Ireland demands replay in soccer controversy

ft Friday, November 20, 2009 10:11:00 PM CET | info

By John Murray Brown in Dublin and Ben Hall in Paris Published: November 19 2009 22:51 | Last updated: November 19 2009 22:51 Ireland has called on Fifa, world football’s governing body, to replay Wednesday’s World Cup qualifying match against France, after a handball by French player Thierry.......

Ball is in Iran’s court: ElBaradei

Hindu Friday, November 20, 2009 10:41:00 PM CET | info

DUBAI: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, has called upon Iran to avoid becoming a deal-breaker and permanently liberate itself from the threat of sanctions posed by global powers. “It is a unique opportunity to move from sanctions and confrontation to the process of building....

Closing credits roll for Oprah

ft Friday, November 20, 2009 10:26:00 PM CET | info

By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York Published: November 20 2009 21:05 | Last updated: November 20 2009 21:05 Talk of love, loss, celebrity, power and new beginnings have been staples of Oprah Winfrey’s television show since it launched in 1986. On Friday, they came together as the 55-year-old.......

UN panel condemns Iran's crackdown on protesters

earthtimes Friday, November 20, 2009 10:15:00 PM CET | info

New York - The UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Friday condemned Iran's violent crackdown on the crowd that protested alleged fraud during the June presidential elections. The committee voted 74-48 to condemn human rights violations, h......

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them

AP Friday, November 20, 2009 10:29:00 PM CET | info

LONDON (AP) -- A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.......

Galileo bones to go on display

channel4news Friday, November 20, 2009 9:37:00 PM CET | info

Updated on 20 November 2009 Source PA News Two fingers and a tooth believed to belong to Galileo Galilei have been found and will go on display next year, a museum in Florence has said. Three fingers and a tooth were taken from the astronomer's body in 1737 and placed in a container....

Sena activists attack IBN offices in Mumbai, Pune

hinduonnet Friday, November 20, 2009 9:12:00 PM CET | info

— Photo: Special Arrangement VANDALISED: The IBN Lokmat office in Mumbai targeted by the Shiv Sena on Friday. Mumbai: In a shocking incident threatening the media’s freedom of speech and expression in Maharashtra, a group of Shiv Sainiks on Friday led an outrageous attack on the offices of leading.......

Centrist Democrat agrees to vote

WashingtonPost Friday, November 20, 2009 10:33:00 PM CET | info

Neb. Sen. Nelson says he will vote to bring bill to the floor, leaving two senators undecided....

Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns, killing driver

msnbc Friday, November 20, 2009 9:39:00 PM CET | info

The "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board bus that ran off of a central Virginia interstate, struck an embankment and overturned. The driver died at the scene, police said....