the seventh inning, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.
NEW YORK - Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network.
LONDON - Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Saturday night in the same arena where he was to stage his comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves.
MOSCOW - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
NEW YORK - The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television.
MIAMI - Two former aspiring cricket players who won a reality show in India have made their professional baseball debuts.
NEW YORK - The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television.
LOS ANGELES - Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances.
NEW YORK - Former music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, has died.
NEW YORK - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride - and for one couple, romance.
Doing love scenes with Kareena for Rensil d’Silva’s film was not as easy as Saif would have thought.
LONDON - The agent for "Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint says the actor is recovering from a mild case of swine flu.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd hit a grand slam.
A date doesn't need to break the bank, especially as potential partners are increasingly likely to value substance over style during the recession.
NEW ORLEANS - Brass band musicians on trumpet, trombone and tuba belted out "A Closer Walk With Thee" as the Essence Music Festival gave a salute to Michael Jackson befitting a New Orleans jazz funeral procession.
HENLEY, England - Princeton and Brown advanced to the final of the Temple Cup for student eights at the Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames.
Release of KAMBAKKTH ISHQ has made one thing for sure that Bollywood leading ladies, won't be fixated with the concept of Size Zero.
Finally Lalee will find her Ganeshiya.
NEW DELHI - The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Girija Vyas said here on Saturday that Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja's 18-year-old maid categorically stated that she was raped by the actor.
LONDON - To put an end to non-stop pregnancy rumours, Australian actress Nicole Kidman bared her midriff on the set of Rabbit Hole in Queens, New York.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tony Stewart has won at Daytona International Speedway after contact with Kyle Busch sent Busch hard into the wall right before the finish line.
SEATTLE - The United States returned home from the FIFA Confederations Cup and used one of its youngest lineups in recent memory to rout Grenada 4-0 Saturday night as it opened the title defense in the regional championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
DP_Texas 2. LOB_Tampa Bay 4, Texas 8.
ARLINGTON, Texas - Andruw Jones homered and drove in four runs, Michael Young added a three-run double and the Texas Rangers roughed up David Price to win their fourth in a row, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 Saturday night.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mike Smith is back on Mine That Bird.
DP_Oakland 2. LOB_Oakland 9, Cleveland 4. 2B_Choo (15), B.Francisco (17).
CLEVELAND - Carl Pavano earned his first win in five starts, helping the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.
E_Ad.LaRoche (2), Cantu (6). DP_Pittsburgh 2, Florida 2.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Four days after Tony George was ousted as president and chief executive officer of the IndyCar Series, the president of the commercial division said the series was on sound ground.
SAN DIEGO - Manny Ramirez's first home run since returning from a 50-game drug suspension wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome Everth Cabrera's three RBIs as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday.
E_J.Castro (1), Wolf (1), Blake (6). DP_San Diego 2.
E_Santos (2). DP_New York 1, Philadelphia 1.
LOB_Detroit 3, Minnesota 10. 2B_Ordonez (10), Morneau (22).
PHILADELPHIA - Jamie Moyer pitched neatly into the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run double and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Saturday.
MINNEAPOLIS - Justin Morneau had four hits, including a homer and the tying single in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins came back to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Saturday.
DAY: 2 (Officially known as Day 1B).
Alinghi of Switzerland has confirmed it will use a giant catamaran when it defends the America's Cup against bitter U.S.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.
For long, the geeks had discussed of the D-day when the OS would disappear and everything would be accommodated in a cloud.
In response to the iPhone 3G S overheating reports, Apple has released a set of guidelines for the users to ensure that their devices run at required operating temperature.
Mozilla's updated Web browser Firefox 3.5 comes with a host of new functionality and features as reviewed in our blog.
MELBOURNE - Ben Southhall had a rather wayward first day of his 'Best job in the World', when he misspelt the name of the island he was on while writing on his blog.
WASHINGTON - NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier.
CHICAGO - When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone.
NEW YORK - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
Blogging as a profession or professional blogging is still a very fresh concept in most part of the world.
HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh government Thursday said the state has posted a 24.5 percent growth in information technology export revenues during 2008-09, higher than the projected national growth of 20.65 percent, but this includes the inflated figures submitted by the scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services.
With Twitter's foray into mainstream media there has been a urge for real-time search and urgency of delivering topical data.
BEIJING - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.
Leading developer of anti-virus software and Internet Security software solution, Kaspersky Lab has released its latest version of popular security application Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.
