Hamburg Film Festival to Honor Beatles With Movie Screenings
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:33:08 -0700
Among the films dedicated to the band which will be played during the September event are 'Backbeat' and not-yet-premiered ' Nowhere Boy '.
Soccer Capsules: Fulham signs Mexico defender Salcido from PSV
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:56:47 -0700
LONDON (AP) — Fulham signed Mexico defender Carlos Salcido from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a three-year contract on Friday. The fee for the 30-year-old left-back was undisclosed, but is reportedly about >1.6 million pounds ($2.5 million).
India diamond theft suspects held in Dubai
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:13:52 -0700
Dubai Dubai Police have confirmed the arrest of four suspects accused of stealing diamonds worth about $1.4 million (Dh5.1 million) from a jewellery exhibition in India.
Diamonds worth crores stolen in Mumbai, recovered in Dubai
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:00:11 -0700
Mumbai: Diamonds worth nearly Rs. 6.6 crore on display at an international exhibition here were stolen and three Mexican nationals, including a woman, and a Venezuelan were held at Dubai airport on Tuesday for their suspected involvement in the daring heist.
4 nabbed in Dubai after million-dollar diamond heist in Mumbai
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:07:52 -0700
NEW DELHI (Aug 24, 2010): Four suspects in the theft of US$1.4 million dollars' (RM4.41 million) worth of diamonds from a trade show in Mumbai were detained at Dubai airport Tuesday, Indian police said.
Four arrested in Dubai after million-dollar diamond heist in Mumbai
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:19:18 -0700
New Delhi - Four suspects in the theft of 1.4 million dollars' worth of diamonds from a trade show in Mumbai were detained at Dubai airport Tuesday, Indian police said.
Interpol detains Mumbai jewel thieves in Dubai
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:23:54 -0700
Diamonds worth nearly Rs 6.6 crore were stolen from an exhibition in Mumbai but the daring heist was cracked in less than a day with three Mexicans including a woman and a Venezuelan, who had swallowed the stones, being detained on Tuesday at the Dubai airport.
After egg recall, FDA chief urges passage of food safety bill
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:45:01 -0700
WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration Monday renewed her call for passage of stalled legislation to give her agency more tools to ensure food safety and prevent dangers such as the salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 2,000 people and led to the recall of 550 million eggs.
Letters | Mile-hi is too noisy
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:38:15 -0700
Mile-Hi Skydiving Center touts on their website that their center is the best and safest skydiving facility in the area — with the largest planes and the best-trained staff.
Fresno, Nevada leaving WAC
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:24:47 -0700
Fresno State and Nevada are leaving the Western Athletic Conference for the Mountain West. The schools ended a wild day by announcing they are accepting invitations to join the Mountain West, which has added three prominent members of the WAC in the last 2 months.
Third suspect convicted in murder-robbery of Vanderbilt professor, sister
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:37:24 -0700
Lavonta Churchwell, one of six co-defendants in the murder-robbery of a Vanderbilt professor, will serve the rest of his life in prison. Judge Seth Norman sentenced Churchwell, 20, to two concurrent life sentences plus 40 years. Churchwell was convicted in July of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated robbery. A jury found Nathaniel Carson guilty of the same charges ...
Wednesday Links: Nasri hurt, Mista shines, Anelka laughs
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:52:42 -0700
North America + Gareth Wheeler: Mista makes his mark. + Steven Sandor: Cruz Azul may not have meant to make it look like it was taking Toronto FC lightly, but that’s how it looked. + The View from the South Stands: Great to be wrong! Cruz Azul loses to TFC in CONCACAF Champions League. + The Vancouver [...]
Police to seek details about Khalistani terrorists' arrest in Germany
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:47:50 -0700
Punjab Police are seeking more information about the arrest of two Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorists in Germany for allegedly conspiring to murder Radha Soami Satsang Beas Dera (sect) head Baba Gurinder Singh, officials said today.
Young dancer develops talent with German ballet scholarship
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:24:47 -0700
At age 15, Christopher Evans - a resident of Delaware, Ohio - is considered one of the best young ballet dancers in the world, having placed sixth this year at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland. Yesterday, he left to study at the Hamburg Ballet School in Germany on a full scholarship awarded him in the international competition.
Something to Declare: Hamburg; Leicester fares war; Serbia; Buenos Aires
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:24:19 -0700
The first Beatles' gig in Germany's second city took place 50 years ago on Tuesday: 17 August 1960. All you need is a ticket to Hamburg to visit the places where the not-yet-Famous Five – Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, plus drummer Pete Best and the ill-fated bassist Stu Sutcliffe – cut their musical teeth and grew their hair.
Macca's meltdown: The inside story of the marriage that cost McCartney £24m and almost destroyed him
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:19:39 -0700
An explosive new book reveals the violence, greed and sexual obsession that characterised Sir Paul's disastrous relationship with Heather Mills.
Righting a wrong: Books stolen by Nazis returned to local family
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:12:12 -0700
To correct one of the greatest wrongs of human history, many little steps have had to be taken, with many more still to come.
2010 Year In Review
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:59:23 -0700
The Catholic Church in Germany has been shaken in recent days by revelations of a series of sexual abuse cases. Close to 100 priests and members of the laity have been suspected of abuse in recent years. After years of suppression, the wall of silence appears to be crumbling.
Google plans to launch Street View in Germany by end of year
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:10:23 -0700
Germany has been particularly critical of Google's Street View image capture program. The company now plans to let users block pictures of their property before the German site's year-end launch, but criticism remains.
Martin Davidson found his grandfather's secret past as a Nazi SS officer
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:12:01 -0700
My grandfather Bruno had been a Hauptsturmfuhrer (captain) in the SS, an organisation whose name is synonymous with evil.
