Washington, November 27 : A new study has found that although early modern humans and their predecessors in Europe were mostly big game hunters, but a pile of well-nibbled bird bones suggests that at least some prehistoric European cavemen enjoyed small prey too, about 150,000 years ago.
ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:06 -0500

London, Nov 27 (IANS) An Indian soldier's George Cross medal that has been put up for auction in London next week was sold by his widow in 2000 -- and not stolen from her as she claims -- the auction house said Friday.
IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:50:01 -0500

London, Nov 27 (IANS) Singer-actress Mariah Carey wants to have children in the new year.
IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:40:02 -0500

London, Nov 27 (IANS) 'Twilight' actor Robert Pattinson doesn't want to use his fame to bolster a music career and is planning to release an anonymous album.
IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:01 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.27 : External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna, who is accompanying the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on his visit to the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, has said that India would be more than willing to talk to Pakistan, but only after authorities in that country took concrete steps to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai to justice and dismantle...
ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:08 -0500

London, Nov 27 (IANS) Katie Price has made an emotional phone call to ex-husband Peter Andre begging him to reconcile but the Australian singer doesn't want to reunite with her.
IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:03 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.27 : Commonwealth leaders from 53 member nations, mainly former British colonies begin their three-day summit here from today.
ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:04 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.27 : The Caribbean Princess is a little city in itself and is one of two cruise liners placed at the seafront not far from the Hyatt Hotel, the venue of this year's 21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:03 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.27 : Britain's Queen Elizabeth and members of her royal household are arriving here today to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.27 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, arrived on Thursday afternoon from Washington to attend the attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here.
ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:01 -0500

London, Nov 27 (DPA) Roger Federer and Juan Del Potro qualified in nail-biting style for semi-final places in the ATP World Tour Finals, with Scot Andy Murray kept from a spot by the tyranny of mathematics.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:30:02 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov 27 (IANS) If US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle wanted to charm their Indian guests at the first state dinner of his presidency, they appear to have succeeded hugely. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was lavish in his praise of the White House banquet Tuesday, calling it 'magnificent' and 'one of the best dinners I have attended'.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:00:03 -0500

Rome, Nov 27 (DPA) Charith Rajamanthri is a rarity in Italy's under-15 age group cricket team. He is one of just three Italian nationals in the 13-member squad, which also includes Britons, Bangladeshis, Indians and Pakistanis.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:30:02 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.26 : The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has ordered all schools and public offices here to be closed on Friday in anticipation of the city playing host to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:30:02 -0500

Mexico City, Nov 27 (DPA) Mexico expects a peak in influenza A (H1N1) infections in late December and early January, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said Thursday.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:20:02 -0500

The Australian dollar fell to .9035 as the Australian All Ordinaries dived 2.50% on Friday.
Big News Network.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:52:25 -0500

Amman, Nov 27 (DPA) The Jordanian government Thursday rejected Israel's latest offer to temporarily freeze settlement activity in the West Bank excluding East Jerusalem, which Israel seized from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:30:01 -0500

London, Nov 27 (DPA) The London Stock Exchange felt the shock waves of the Dubai World debt moratorium call Thursday, with the FTSE 100 index dropping 3.2 percent.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:30:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) American rapper Eminem wants to be a judge on British reality show 'The X Factor'.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:10:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Hollywood actor Sam Worthington has signed on to star in two sequels of upcoming sci-fi epic 'Avatar'.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:10:01 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Singer-actress Mariah Carey has said she will one day quit showbiz to lead a simple life.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:50:02 -0500

Berlin, Nov 26 (DPA) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday that European states would have to send more troops to Afghanistan, as a scandal over civilian casualties in the country rocked the German government.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:01 -0500

Moscow, Nov 26 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force considers the unmanned aerial vehicles offered by domestic manufacturers to be inferior in quality, the force commander said Thursday.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:20:02 -0500

Brussels, Nov 26 (DPA) European Union regulators Thursday formally charged Dutch electronics giant Philips and other manufacturers of cathode ray tubes (CRT) of forming a cartel aimed at inflating the price of television sets and computer monitors.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:30:01 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for India and Pakistan to work closely at the 'highest possible level' in order to resolve the Kashmir issue, saying there is no room for any other countries to intervene.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:40:02 -0500

Rome, Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Veronica Lario, is reported to be seeking 43 million euros a year in divorce proceedings.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:40:02 -0500

