Ferguson criticises Mancini sacking
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-18 04:16:41 -0700 | sports-news
Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Manchester City over the sacking of Roberto Mancini. Mancini was dismissed by the club on Monday after three-and-a-half years in charge and three major trophies. But Ferguson, who retires after Sunday's game against West Brom,...
North Korea launches short-range missiles
Source: Al Jazeera English
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-18 04:56:07 -0700 | political-news
42 North Korea has launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, according to South Korea's Ministry of Defence quoted by Yonhap news agency. The ministry said it detected two missiles fired on Saturday morning, followed by...
Obama: Middle-class wages need to grow
Source: United Press International
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 03:37:41 -0700 | political-news
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on job creation at Ellicott Dredges, a manufacturer of dredging equipment, in Baltimore, May 17, 2013...President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. economy needs to create more "good, middle-class jobs, and we need to do...
Missed opportunities (0-for-8 with RISP) doom Rangers in 2-1 loss to Tigers
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Detroit :: MI :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:17:45 -0700 | sports-news
Miguel Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the sixth inning to back Rick Porcello and lift the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Jim Leyland earned his...
Harvard students demand inquiry into immigration thesis
Source: The Boston Globe
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 00:57:58 -0700 | political-news
Harvard University this week urged the university to investigate how the thesis came to be approved and to ban future research on racial superiority. / Globe Staff / May 17, 2013 Students from the Kennedy School of Government and Harvard...
ET: Why India's crowded roads need quadricycles
Source: Times of India
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-18 01:32:22 -0700 | political-news
Quadricycles, this comment will argue, is what India needs given its urban and larger economic characteristics. Vehicle technology needs to be rethought in India, where incomes are low. India needs vehicles that are less costly and less consuming of road...
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
Source: The Boston Globe
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-18 00:57:54 -0700 | travel-news
Afghanistan (AP) Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday. Police Chief Abdul Ghani was leaving his driveway in his car outside his home...
New Jersey Dining | Edison: Review of Chung Sol Bat Restaurant in Edison
Source: The New York Times
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-18 00:56:43 -0700 | entertainment-news
Chicken is definitely on the menu at this Korean barbecue restaurant, too. But it and the rest of the food I ate on two visits there bears no resemblance to what is offered at the chain restaurant. An army of...
Student activist arrested for alleged involvement in street rally
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-18 02:05:43 -0700 | political-news
Student activist Adam Adli Abd Halim was arrested on Saturday for his alleged involvement in the May 13 street rally, KL police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh confirmed. Adam Adli Abd Halim Adam was arrested under Section 124 of...
DEEP says 14 types of snakes live in Connecticut
Source: The Boston Globe
Hartford :: CT :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 01:38:03 -0700 | political-news
Conn. (AP) The black rat, eastern hognose, northern redbelly, and timber rattlesnake are among the 14 snakes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says can be found in the state. Twelve of the species, including the northern black...
Long Island Dining | St. James: A Review of Five.Five 2, in St. James
Source: The New York Times
Greenlawn :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 00:56:44 -0700 | entertainment-news
Barton Silverman/The New York Times A warm pecan tart crowned with pistachio gelato. The restaurant, which opened in November, occupies the former home of O's Food and Wine Bar. The owners, Jacqueline Brusa and Michael Lazar, are first-time restaurateurs who...
Mukhriz denies permission for Pakatan rally
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-18 04:15:11 -0700 | political-news
Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir has denied Pakatan Rakyat permission to hold a rally at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Suka Menanti here on Tuesday, saying it was not a wise thing to do. Mukhriz, who is also Kedah...
The Economy Continues To Send A Ton Of Bearish Signals
Source: BusinessInsider
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-18 03:30:57 -0700 | business-news
It has long been our underlying thesis that the huge amount of household debt accumulated during the housing boom would inhibit consumer spending and economic growth for some time to come, and this is what has been happening over the...
N Korea 'fires short-range missiles'
Source: BBC
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-18 02:46:17 -0700 | political-news
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the afternoon, the ministry said in a statement. Officials at the ministry said they...
Murder hunt launched after man's body found in Coventry grassland
Source: The Independent
Coventry :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-18 02:36:58 -0700 | sports-news
Suggested Topics Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man's body was found on an area of grassland near a block of flats. The victim, thought to be aged in his 40s, was found by a member of the...
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