Articles from Yahoo!
Displaying articles 1 - 10 of most recent articles
Booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years AFP - Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alchohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.
Yahoo! | 11 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.
Yahoo! | 15 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Nigeria police name suspects in ex-militant killing AFP - Nigerian police on Friday named three rival gang members as suspects in the murder of a notorious ex-militant, whose killing has sparked fears of fresh violence in the country's oil-producing region.
Yahoo! | 18 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Suicide bomber kills 42 at Shiite rally in Pakistan AFP - At least 42 people were killed on Friday in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta, the latest in a string of sectarian attacks.
Yahoo! | 24 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
US military chief holds talks in Turkey AFP - The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen was to hold talks with Turkish officials Friday after the US combat mission in neighbouring Iraq formally ended, officials said.
Yahoo! | 31 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
As Hurricane Earl Hits East Coast, Residents Urged to Brace Themselves
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- As Hurricane Earl, packing 105 mph winds, roared up the U.S. east coast Friday, federal officials urged residents to take steps to protect themselves and their property.
Yahoo! | 36 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Yahoo! | 36 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
India's air force honours Tendulkar AFP - India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for his contribution to cricket.
Yahoo! | 38 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Gates says Pakistan havens still threaten Afghanistan Reuters - Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan but cooperation between NATO-led forces and the Pakistani military is increasing, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
Yahoo! | 45 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Media doggedly pursuing political corruption AFP - MONTREAL (AFP) - In the face of a passive political opposition, journalists are increasingly becoming Canada's top public watchdog with searing investigative reports that have put Quebec's government at risk and led to the demise of another, observers say.
Yahoo! | 47 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Payrolls fall less than expected 54,000 in August Reuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the decline was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up growth.
Yahoo! | 48 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
