GAZA CITY (AFP) — Hamas vowed on Wednesday to fight “until the last breath” if Israel makes good on threats to send ground troops into Gaza after rejecting calls for a truce and pressing on with its air assault.
“We in Hamas are ready for all scenarios and we will fight until the last breath,” senior [...]
New York/Islamabad: The United States has exposed the involvement of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba in the Mumbai carnage following a “confession” by its top commander Zarar Shah and handing over of taped conversations of the group’s operation head Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi to Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
The Americans are believed to have given Pakistan a [...]
A surge of online complaints suggests widespread freezing problems with the 30-GB version of Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s Zune music player.
Online forum threads have sprawled to thousands of messages detailing what some Zune users are calling “Zune 2K9,” a reference to the Y2K bug based on the as-yet-unconfirmed belief that the freeze is a time- or [...]
A new study finds that vitamin supplements do not reduce a person’s risk of developing cancer.
This finding is a huge blow to the supplement industry as millions of dollars are spent on vitamins each year.
This latest study suggests that the vitamins C and E do not prevent cancer in women.
It featured 8,171 women assigned to [...]
Americans planned to ring in 2009 Wednesday with toned down celebrations and less crowded festivities as the struggling economy has slowed party reservations and dampened plans for New Year’s revelry.
Many venues said the economy was the overriding factor in decisions to offer lower prices for New Year’s Eve parties, New Jersey’s Asbury Park Press reported.
Evanston, [...]
Stephen Bernard, Associated Press Writers
NEW YORK — An attorney for Bernard Madoff said the disgraced Wall Street money manager would give the Securities and Exchange Commission a list of his personal assets by 5 p.m. EST Wednesday to comply with a court order. The list will provide an account of property that could eventually be [...]
BANGKOK (AFP) — At least 54 people were killed when a fire ripped through a nightclub in the Thai capital Bangkok early Thursday as people were celebrating New Year, a local administration official said.
The blaze broke out at the Santika club in the city’s Ekkamai district, a popular entertainment area for locals and foreigners, said [...]
By Kristen Gelineau
Associated Press Writer
SYDNEY — Amid the jubilation and celebration of New Year’s Eve, another feeling is present for many as a decidedly rocky 2008 comes to a close: relief.
Randolph King, 63, of York, England, tried to forget his retirement fund losses as he sat on a hill overlooking Sydney Harbor, awaiting the city’s [...]
By SARAH EL DEEB
Associated Press Writer
CAIRO, Egypt – The Israeli onslaught on Gaza has unleashed anger across the Middle East – but it’s as much against Egypt as it is against Israel. Protesters have attacked Egyptian embassies, and Hamas leaders accuse Egypt of helping Israel’s longtime blockade and even giving a green light for the [...]
By RIAZ KHAN
Associated Press Writer
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistan closed the main route used to ferry supplies to U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday after launching a fresh offensive against militants in the area.
A U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan welcomed the operation against the extremists, despite the suspension of the supply route.
“We are [...]
