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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Cincinnati Sun.com http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/2411cd3571b4f088/ en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 06:39:27 -0400 Fri, 16 May 2008 06:39:27 -0400 30 The top aid official in the European Union, Louis Michel, has urged the military junta in Myanmar to open up an airbase and provide visas for foreign aid workers. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359853/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:55:02 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359853/cs/1/ Chinese authorities say they expect the death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan province, to reach at least 50,000. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359851/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:12:13 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359851/cs/1/ Arab League mediators say a peace deal has been reached between the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah-led opposition. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359852/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:18:41 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359852/cs/1/ The Californian Supreme Court in the United States has overturned a ban on gay marriage. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359850/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:09:29 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359850/cs/1/ President Bush's request for Iraq war funding has collapsed with anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about his request for US$163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359849/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:07:03 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359849/cs/1/ Republican John McCain has declared he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359848/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:05:35 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359848/cs/1/ Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying three Iranian embassy staff in Baghdad overnight, wounding them and their Iraqi driver. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359854/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:59:24 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359854/cs/1/ A woman has been charged for her role in an internet hoax that ended with a 13-year-old girl committing suicide after being shunned by a non-existent chatline contact. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359847/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:03:38 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359847/cs/1/ Israel has warned it is prepared to retaliate with an assault on Gaza, after a rocket attack wounded at least 14 people while US President George Bush was in Israel. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359846/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 19:14:01 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359846/cs/1/ A suicide bomber has attacked a convoy of police vehicles in south-western Afghanistan, killing 16 people, including a police commander, and wounding 28. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359845/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 19:12:04 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359845/cs/1/ Arjun Atwal continuing his bid for full playing rights on the US PGA Tour next year, shot a fine three-under 69 in the first round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Nationwide Tour in the US. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360034/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:26 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360034/cs/1/ Geneva, May 16 (Xinhua) Future generations will face hunger, thirst, disease and disaster if people carry on trashing the environment, the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360032/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:24 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360032/cs/1/ Cricket Australia (CA) is contemplating its own version of Indian Premier League (IPL) within two years after the inaugural Twenty20 tournament has become a mega-hit in the country. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360030/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:22 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360030/cs/1/ United Nations, May 16 (Xinhua) The world economic growth will drop steeply to 1.8 percent this year, from 3.8 percent in 2007, the UN said in a mid-year economic report. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360028/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:21 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360028/cs/1/ British construction and maintenance giant John Laing is to open its first India office in order to beef up its presence in Asia. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360026/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:19 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360026/cs/1/ Revenues of IT companies have been growing at a healthy rate but US-based firms witnessed higher revenue growth than their Indian counterparts. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360021/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:15 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360021/cs/1/ Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) China's Ministry of Finance Friday set aside another 1.17 billion yuan ($167 million) for disaster relief work in the wake of Monday's massive earthquake in the country. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360015/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:12 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360015/cs/1/ The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its ally Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are embroiled in a fresh row - this time over journalist-businessman Salmaan Taseer who has been named the governor of Punjab province. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360012/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:10 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360012/cs/1/ Incoming International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said that the sanctity of Test cricket would remain, despite the frenzied grab for Twenty20 dollars, it was reported by the media here Friday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360010/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:08 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360010/cs/1/ The price for crude oil produced by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) climbed 18 cents Thursday, OPEC said Friday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360001/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:45 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360001/cs/1/ Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) A moderate aftershock measuring 5.69 on the Richter scale jolted the Lixian County in China's quake-hit south-western Sichuan Province Friday, the seismological bureau reported. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360000/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:44 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/360000/cs/1/ Three wives of a Malaysian odd job worker appeared in a court to bless his fourth wedding. His first wife Wan Rukiah said: 'Go ahead, I have no problems'. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359999/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:43 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359999/cs/1/ Actress Karen Allen is hoping her role in the fourth 'Indiana Jones' movie will fetch her a new life partner, but she has reconciled to the fact that she might live alone for the rest of her life.. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359998/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:42 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359998/cs/1/ Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has released a biography of an Indian origin policeman who fought the communist insurgency during the British colonial era. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359997/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:40 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359997/cs/1/ A powerful bomb, apparently triggered by a suicide bomber, exploded in the heart of Colombo during rush hour Friday morning, killing and wounding an unspecified number of people. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359996/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:33 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359996/cs/1/ Rafael Nadal spoiled the birthday of Andy Murray to reach the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters along with the other top stars Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359995/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:31 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359995/cs/1/ Tbilisi, May 16 (RIA Novosti) Georgia's foreign minister has said that the country would regard any increase in Russian peacekeepers in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia as encroachment on national sovereignty. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359993/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:29 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359993/cs/1/ India has condoled the death of Sheikh Sa'ad AI-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, father of the amir of Kuwait. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359992/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:28 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359992/cs/1/ Bogota, May 16 (Xinhua) Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has urged the country's largest leftist guerrilla group to free former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages in its captivity ahead of an European Union-Latin American summit in Peru. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359990/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:24 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359990/cs/1/ At least six policemen and a civilian were killed when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a police bus in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital, officials said. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359989/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:23 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359989/cs/1/ Rocker Elton John confirmed that he will perform at the former South African president Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations here and it has raised speculations that hip hop star Eminem will join him on stage. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359988/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:21 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359988/cs/1/ Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has confirmed his availability for the West Indies cricket tour, but he will miss the first Test starting next week, it was reported by the media here Friday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359983/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:16 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359983/cs/1/ An improved fuel cell, developed by MIT engineers, not only delivers 50 percent greater output, but is also substantially cheaper than older counterparts. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359981/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:15 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359981/cs/1/ Enraged residents blocked roads and began anti-Maoist demonstrations in Kathmandu's busy Koteshwor area Friday after allegations by a woman that her husband was abducted and killed by former guerrilla soldiers in a camp in south Nepal that is under the supervision of the UN. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359978/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:12 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359978/cs/1/ Manmohan Singh arrived in Bhutan on a two-day visit Friday, the first trip by an Indian prime minister after the Himalayan nation became the youngest democracy in South Asia. He was received by his Bhutanese counterpart Jigne Thinley at the airport. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359963/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:29 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359963/cs/1/ The Perak state headquarters in Ipoh of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) led by Malaysian Indian lawmaker Karpal Singh was attacked by two people with Molotov cocktails in what media reports termed an attempt to burn down the building. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359961/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:27 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359961/cs/1/ Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has ordered the local authorities to investigate the reasons why school buildings collapsed in Monday's earthquake, an official said. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359958/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:24 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359958/cs/1/ Socialite Paris Hilton was shocked recently when very few photographers waited for her at the Dorchester Hotel in London. Most of them went to see the launch of Victoria Beckham's denim range at Harrods. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359954/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:21 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359954/cs/1/ Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) There had been no minor quakes in the area around the epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan May 12, the provincial seismological bureau said Friday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359952/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:20 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359952/cs/1/ The US band Backstreet Boys performed in London recently with just four members. Kevin Richardson was missing, but the show brought back that old 90s boy band hysteria. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359950/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:17 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359950/cs/1/ Inter Milan's Brazilian striker Adriano, currently on loan at Sao Paulo, is set to return to the Brazilian national squad following a severe slump in his form and a subsequent recovery. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359946/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:14 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359946/cs/1/ Portugal midfielder Deco has announced his intention to leave troubled Spanish giants Barcelona. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359942/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:12 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359942/cs/1/ Troubled pop star Britney Spears has fuelled speculation she is pregnant again, after sneaking into a clinic for a health check up. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359938/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:09 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359938/cs/1/ Infants who experience temporary separation from one or both parents during divorce, illness or violence are likely to face difficulties in learning at school. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359932/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:04 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359932/cs/1/ A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against a dozen former ministers, some of whom it declared absconding, in a corruption case filed against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her associates. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359911/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:32 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359911/cs/1/ Washington, May 16 (Xinhua) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359909/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:30 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359909/cs/1/ The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 19 Indian fishermen on charges of poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters. The authorities here suspect the fishermen have also 'smuggled in something' for the Tamil Tigers, a military spokesperson said. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359907/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:28 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359907/cs/1/ Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched a proxy fight to oust the Yahoo board in a bid to revive Microsoft's spurned deal for the Internet powerhouse. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359902/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:25 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359902/cs/1/ China has approached Australian companies to team up for a billion-dollar share raid on giant miner BHP Billiton, news reports said Friday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359900/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:22 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359900/cs/1/ Latest research indicates that global warming could have another unwanted spin-off - it may spur the formation of kidney stones. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359899/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:19 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359899/cs/1/ Washington, May 16 (Xinhua) The American Red Cross (ARC) has donated $10 million for disaster relief work in China's earthquake-hit southwestern province of Sichuan, the organisation said. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359889/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:08 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359889/cs/1/ Human activity is responsible for a lot of the nitrogen finding its way into the sea from the atmosphere and influencing the nitrogen cycle, according to the latest findings by an international team of scientists. