Burglary link to 'brutal' double murder CNN | (CNN) -- British police investigating the horrific murder of two French students in London Thursday are exploring the possibility it was linked to an earlier burglary. | Police revealed that a laptop had been stolen from the flat in New Cross, south London six days earlier. | The British Press Ass...
A surprised France prepares a welcome International Herald Tribune | : A jubilant France prepared Thursday to welcome Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician freed on Wednesday after six years of captivity by rebels in the Colombian jungle, while officials in Paris said that that the French government, which has kept her case high on its agenda, played n...
Wyoming The Providence Journal | NEW YORK -- While there are fewer drive-ins today than in their heyday, there are still several hundred across the country. See the list below for drive-ins that may be around the corner or may fit in with your travel plans. The list is courtesy of...
Merkel takes tough stance on Zimbabwe sanctions The News Tribune BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a tough stance against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, condemning his re-election last week as illegitimate and vowing in an interview with The Associated Press that the European Union would seek "al...
Merkel takes tough stance on Zimbabwe sanctions Fresno Bee | BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a tough stance against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, condemning his re-election last week as illegitimate and vowing in an interview with The Associated Press that the European Union would seek...
Merkel takes tough stance on Zimbabwe sanctions Wtop By MATT MOORE | Associated Press Writer | BERLIN (AP) - took a tough stance against , condemning his re-election last week as illegitimate and vowing in an interview with that the would seek "all possible sanctions" against the country's government a...
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Baby 'for sale' on eBay returns home CNN | MEMMINGEN, Germany (AP) -- A baby boy removed from his parents' custody after they offered to sell him on eBay for just a euro -- $1.59 -- as a joke is back at home, a prosecutor...
Quebec City kicks off celebrations Canada Dot Com | QUEBEC - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other political dignitaries wished Quebec City a happy 400th birthday Thursday morning during a ceremony to honour Samuel de Champlain,...
The Fabulous Flag Sisters Sydney Morning Herald | Long before Megan Gale and her never-ending pins graced billboards all over Italy, there was another set of Australian legs renowned for being the best in Europe. They were a lit...
Merkel takes tough stance on Zimbabwe sanctions Houston Chronicle TOOLS | BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a tough stance against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, condemning his re-election last week as illegitimate and vowing in an interview with The Associated Press that the European Union would s...
Shakedown to savagery, squalor and shame Sydney Morning Herald | The shops and windows of Casal di Principe are closed, their metal security shutters sealed against the searing summer heat. Dust rises and settles in the wake of the occasional passing car, plastic shopping bags inflate with the hot wind and caree...
Mixed message on faith a turn-off Sydney Morning Herald | When it was revealed, back in 2005, that the organisers of Sydney's bid to host World Youth Day were exploring the possibility of having Mel Gibson stage the crucifixion of Jesus as one of the highlights of the event, alarm bells should have gone o...
EU has banned clothing made from seal fur The Daily Mail | Clothing made from seal fur is to be banned throughout the European Union. | Although white pelts from baby seals were banned in 1986, fashion houses still use skins from older animals to make boots, coats, gloves and accessories. | Stavros Dimas, the EU's environment commissioner, told national ministers in France yesterday that an import embarg...
'The city of blades': French bloggers express disgust at London's knife culture The Daily Mail | The murders have been greeted by some in France as proof of London's spiral into lawlessness. | Readers of the country's national newspapers yesterday expressed their horror at the news in online blogs. | On the Liberation website, 'Hom' wrote: 'These things happen all the time in London, I lived there and "le stabbing" is the fashion.' | Laurent...
