'Da Vinci Code' publisher leaves Random House - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK - The man who helped give the world "The Da Vinci Code," and a leading publisher of Danielle Steel and other brand-name authors are leaving Random House. The departing executives are Stephen Rubin, who as head of the Doubleday Publishing Group, published Dan Brown's blockbuster thriller, and Bantam Dell publisher Irwin Applebaum, whose many authors have included Steel, ...
AFP: Doctor gets text help for DR Congo amputation
A handout image of the patient in hospital in eastern DR Congo after his life-saving arm operation LONDON (AFP) -- A British surgeon volunteering in the Democratic Republic of Congo used text message instructions to perform a life-saving arm amputation, he said Wednesday. David Nott knew that the 16-year-old boy needed a forequarter amputation removing his left shoulder blade after his arm was ...
The Canadian Press: Montreal Alouettes re-sign veteran safety Etienne Boulay to multi-year deal
Montreal Alouettes re-sign veteran safety Etienne Boulay to multi-year deal MONTREAL -- The Montreal Alouettes re-signed veteran safety Etienne Boulay to a three-year contract Wednesday. "I am very excited to continue my career in my hometown," said Boulay, a Montreal native, in a prepared statement. "We just had an excellent season and I sincerely believe 2008 was only the ...
The Press Association: School defends Eid claims over show
A school has had to defend itself against claims that it rescheduled its Christmas show to make way for Eid. Greenwood Junior School, in Nottingham, told pupils' families that the pantomime would be held in January because of a "full calendar of events" this month. It said the move was in keeping with the tradition of pantos in the New Year. But a number of parents claim the ...
Mullen urges Pakistan to act against all militants | Politics | Reuters
By Robert Birsel, ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff urged Pakistan on Wednesday to investigate all possible links between the Mumbai attacks and Pakistani groups and to broaden its campaign against militants. Admiral Mike Mullen flew in for talks with Pakistan's 8-month-old civilian government and military commanders earlier on Wednesday, as part of U.S. ...
Christie's HK Asian sales miss target crisis weighs | Lifestyle | Reuters
By James Pomfret, HONG KONG (Reuters) - Auction house Christie's sold 46 million worth of Asian artwork in its Hong Kong autumn sales concluded Wednesday, around 35 percent below its pre-sale estimate as the financial crisis shrunk demand for Asian art. After the five-day sales however, Christie's made a total of HK.13 billion (46 million), around 35 percent less than the pre-sale ...
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent in '07 | Environment | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent last year on unfavorable weather that boosted demand for heating and cooling and as generation from hydropower sources declined, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday. Emissions of gases blamed for warming the planet rose to 7.282 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, mostly on a rise in emissions ...
Sail online for thrills without danger | Technology | Reuters
By Brian Rohan, PARIS (Reuters) - Always wanted to sail around the globe but never had the nerve? Just sign up online and now you can compete in one of France's most beloved yachting events without ever having to leave your desk. By Wednesday, some 170,000 people were playing the virtual version of the Vendee Globe, a solo, non-stop sailing race around the world that skirts the southern ...
AIG to shed stake in financial products joint ventures | Deals | Reuters
The transaction is set to close on January 2, AIG said in a statement on Wednesday. The insurer said it would not disclose terms for the sale of its share of Tenaska Marketing Ventures, Tenaska Gas Storage and Tenaska Marketing Canada. AIG is selling the stake as it winds down its financial products division. The division made big bets by guaranteeing U.S. residential mortgage assets with credit ...
Ill. gov says Obama's successor in Senate doesn't need to be African-American In Perry County, Ala., second Monday in Nov. is to be 'Barack Obama Day' Gallup: Black Democrats & Republicans think alike on many 'moral' issues Gallup: Black Democrats & Republicans think alike on many 'moral' issues The pollsters at Gallup this morning put numbers behind some ...
President-elect Barack Obama was the only African-American in the Senate before he resigned his seat last month. But Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet yesterday that Obama's replacement doesn't need to be black. "I think it is a factor of a great deal of weight in my mind but it is not the only factor or the only consideration, and somebody ...
Aunt faces charges in shackled teen mystery - CNN.com
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Police arrested a third suspect in the bizarre case of an emaciated, nearly naked teenager who is said to have escaped his captors and wandered into a gym with a shackle on his ankle, authorities said Wednesday. Police arrested Carmen Ramirez, 43, after following up on a tip that she was living in Berkeley, a suburb of Oakland, California, said Matt Robinson, a ...
The hottest clubs and bars in Miami - CNN.com
Miami's nightlife is a microcosm of the city itself: showy, shallow and damn good fun. After a hard day's sunbathing the beautiful people like nothing more than a night of high-class partying and there's no shortage of nightspots to cater for them. Unlike most cities, many of the best bars in Miami can be found in hotels, and Collins Avenue is hotel bar central. As soon as you ...
Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church - Yahoo! News
WHEATON, Ill. - Theological conservatives upset by the liberal views of the Episcopal Church are forming a rival denomination. The new Anglican Church in North America will include four Episcopal dioceses that recently split from the U.S. church, along with breakaway Anglican parishes from Canada. The announcement Wednesday in Wheaton, Illinois, comes after decades of debate over what ...
K-Fed: I'd rather see my kids than Britney's money - Yahoo! News
K-Fed: I'd rather see my kids than Britney's money In this March 21, 2008 file photo, Kevin Federline arrives for his birthday AP - In this March 21, 2008 file photo, Kevin Federline arrives for his birthday party at Pure nightclub at ... NEW YORK - Kevin Federline says money was no object in his custody battle with Britney Spears. Federline tells People magazine he vowed to ...
The Associated Press: Journalist jailed in Iraq over homosexuality story
By YAHYA BARZANJI - 12 minutes ago, "What was written by the detained journalist was a scientific article and it was not aimed at encouraging homosexuality," said Kamal Raouf, editor of Hawlati. "The article showed the positive and the negative aspects of homosexuality, but the court looked into one angle and it considered the subject as unethical." Raouf called the verdict ...