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 Gulf News | Bush Finds Vietnam War Parallel in Iraq Voice of America - By Paula Wolfson. President Bush says the recent upsurge in violence in Iraq is reminiscent of a tactic used by North Vietnamese guerrilla forces at a crucial point during the Vietnam War. Iraq threatens to derail Republicans Tet? Not Yet |
 Earthtimes.org | Rice Backs Diplomacy on North Korea Nuclear Issue, China Says Bloomberg - By Rob Delaney. Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Chinese President Hu Jintao she expects diplomacy to resolve the North Korea nuclear crisis, China's Foreign Ministry said today. Rice Discusses North Korean Threat on Asian Trip Firms With N. Korean Ties Blacklisted? |
 E Canada Now | North Korea may be backing off showdown, but demands remain the ... International Herald Tribune - AP. SEOUL, South Korea North Korea is showing signs it could be backing away from its nuclear showdown with the world, while staging a show of domestic support in its capital, where tens of thousands gathered to laud the country's first-ever atomic test. No more nuclear blasts: apologetic Kim Jong Il US, Russia to discuss North Korea |
 Earthtimes.org | Sony's Online Free-for-All Wired News - By Chris Kohler | Also by this reporter. SAN FRANCISCO -- Besides "PlayStation 3," the most-heard word at Sony's Thursday afternoon Gamers' Day was "free. PlayStation 3 shines in pre-launch test PS3 to launch with free online games |
 Computing News | Scientists create first cloaking device Xinhua - LOS ANGELES, Oct.19 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have created the first cloaking device to demonstrate the theory of hiding an object from electromagnetic radiation. Cloaking Copper, Scientists Take Step Toward Invisibility Scientists cloak copper cylinder |
 WRAL.com | Judge postpones hearing challenging Madonna's adoption International Herald Tribune - AP. LILONGWE, Malawi A judge on Friday postponed a hearing on a lawsuit by human rights groups challenging the government's decision to allow American pop star Madonna to start adoption procedures for a motherless 13-month-old Malawian boy. Madonna's immaculate adoption Madonna Adoption Protest Court Case Postponed |
 BBC News | Researchers Create First Working Invisibility Cloak RxPG NEWS - By Imperial College, London and Duke University, USA, Scientists have demonstrated the first ever working 'invisibility cloak', reports Science Express today. One Step Closer to an Invisibility Cloak Disappear into thin air? Scientists take step toward invisibility. |
 GameSHOUT | Games: Console Wars BusinessWeek - For many kids, the holiday season just wouldn't be the same without wizards, warriors, and wide receivers dominating the big screen. Sony PlayStation 3 Details Revealed Sony Debuts PS3 Games, Online Strategy |
 Playfuls.com | Sony reveals PlayStation 3 details San Francisco Chronicle - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Thursday disclosed its lineup of games and online networking strategy for the launch of its highly anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console, which is set to premiere on Nov. 17. Sony PS3 Takes Aim at Xbox Live Sony Unveils PS3 Specifics |
BBC News | Scientists take step toward invisibility CNET News.com - Set of concentric copper circles on fiberglass board deflects electromagnetic waves of a specific frequency. By John Schwartz. Invisibility has long been the stuff of fantasy, from Plato's story of the ring ... Scientists see future for invisibility cloak (Roundup) Science tripping the light fantastic |
GameSHOUT | Sony unveils online plans for PS3 Australian IT - SONY has demonstrated the online service for its upcoming PlayStation 3, which will let players compete and chat online and download games, music and movies. Sony Unveils Playstation 3 and Game Details Games: Console Wars |
 News 14 Charlotte | The cosy, the frightening, the cute and the sinister Times Online - THE journey to Mt Kumgang in North Korea, perhaps the world?s most bizarre mini-break, begins at dawn in an atmosphere of menace and confrontation. Rice pushes S. Korea on sanctions A nuclear rogue: Not once but twice |
GameSHOUT | Sony Reveals More PlayStation 3 Details Top Tech News - By Tim Gray. Sony had originally provided journalists with a first glimpse of the PlayStation 3 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles back in May, but didn't reveal news of any new games -- or ... Sony unveils details of PS3 online services Sony Unveils PS3 Specifics |
News 14 Charlotte | Mixed signals on nuke tests, talks from North Korea CNN International - BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Mixed messages are emerging from North Korea about whether its leader, Kim Jong Il, intends to stage another nuclear test. The cosy, the frightening, the cute and the sinister Rice pushes S. Korea on sanctions |
 Thanh Nien Daily | Hope in nuclear stalemate Melbourne Herald Sun - A senior Chinese envoy who held face-to-face talks with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said they had produced some positive results in the crisis over Pyongyang's atomic bomb test. Rice Discusses North Korean Threat on Asian Trip N. Korea collapse from sanctions said unlikely |
