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Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace


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Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported...


'New York' gets good press in US
'New York', the first big Bollywood film to hit America after the industry strike, has won good reviews from US media with the New York Times praising its portrayal of problems faced by a Muslim...


Details released on Michael Jackson memorial
Organisers Friday released the first details of Michael Jackson's public memorial service, confirming that it will take place at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles...


US pushes ahead with Afghan offensive
The US military said Friday that it was pushing further into a Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan after it had reported its first casualties in the offensive, the first under the US government's new strategy in the Central Asian...


'Red-faced' Mischa Barton kicked out by toilet attendant!
New York, July 3 : O.C. star Mischa Barton was left embarrassed after she was kicked out by a toilet attendant for dragging a friend into the toilet stall with her, it has emerged....


Meet Kevin Jonas' love interest Danielle Deleasa
New York, July 03: Limelight is now certainly on Kevin Jonas' love interest Danielle Deleasa after the singer asked her hand for marriage...


Wearing nude Posh Spice t-shirt in Dubai may land you in jail!
New York, July 3 : A Lebanese national was reportedly jailed in Dubai for wearing T-shirt showing Victoria Beckham in the...


Woman's sex partner assaulted after teens mistook her cries of passion for pain
New York, Jul 3 : A woman's sex partner was assaulted after teenagers mistook her cries of passion to be screams of pain....


Jacko used author Jack London's name to obtain drugs
London, July 3 : Late King of Pop Michael Jackson believably at least two aliases, including the name of the American author Jack London, to obtain drugs....


Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning 'have make-out scene in 'The Runaways'
New York, July 3 : Kristen Stewart will reportedly do a steamy bedroom scene with Dakota Fanning in the upcoming Joan Jett biopic 'The Runaways.'...


Here's how much 'cool' Obama and his White House staff earn
Washington, July 3 : While Barrack Obama's job as the President of the United States earns him a cool salary of 400,000 dollars, his top White House staffers are also not doing too badly with almost half of the presidential income, a new list has revealed....


Tila Tequila wants Obama to allow gays to openly serve in military
New York, Jul 3 : Singapore-born singer/model Tila Tequila has in an open letter to US President Barack Obama urged him to allow gays to openly serve in the military....


Carmen Electra comes out tops in models vs. actresses Bikini Olympics
Washington, Jul 3 : American glamour model/actress Carmen Electra has come out tops at the models vs. actresses Bikini...


Katie Holmes to pay tribute to Judy Garland on 'So You Think You Can Dance'
Washington, July 03: Katie Holmes will pay tribute to Judy Garland on the 100th episode of hit U.S. talent show 'So You Think You Can Dance' by...


Jacko's ex-wife yet to decide on kids' custody, says attorney
New York, July 3 : Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is yet to make a decision over the custody of kids, says her...


Obama pays tribute to Jacko
Washington, July 03: U.S. President Barrack Obama has finally paid tribute to King of Pop Michael Jackson more than a week after his...


Akshay Kumar says 'Kambakkht Ishq' will bring East, West together
New York, July 3 : Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar feels that his new film Kambakkht Ishq, which also stars Hollywood superstars Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh and Denise Richards, will bring the two cultures of...


Resentful Afghans unlikely to welcome, support government, foreign troops or Taliban
Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan), July 3 Incoming American forces are likely to continue to face a hostile Afghan population, even as they seek to reverse their military losses to a resurgent...


Russia, US to sign military cooperation pacts
Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital, an official said...


Clinton gets an interim police chief
CLINTON - An interim police chief has taken the helm of the Clinton Police Department, and officials have ordered a special audit of the department's drug...


GM thrives in Latin America
Reporting from Bogota, Colombia, and Los Angeles -- For all its miscues at home, General Motors Corp. has built a powerhouse operation in Latin America, where its fuel-efficient vehicles could play...


Chicago scrambles to boost tourism after 2008 dip
Snug in sweat shirts aboard the top floor of a double-decker bus, Ian Haskell pointed out to his sons the iconic images of the area he grew up in as their ride wrapped around downtown...


American Society of Anesthesiologists Releases Following Statement Related to Media Inquires Regarding Michael Jackson's Death
/PRNewswire/ -- In response to breaking news of drugs reportedly found at the scene of Michael Jackson's death, the American Society of Anesthesiologists releases the following statement: ...


Honduras quits Organization of American States
TEGUCIGALPA -- The newly installed Honduran government withdrew from the Organization of American States Friday night, after a tense visit from the hemisphere's top diplomat who urged the return of...


