Fuel costs eat into Fedex profit20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News The rising cost of fuel will impact on future earnings at Fedex, the delivery company says. Read more… |
Sri Lanka criticised over TV boss20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News Media activists in Sri Lanka attack the appointment of a retired army officer to a top post in state-run TV. Read more… |
Swiss minister sparks veil outcry20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News Swiss media and politicians criticise the foreign minister for wearing a headscarf while meeting the president of Iran. Read more… |
Greece to vote on pension reform20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News Greece's parliament is to vote on a controversial pension reform bill that has triggered mass public protests. Read more… |
New Belgian cabinet ends crisis20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News A new Belgian coalition government is sworn in, ending months of political deadlock. Read more… |
Australian terror trial suspended20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News A terrorism trial in Australia is postponed after a judge calls for improvements to the suspects' jail conditions. Read more… |
Severe rains in US leave 13 dead20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News At least 13 people have died and hundreds moved to safety after torrential rain brings havoc to central US. Read more… |
McCain meets UK prime minister20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News US Senator John McCain meets Gordon Brown for talks over issues including Iraq, Iran and climate change. Read more… |
Comoros anger at chopper crash20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News A Comoros official says a helicopter that crashed off Anjouan was intended to collect its renegade leader. Read more… |
Mining deals cancelled in Congo20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News DR Congo cancels "many" mining contracts and is to renegotiate others after a review into the deals. Read more… |
F1 to return to BBC TV20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News The BBC secures the television rights to Formula One from 2009. Read more… |
Football: England recall Beckham20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News David Beckham is included in Fabio Capello's England squad for the friendly against France. Read more… |
Iraq leader sombre five years on20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News President Jalal Talabani says violence and corruption are Iraq's main problems on the invasion's fifth anniversary. Read more… |
US growth forecast slashed20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News The US economy is on the brink of recession, says the OECD rich nations group, as it cuts its growth forecast. Read more… |
Mugabe rival attacks vote plans20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News Zimbabwe's opposition leader condemns plans to count presidential ballots centrally, in case this helps rigging. Read more… |
Kyrgyzstan hit by HIV scandal20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News Fourteen medical workers in Kyrgyzstan are facing trial, charged with infecting children with HIV. Read more… |
Fish key to reef climate survival20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News As climate change and pollution threaten coral reefs, fish may be vital to their survival, scientists say. Read more… |
Brothers face Russia spy charges20.03.2008 20:40 - source: BBC News Russia charges two men with British links with industrial spying, threatening to further worsen the countries' ties. Read more… |
Woman with disfiguring cancer dies, euthanasia debate lives20.03.2008 20:40 - source: USATODAY.com A French woman with a rare, painful and disfiguring facial tumor who had sought doctor-assisted suicide was found dead Wednesday ... Read more… |
Good marriage may be good for blood pressure20.03.2008 20:40 - source: USATODAY.com A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure, but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests. Read more… |
Boyfriend Of Woman Stuck To Toilet Charged20.03.2008 20:40 - source: CBS A Kansas man whose girlfriend authorities say spent nearly two years in a bathroom in their house, sitting on the toilet so long that the seat adhered to her body, has been charged with mistreatment of a dependent adult. Read more… |
Jobless Claims Jump Higher20.03.2008 20:40 - source: CBS The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, providing more evidence that the weak economy is having an adverse impact on the labor market. Read more… |
Ex-White House Aide Libby Disbarred20.03.2008 20:40 - source: CBS Former top White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was banned Thursday from practicing law in the nation's capital following his perjury conviction in the case of a CIA operative's leaked identity. Read more… |
Bin Laden Urges Holy War Over Palestine20.03.2008 20:40 - source: CBS Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera TV on Thursday broadcast what it describes as a new audio tape by Osama bin Laden in which the al Qaeda leader slams Palestinian negotiations with Israel and urges holy war for the liberation of Palestine. Read more… |
Stingray Kills Woman In Fla. Keys20.03.2008 20:40 - source: CBS Officials say a 55-year-old woman has died after an eagle ray jumped out of the water and struck her in the upper body in the Florida Keys. The animal reportedly struck the woman who fell backward and suffered a severe head trauma. Read more… |