Fugitive arrested in connection with January murder in Pennsylvania

Monday, March 30, 2009 A fugitive wanted in connection with a robbery that left a man dead in a Pennsylvania motel parking lot was arrested Friday after evading authorities for more than two months. Myles Alexander White, 21, was arrested without incident in Long Island and is awaiting extradition to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where he is … Read more

Fugitive arrested in connection with January murder in Pennsylvania

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Fires at Baxter Immigration Detention Centre in South Australia

Saturday, November 12, 2005 34 accommodation units have been destroyed by fire at the Baxter Detention Centre near Pt Augusta in South Australia today. The blaze also gutted a kitchen, laundry, recreational area and officers’ station. The original blaze broke out around 4am ACST in the kitchen of the “White One” compound which houses single … Read more

Fires at Baxter Immigration Detention Centre in South Australia

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Semi truck crashes into viaduct in Buffalo, New York

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Buffalo, New York — According to police in Buffalo, New York, no one was injured after a semi-trailer truck carrying paper from Ontario, Canada hit a railroad viaduct, tearing the truck in half. At approximately 11:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) on April 21, an unidentified man driving the truck westbound on Walden … Read more

Semi truck crashes into viaduct in Buffalo, New York

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US Senator Kennedy has brain tumor surgically removed

Monday, June 2, 2008 Today, United States Senator Ted Kennedy underwent surgery for a brain tumor at Duke University Medical Center. Kennedy, 76, was diagnosed with malignant glioma, a common but dangerous form of cancer, after suffering a seizure on May 17. Kennedy has met repeatedly with friend and medical advisor Dr. Lawrence C. Horowitz … Read more

US Senator Kennedy has brain tumor surgically removed

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As the Eurovision entrants return home, the home crowds weigh in

Monday, May 18, 2009 Most of the Eurovision entrants have returned home from their sojourn in Moscow, Russia, and the newspapers across Europe have varied opinions. Most national newspapers congratulated their entrants on a job well done, while others trash-talked other entrants, and still others called for their countries to pull out of the Contest. … Read more

As the Eurovision entrants return home, the home crowds weigh in

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2008 Leisure Taiwan launched in Taipei World Trade Center

Saturday, July 19, 2008 This year’s Leisure Taiwan trade show (a.k.a Taiwan Sport Recreation and Leisure Show) started yesterday, with 131 companies participating including sports media companies such as ESPN and VideoLand Television, businesses selling sports equipment and fitness clubs. There were also a variety of sports being played in the arena built for the … Read more

2008 Leisure Taiwan launched in Taipei World Trade Center

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McDonald’s restaurant to close all locations in Iceland

Thursday, October 29, 2009 File:El Maco.jpg McDonald’s, the international fast food restaurant chain, will cease all operations in Iceland by the end of October. The company blames the closure of the nation’s three outlets on drastically increased costs of importing its food ingredients, which mainly came from Germany. McDonald’s corporation says the current economic slump … Read more

McDonald’s restaurant to close all locations in Iceland

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