Alaska winter will challenge Shell ship salvage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A veteran marine salvager says it could take until spring to remove a grounded oil-drilling ship from rocks near a remote Alaska ...
View ArticleRochon soars to aerials bronze medal in World Cup opener
CHANGCHUN, China -- Canada's Olivier Rochon opened the 2013 World Cup freestyle ski season where he left off last year -- on the podium. The Gatineau, Que., native captured a bronze medal ...
View ArticleSecretary of World Council of Churches Sends Christmas Message
Head of Ecumenical Fellowship Focuses on Justice and Peace for Upcoming General AssemblyVATICAN CITY, DEC. 11, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Olav Fykse ...
View ArticleDelhi rape Police caution against reporting without court clearance
chargesheet in FIR No. 413/12 today..... "Since the cognizance has also been taken under Sections 302 (murder) and 376(2)(G) (gangrape), the provisions of Section 327 (2)(3) Cr.P.C. become ...
View Article2013 the Mayan Calendar and the end of the world
The Mayan calendar that many say predicted the end of the world this December of 2012 was a little off. Actually, it was quite late. In truth, the world ended approximately two decades ago. Oh, we ...
View ArticleUSA not worlds most democratic nation
Russian people were paying attention to the political freedom, and the consequences of that freedom. Much depends on the state of the economy, as the civil rights mean little without economic ...
View ArticleTurkish people earned places in the Guinness Book of World Records 2012 with...
The records vary from making the biggest pasta box to measuring the most people's blood sugar in the shortest time, the Guinness World Records adjudicator and representative for Turkey, Seyda ...
View ArticleHow Internet is going to change the world in next 30 years
internet just turned 30. That might come as a surprise, as the global computer network seems both older and younger than that. Older because it is such a part of life now - roughly a third of ...
View Article2000-2010 Ten Years That Changed the World
It began with the collapse of the US mortgage system. By September 2008, the crisis spread all over the world. Within the last year, thousands of companies declared bankruptcy, unemployment reached ...
View Article10 to Watch Hawaii business leaders face risks and rewards in 2013
Pacific Business News Date: Friday, January 4, 2013, 2:48pm HST - Last Modified: Friday, January 4, 2013, 3:07pm HST End Component ID: 142 - Article Page: Head ...
View ArticleFive terrible atrocities against women around the world
Terrible atrocities are committed against untold numbers of women around the world every day and for most of these women, justice will never be served. This is a list of the worst of the ...
View ArticleReal World Economics Estate tax escapes fiscal cliff scrutiny and...
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, passes waiting reporters as he leaves a closed-door GOP meeting on the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate Monday night, at the Capitol in ...
View ArticleWill retiring boomers be a drag on economy Many say no
WASHINGTON -- With millions of baby boomers reaching retirement age, fears are mounting of the economic impact if they follow the pattern of previous generations by curbing spending and draining ...
View ArticleN.C. furniture industry hurting for skilled workers
Bobby Speagle works on the upholstery line at Hickory Chair in Hickory. Hickory Chair furniture factory hired 86 people last year and is looking for more, in face of a shortage of skilled workers in ...
View ArticleSalvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt
ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Spokesmen for Royal Dutch Shell PLC and the Coast Guard say naval architects have pronounced the oil company's drill ship sound and they're preparing for an attempt to ...
View ArticleWorld Social Forum 2012
Porto Alegre will host, on 24-29 January, the World Social Forum (WSF) centered on the theme "capitalist crisis - social and environmental justice." The event is one of the preparatory ...
View ArticleAppley Valley High School business club suspended over underage drinking
Apple Valley High School officials have shuttered a business and marketing club after discovering a two-decade history of underage drinking at overnight events. Principal Stephen Degenaar said he ...
View ArticleTom Powers Football world rights itself as Packers end extraordinary Vikings...
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joe Webb (14) runs for a first down pursued by Green Bay Packers cornerback Casey Hayward (29) in the first quarter at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI., on Saturday, ...
View ArticleNew Boaz business draws in families
BOAZ - A new play area has opened for kids of all ages to let their hair down and have fun. Kangaroo Kids Bounce House opened near Keller Lane and West Virginia 14 in the small strip mall in November ...
View ArticleTaiwan and the Global Fight Against Climate Change
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, while recovery efforts have started to restore a sense of normalcy to our everyday lives, there are countless repercussions from the storm that will take a long time ...
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