Oct 31, 2010
Athens Classic Marathon :: Welcome
Marine Corps Marathon marks 2,500th anniversary of Pheidippides' historic run
History of the original marathon
Yemen cargo bomb plot: female student arrested
The 22-year-old woman, named locally as Hanan al Samawi, was traced through a phone number left with a cargo company. Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's president, said the information that identified her was provided by the US and the United Arab Emirates.
Miss USA crowned Miss World amid political tensions
The hotly-tipped pre-tournament favourite Miss Norway failed to make the top five, with Miss United States being crowned the winner.
Oct 30, 2010
BBC News - Protests delay Rome film festival launch
Actresses Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes sidestepped the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival opening after protesters picketed the event.
nchMiniature livers 'grown in lab'
The team from Wake Forest University
Afghan President Karzai criticises US-Russia drugs raid
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised the first joint operation by Russian and US agents to destroy drug laboratories in his country.Mr Karzai said he had not been informed of Russia's participation - a sensitive issue in Afghanistan ..
Argentina buries former leader Nestor Kirchner
Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner has been buried in his home town of Rio Gallegos.
Thousands of people waving flags joined the funeral procession led by his widow, current President Cristina Fernandez, before a private ceremony.
EU leaders clinch pact to defend euro
China reassures US on key 'rare earth' minerals
China has reassured the US it has no intention of withholding "rare earth" minerals from the market, the US Secretary of State has said.China suspended export of the metals, key to some high-tech industries, to Japan after a
Bomb was designed to explode on cargo plane
Prime Minister David Cameron says the device in a package sent from Yemen and found on a US-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on the aircraft.But Mr Cameron said investigators could not yet be certain about when the device,
Nigerian leaders urge calm after ethnic violence flares
Community leaders in Nigeria's Plateau State are appealing for calm in villages outside the city of Jos. At least six people - women and children - were killed, cattle slaughtered and homes burned in one village this week.
Yahoo News
- Arrest in Yemen in bomb plot; more suspects sought (AP)
- Experts: Passenger planes also at risk from cargo (AP)
- Obama warns of progress reversal if GOP wins (AP)
- Clinton pressures China over territorial disputes (AP)
- Resurgent GOP closes in on House win, eyes Senate (AP)
- Stewart rally draws laughs, activism (AP)
Oct 29, 2010
Battle of Marathon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Peoples Voice News
Barack Obama: The oligarchs' president
The 2010 elections, the working class and the Democratic Party
Millions march in France against pension cuts
Bluegrass Tea: How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love Mitch McConnell and the GOP Establishment
Earnings of FTSE 100 chiefs up 55% over past year
Foreclosuregate Explained: Big Banks on the Brink
Economy Soaring - For the Few
America's Jobs Losses are Permanent
Trade deal 'threatens net freedom'
BP dispersants 'causing sickness'
A Boot to the Head ...from Michael Moore (with Video)
Baby Boomers: Get Out of the Stock Market Now, the Rug is Being Pulled Out By Insiders
The Fed is fuelling the catastrophe of fast rising raw material prices
Reappearance of Huge Plumes of Oil is Making It Hard to Pretend that the Problem Has Disappeared
Russia's hungry bears dig up graves for food
MOSCOW – Famished bears in northern Russia have resorted to digging up graves in cemeteries - and reportedly eating at least one body - after a scorching summer destroyed their natural food sources of forest berries and mushrooms, officials said Thursday.
US 'cool-headed' approach to China
Far-right Israelis, Arab youths clash
Turkey crash kills tourists
Putin tries to mask black eye
First ever minaret in the Arctic
Panama suspends trade talks with Colombia
Pakistan seeks intel sharing to thwart attacks in West
Egypt campuses no place for politics
Asian Muslim women chat after praying inside the women's prayer hall of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Azhar is one of Cairo's oldest mosques and the world's oldest university.Picture: EPA
Palestine and Egypt say Mideast focused on talks
US, Japan hit back at China's muscle flexing
China says Hu open to discussing French G20 proposals
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L), his wife Liu Yongqing (2nd L), French President Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd R) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) arrive at the banquet of the opening ceremony of the World Expo in Shanghai, China. Picture: EPA