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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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A 507-carat diamond as big as a hen's egg has sold for $US35 million ($A39.4 million), breaking the record for the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond. |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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Shoppers wondering how to deal with the afterlife found an answer on Friday - a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin, one of many items on display at the opening of an international luxury fair in Verona... |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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New Delhi, Feb 26 : France Friday expressed solidarity with India in the wake of the terror attack in Kabul in which 9 Indians were killed and conveyed its condolences to the families of the victims. |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister vowed Friday to put everyone who conspired against the country's democracy on trial, as the number of military officers charged and jailed for allegedly plot... |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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Paris: As sludge from an oil spill began polluting the Po, Italy's longest river, raising fears of contamination of specialised farm products such as Parma cheese, ham or the famous arborio rice used ... |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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(BURHAN OZBILICI)Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay, left, seen during a debate at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. A Turkish court in Istanbul on Thursday charged more r... |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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establishing a knowledge base. The programme is a successor of the Safer Internet Plus Programme (2005-2008). The indicative total budget available for this call under the 2010 budget is EUR 3 ... |
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - Shares in Pyng Medical Corp. (TSXV:PYT) soared on the TSX Venture exchange Friday after the company received regulatory clearance in Europe to market its "new and improved" rapid inf... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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France has left itself with a 'home run' to a Six Nations Grand Slam after the tournament leader held its nerve to beat Wales 26-20 at the Millennium Stadium. Victory appeared all but assured at half... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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Germany's Maria Riesch reacts after finishing the first run of the Women's slalom at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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It was the kind of phone call every mother dreads. At 4.24am on 27 March 2003, Erica Duggan was woken by her son Jeremiah, a normally ebullient 22-year-old. "Mum, I'm in trouble," he said. In hushed t... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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A Danish newspaper apologised yesterday for offending Muslims by reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Mohamed with a bomb-shaped turban, rekindling a heated debate about the limits of freedom of speech... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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(CNN) -- Ivan Rakitic scored a superb late winner as Schalke stayed firmly in the Bundesliga title race with a 2-1 win over local rivals Borussia Dortmund on Friday night. |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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Two retired Turkish generals have been charged over an alleged plot in 2003 to overthrow the government, reports say.Cetin Dogan, former head of Turkey's First Army, and Engin Alan, a former special f... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, embroiled in two trials for fraud, has likened Italian prosecutors and judges to the Afghan Taliban.He told a rally in the northern city of Turin that they we... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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France kept their Grand Slam dream alive in a thrilling Six Nations clash at the Millennium Stadium.France raced into a 20-0 lead by the break with interception tries for Alexis Palisson and Francois ... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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Wednesday's men's hockey loss to Canada caps a string of embarrassing failures for the country. The players, the Olympic committee, the entire post-Soviet era all take heat from angry fans. |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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If you believe some European politicians, there may be a more sinister force behind the economic crises currently convulsing Greece and Spain and threatening the stability of the euro. They believe th... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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An Israeli company selling images from spy satellites is seeking €35m ($47.7m, £31.3m) as an arbitration award from Serbia over a defence deal pre-dating the country’s split from neighbouring Mon... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's prime minister vowed Friday to put everyone who conspired against the country's democracy on trial, as the number of military officers charged and jailed for allegedly p... |
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