SHANGHAI - Under the controversial Green Dam computer program, China has already installed censorship software in over half-a-million computers.
JOHANNESBURG - The acquisition of the small but well-placed South African software company Cura by Softpro of Hyderabad has presented an opportunity to the Indian firm to become the multinational company that it aspires to be, Softpro chairman Bala Reddy said here.
BANGALORE - Israeli IT firms will partner with Indian vendors to jointly bid for the ambitious unique identification (ID) card project of the Indian government, a visiting Israeli IT industry official has said.
Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.
WASHINGTON - Dish Network, a leader in international programming, Thursday introduced TV9 Telugu, a 24-hour news channel focused on enlightening and entertaining the Telugu speaking community, in the US.
NEW YORK - The mysteries that continue to surround Michael Jackson's death include a frustrating and potentially costly one for news organizations: how and when the fallen pop idol will be laid to rest and where a memorial service would be held.
SAN CARLOS, Calif. - Price-management software company DemandTec Inc.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With the completion of its purchase of Embarq Corp.
LAS VEGAS - Things have gotten tough at the tables.
NEW YORK - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.
JOHANNESBURG - Hyderabad-based software solutions provider SoftPro Systems has acquired South Africa's Cura Software Solutions for $19 million.
Apple upgraded the iPhone operating system with much ballyhoo in June, announcing some prominent inclusions like search and copy & paste.
Do you have Apple's latest iPhone in white? Don't be surprised if it changes color within a few days of using.
NEW DELHI - Investment in information technology (IT) by airlines the worldover this year is likely to be the lowest since 2002, says SITA, an air transport communication provider.
Can you imagine online dating is responsible for more than 120 thousand marriages each year? Well, who knows who came up with the concept of online dating, but it's here to stay and reign millions of hearts across the world.
LONDON - The Walkman used to be the perfect companion for whole generation of music lovers, and now the clunky portable cassette player by Sony has been named the best musical invention of the last 50 years, by a leading magazine.
The LG Arena is perhaps the most exciting handset to be released in the first quarter of 2009.
Since we got habituated of using mobile phones, the watches lost their usefulness to keep track of time, rather they've now become a piece of jewelry to be worn at special occasions.
LONDON - Land Rover has unveiled what it claims to be the world's strongest phone, after the gadget survived being dropped from a tall building, stood on by an elephant, and roasted in an oven.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he gets a prayer every morning on his BlackBerry.
Launched on February, the Canon Powershot SX1 IS is a 20x ultrazoom hybrid camera to capture both high res pictures of 10MP and true HD video at 1920X1080p.
Warning : Listening to music in an iPod is addictive and can be dangerous for your ears.
We have seen many useful flash drives and also some weird flash drives.
TORRANCE, Calif. - Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.
The Sony Ericsson C905 is the first of its kind that broke the barrier of 8MP camera for a mobile phone.
LONDON - US President Barack Obama seems to be looking for duck-quack ringtone for his blackberry ever since the bird's sound from a reporter's phone interrupted his recent speech.
TOKYO - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979.
Hurry up! Nokia's latest and greatest smartphone N97 priced at $699 and Dell Vostro A860 priced at $379 is available at a great combo offer price of $729.
The netbook category has found a new champion in their group which was originally started by Asus Eee PC lineup.
They say, you carry your own luck.
NEW YORK - A U.S.-trained scientist accused of being an al-Qaida operative was living freely in Pakistan and Afghanistan for portions of the five years before her arrest last year, a psychologist says, disputing claims that the scientist had spent those years in the custody of foreign authorities.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - A poster in Jim Tarbox's office at his North Kingstown Chrysler Jeep dealership declares: "Challenge: The harder the course, the more rewarding the triumph." It's a fitting slogan for Tarbox, whose business is suddenly in peril after Chrysler ended its franchise agreements with his two dealerships in Rhode Island and Massachusetts as part of its bankruptcy and restructuring plan.
NEW DELHI - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday said the Delhi High Court had done a "very dangerous thing" by decriminalising gay sex, though Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav believed "homosexuality is not an issue in India".
LUCKNOW - An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has been named in an allegedly illegal child adoption case in Uttar Pradesh following National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directions, a police official said Saturday.
ST JOHN'S, Antigua - A firm appointed by Antiguan authorities to liquidate the assets of R.
TEHRAN - Twenty convicted drug traffickers were hanged Saturday in a prison in Karaj, a suburb west of this Iranian capital, the Fars news agency reported.