 The Money Times | Sony unveils details of PS3 online services TG Daily - San Francisco (CA) - Late Thursday, during a Playstation 3 event in San Francisco, Sony unveiled details about several features for the PS3 previously kept under-wraps, including online services and available accessories, in addition to the official ... PlayStation 3 shines in pre-launch test Sony unveils online plans for PS3 |
 Montreal Gazette | North Korea may be backing off showdown Houston Chronicle - By BURT HERMAN AP Writer. © 2006 AP. SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea showed signs Friday it could be backing away from its nuclear showdown with the world, even as it staged a show of domestic support in ... Russia's Ivanov, US Rice to discuss N. Korea Report: North Korean leader says no more nuclear tests are planned |
Earthtimes.org | Rice pushes S. Korea on sanctions San Jose Mercury News - By Glenn Kessler. SEOUL, South Korea - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed the South Korean government Thursday to fully implement UN-authorized sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear test, but ... Kim Reportedly Regrets North Korean Nuclear Test Seoul's engagement policy in question after nuke test |
GameSHOUT | Sony PS3 Takes Aim at Xbox Live BetaNews - By Ed Oswald, BetaNews. At an event for press in San Francisco Thursday, Sony demonstrated functionality that it hopes would erase one of the Microsoft Xbox 360's greatest strengths - its online service. Hot holiday video games could spur player sales Sony Demos PlayStation Network |
 Entertainmentwise | Madonna's immaculate adoption The Age - AFTER almost 25 controversial years in the public eye, Madonna must be accustomed to some degree of vitriol. Still, one wonders whether even the pop provocateur of our time has ever experienced anything quite ... Malawi groups go to court to stop Madonna adoption About a boy |
GameSHOUT | Sony Says It May Not Meet PS3 Shipment Goals on Production Snag Bloomberg - By Michael White. Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp., which slashed its profit forecast yesterday, said it may not reach this year's shipment target for the PlayStation 3 game console because of a parts shortage in the Blu-ray high-definition disc drive. Sony unveils details of PS3 online services PlayStation 3 shines in pre-launch test |
GameSHOUT | Sony PlayStation 3 Details Revealed CIO - Sony, the Japanese electronics giant, on Thursday announced a number of new details regarding its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 gaming console, including that 21 games will be available on its launch date of Nov. Sony PS3 Takes Aim at Xbox Live Sony unveils details of PS3 online services |
 CTV.ca | US and China divided over approaches to North Korea Boston Globe - By Jehangir S. Pocha, Globe Correspondent | October 20, 2006. BEIJING -- While China and the United States are vowing to work together to rein in North Korea, the two countries are locked in a tense tug-of-war ... N Korea urged to return to talks US won't dictate Korea sanctions |
 Game News | PlayStation 3 shines in pre-launch test CNET News.com - Sony rolls out the red carpet for journalists and analysts a month before the game console's launch. By Daniel Terdiman. reporter's notebook SAN FRANCISCO--I'm standing in a room full of gamers in what must ... Sony Says It May Not Meet PS3 Shipment Goals on Production Snag Opinion: Sony Shows Its Online Stripes |
CTV.ca | N. Korea collapse from sanctions said unlikely Reuters AlertNet - By Carol Giacomo and Arshad Mohammed. WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - New UN sanctions are unlikely to cause a collapse of North Korea's communist government, current and former US officials and experts say. Rice: China Gave N. Korea 'A Strong Message' Kim took 'calculated' risk with nuke bargaining chip WORLD ... |
CTV.ca | US, China press NK on talks CNN International - BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China and the United States urged North Korea Friday to break the stalemate and return to peaceful dialogue after the communist regime's surprise nuclear test earlier this month. US and China divided over approaches to North Korea Rice pushes S. Korea on sanctions |
CTV.ca | Kim took 'calculated' risk with nuke bargaining chip WORLD ... Washington Times - By Andrew Salmon. SEOUL -- Kim Jong-il, North Korea's secretive leader, is one of the world's most unreadable figures. Analysts agree that Mr. Chinese Envoy Reaches Out to North Korea China appeals for calm in Korean nuclear crisis |
 Canada.com | China weighing tough measures vs N.Korea Seattle Post Intelligencer - By AUDRA ANG. AP WRITER. BEIJING -- China is weighing tough measures to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions, with government experts calling for the reduction of critical supplies of oil and food that have ... Beijing stands 'strong' in talks Russia's Ivanov, US Rice to discuss N. Korea |
 Playfuls.com | Judge postpones hearing challenging Madonna adoption Irish Examiner - A judge on today postponed a hearing on a lawsuit by human rights groups challenging the Malawian government?s decision to allow American pop star Madonna to start adoption procedures for a motherless 13-month-old boy. About a boy Madonna and (black) child: Why all the fuss? |
