W. Sahara-Morocco talks remain in deadlock
MANHASSET, New York (AFP) – UN-brokered talks between Morocco and Western Sahara rebels failed to break decades of deadlock on the future of the disputed North African territory, the UN envoy said."Each party continues to reject the proposal of the other as a sole basis for future negotiations," said UN special envoy Christopher Ross, who…
On the Trail of a Nut Thief: Sleuthing Tabby Tries To Solve the Mystery of the Disappearing Nuts
In the case of F.E. Lyon, the main character in The Great Nut Heist: From the Tales of F.E. Lyon: P.I. by Stephen Brand, the answer proves more entertaining than one could possibly have realized.Oklahoma City (Vocus/PRWEB) January 26, 2011 People often anthropomorphize their animals, but what really goes on in their heads? What do…
New U.S. analysis backs annual breast screening
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A new analysis of evidence used by a U.S. advisory panel to roll back breast cancer screening guidelines suggests it may have ignored evidence that more frequent mammograms save more lives, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Researchers at the University of Colorado and University of Michigan studied some of the same risk models…
Stern v. Marshall Tests Authority of Bankruptcy Courts
Stern v. Marshall achieved notoriety due to the identity of parties now long dead. When former Playboy Bunny Anna Nicole Smith, a.k.a. Vickie Lynn Marshall, married multimillionaire J. Howard Marshall II, a man 63 years her senior, in 1994, suspicion that Smith was using her sex appeal to gain access to Howard's bank account ran…
I'd Buy a Halo Combat Evolved Remake, Wouldn't You?
If they remadefor the Xbox 360, would you buy it?Okay, it depends who 'they' are, right?How about , the recently formed Microsoft studio behind Halo minis like , and the team carrying the torch for Halo 4 (or whatever the next original Halo game's called) now that Bungie's out of the picture?If UK monthly GamesMaster…
ECB rate unchanged, focus on crisis measures
LONDON – The European Central Bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent Thursday as markets awaited word on whether the bank will keep its special measures to flood banks with cash and step up purchases of government bonds to help contain Europe's debt crisis.All eyes will be on ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet…
Brady-led Patriots edge Manning's Colts on late pickoff
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Tom Brady outshined Peyton Manning in a showdown of American football star quarterbacks and New England held off Indianapolis 31-28, giving their Patriots their eighth victory in 10 games.Brady won his 25th consecutive home game on Sunday, completing 19-of-25 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns as New England kept pace with…
Hariri murder indictments "in months": U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A senior U.N. official said on Thursday he expected a court probing the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri to issue indictments "in the coming months."Diplomats and Lebanese officials have been predicting privately that the potentially explosive indictments could come late this year or early next. Thursday's comments by…
U.S. Army court asked to unseal photos in murder case
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Lawyers for one of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians for sport petitioned a military appeals court on Thursday to open grisly photographic evidence in the case to public scrutiny.They also asked the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals outside Washington, D.C., to order a halt to the so-called…
Israel and U.S. struggle to conclude settlement pact
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Talks between Israeli and U.S. officials aimed at reviving Middle East peace talks have hit snags over incentives promised by Washington to persuade Israel to resume a freeze of Jewish settlement building.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled the U.S. inducements to his cabinet last weekend and appeared hopeful the ministers would back…