LUCKNOW - Students and teachers of Lucknow's City Montessori School (CMS) - the world's largest school in terms of enrolment - have appealed to the chief justice of India to review the Delhi High Court's judgement on decriminalising homosexuality.
Parents of child settle case with 'Dr Death' for $200,000 WASHINGTON - The parents of a three-year-old Southeast Portland boy who died after an Indian-American doctor nicknamed 'Dr Death' operated on him have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000.
NEW DELHI J - The National Commission for Women (NCW) has urged the prime minister to implement a rehabilitation scheme for rape victims that would help rebuild their lives.
NEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja's 18-year-old domestic help has categorically stated she was raped by him, the National Commission for Women (NCW) chief said here Saturday.
LONDON - Sexist jokes induce an attitude that equates violence against women with a macho image, according to a recent study.
NEW DELHI - The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday called for a nationwide debate on the Delhi High Court's landmark ruling that decriminalised gay sex in the country.
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to pay over Rs.1 million as compensation to a woman whose husband was killed by bulls on a street here.
SRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered that an inspector general of police will henceforth supervise the Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the rape and murder of two women in south Kashmir's Shopian town.
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Attorney General G.E.
PATNA - There was palpable tension in a town in Bihar's West Champaran district Saturday, a day after a suspected thief died in police custody, triggering violent protests as people demanded action against the police.
TORONTO - The Canadian media has welcomed the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, calling it a transformational step for the entire third world.
HAMILTON, Bermuda - A hotel worker has received a suspended prison sentence for stealing the debit card information of Bermuda's premier and using it to buy pizza.
WASHINGTON - Newly available documents show that a civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor brought several discrimination lawsuits in the 1980s that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' Supreme Court has rejected an ultimatum to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - HealthSouth Corp. is accusing fired chief executive Richard Scrushy of hiding money in offshore bank accounts and transferring assets out of his name to avoid paying court judgments.
KOLKATA - A 10-member team, comprising social activist Medha Patkar and her associates, was stopped near Debra locality by the police while they were on the way to violence-scarred Lalgarh in West Bengal Friday, a social activist said.
YANGON - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Myanmar's military leader Friday on an official visit that aimed at pressing for the release of all political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has slammed the Gujarat police for illegally detaining a 13-year-old boy and asked them to compensate his mother for the harassment.
NEW DELHI - While thousands of homosexuals across the country celebrate freedom from the criminal tag following the Delhi High Court verdict, a group representing sex workers Friday wrote a letter to Law Minister Veerappa Moily opposing the move.
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday quashed a Department of Telecom (DOT) notification fixing Sep 25, 2007, as cut-off date for granting telecom licenses.
SRINAGAR - Violent protests erupted in the Kashmir Valley after Friday prayers over the death of four youths in police firing and the disappearance of another young man.
NEW DELHI - A city court Friday declared two alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, who escaped after a gun battle with the police in Jamia Nagar here last September, as proclaimed offenders.
PARIS - The Yemeni airline Yemenia could be placed on a black list and banned from flying in Europe if it did not improve the condition of its aircraft, French Junior Minister for Transport Dominique Bussereau said Friday.
NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court has upheld the early discharge of two drug peddlers, caught 14 years ago with 100 gm heroin, saying the anti-narcotic law had changed since then and had less-stringent provisions.
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday ruled that electricity arrears will have to be paid by the new owner of any property and the power distribution company has full right to disconnect supply otherwise.
NEW DELHI J - The Union Government can consider setting up a bench of the Supreme Court in South India, if it receives recommendation from the Chief Justice of India in this regard.
LONDON - Perenco Ecuador Limited ("Perenco Ecuador") today announced that it is prepared to take legal action against any company that purchases or transports crude oil the Ecuadorian Government has unlawfully seized.
HONG KONG - Law and accountancy firms from the US and Europe have long considered Asia a prime market, particularly given the maturing markets of the west and the ongoing credit crisis.
LONDON - The ad hoc group ("Noteholder Group") of holders of the 500,000,000 pounds sterling 6.5864 per cent Fixed/Floating Rate Perpetual Reset Capital Securities (ISIN Number: XS0235245205) ("Notes") issued by Pearl Group Holdings (No.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - - Firm Adds Partners in Dubai, Abu Dhabi; Upgrades, Expands Office Space in Region Client demand for legal services in the Middle East continues to fuel expansion for Baker Botts L.L.P.
