etired former seven-time Formula One worldchampion Michael Schumacher is set to take part in a superbike motorcyclechampionship race in Germany this weekend, it was reported Thursday, dpa reported.The German newspaper Bild said Schumacher hasentered the Oschersleben round of the IDM
The UAE will become an exporter of gypsum board next year when three factories producing this key building material are fully functional, GN reported. At present the country imports the entire quantity of gypsum board, used mostly in interior drywalls,
Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam, 37, announced her retirement from golf Tuesday, two days after winning her 72nd LPGA title Sunday at the Michelob Ultra Open in Williamsburg, Virgina. Sorenstam, who said she will retire at the end of the 2008
1." That film, a scathing critique of President George W. Bush and his decision to go to war in Iraq, grossed $119 million at the US box office to become the most commercially successful political documentary of all time. Rosett
Angela Kane of Germany was appointed Tuesday as UN undersecretary general for management, a position which will require her to work closely with the team overseeing the renovation of the UN world headquarters scheduled for completion in 2013, dpa reported.
A NASA spacecraft is set to land on Mars later this month to explore soil and ice in a northern area of the Red Planet, dpa reported. The Phoenix Mars Lander will enter the Martian atmosphere at a speed of
BRAD PITT has paid an odd tribute to his adopted New Orleans, Louisiana in the shape of a new tattoo on his lower back, the CM reported. The movie star was spotted showing off a new tattoo over the weekend
As of 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, 16,760 Chinese soldiers have joined in disaster relief efforts after a major earthquake jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon, the Xinhua news agency reported. China will also send 20 military planes to transport armed
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was willing to see a peaceful end to the fighting between Yemeni army and Shiite rebels near its south-western border, the official SPA news agency reported. The agency said the Saudi appeal was made
ablevision Systems Corp. is close to buying the Long Island newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million (€420.49 million), a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday, according to AP. The deal, which could be announced as soon
S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt visited Shanghai on Monday to discuss a viral outbreak that has killed at least 34 children, AP reported. The United States is offering to help China in its fight against the outbreaks
ost-election violence in Zimbabwecontinued unabated Sunday as the country headed for a presidential run-off,with more than 50 opposition members arrested in the past days for allegedlyburning property at a farm belong to the country's top cop. Police in Mashonaland Central
rab foreign ministers cut short anemergency meeting Sunday over the crisis in Lebanon to appeal for an immediateend to armed violence in Mount Lebanon and other parts of the country. The deputy chief of the Arab League, Ahmed bin Hilli,
Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Japan's former prime ministers on Thursday and was to give a speech at a university in Tokyo later in the day, the dpa reported. On his third day in Japan, Hu met with
A Philippine congressman said Thursday he has proposed that the plenary hall of the House of Representatives be padlocked during session hours to keep his colleagues from straying, the dpa reported. Congressman Pedro Romualdo made the proposal late Tuesday when
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the bombings of civilian targets in Darfur as "unacceptable." "The secretary general strongly deplores these acts, which targeted civilian areas, including locations where children congregate," said spokeswoman Marie Okabe, the dpa reported.
Rapper LIL' WAYNE has confirmed he won't be touring with 50 CENT on his current tour his G-UNIT band - insisting he hopes to take to the stage with R+B singer KEYSHIA COLE, the CM reported. Lil' Wayne - real
Inter Milan beat Lazio 2-0 Wednesday at Rome's Stadio Olimpico to qualify for the final of the Italian Cup after a scoreless draw in the home leg, the dpa reported. The young Portuguese Pele froze the home crowd early in
ingapore Airlines (SIA) will increase itsfuel surcharge for tickets effective May 12 as a result of the sustainedincrease in jet fuel prices in recent months, the carrier said on Wednesday,reported dpa.The new levels apply to SIA and subsidiarySilkAir flights. The