 E Canada Now | Russia's Ivanov, US Rice to discuss N. Korea RIA Novosti - MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's defense minister said Friday he intends to discuss North Korea's nuclear program with the US state secretary during her upcoming visit. Cracks appear in US-Korea front Report: North Korea's Kim apologizes for nuke test |
 Local6.com | McCartney Winning Publicity War In Britain CBS News - (CBS) If a new poll is any indication, Paul McCartney is running away with the battle with his estranged wife for public sympathy in Britain in their bitter divorce dispute. Paul McCartney's mental help Macca rages over Heather's claims |
 NintendoRevolution.ca | Sony unveils net service for PS3 BBC News - Sony has unveiled details of the PlayStation 3s online service and the list of 21 games available at launch. The PlayStation Network will let PS3 owners play other gamers, chat, download extras, store images, video, or music and browse the net. Sony Unveils Games Line Up, Online Services for PlayStation 3 Sony Demos PlayStation Network |
Earthtimes.org | North Korea scoffs at demands to stop testing atom bombs Taipei Times - North Korea yesterday signalled that it would ignore demands to stop testing atom bombs, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held crisis talks with Asian allies to get the defiant regime to stand down. US, China press NK on talks Report: N. Korean leader regrets test |
 E Canada Now | Madonna: Why all the fuss? Daily Mail - UK - Madonna today revealed her shock at the public backlash against her adoption of a Malawian baby. Her comments came as the row became a political issue in the African country. Why all the backlash over Madonna, baby? Madonna: Toys R Me |
 CTV.ca | Rice: China Gave N. Korea 'A Strong Message' Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler. BEIJING, Oct. 20 -- China gave North Korea "a strong message" that it will implement a tough UN Security Council resolution punishing Pyongyang for its nuclear test and that it must return ... Report: N. Korean leader regrets test Rice pushes S. Korea on sanctions |
CTV.ca | Report: N. Korean leader regrets test Seattle Post Intelligencer - AP. SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country's nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to international nuclear talks if Washington ... Rice pushes S. Korea on sanctions Rice to Head to Beijing to Discuss North Korean Nuclear Test |
Playfuls.com | Malawi groups go to court to stop Madonna adoption Reuters.uk - LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawian human rights groups, pressing ahead with a legal bid to stop Madonna from adopting a one-year-old boy, said on Friday it was illegal and could amount to officially sanctioned child trafficking. Madonna: Toys R Me Madonna and (black) child: Why all the fuss? |
Earthtimes.org | North Korea promises not to conduct further tests Telegraph.co.uk - Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has promised not to conduct further nuclear tests following international condemnation over his country's entry to the nuclear club. Chinese Envoy Reaches Out to North Korea Rice, China call for N Korea talks |
 Washington Post | Madonna and (black) child: Why all the fuss? Caribbean Net News - by Anthony L. Hall. Notwithstanding the suspenseful balloting at the UN between Venezuela and Guatemala for a seat on the Security Council, the no less dramatic No Confidence motion against Jamaican Prime Minister ... Outcry over adoption stuns Madonna: report MADONNA ADOPTION CASE TAKEN TO HIGH COURT BY HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP |
 KCCI.com | Celebrity divorces are rarely a pretty spectacle, but the ... NDTV.com - The relentless media coverage of every move made by the two sides has persisted today. They are the estranged couple everyone's talking about, and it seems everyone has an opinion on. With A Little Help From My Therapy: The McCartney Story Continues McCartney divorce mudslinging stains all sides |
 Global National | Why all the backlash over Madonna, baby? Toronto Star - Not - a disapproving chorus of critics chide ?-he Material Girl and her latest style accessory (as venomous pundits have characterized it), an African infant. Africa: What Others Say - Give Madonna All Africa's Orphans Revisit law of child adoption |
 Washington Post | Who is N. Korea's 'Mr. Bomb?' It's hard to tell St. Petersburg Times - By AP. SEOUL, South Korea - The scientists who have propelled North Korea's decadeslong nuclear program are shrouded in a deep veil of secrecy. China. US urge North Korea to return to talks US, China press NK on talks |
Washington Post | Rice heads for Beijing to cool N.Korea tensions Swissinfo - By Benjamin Kang Lim. BEIJING (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to Beijing on Friday as attention focussed on whether a group of Chinese diplomats returning from Pyongyang had managed ... US, China press NK on talks Rice pushes S. Korea on sanctions |
 Entertainmentwise | Bombshell vs. McCartney may be bid to get custody New York Daily News - LONDON - Heather Mills may have leaked allegations that Paul McCartney abused her in order to torpedo the ex-Beatle's bid for custody of their daughter, it was reported yesterday. Heather's book 'tells a different story' from claims in divorce ... McCartney Hits Back at Estranged Wife's Claims |
