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Bush To Sign Housing Bill After All
The White House said President George W. Bush has dropped his opposition to a Democratic version of a major housing bill and will sign it despite his opposition to a $3.9 billion provision. |
Hurricane Dolly slams into South Texas
Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over ... |
Pittsburgh cancer institute warns of cell phone-cancer risk, defying published research
The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, is contrary to numerous studies that don't find a link between cancer and cell phone use, and a public lack ... |
Bush drops opposition to Democratic-sponsored housing bill hours before expected House vote
President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to legislation aiming to calm the chaotic housing market despite his objections to a $3.9 billion provision. |
British couple jailed for fraud after 'dead' canoeist husband returns home
LONDON : A British judge sentenced both a husband and wife to more than six years in jail Wednesday for faking the man's drowning death in a US$500,000 insurance scam. |
Indian government survives no-confidence vote
The win means India can now focus on pushing through a much-vaunted, long-delayed nuclear deal with the United States.Had the government lost the vote, the world's biggest democracy would have faced early ... |
Niger Delta militants threaten to blow up more oil pipeline
The militants of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Wednesday threatened to destroy a major crude oil pipeline in the region's Chanomi Creek and other pipelines in the next 30 days. |
Strong earthquake jolts Japan, at least 109 injured
At least 109 people were injured in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Japan shortly after midnight Wednesday, media reports said Thursday. |
Iraqi presidential council rejects elections law
Iraq's presidential council on Wednesday rejected a draft provincial elections law and sent it back to parliament for reworking _ a major blow to U.S. hopes that the vote can be held this year. |
Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits Off Northern Japan Coast
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday but prompted no immediate reports of injuries or other damage, the nation's weather agency said. |
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