HANGZHOU, China - On June 27, 2009, a statement was issued by KPMG Huazhen and its Guangzhou branch regarding a public apology to Suqian Wahaha Beverage Co.Ltd.
LONDON - Headstart Fund Ltd, Headstart Advisers Ltd, an FSA-regulated hedge fund adviser and Mr Najy Nasser, its Chief Investment Officer, today announces they have settled their dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Headstart's historic involvement in market-timing from which it disengaged in September 2003 prior to re-focusing on its other trading strategies.
HANGZHOU, China - The Higher People's Court of Jiangsu Province recently rejected the appeal lodged by KPMG and its branch firm in Guangzhou and ruled that the original verdict shall be upheld, which marks the end of the hot "KPMG Case" -- Danone vs Wahaha, as well as Danone's 7th loss to Wahaha in three months, considering the same verdicts made for the previous "Henan Case", "Liaoning Case" and "Trade Mark Case".
WINDHOEK, Namibia - Speaking on behalf of the diamond industry, the World Diamond Council (WDC) today joined with civil society in calling on governments to renew and strengthen their commitment to the Kimberley Process.
LONDON - In a significant move to boost its international antitrust practice, Crowell & Moring LLP's London office has gained new partner Rob Murray, the former European managing partner of Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll LLP.
AMSTERDAM - Today the court in Amsterdam delivered judgement in the summary hearing brought by Fortis Capital Company Ltd.
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - There's a new building in town, and it isn't a military barracks or a hospital.
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. World Tourism Organization says international tourism fell 8 percent between January and April compared to the same period last year, blaming the global financial crisis and the swine flu outbreak.
NEWARK, N.J. - A Transportation Security Administration agent was arrested at a New Jersey airport after authorities say she avoided a pre-flight screening and boarded a plane.
CLARE, Mich. - "Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline.
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N.
NEW DELHI - It was still dark outside when a spidery man in his underwear answered the knock at the factory door, releasing a wave of heat and gritty smoke from the noisy room behind him.
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - There's a new building in town, and it isn't a military barracks or a hospital.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Spartan Stores Inc.
NEW YORK - When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy.
LIMON, Colo. - For Joe Kiely, the drone of thousands of trucks passing his Colorado plains town signals economic prosperity.
MADISON, Wis. - As lawmakers in cash-strapped states wrestled this year with revenues that kept on falling, both campaign promises and long-standing reform efforts got pushed to the side.
CHICAGO - Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home.
ROME - Protesters clashed with police at a demonstration Saturday against the planned expansion of an airport and U.S.
CHANDIGARH - Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started Saturday.
CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K.
NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday launched a skill development programme to train about 100,000 domestic workers here in a variety of subjects ranging from personal hygiene to first-aid.
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said Saturday it ran a deficit in 2008 as its finances and donations from across the world were hit by the global economic crisis.
MUMBAI - The monsoon tightened its grip over Mumbai Saturday, with heavy rains leading to flooding in the city and its suburbs, causing traffic snarls on highways and arterial roads and disrupting flights.
WASHINGTON - National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S.
SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh has requested the central government to increase the import duty on apple juice concentrate to save the domestic industry.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has urged G-8 leaders meeting in Italy next week to rewrite global financial rules and defend the world's poor from the effects of the economic downturn, the Vatican said Saturday.
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday - making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system.
CARACAS, Venezuela - The head of Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency said Friday that 240 radio stations will have their licenses revoked for failing to update their registrations with the government.
LAS VEGAS - Tropicana Las Vegas has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new owners.
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public.
TORONTO - Canada's finance minister said Friday that the country's economic recovery will likely be modest and job losses will mount into 2010 even after growth has begun.
ATLANTA - Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he'd get his refund sooner.
LOGAN, Utah - Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam.
RANCHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday said the central government should bear 75 percent premium of the crop insurance cover for farmers to help them overcome drought conditions in many parts of the country.
KOLKATA - The Indian Space Research Organisation is expecting a 25 percent growth in its revenue in 2009-10, ISRO chairman G.
CHENNAI - A nationwide strike planned by employees of State Bank of India (SBI) and its six associate banks for July 6 against the merger of State Bank of Indore with SBI has been deferred, a union leader said Saturday.
BANGALORE - The railway ministry has earmarked Rs.1,026 crore ($214.5 million) for various projects in Karnataka for the current fiscal, up from Rs.680 crore in 2008-09, Minister of State for Railways K.H.
NEW DELHI - The new runway at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here remains non-operational during peak hours at night causing congestion and delays at the airport, an official said Saturday.
