May 5, 2011
Palestinians Sign Unity Pact in Cairo
Rival Palestinian leaders from the Fatah and Hamas groups formally ended a bitter, four-year rift Wednesday, but Israel's prime minister denounced their reconciliation as a “tremendous blow to peace” and a “victory for terrorism.” Fatah's leader,…
May 5, 2011
Last WWI combat veteran Claude Choules dies aged 110
The world's last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude Stanley Choules, has died in Australia aged 110. Known to his comrades as Chuckles, British-born Mr Choules joined the Royal Navy at 15 and went on to serve on HMS Revenge. He moved to…
May 5, 2011
Holyfield eyes world title fight
Former heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, is hoping to line up a world championship fight if he can beat Brian Nielsen in a non-title bout on Saturday. The 48-year-old Holyfield (43-10-2), who held the world heavyweight title four times,…
May 5, 2011
Barcelona advance to final
Barcelona advanced to the Champions League final by dominating Real Madrid in a 1-1 tie yesterday, winning the semi-final on 3-1 aggregate as Pedro Rodriguez scored off a perfect through pass from Andres Iniesta in the 54th minute. In the fourth…
May 5, 2011
Mavs rally to stun Lakers
When Kobe Bryant drained a three-pointer to put the Los Angeles Lakers up by 16 points in the second half, nobody would have been surprised if the Dallas Mavericks packed it in. After all, these perennial underachievers are not exactly known for…
May 5, 2011
Jackie Cooper: Ex-child star and Superman actor dies
Former US child star Jackie Cooper, who went on to work as a TV producer, film…
May 5, 2011
Swiss seize millions belonging to Duvalier
Switzerland Monday moved to seize more than US$6 million frozen in Swiss…
May 5, 2011
Feds sue Deutsche Bank, alleging mortgage fraud
The federal government sued Deutsche Bank on Tuesday, saying the bank committed fraud and padded its pockets with undeserved income as it repeatedly lied in order to join a government programme that insured mortgages. The lawsuit in US District…
May 5, 2011
US stocks wobble as earnings rally slows
AFTER two weeks of strong earnings pumped up the US markets, weak results from Pfizer and others deflated a broad earnings rally yesterday. The world's largest drug maker posted lower-than-expected quarterly results yesterday, slowing a parade of…
May 5, 2011
GM sales jump 26% on small car sales gains
General Motors' US car and truck sales jumped 26 per cent in April as the economy continued to improve and higher gasone prices pushed buyers into more fuel-efficient vehicles. The largest US car company sold 232,538 vehicles last month, led by a…