US diplomat: 100,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone
Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that up to 100,000 people may have died in the devastating cyclone. Nations:[Sweden] People:[Ban Ki-moon] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-07 UN officials: Myanmar cyclone a 'major, major disaster'
Hungry crowds of survivors stormed the few shops that opened in Myanmar's stricken Irrawaddy delta, where food and international aid has been scarce since a devastating cyclone killed more than 22,000 people, the U.N. said Wednesday. Nations:[Myanmar][Sweden] People:[Ban Ki-moon] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-07 China firms sink roots across the globe
Amid the torrent of clothes, electronics and toys surging out of China comes a little-noticed export: international companies. Nations:[Sweden][U.S.][China][Brazil][South Africa][Italy] 2008-03-16 Protesters across the world condemn Iraq war
Thousands of protestors marched against the Iraq war in Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a global day of action that drew huge crowds in London and smaller protests elsewhere in Europe and Canada. Nations:[Canada][U.K.][Sweden][Norway][Denmark][Vietnam] People:[Gordon Brown][Tony Blair][George W. Bush][Tom Cruise] Activities:[Anti-war Movement][Vietnam War] 2008-03-16 Michelle Mourns Heath, Asks for Peace
 An emotionally wrought Michelle Williams has spoken out for the first time since the unexpected death of former fiancé Heath Ledger, asking fans and media to allow her and Ledger's other loved ones to mourn in peace. Nations:[Sweden][U.S.] People:[Michelle Williams][Ryan Gosling][Heath Ledger] 2008-02-02 Rolled up $20 found near Heath Ledger
A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wednesday -- the same day an autopsy on the "Brokeback Mountain" actor came back inconclusive. Nations:[U.S.][Sweden] People:[Heath Ledger][Michelle Williams][Bob Dylan][Naomi Watts][Ang Lee] 2008-01-23 Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O). Nations:[Australia][U.S.][Canada][U.K.][Mexico][Pakistan] People:[Britney Spears][Tom Cruise][Kate Moss][David Beckham] 2007-10-17 American trio wins 2007 Nobel for economics
A Russian-born academic who escaped both the Communist revolution and the horrors of World War Two became the oldest person to win a Nobel Prize on Monday, garnering a joint award for a pioneering market theory. Nations:[Poland][Sweden][Switzerland][Russia] 2007-10-15 China plans virtual world for commerce
Your favorite pants are fraying? You may soon be able to order replacements directly from the factory where they were made, according to the chief scientist of an ambitious Chinese Internet project. Nations:[China][Sweden][Vietnam][Sri Lanka][Germany] 2007-10-15 European cities tackling climate change
When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits. A few melting glaciers later, Vaxjo is attracting a green pilgrimage of politicians, scientists and business leaders from as far afield as the United States and North Korea seeking inspiration from a city program that has allowed it to cut CO2 emissions 30 percent since 1993. Nations:[Denmark][Sweden][U.K.][Spain][France][Colombia] 2007-10-14 German wins Nobel chemistry prize
Gerhard Ertl of Germany won the 2007 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for studies of chemical reactions on solid surfaces, which are key to understanding questions like how pollution eats away at the ozone layer. Nations:[Sweden][Germany] 2007-10-10 Physics Nobel goes to German, Frenchman
Two European scientists won the 2007 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for a discovery that lets computers, iPods and other digital devices store reams of data on ever-shrinking hard disks. Nations:[France][Germany][Sweden] 2007-10-09
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