UN panel gives dire warming forecast
Global warming is "unequivocal" and carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere commits the world to an eventual rise in sea levels of up to 4.6 feet, the world's top climate experts warned Saturday in their most authoritative report to date.
Nations:China U.S. India Greenland Chile Indonesia People:Ban Ki-moon Al Gore
2007-11-18
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O).
Nations:Australia U.S. Canada U.K. Pakistan Mexico People:David Beckham Britney Spears Kate Moss Tom Cruise
2007-10-17
Court orders Peru's Fujimori extradicted
Chile's highest court on Friday ordered the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to face trial for corruption and human rights violations, including accusations that he approved a death squad that gunned down 25 people.
Nations:Venezuela Japan Spain People:Alberto Fujimori Augusto Pinochet
2007-09-21
Ailing Nadal, Federer advance in New York
Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open Wednesday but a knee injury could hamper his chances of dethroning top-ranked Roger Federer.
Nations:Italy People:Fernando Gonzalez Jelena Jankovic Justine Henin Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Serena Williams Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-08-30
China, Russia top U.S. piracy list
China and Russia again lead the United States' annual list of the world's biggest producers of pirated and counterfeited goods, a U.S. trade report said on Monday.
Nations:Russia U.S. China Canada Latvia Ukraine
2007-04-30
Gonzalez halts Nadal to reach first grand slam semi
Chilean Fernando Gonzalez shattered Rafael Nadal's Australian Open dreams with a dazzling 6-2 6-4 6-3 victory on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of a grand slam for the first time.
Nations:Australia Germany People:Tommy Haas Fernando Gonzalez Nikolay Davydenko Rafael Nadal Activities:2007 Australian Open
2007-01-24
Vietnam to take centre stage with APEC summit
Vietnam is gearing up to host from Sunday the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, its largest ever international event, which culminates next weekend in a world leaders' summit.
Nations:Singapore China Vietnam North Korea Papua New Guinea Brunei People:Shinzo Abe Vladimir Putin Hu Jintao Activities:2006 APEC Summit
2006-11-11
China resource demand changes economic map
China's huge hunger for energy and other resources needed to feed its juggernaut economy is creating a profitable bond with commodity exporters, helping to refashion global markets and trading alliances.
Nations:Sudan Kazakhstan Myanmar Australia Saudi Arabia Brazil People:Wen Jiabao
2006-06-27
Doublespeak undermines war on terrorism: Amnesty
Doublespeak by nations like the United States and Britain has undermined their own war on terrorism and increased human rights violations from Colombia to North Korea, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
Nations:Sudan Afghanistan Syria Uzbekistan Iraq Cuba People:Alberto Fujimori Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis CIA Prison Scandal Global War on Terrorism
2006-05-23
Chile Bus Crash Kills 12 American Tourists
A bus carrying cruise ship tourists plunged 300 feet down a mountainside in northern Chile Wednesday, killing 12 Americans, U.S. and Chilean officials said.
Nations:Bolivia U.S. Chile Peru
2006-03-22
Syrians Torch Embassies Over Caricatures
Thousands of Syrians enraged by caricatures of Islam's revered prophet torched the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus on Saturday -- the most violent in days of furious protests by Muslims in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Nations:Denmark Syria Vatican Pakistan Chile Germany Activities:2006 Muslim Cartoon Crisis
2006-02-04
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