 Boston Globe | China asks for calm amid signs it is cracking down on North Korea Boston Herald - By AP. China appealed for ?coolheadedness? on all sides in the North Korean nuclear crisis today, amid signs that an exasperated Beijing is willing to get tougher with its traditional ally. Chinese Envoy Reaches Out to North Korea US and China urge N Korea to return to talks |
Entertainmentwise | McCartneys tests the limits of press restraint in Britain Houston Chronicle - AP. LONDON - English law forbids publishing lurid allegations in divorce cases - an inconvenient but not insurmountable impediment to splashing the latest dispatches from the war of the McCartneys. Battle lines drawn in Macca divorce Riddle of missing pages in McCartney divorce leak |
 L'express.mu | Rice talks "leverage" with South Koreans Seattle Times - By Brian Breuhaus. KIN CHEUNG / AP. SEOUL, South Korea - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday met top South Korean leaders who showed few signs of taking strong punitive action against their ... US and China divided over approaches to North Korea US won't dictate Korea sanctions |
Boston Globe | South Korea Tells Rice It Won?t Abandon Industrial and Tourist ... New York Times - By THOM SHANKER and MARTIN FACKLER. SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 19 - The government of South Korea told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday that it had no intention of pulling out of an industrial ... Rice Says North Korea Must Return to Six-Nation Nuclear Talks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Travels to Asia ? Japan ... |
Gulf News | Iraq threatens to derail Republicans Globe and Mail - WASHINGTON - With less than three weeks before crucial mid-term elections, an alarming spike in US casualties and an ill-timed linking of the violence in Baghdad with the watershed Tet offensive in Vietnam has vaulted Iraq back to the top of the ... Tet memories underscore woes in Iraq Bush concedes Iraqi echoes of Vietnam War |
 KIROtv.com | Battle lines drawn in Macca divorce ITV.com - Friends of Sir Paul McCartney say claims of abuse by his estranged wife Heather Mills McCartney are complete fantasy. Meanwhile those close to Ms Mills McCartney say she has been wronged by the media. Macca rages over Heather's claims Riddle of missing pages in McCartney divorce leak |
Montreal Gazette | China. US urge North Korea to return to talks Washington Post - By Sue Pleming and Chris Buckley. BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States pressed North Korea on Friday to return to talks on ending its nuclear arms program and called for full implementation of UN ... US won't dictate Korea sanctions US and China divided over approaches to North Korea |
Montreal Gazette | Going critical, defying the world Economist - IT TOOK quite literally a bomb to shift the big powers into concerted action at the United Nations Security Council against a long-defiant, boastfully nuclear-capable North Korea. US urges China to abide by NKorea sanctions US, South Korea Express Solidarity on North Korea Sanctions ... |
Montreal Gazette | A nuclear neighbor spawns second thoughts New York Daily News - The first stop on Condoleezza Rice's postdetonation, nuclear reassurance tour was Tokyo. There, she dutifully unfurled the American nuclear umbrella, pledging in person that the US would meet any North Korean ... Rice Holds Talks With Chinese US and China urge N Korea to return to talks |
Montreal Gazette | North Korean leader regrets nuclear test: report CBC News - AP. North Korea's leader has expressed regret about his country's nuclear test and said Pyongyang will return to international talks if Washington stops trying to financially isolate it, a news report says. Chinese try to persuade Koreans to halt nuclear bomb test Chinese envoy back from North Korea says his trip "has not been in ... |
Montreal Gazette | Is one nuclear test enough for North Korea? Santa Fe New Mexican - Over the weekend Kim Jong Il made his first public appearance in a festival celebrating him and the 80th anniversary of the Down with Imperialism Union founded by his father. North Korean leader regrets nuclear test: report This time, N. Korea's elite will suffer |
 Earthtimes.org | Sony Unveils Playstation 3 Online and Game Details PC Magazine - By Jim Louderback. San Francisco-- Calling it "future proof", and the only true "next generation" game console, Sony today took the wraps off of its new Playstation 3 game console today. Technology Briefing Sony unveils online plans for PS3 |
Montreal Gazette | Rice, China call for N Korea talks Melbourne Herald Sun - Article from: AP. US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice and China's foreign minister yesterday called for resumed talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program. Rice, Chinese leaders discuss N Korea Pyongyang Acknowledged Readiness |
Montreal Gazette | Rice, Chinese leaders discuss N Korea Bangkok Post - Beijing (dpa) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussed North Korea with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on Friday and was scheduled to meet the Chinese envoy who held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Thursday, state media said. Rice tries to reassure China over North Korea sanctions Pyongyang Acknowledged Readiness |
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