Palin resigns as governor; leaves plans secret Sat 4 Jul 2009 | RACHEL D'ORO | Associated Press Writer= WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the mon... (photo: Creative Commons / Roger H. Goun) The Guardian Alaska Leaders Photos Politics US |
Blight threatens R.I. tomato, potato crops Sat 4 Jul 2009 | PROVIDENCE - A strain of the fungus that caused the Irish potato famine of the 1840s is on the loose in Rhode Island and is damaging potato and tomato crops. | The stat... (photo: WN / Trigedia) The Providence Journal Agriculture Crops Disease Fungus Photos |
Sport Soccer Shorts Sat 4 Jul 2009 | ¡½CANADA | Zidane suffers freak injury | Zinedine Zidane¡¦s charity match today is in danger of being canceled after the soccer great suffered a freak injury. Nick Smit... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) Taipei Times Photos Soccer Sport World Zidane |
Palin Says She Will Resign as Alaska Governor Sat 4 Jul 2009 | Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska announced Friday that she was quitting her job at the end of the month, a move that shocked Republicans across the country and fueled both re... (photo: AP / Darron Cummings)) The New York Times Alaska Palin Photos Politics Republicans |
Dan the man Sat 4 Jul 2009 | He was a boy wizard at 11, and eight years later Daniel Radcliffe has left home, found a girlfriend and grown up. With the new Harry Potter film out this month, he talk... (photo: Creative Commons / ) The Guardian Celebrity Film Hollywood Media Photos |
It's just like watching Henman all over again Sat 4 Jul 2009 | Andy Murray thought he could carry a sceptical nation to its most thrilling moment in 71 years of yearning but, no, there will be no male British tennis player in Sunda... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) The Independent Murray Photos Sport Tennis World |
48 Hours In: Boston Sat 4 Jul 2009 | Click here for In...Boston map | WHY GO NOW? | The city where the fight for American independence began is a historic, lively, cosmopolitan destination. The Massachuset... (photo: Public Domain / Robmyskis) The Independent Boston Massachusetts Photos Tourism Travel |
Woods gets into the groove early Sat 4 Jul 2009 Harrington misses cut number five | US TOUR: ATT NationalTournament host Tiger Woods turned up the heat on defending champion Anthony Kim by taking one-shot lead in the t... (photo: AP/Charlie Riedel) Irish Times America Celebrity Golfer Photos Star |
Palin to resign as Alaska governor Sat 4 Jul 2009 | Sarah Palin, a former Republican vice-presidential candidate, has said that she will resign from her position as Alaska governor at the end of the month. | Pa... (photo: AP / The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry) Al Jazeera Alaska Palin Photos Politics Republican |
Sadr supporters burn US flag in protest at Vice President Biden's visit to Iraq Sat 4 Jul 2009 | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Saturday, July 04, 2009 | - Powered by | Arthur MacMillan | Agence France Presse | BAGHDAD: A fiery protest marked the start on Friday o... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool) Daily Star Lebanon Iraq Photos Politics Protests US |
Obama shouldn't put too much hope in a Kremlin-led thaw Sat 4 Jul 2009 | By Masha Lipman | Commentary by | Saturday, July 04, 2009 | - Powered by | The emergence of a Kremlin leader, President Dmitri Medvedev, without a KGB background, combi... (photo: AP / Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)) Daily Star Lebanon Photos Policy Politics Russia US |
Israel's Barak to meet US envoy Mitchell next week Sat 4 Jul 2009 Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) smiles during a meeting with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell at the InterContinental Hotel in New York June 30, 2009. (REUT... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) The Star Israel Jerusalem Photos Politics US |
Putin living in the past: Obama on eve of visit Sat 4 Jul 2009 4:00AM Saturday Jul 04, 2009 | By Alex Spillius | Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama have apparently found plenty of common ground but Obama worries about Vladimir Putin, t... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool) NZ Herald Defence Photos Politics Russia US |
Chrysler lineup gathering dust on showroom floors Sat 4 Jul 2009 4:00AM Saturday Jul 04, 2009 | DETROIT: The latest numbers on vehicle sales show that Chrysler needs to quickly figure out how to navigate the car market as deftly as it ... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig) NZ Herald Bankruptcy Business Chrysler Market Photos |
Anti-U.S. protesters denounce Biden visit to Iraq Sat 4 Jul 2009 | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr paraded through a Baghdad slum on Friday, burning American flags and shouting anti-U.S. slogans during ... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool) The Star Defence Iraq Photos Politics US |
Anti-US protest marks start of Biden's Iraq trip Sat 4 Jul 2009 | A FIERY protest marked the start of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shi'ite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars a... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool) The Australian Iraq Military Photos Politics US |
Sarah Palin says she's up for new presidential race Sat 4 Jul 2009 | IF unnerving your opponent is half the battle in politics, then Sarah Palin appears to be doing well. | The Alaska Governor who shot to world fame last year as Republic... (photo: AP / Al Grillo) The Australian Alaska News Photos Political US |
Michael Jackson's brilliance paired with tragic side: Barack Obama Sat 4 Jul 2009 | WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has called Michael Jackson a brilliant performer whose talents were paired with a tragic personal life. | "I'm glad to see th... (photo: Creative Commons / ragesoss) The Australian Celebrities Entertainment Music Photos US |
Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy Sat 4 Jul 2009 | US military forces squeezed Taliban strongholds in both Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday, bringing shape to President Barack Obama's strategy to deal with the fierce ... (photo: AP / Scott Nelson, Pool) The Australian Afghanistan Military Photos Taliban US |
Vladimir Putin in Cold War mindset: Barack Obama Sat 4 Jul 2009 | US President Barack Obama has scolded Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for having an "outdated", Cold War approach to relations with Washington, just days before t... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)) The Australian Photos President Russia US Washington |