Clinton congratulates Amano on appointment as next IAEA chief
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano on Friday on his appointment as the next International Atomic Energy Agency director...


Needle Swaps Expose 6,000 to Hepatitis C
Federal authorities say a former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic....


Hospital Tech May Have Exposed Thousands To Hep C
KCNC-TV Local Coverage A scrub tech at Rose Medical Center is accused of switching narcotic-filled syringes in operating rooms with dirty saline-filled syringes. Thousands of patients may be at risk...


Sarah Palin to quit as Alaska governor raising speculation over 2012 White House run
Sarah Palin said yesterday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she will focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. The former...


SKorea Says NKorea Fires 3 Missiles Off East Coast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ― North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its...


Honduras Rejects OAS Appeal To Restore President
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) ― Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a...


Johnson's 2-Run Double Lifts Mariners To 7-6 Win
(6/30/2009) Rob Johnson doubled home two runs in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Friday night. George Kottaras hit his first major-league homer in the...


'Robotic Obama' debuts at Disney
WASHINGTON: A robotic version of US President Barack Obama debuted at an event on Friday at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The animated, speaking figure of Obama and some 1,000...


Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
Sonia Sotomayor brought several discrimination lawsuits in the 1980s that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored...


Independence Day Travel Slows
Before the grill gets lit or the fireworks pop, millions of Americans will travel to their holiday destination. But, travelers are down 12 percent from two years ago. Kelly Wallace tells us...


Caged Bikini-Clad Beauty Seeks Liberty and Justice for Animals Locked Up at the Miami MetroZoo
Miami -- Crouching in a cage under a banner that reads, "Give Animals in Zoos Their Independence," and wearing a sexy American-flag bikini, a PETA member will show visitors at the Miami MetroZoo on...


American smuggler sentenced for bringing drugs and guns into B.C.
American gun and drug smuggler Evans Matan was sentenced to a decade behind bars in the U.S. this week for helping to bring 228 kilos of cocaine and three firearms into B.C.Matan, a 36-year-old...


'The American Future,' by Simon Schama
(Ecco; 400 pages; $29.99) The French philosopher-historian Michel Foucault insisted that all history is history of the present. When we reimagine the past, we do so with the concerns and hopes of our...


US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642
(AP) — As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, ...


Federer, Roddick To Meet In 3rd Wimbledon Final
Roger Federer of Switzerland smiles during the men's singles semi final match against Tommy Haas of Germany on Day Eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on July 3, 2009, in...


An old hand at fresh seafood
SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. — Mike Monichetti is on his stool, thinking. This is where Mike always is at Mike's Seafood in Sea Isle City — on the stool behind the counter, against the wall on...


Woman Gives Birth, Leaves Baby In Port-A-Potty
This is just the latest in a number of cases of infant abandonment in Maryland, reports CBS station WJZ-TV in Baltimore. A trail of blood surrounds the scene of what many call a sad and shocking...


Los Angeles officials brace for Jackson memorial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles city officials are planning a massive security operation for Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, and on Friday urged fans who do not win a ticket...


As All-Star manager, Manuel might have to stiff his Phillies stars
THE 2004 All-Star Game was held at Minute Maid Park in Houston and, even by midsummer classic standards, it had plenty of sparkle. Native son Roger Clemens, representing the hometown Astros, was the...


Mexico Wins Praise For Swine Flu Response
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) ― As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures...


Sotomayor Said To Have Ties To 'Extreme' Group
Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor makes remarks after being named by U.S. President Barack Obama as his choice to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court during an announcement in the...


Los Angeles Country Club wins World Club Championship
Brian Morgan Dan Jennings, right, and Brad Shaw of Los Angeles Country Club defeated Kelly Miller and David Abell of Pine Valley Golf Club to win the World Club...


Firefighters battle big blaze at shuttered SC mill
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- A shuttered mill in northwestern South Carolina has caught fire, spewing clouds of dense, black smoke visible for miles. The mill housing the former Rock Hill Printing &...


Russia to allow US military passage through airspace
Washington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when...


Lexington Family Searches For Missing Man
A Lexington family is searching for a missing 68-year-old man who does not speak English. Chasoo Choi went for a walk Friday around 8:30 a.m. and never returned, police say. Choi is a Korean...


Red Sox Disabled 3B Lowell Feeling Good
(6/30/2009) Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hip, said Friday that he feels like he could play now. Lowell had fluid drained from his hip...