Vienna, Nov 26 (DPA) International pressure mounted on Iran Thursday at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna at which six world powers sought a vote on a resolution censuring Tehran for secretly building a new nuclear site.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) The late Indian-origin rock star Freddie Mercury has been honoured with a Hollywood-style granite star in the northwest London suburb that was his first home in Britain.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:50:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) A year after terrorists killed six people in Nariman House, Jews around the world are marking the event - not in sorrow or anger, but to 'keep the spirit of Mumbai alive'.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:40:02 -0500

Forte dei Marmi (Italy), Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will have even more to celebrate during this year's holiday season. His latest album, 'My Christmas', is the number one album on Billboard's holiday and classical chart in the US and is number two on Billboard's top 200.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:09 -0500

Rome, Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his estranged wife Veronica Lario, transsexual prostitutes and Pope Benedict XVI are among figurines featured in a mock nativity scene in the southern city of Naples.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:06 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) The heart has to be extremely durable and tough to pump 250 million litres of blood through the body in the course of a single lifetime. Now, researchers have discovered a protein that is the mainstay of the smallest muscular unit, the sarcomere, which contributes to a healthy heart.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0500

Vienna, Nov 26 (DPA) The dispute over Iran's nuclear programme showed no sign of abating as diplomats gathered at the International Atomic Energy Agency Thursday for a meeting that would be the last under IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0500

November data covering the Eurozone retail sector signalled a month-on-month fall in sales, with Germany posting the steepest dip in five months. The Markit Eurozone Retail PMI (Purchasing Managers’...
Finfacts Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:44:29 -0500

Germany wastes enormous growth potential due to inadequate education; Every fifth 15-year-old does not get beyond elementary school By Finfacts Team Nov 27, 2009 - 8:59:12 AM >...
Finfacts Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:44:26 -0500

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- An approaching global climate summit has raised the temperature at a typically low-key meeting of leaders from Britain's former colonial empire. The Commonwealth heads of g...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:36:18 -0500

The inquiry into sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland has disclosed that the Vatican ignored formal requests for information.The inquiry asked for details of reports on abuse sent to the Vatican b...
BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:54 -0500

The UK Independence Party will announce its new leader later.Five candidates are standing in the contest to replace Nigel Farage, who is standing down to focus on running for Parliament at the next el...
BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:53 -0500

Europe's football chiefs have backed a proposal to limit the age of players featuring at the Olympics to under 21.Uefa's strategy council of clubs as well as national associations, leagues and players...
BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:51 -0500

An Afghan soldier holds a Dutch flag...but for how long? Gordon Brown recently called on other countries involved in Nato's Afghanistan mission to "share the burden" of troop numbers.There...
BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:49 -0500

Commissioner for Immigration Maria Boehmer introduced the proposal Germany is drawing up a contract to bind new immigrants to the country's values, according to officials.Newcomers should learn the ...
BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:48 -0500

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares pulled back from early lows on Friday, as investors started to buy up shares in firms battered in the previous session by news that Dubai is seeking to postpone...
Market Watch Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:24:41 -0500

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares moved off early lows on Friday, with banks paring losses and autos gaining ground. BMW shares rose 1.4%. The U.K. FTSE 100 index declined 0.5% to 5,167.74, the ...
Market Watch Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:24:31 -0500

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Consumer prices in Spain were estimated to have risen 0.4% on an annual basis in November, according to the Instituto National de Estadistica. In October, prices fell 0.6% on a...
Market Watch Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:24:29 -0500

A three-year government inquiry into the church and state's handling of abuse cases in Dublin from 1975 to 2004 reveals a policy of cover-up. Officials even took out insurance to pay future claims.
Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:24:05 -0500

Dave Evans couldn't find a sandwich he liked when he moved to L.A.; so he created one: a Thanksgiving dinner on a bun, available every Thursday, September to April -- except on the holiday itself.
Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:24:04 -0500

The former British ambassador to the U.S. tells a panel of inquiry into the Iraq war that Prime Minister Tony Blair began speaking publicly of 'regime change' after visiting the Bush ranch in Texas.
Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:24:02 -0500

U.S. soldiers in Baraki-Barak district, Afghanistan, wait for Thanksgiving dinner. To the west in Nawa, Marine Staff Sgt. Pedro Cuadros of Azusa said, "I'm thankful for the chance to serve. I know tha...
Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:24:00 -0500

Norwegian officials express anger and dismay, saying Iranian officials had taken Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize medal and other belongings from her safe-deposit box.
Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:23:58 -0500

Berlin - A vast manhunt was under way on Friday in Germany after two men convicted of murder and kidnapping staged a break-out from their prison in Aachen, western Germany, police said. Despite the...
IOL Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:23:52 -0500