NEW DELHI - The new Companies Bill 2009, with stricter disclosure norms and provision for one-person corporate entity, will be tabled in the ongoing budget session of parliament, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed said Saturday.
GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat agriculture officials met here Saturday to discuss the impact of scanty rainfall on groundnut, cotton and other crops.
ALAPPUZHA - Back waters, idyllic houseboat rides with a sprinkling of social work thrown in.
LONDON - British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson says former commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath was a great negotiator but wouldn't budge on opening up the Indian market.
AGRA - Indian chartered accountants can now practise in Australia with the inking of an agreement between the chartered accountants institutes of India and Australia at an event here.
NEW DELHI - Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday said he was not in favour of mandatory reservation in the private sector, maintaining that the government's thrust on inclusive growth will comprehensively address the larger issue of affirmative action.
LONDON - As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate.
NEW DELHI - A Thai national was found suffering from swine flu, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in India to 129, said an official statement Saturday.
WASHINGTON - In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic programs and Sen.
NEW DELHI - Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here have rejoined a 10-year-old boy's broken spinal cord, hospital authorities said Saturday, terming it as a "first-of-its-kind case".
WASHINGTON - Teens who suffer from migraine headaches are more likely to get lower grades, and less likely to graduate from high school, or attend college than those who don't have migraine, according to a study.
WASHINGTON - Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share genetic roots that seem to be specific to serious mental disorders, new studies have revealed.
LONDON - Scientists are focussing on bacteria-killer proteins known as colicins to potentially open the way to new medicines.
NEW DELHI - Twelve new cases of swine flu were reported in the country Friday, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases to 128, health officials said here.
WASHINGTON - Brain malformations are significantly associated with preterm birth, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
NEW DELHI - Three consignments of bulk drugs from unregistered manufacturers in China have been detected in Chennai sea port recently, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday.
WASHINGTON - A new study suggests that children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups.
NEW DELHI - About 460 foreign medical graduates this year cleared the screening exam that makes them eligible to practice in India, while the number was 1,326 last year, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here Friday.
WASHINGTON - Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the "Grapevine fanleaf virus" GFLV by genetic engineering.
Chefs including host of the Food Network's Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller and author of "Robin Rescues Dinner" have submitted delicious recipes that everyone will love and that are good for your eyes, in a recent meet organised by EyeCare America.
Recently the Eye-care giant Alcon Laboratories is shelving a long-studied drug that initially had been considered promising for treating age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma.
A 9-year-old Italian boy who once used a white cane, now plays soccer for the first time in his life.
Inflammation of eyes are very common eye condition that we had have experienced at some point of our life.
Do you believe that the age old common antiseptic is potent to cure such a malicious disease?
The news is certainly incredible.
Can you see the future?
Congenital retinal degeneration or retinal degeneration, a major cause of blindness, related to ageing can be repaired by the incorporation of stem cells.
Who ever wondered that a common BP drug may help slow down the dreaded diabetic eye damages ?
Scientists have found that a drug, commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, could slow the progression of eye damage in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease.
WASHINGTON - Well planned vegetarian diets are healthy and nutritious for all age groups and help prevent heart diseases, cancer, obesity and diabetes.
WASHINGTON - Scientists at the German Institute of Human Nutrition have announced this important identification of the new gene that is associated with diabetes, and of a mechanism that makes obese mice less susceptible to diabetes.
WASHINGTON - A natural compound can be used to stop diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes of blindness around the world, according to researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Sitting dumb and feeling bad for your taste buds? No way ! You will not be sitting like this after hearing the menu for this Sunday's special diabetic lunch.
LONDON - Scientists have found that a drug, commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, could slow the progression of eye damage in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease.
Can we see a new light in Alzheimer treatment with the injection of GCSF, a human growth factor? While, application has been success in mice, but when is the human clinical trial?
A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of South Florida and James A.
Recently a group of Dutch researchers have revealed that inactivation of one of the X chromosome happens to occur before the female embryo gets implanted to the mother's womb.
WASHINGTON - Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) have shown that there are certain molecular differences between embryonic stem cells and skin cells skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells.
Although genetically identical how can the ES cells differ in phenotype from the iPS cells? In a recent finding by the UCLA researchers, it has been proved that the molecular signatures are distinct.
Studying with human embryonic stem cells Harvard University scientists able to discovered a master heart stem cell, which con provide new fast and authentic ways for drug development.