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Herman? The world greets new EU PresidentIndependent - 43 minutes ago Limp waves of polite puzzlement circled the globe yesterday as leaders adjusted to the news that the much ballyhooed EU President would be a mild-mannered, competent manager rather than a charismatic new "face" for Europe. Hymn to Belgium's EU president guardian.co.uk 'Rain like this happens once every 1000 years'Times Online - - 3 hours ago The full and devastating impact of England's worst recorded day of rain was still emerging last night as tributes were paid to a policeman swept away by floodwaters while trying to save others. Video: Brown salutes flood death PC 
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UK couple kidnapped by Somali pirates fear for livesBBC News - 6 hours ago A British couple kidnapped by pirates have said via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week. Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 59 and 55 and from Kent, were taken hostage by Somali gunmen on October 23 as they sailed their yacht in ... |
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UNICEF holds forum in Malaysia on child education
Xinhua - 2 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) and Malaysia's Bar Council held a forum titled "Education for Every Child" here on Friday as it celebrated the 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
Major World Powers Dislike Nuclear Response From Iran
Voice of America - - 1 hour ago
Photo: AP The United States and five leading world powers meeting in Brussels expressed disappointment Friday that Iran had not accepted a uranium enrichment offer, even as the outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Tehran to ...
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue The Associated Press
UN Official Seeks Global Action on Iran Wall Street Journal
'Russian ties are key' president hopeful Viktor Yanukovych says
Times Online - - 4 hours ago
The man leading the race to become Ukraine's next president has declared his determination to bury its pro-Western Orange Revolution and repair relations with Russia.
Gas fears to dominate Yalta talks Financial Times
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Why President Whatsisname and Baroness Who could be the death of the EU dream
Daily Mail - - 3 hours ago
Whatever your view of the European Union, one thing is for sure: it has a genius for making life hard for its supporters. Now we are being asked to swallow the surreal farce enacted in Brussels this week, in which two faceless ...
Man who killed his wife while sleeping goes free
Independent - - 2 hours ago
A man who strangled his wife during a nightmare in the belief he was attacking an intruder walked free from court yesterday after the case against him was withdrawn.
Man who strangled wife in his sleep freed Belfast Telegraph
David Curry: 'I'm Yorkshire's second-cheapest MP'
Independent - - 2 hours ago
The Conservative MP who quit as chairman of Parliament's anti-sleaze committee after allegations that he misused expenses has described the claims against him as fiction "akin to Harry Potter".
Wife so cold on exes MP The Sun
UPDATE 4-Hershey mulls $17 bln solo bid for Cadbury - source
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - US chocolate maker Hershey Co (HSY.N) is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc (CBRY.
Hershey lines up $17bn solo bid for Cadbury Telegraph.co.uk
Gartmore's Christmas flotation set to buoy IPO market
Scotsman - - 1 hour ago
FUND manager Gartmore yesterday confirmed plans to list before Christmas in a move likely to value it at £1 billion, sparking hopes of a run of initial public offerings of private equity-backed companies.
Gartmore to cut debt with £250m IPO Financial Times
Staff to cash in as Gartmore revives flotation plan Telegraph.co.uk
Government plans broadband limits for Illegal downloaders
Belfast Telegraph - - 45 minutes ago
Internet users who illegally download films and music will run the risk of being cut off from the web under new laws published by the Government today.
Digital divide over filesharing plans guardian.co.uk
Internet pirates tackled Channel 4 News
Sceptics publish climate e-mails 'stolen from East Anglia University'
Times Online - - 1 hour ago
E-mails allegedly written by some of the world's leading climate scientists have been stolen by hackers and published on websites run by climate change sceptics.
Global warming research exposed after hack Computerworld
Twitter tools for business users to launch by year end
Financial Times - - 2 hours ago
Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, said the company was close to launching corporate accounts that would help the the popular microblogging site begin to generate revenues.
Large Hadron Collider restarts after 14 months of repairs
Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago
The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest atom smasher, has been re-started after a 14-month hiatus for repairs. Progress on restarting the machine went faster than expected on Friday evening and the first beam started circulating in a clockwise ...
Kate Moss spoke the truth about what most women think
Mirror.co.uk - - 3 hours ago
Oops! Kate Moss is in trouble again. Oh dear, why did she have to imply that denying yourself food is worth it to be skinny? She said one of her mottos is: “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.
Kate Moss's motto gives comfort to 'pro-anorexic' community guardian.co.uk
Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream
guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago
When is a record not a record? When it is a souvenir of a phenomenon. Weeks ahead of release, Susan Boyle's debut album has topped Amazon's pre-sale charts.
Jordan finds it hard to swallow
The Sun - - 1 hour ago
JORDAN was last night chosen by I'm A Celebrity viewers to do a FIFTH bushtucker trial in a row - but she won't be tackling it alone.
TV show Jordan must eat jungle bugs The Press Association
Pep Guardiola supports Thierry Henry and video refereeing
guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago
A poster outside FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Sports Centre near Barcelona calling for an apology from Thierry Henry. Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images Thierry Henry was confronted by an 8ft poster of himself emblazoned with the words "I'm sorry" ...
Gael Kakuta poised for Chelsea debut against Wolves
guardian.co.uk - - 2 hours ago
Carlo Ancelotti may today hand a Premier League debut to the best teenage footballer he has ever seen, a player who until now has been synonymous only with controversy.
Kakuta rises from the ruckus Independent
Manchester United refuse to consider loaning out 'inexperienced' Ben Foster
guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago
Manchester United's goalkeeper Ben Foster on his last first-team appearance for United, when he conceded two goals against Sunderland.
Foster going nowhere - Ferguson BBC Sport
Procter & Gamble recalls 120000 Vicks nasal sprays
BBC News - 19 hours ago
Procter & Gamble has announced it is recalling 120000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were found in the product.
Vicks recalls nasal spray Telegraph.co.uk
Vicks nasal spray in health alert The Press Association
NHS contractors in blackmail probe
Financial Times - - 2 hours ago
Three managers from a leading NHS contractor have been arrested on suspicion of blackmailing foreign colleagues in an alleged immigration scam, it emerged last night.
NHS trust hired illegal immigrants Channel 4 News
British hospital hit by swine flu strain that resists Tamiflu
Daily Mail - - 1 hour ago
A strain of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu has spread between patients in a British hospital. Five patients on a unit at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff were diagnosed with swine flu resistant to the drug.
Which Queen? Which speech? Who cares?
Times Online - - Nov 17, 2009
Pundits and politicians obsess about dividing lines. They are wasting their time. The public are serenely indifferent I couldn't wait.
Technology We'll Miss When It's Gone
PC World - - Nov 16, 2009
As tech speeds inexorably forward, many gadgets and services will be left in heaps on the roadside. Problem is, we'll truly miss some of them.
Times editor James Harding outlines plans for online charging
guardian.co.uk - Nov 17, 2009
James Harding, the editor of the Times, today gave the clearest indication yet of how News International is going to start charging for its journalism online.
Sunbed boss left girl to burn
The Sun - - Nov 17, 2009
THE 'cavalier' boss of a tanning salon where a schoolgirl suffered 70 per cent burns during an unmanned session was today warned he faces jail.
Online Maps: Everyman Offers New Directions
New York Times - - Nov 16, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - They don't know it, but people who use Google's online maps may be getting directions from Richard Hintz. Erik S. Lesser for The New York Times From left, John L. Kittle, Mike Nice, David Emory and Annie Godfrey, ...