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open on Friday, following the previous session's 3.3 percent sell-off, on mounting fears over Dubai's debt woes. By 07...
London South East Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:08:36 -0500

Dutch bank and insurance group ING announced on Friday it would issue 1.7 billion new shares at 4.24 euros (6.3 dollars) apiece to raise 7.5 billion euros to pay back government emergency funding. "Th...
Breitbart Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:58:57 -0500

Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that it is "deeply, deeply disapointing that the liberal party has not honoured this agreement" when speaking about the ETS scheme this afternoon.
SBS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:54:38 -0500

Fans of leading Italian club Juventus have been criticized by one of their own players, Mohamed Sissoko, for continued racist chanting against opposition players. (Getty) MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus ...
SBS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:54:22 -0500

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - World Cup-bound Chile risk being thrown out of FIFA after local club Rangers sought to annul their relegation through the courts, Football Association (ANFP) president Harold Mayn...
SBS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:54:17 -0500

Lobbying over Brussels posts intensifies By Joshua Chaffin and Nikki Tait in Brussels and George,Parker in LondonPublished: November 27 2009 02:00 | Last updated: November 27 2009 02:00...
Financial Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:53:30 -0500

The Commonwealth will bring to together the United Nations secretary general and the prime ministers of France and Denmark, as well as 51 heads of state to tackle climate change on Friday, an unpreced...
People's Daily Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:51:56 -0500

Erdogan said that his government's democratic move aimed at eradicating terrorism and increasing standards of democracy in Turkey to the highest level.
World Bulletin Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:40:08 -0500

A Turkish envoy to United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency met with his U.S. counterpart Thursday as part of the Vienna-based organization's executive board gathering. Diplomatic sources close to the ...
World Bulletin Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:40:07 -0500

At the last UEFA European Futsal Championship in November 2007 in Porto. Tomáš Neumann's Czech Republic suffered three defeats, conceding 17 goals. However, since then they have been to the 2008 FIF...
UEFA Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:38:04 -0500

Signing our first agreements with international clients, especially ones with impressive reputations like these, shows that European resort operators want to increase the efficiency and guest experien...
PR Web Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:33:06 -0500

(THE HAGUE) - Dutch bank and insurance group ING announced on Friday it would issue 1.7 billion new shares at 4.24 euros (6.3 dollars) apiece to raise 7.5 billion euros to pay back government emergenc...
EU Business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:24:08 -0500

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open on Friday, following the previous session's 3.3 percent sell-off, on mounting fears over Dubai's debt woes. By...
CNBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:22:22 -0500

By Conor Humphries MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Russia's prison service on Thursday admitted it was partly guilty for the death of a jailed lawyer whose supporters say was an innocent victim in a leg...
CNBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:22:06 -0500

Shares of leading banks across Asia, including HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered, tumbled on Friday as concerns grew over exposure to Dubai, after the emirate said two of its flagship firms planned...
Arabian Business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:19:27 -0500

Shares of leading banks across Asia, including HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered, tumbled on Friday as concerns grew over exposure to Dubai, after the emirate said two of its flagship firms planned...
Arabian Business Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:19:08 -0500

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Financial bookmakers expect the leading European benchmark indexes to fall on Friday, extending the previous session's sharp sell-off on mounting fears over Dubai's debt prob...
London South East Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:47:12 -0500

(RTTNews) - Lower commodity prices and heavy losses across Asia for a second straight day on mounting worries over the contagion effect from Dubai may lead to more selling in Europe on Friday. Asian ...
Quote.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:31:12 -0500

CASTELLON, Spain, November 26. ERIKA Villaecija Garcia gave the Spanish Short Course Championships a European record on the first day of action in Castellon.Villaecija Garcia lowered the European reco...
Swimming World Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:14:40 -0500

(Figures in Rupees) --------------------- Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 44.05 49.25 Sterling Pound 72.55 80.50 Euro 65.70 73.25 Australian Dollar 40.35 44.50 Bahrain Dinar 115.90 132.05 Canadian Dolla...
New Kerala Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:10:37 -0500

The cover-ups spanned the tenures of four Dublin archbishops and continued through to the mid-1990s and beyond, even after the church was beginning to admit to its failings and had professed that it w...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:47:47 -0500

The German police have questioned two players from the Fortuna Düsseldorf soccer club in connection with the widening match-fixing scandal in Europe.
International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:47:44 -0500

A gunman opened fire in a Hungarian university classroom on Thursday, killing one student and leaving three people seriously wounded, the state-run news agency, MTI, reported. The police detained a 23...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:47:40 -0500