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359880/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:42 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359880/cs/1/ Canada has joined India, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands in making the morning-after pill freely available over the counter. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359879/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:41 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359879/cs/1/ Works by Indian artists Subodh Gupta, Anish Kapoor, T.V. Santosh, Chintan Upadhyay, Riyas Komu, Raqib Shaw and Bose Krishnamachari attracted high prices at Sotheby's spring series of contemporary art auctions here, exceeding expectations with the total sale amounting to $1,748,500. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359877/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:36 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359877/cs/1/ The World Bank has approved a $600 million credit to support to India's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), a nationwide centrally sponsored programme designed to provide education to all children aged 6 to 14. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359876/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:34 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359876/cs/1/ The media in India ought to impose a pretty long moratorium on Amitabh Bachchan interviews. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359873/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:27 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359873/cs/1/ An Indian American has taken over as president of the American Society of Geriatric Cardiology, becoming the first Asian to head the 22-year-old organisation based in Washington DC. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359872/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:25 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359872/cs/1/ A French nuclear power export consortium has made its case for Vietnam to turn to France for the two nuclear power plants it plans to build in the next decade as firms from five countries gathered at a nuclear power trade fair in Hanoi to promote their wares. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359870/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:20 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359870/cs/1/ Canadian country music and pop diva Shania Twain has ended her 14-year marriage to her music-producer husband Robert Mutt Lange. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359868/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:16 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359868/cs/1/ Bad things can happen to good data. Hard drives can crash. Memory cards can be formatted accidentally. CDs or DVDs on which important files are stored can become scratched and unreadable. But there are steps you can take to try to retrieve damaged data. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359867/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:12 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359867/cs/1/ In the world of Indiana Jones, things may have been tough, but at least they were simple. The good guys were good, and the bad guys were so bad that you didn't even need to use criminal profiling to uncover them. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359864/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:06 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359864/cs/1/ Strikes by union groups upset by Greek government privatisation plans and pension reforms disrupted air transport, bank and state services Thursday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359860/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:16 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359860/cs/1/ The US House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the end of 2009, while rejecting a spending measure of $163 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359858/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:11 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359858/cs/1/ Abuja, May 16 (dpa) A petroleum products pipeline explosion and fire left at least 100 people dead in a residential area of Nigeria's business capital in the southwest Lagos Thursday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359842/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 15:00:05 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359842/cs/1/ Iran and a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) finished their three-day talks here without reaching any new results, Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog told ISNA news agency Thursday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359835/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:11 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359835/cs/1/ Guiyang (China), May 15 (Xinhua) At least 29 people were killed and 14 others injured when a farm truck plunged into a river in the south-western province of Guizhou Thursday, the police said. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359833/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:08 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359833/cs/1/ Manjula Sood, an Indian-born councillor, Thursday made history by becoming the first Indian woman to be made a Lord Mayor in Britain - appropriately, in a city dubbed Little India. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359820/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:22 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359820/cs/1/ Jeev Milkha Singh set the course ablaze with his first round flawless six-under 66 to take early lead in the Irish Open here Thursday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359799/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:03 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359799/cs/1/ A south-western Chinese town near the epicentre of Monday's devastating earthquake faced a growing risk of flood Thursday, prompting troops to evacuate as many people as possible while they dug through rubble in the hope of rescuing some of the thousands of people still missing in the town. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359794/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:19 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359794/cs/1/ Like President George Bush, the presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain too has said a new global pact on climate change must include India and China, the 'greatest contributors' to global warming. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359793/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:17 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359793/cs/1/ The pro-Iranian Shia movement Hezbollah said Thursday it was ready for dialogue with the Western-backed ruling majority to safeguard the unity of the government. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359783/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:09 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359783/cs/1/ Beijing, May 15 (Xinhua) China has punished 17 rumour mongers in the wake of the disastrous earthquake, the ministry of public security said Thursday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359775/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:01:42 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359775/cs/1/ Beijing, May 15 (Xinhua) China Thursday promised it would provide free medical treatment to those injured in Monday's devastating quake that claimed over 15,000 lives and rendered tens and thousands homeless. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359769/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:01:37 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359769/cs/1/ A top US official in charge of South Asia has condemned the terror attack in Jaipur and said Washington needs to work with India, 'the glowing light in the region' to fight terrorism. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359767/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:01:35 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359767/cs/1/ The authorised biography of Sir V.S. Naipaul that said his infidelity and mental cruelty may have contributed to his wife's death is tipped to win the richest prize in non-fiction writing. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359744/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:01:02 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359744/cs/1/ Sydney/Australian cricketers in Indian Premier League's (IPL) Rajasthan Royals team led by Shane Warne are shaken by the Jaipur blasts but IPL organisers say they have been persuaded to stay back. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359729/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:46 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359729/cs/1/ The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader who arrived here Thursday on a five-day tour of Germany, called for 'genuine autonomy' in his native Tibet but stressed that he did not want the territory's complete independence from China. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359725/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:34 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359725/cs/1/ A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of police vehicles in south-western Afghanistan Thursday, killing 16 people, including a police commander, and wounding 28, provincial official said. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359716/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:07 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359716/cs/1/ Beijing, May 15 (Xinhua) More than 5,500 people have been rescued from the debris of collapsed buildings since Monday in the wake of a massive earthquake in China's south-western province of Sichuan, the police said Thursday. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359713/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:02 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359713/cs/1/ South Korea has said it is ready to hold talks with North Korea on sending food aid to its impoverished neighbour as the United Nations and aid agency warned North Korea is facing famine. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359844/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:31 -0400 Cincinnati Sun.com http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/359844/cs/1/ Tamil Tigers have been blamed Tamil Tiger rebels have been accused of targeting a bus carrying policemen.The bombing happened outside a Buddhist temple in the Fort area of Colombo's commercial dis... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867035/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:19 -0400 Sky News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867035/ CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The United States and Colombia have long been wary of Venezuela's peacetime military buildup, suspecting the weapons could end up in the hands of drug-trafficking Colombian ... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865867/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:47:29 -0400 Associated Press http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865867/ A new exhibition shows how older people recovered from the Asian tsunami of 2004 - through relief, recovery and rehabilitation. The photographs, by Penny Tweedie and John Cobb, highlight the spirit an... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864709/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:15 -0400 The Guardian http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864709/ it's time for the government to scrap its plans for ID cards.China's government now believes 50,000 people may have been killed in the Sichuan earthquake. It's appealed for diggers and lifting equipme... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864778/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:08 -0400 The Guardian http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864778/ Shania Twain, husband splitting after 14 years of marriage Details surrounding the couple's breakup not known Twain known for hit songs, "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" and "You're Still th... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865033/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:33:34 -0400 CNN http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865033/ BEIJING, China (CNN) -- President Hu Jintao arrived in southwestern China on Friday to observe the country's devastated earthquake zone, state-run media reported. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864761/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:33:37 -0400 CNN http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864761/ U.N. says world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn U.N. says economy will grow by only 1.8% in 2008, down from 3.8% in 2007 Downturn blamed on further deterioration in ... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14866901/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:33:08 -0400 CNN http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14866901/ U.S. Marine pleads guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child under 16 Staff. Sgt. Tyrone L. Hadnott is sentenced to four years confinement The Marine Corps withdrew several other charges, includin... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864787/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:33:35 -0400 CNN http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14864787/ Manila: Robbers shot dead nine employees of a Philippine bank south of Manila on Friday and emptied its vault, police said. Two missing security guards of the bank are chief suspects, police said. Pol... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867254/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:14 -0400 Gulf News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867254/ Bangkok: Cases of cholera have been confirmed among survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. "We do have some confirmed cholera," said Maur... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867259/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:12 -0400 Gulf News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867259/ Bhubaneshwar: A poor Indian worker and his four-year-old daughter were crushed to death by a bus after the conductor pushed them off for not having the fare for the journey, police said on Thursday. T... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867258/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:09 -0400 Gulf News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867258/ Santo Domingo: Dominicans vote in a presidential election on Friday in which incumbent Leonel Fernandez is heavily favoured to win a third term. Nearly six million people are registered to vote. Heavy... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867255/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:13 -0400 Gulf News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867255/ David Davies with Shelley and Daniel David Davies, 38, slipped between two carriages as the train left Barnehurst station in south east London.The dead man's father, Tony Davies, said that his son... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867037/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:18 -0400 Sky News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867037/ House authorities went to court The Commons challenged the Information Tribunal's demand that a detailed breakdown of MPs' second homes allowances must be provided under the Freedom of Information... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865451/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:21 -0400 Sky News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865451/ Yangon: Western powers kept up pressure on Myanmar's generals on Thursday to allow a massive aid effort as relief workers struggled to help an estimated 2.5 million people left destitute by Cyclone Na... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867253/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:08 -0400 Gulf News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867253/ Financial section. It was last updated at 07:31 on May 16 2008. CBS is to acquire CNET Networks, which owns websites including GameSpot.com and ZDNet, in a cash deal worth $1.8bn (£927m).The U... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867018/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:14 -0400 The Guardian http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867018/ Posh shows off her new denims The ex-Spice Girl modelled her denim jeans - costing up to £340 a pair - at Harrods in London.The dVb line, which also includes sunglasses, is a must-have for her fa... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867036/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:20 -0400 Sky News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867036/ London: Two brothers, convicted of murdering a man whom they ran over and dragged 40 metres along a road after he caught them trying to steal his van radio, were on Thursday jailed for llife. Albert W... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867257/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:10 -0400 Gulf News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867257/ Sources: Eight people killed, 90 wounded after explosion in Sri Lankan capital Police: Blast when three-wheel scooter taxi loaded with explosives rammed a bus Most victims were members of a police rio... http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865228/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:33:36 -0400 CNN http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14865228/ The world's most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, has released a new audiotape saying Muslims have a duty to wage holy war to liberate Palestinian land. http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867034/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:22 -0400 Sky News http://story.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/14867034/