Roman Polanski in pole position at Berlin film festival
BERLIN (Reuters) - Roman Polanski can enjoy a break from sensational headlines about his arrest and misdemeanors and bask in the glow of mostly positive reviews for his latest movie "The Ghost Writer."
Nations:Denmark People:Roman Polanski Tony Blair Ewan McGregor Pierce Brosnan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-15
Governor: at least 12 dead in Belgian train crash
BRUSSELS - Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 12 people and injuring 55, a Belgian official said. Other officials said the death toll was higher.
Nations:Belgium France Denmark Netherlands Source:(AP)
2010-02-15
Ancient Greenland gene map has a surprise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have sequenced the DNA from four frozen hairs of a Greenlander who died 4,000 years ago in a study they say takes genetic technology into several new realms.
Nations:Denmark Greenland Australia Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-11
Bin Laden blasts US for climate change
CAIRO - Osama bin Laden sought to draw a wider public into his fight against the United States in a new message Friday, dropping his usual talk of religion and holy war and focusing instead on an unexpected topic: global warming.
Nations:Denmark Afghanistan People:Osama bin Laden Activities:Islamic Terrorists Source:(AP)
2010-01-30
Sundance film puts human face on climate change
PARK CITY, Utah (AFP) - The devastating impact of global warming on communities worldwide is the subject of a powerful Sundance documentary aiming to put a human face on climate change.
Nations:Denmark Bangladesh U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AFP)
2010-01-23
A week after Haiti quake, aid for all is elusive
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The world still can't get enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty one week after an earthquake shattered Haiti's capital. The airport remains a bottleneck, the port is a shambles. The Haitian government is invisible, nobody has taken firm charge, and the police have largely given up.
Nations:Brazil Mexico Denmark France People:Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2010 Haiti Earthquake Source:(AP)
2010-01-19
Caipirinhas in Rio after 2016 Olympics win
RIO DE JANEIRO - Confetti poured over 50,000 cheering Brazilians, swimsuit-clad revelers waved green, yellow and blue flags and bartenders worked overtime serving caipirinhas to celebrate one of Rio's proudest moments: The 2016 Olympics are coming to the Marvelous City.
Nations:Brazil Denmark Activities:2016 Summer Olympics Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Quake landslides wipe out 4 villages in Indonesia
PADANG, Indonesia - At least four Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people including a wedding party under mountains of mud and debris, officials said Saturday.
Nations:Indonesia Denmark Switzerland Netherlands South Korea Australia Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics
COPENHAGEN - The country's president was blunt. "It is," Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "Brazil's time."
Nations:Brazil Denmark People:Michelle Obama Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2016 Summer Olympics
2009-10-02
Obama factor looms large as lobbying for 2016 Olympics heats up
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The four cities bidding for the prize honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics began three intensive days of lobbying on Tuesday with the Obama factor looming large ahead of Friday's vote by the IOC.
Nations:U.S. Denmark Spain Japan Brazil France People:Michelle Obama Barack Obama Vladimir Putin Tony Blair Activities:2016 Summer Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-29
Taliban leader tells 'invaders' to study history
KABUL - The Taliban's reclusive leader said in a Muslim holiday message Saturday that the U.S. and NATO should study Afghanistan's long history of war, in a pointed reminder that foreign forces have had limited military success in the country.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Denmark People:Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-09-19
Clijsters wins US Open in return from retirement
NEW YORK - Kim Clijsters cradled the baby in one hand, the trophy in the other.
Nations:Denmark People:Kim Clijsters Serena Williams Activities:2009 U.S. Tennis Open Source:(AP)
2009-09-13
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