Russia ’s Dagestan region on Thursday, officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks that have undermined the Kremlin’s grip on the mainly Muslim North Caucasus. The officer, Lt. Col. Sh...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:47:38 -0500

British Museum says the largest Anglo-Saxon gold and silver hoard ever found, discovered this summer by an unemployed amateur treasure-hunter, has been valued at more than $5.4 million after initial e...
International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:47:35 -0500

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is in France on a two-day visit that is expected to see the signing of deals on energy and auto production. Putin arrived in Paris late on Thursday and had an in...
RIA Novosti Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:39:21 -0500

Gadsden City's D.J. Huff returns an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against Spain Park during Friday's Class 6A quarterfinals game in Hoover. The TItans' Roc Muhammad, left, leads the way.
Gadsden Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:26:36 -0500

"The Aussie government tried to do it themselves and over an 11 month period they spent a fortune and got nowhere," Smith told SBS reporter Steve Christensen. Brennan, a photojournalist, wa...
SBS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:16:11 -0500

Germany's top soldier and a senior defence ministry official quit on Thursday over a controversial strike in northern Afghanistan in September in which NATO says as many as 142 people died.
SBS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:16:00 -0500

(RTTNews) - The German government should concentrate its efforts on bringing down its fiscal deficit in line with E.U. regulations by 2012, European Central Bank Governing Council member and Bundesba...
Quote.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:14:27 -0500

PESCARA, Italy, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition opened in Pescara, eastern Italy, Thursday to showcase the traditional costumes of China's minority ethnic groups, feasting local visitors on the uniq...
SINA Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:14:16 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.27 : Commonwealth leaders from 53 member nations, mainly former British colonies begin their three-day summit here from today.
New Kerala Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:52:32 -0500

Port of Spain, Nov.27 : Britain's Queen Elizabeth and members of her royal household are arriving here today to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
New Kerala Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:52:31 -0500

Roman Polanski prepared for the splendid captivity of his €1m chalet in one of world's most luxurious winter resorts. Polanski will have views of snow-capped Alpine peaks, spacious rooms and all...
Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:48:15 -0500

The French government is asking the nation what it means to be French, in what is being billed as a 'Great Debate' against a backdrop of ethnic tension.All French citizens are in principle invited to ...
Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:48:13 -0500

Texas visit.Afterwards, Mr Blair referred to "regime change" in Iraq for the first time. "To this day I am not entirely clear what degree of convergence was, if you like, signed in blood at the Crawfo...
Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:48:13 -0500

? Of all global carbon dioxide emissions, less than half accumulate in the atmosphere where it contributes to global warming. The remainder is hidden away in oceans and terrestrial ecosystems suc...
Science Daily Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:15:47 -0500

MADRID, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Spain reported 17 more deaths from the A/H1N1 flu during the week of Nov. 15-21, bringing the total number of deaths to 135 in the country, figures from the Health Ministry...
SINA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:56:54 -0500

Anti-war protesters from the 'Stop the War' group, hold fake US dollar bills covered in fake blood outside the conference center where the Iraq war inquiry is taking place, in central London, 24 Nov 2...
VOA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:41:32 -0500

Inter Milan were given a lesson on Tuesday by a Barcelona team that still proved superior despite missing star forwards Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But while Inter's UEFA Champions League str...
FIFA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:27:28 -0500

BERLIN -- General Motors is to reduce its Opel workforce in Europe by about 9,000, the U.S. car company's new chief executive for Europe, Nick Reilly, said Wednesday in Germany on a tour to meet polit...
The China Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:25:13 -0500

LONDON -- The head of the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday called for a harmonized, pan-European regulatory framework for central clearing houses to help bring down costs and increase trading volume...
The China Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:24:41 -0500

There was a cascade of resignations from the opposition front bench today. (AAP) Malcolm Turnbull has put on a defiant display in front of the nation's press, standing firm as Opposition Leader.
SBS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:38:45 -0500

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Julie Bishop has reportedly told Malcolm Turnbull to stand down as leader (AAP) Tony Abbott has put new pressure on Malcolm Turnbull to change his mind on the emis...
SBS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:38:39 -0500

The inquiry into the war in Iraq yesterday heard evidence of how 'patchy' intelligence briefings on WMD were in the lead up to the invasion. Britain was told just days before invading Iraq that the ...
SBS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:38:34 -0500

A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers faces extradition to the United States after the British government rejected last-ditch requests to block the move.
SBS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:38:27 -0500

News ) said Thursday that the company plans to invest Euro 400 million over the next five years for a gas development project in Bolivia. Repsol said that its chairman Antonio Brufau and President of ...
RTT News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:13:53 -0500