Topic: United Kingdom

Today is Friday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2009. On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 ...

Pittsburgh open for business during G-20 summit, but security, unknown keeping many awayNick Mancini Hartner is like a lot of downtown business operators: "Security plans include a vehicle-free, three-block perimeter around the convention center and a ban on most vehicles elsewhere in ...

Retired 64-year-old British woman makes 2 holes-in-one, beats 67M to 1 oddsRuth Day, a 64-year-old retiree from northern England, had the day of her life on the golf course last week.Day shot two holes-in-one in the same round at Whitley Bay Golf ...

On July 12, 1984, Geraldine Ferraro was chosen by Walter Mondale as the 1st woman on a major-party ticketToday is Sunday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2009. On July 12, 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale announced he'd chosen U.S. ...

On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War IToday is Sunday, June 28, the 179th day of 2009. On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. In ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: //tinyurl.com/l8y5q9___June 21The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot, on President Obama, public records and transparency: //hamptonroads.com/2009/06/white-house-hides-comings-and-go ngs___June 21Durango (Colo.) Herald, on President Obama and Iran: The Iranian religious leadership has been confounded by President ...

Last month, March 25 to be exact, marked the 200th anniversary of the death of Anna Seward - beloved author of Black Beauty, probably the ultimate horse-riding story. Accommodation is in a tent-camp, while prices range from ?2,190 per person for two ...

Both the New York Yankees and New York Mets will open stunning new facilities this month, and others are on the way. "We're still the same, except for the name on the door," says Jerry Anderson, a senior principal with the firm.. ...

Coach Gordon Tietjens pronounced himself " pretty happy" as IRB World Series champions New Zealand secured three comfortable victories on the first day of the Dubai Sevens to book a quarter-final clash with Kenya.Wins over Wales and Zimbabwe were followed up with ...

The earliest reference ever to the game of baseball found in EnglandBaseball is as American as ... tea and crumpets?That may be case, according to a diary uncovered in southern England last year but only now being made public.Julian Pooley, the manager ...