MONACO (AP) - Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland was wearing the race leader's yellow jersey as the 180 riders set off for the second stage of the Tour de France.Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, pre-race favorite Alberto Contador and other possible title
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordanian police have clashed with about 45 protesters outside the country's agricultural ministry, demanding an end to the import of Israeli fruits and vegetables.Police wielded batons against some of the demonstrators, who chanted slogans that Israeli
Oxford, England, July 05 2009 -- A busy mum of two, is hoping to earn a million to pay for her dream family home by offering to complete any suggested task, for any proposed fee!This bespoke, unique service opportunity allows
PARIS (AP) - A submarine scouring the Indian Ocean on Sunday picked up the signal beacons of the two black boxes of a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed off the Comoros Islands, the French aviation agency said.A 12-year-old girl, Bahia
NEW YORK (AP) - The World Jewish Congress is calling for Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone to resign after he was quoted as saying that Adolf Hitler "got things done.In the interview with London's The Times newspaper, Ecclestone also said
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's official newspaper says the coalition government has pledged to withdraw troops from the Marange diamond fields and meet international mining standards.The government has denied recent allegations by Human Rights Watch that said the troops had
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - Walt Disney World says a monorail at the Florida theme park is out of service after an employee death.The Reedy Creek Fire Department tells Orlando television station WESH that two monorails collided around 2 a.m. (0600GMT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister said Sunday he hopes to reach a "wider understanding" on regional peace when he meets Washington's Mideast envoy this week, but gave no indication the sides have resolved a dispute over settlement construction in
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 46.Pope Benedict XVI condemned the attack.The bomb exploded outside the Immaculate Conception
LOST BOYS star COREY FELDMAN regrets not making amends with his old pal MICHAEL JACKSON before the King of Pop's death last week (25Jun09).The former child star was one of the pop star's closest pals 10 years ago, but the
More than 120,000 MICHAEL JACKSON fans-per-second visited the website of Los Angeles' Staples Center for the first 90 minutes of Friday's (03Jul09) memorial ticket giveaway.Devotees were told they could register for free tickets for next week's (07Jul09) tribute via the
HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) - A hotel worker has received a suspended prison sentence for stealing the debit card information of Bermuda's premier and using it to buy pizza.Kim Dean says she kept the number from a phone order at the
WASHINGTON (AP) - A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents
NEW YORK (AP) - In the fight of pachyderms vs. people _ the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505
MADONNA has upset dignitaries in St. Petersburg, Russia by using foul language to promote an upcoming show in the city.The pop superstar proclaimed the Russian for "It's f**king great" at the beginning of an online audio teaser for her Sticky
MICHAEL JACKSON's longtime costumers, DENNIS TOMPKINS and MICHAEL BUSH, will design the suit the King of Pop will be buried in.The Los Angeles-based designers, who have worked with Jackson for the last 20 years, had been creating costumes for the
MADONNA is to pay tribute to MICHAEL JACKSON at her London concert on Saturday night (04Jul09) with the help of a dancer who has mastered the King of Pop's moves.The pop superstar has posted dress rehearsal pictures on her official
MICHAEL JACKSON's personal physician has chosen not to attend the singer's memorial service next week (07Jul09) - because he fears his presence will be too much for grieving fans and family members.Dr. Conrad Murray was by Jackson's bedside when the
Actress MISCHA BARTON was reprimanded in a London nightclub toilet after trying to bundle a pal into a cubicle with her.The former The O.C. star and a girlfriend were stopped from sharing a cubicle at Whisky Mist club in Mayfair
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said.The missiles were fired at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) and the Defense Ministry was trying to confirm whether they were
