A lighting failure five minutes from the end interrupted the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D match between Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia. The match, played at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, was stopped for 27 minutes after the lighting on one half of the stadium suddenly turned off. At the time...

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According to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei, North Korea will begin to shut down their nuclear reactor in Nyongbyon as early as next week, and should be completed with the process in about a month. “ a month or so. A couple...

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NASA says that the Spitzer Space Telescope has detected water vapor on HD 189733b, a massive exoplanet orbiting the dwarf star HD 189733, “trillions of miles” outside our solar system. The water vapors were found in the planet’s atmosphere. “We’re thrilled to have identified clear signs of water on a planet that is trillions...

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Well-preserved remains of a baby mammoth has been found in the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia (Russia). The baby mammoth, named Lyuba, was a six-month-old female at the time of death, approximately 10,000 years ago. Mammoths arose about five million years ago, in the Pliocene Epoch and are closely related to modern elephants. Unlike elephants...

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WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago announced yesterday that reporter Amy Jacobson was leaving her job after being videotaped in a bikini with her two sons at the home of Craig Stebic. Jacobson has been covering the story of Stebic’s wife Lisa, who has been missing since April 30. Jacobson says that she he took her...

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Co-hosts Indonesia have defeated Bahrain 2-1 in their opening 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D fixture. Cheered on by 60,000 predominantly-Indonesian fans at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia took the lead in the fourteenth minute through Budi Sudarsono. Sudarsono recieved a lofted ball from midfield and pushed his first touch around the...

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Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders on the subway portions of the Red and Blue lines may see relief of the slow zone in the coming months. So-called “slow zones” are locations where trains travel at restricted speeds because of track work or deteriorating conditions. The CTA is putting nearly US$15 millions towards renovation of...

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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a review into the ‘social effects’ of gambling, throwing doubt over the Governments previous plans to grant a license for a 5,000 m� ‘supercasino’. The review, to take place in September, will look at “whether regeneration in the areas for the super-casinos maybe a better way of...

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Noted Toronto resident and Canadian merchant and theater owner Ed Mirvish has died. On July 11, 2007, the Mirvish family released a statement confirming his passing earlier that morning at St. Michael�s Hospital, Toronto. “Honest Ed”, as he was known, was two weeks away from reaching his 93rd birthday. “Mr. Mirvish did pass away...

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The Supreme Court in Libya has upheld the death sentence for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian medical intern condemned for infecting 426 children with HIV. Just one day ago, a deal to free the foreign medics was announced. The six defendants were not present at the court ruling, while family members of the...

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Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson, wife of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson, has died at her home in Austin, Texas. She was 94. She died of natural causes about 4:18 p.m. CDT (UTC-5). Her family and friends surrounded her when she passed. Bess Truman was the only other first lady to live...

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Results published on Tuesday which are part of the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study add to the evidence about an epidemiological link between cancer and a diet high in meat and dairy. The study compared post-menopausal women living in Shanghai who ate a “meat-sweet” diet high in meat, dairy, and sweets to those who ate...

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Legia Warszawa have been kicked out of the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup and have received a 1 year ban in a future season. UEFA referee Mario Vlk of Slovakia abandoned the match at half time after hundreds of fans of Legia went onto the field and tried to pull down the goalposts and destroy...

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The 24th Shin Kong Life Tower Run Up, the oldest building run up competition in Taiwan, organized by Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd., will be held on July 28, 2007 and promote “Bananas of Taiwan” as its main theme. At noon of July 11, the main organizer held a pre-match conference and invited...

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Sydney radio broadcaster Stan Zemanek passed away early this morning (AEST) due to a brain tumor, aged sixty. Zemanek retired from radio in December last year due to to ill health and a desire to spend more time with his family. Born in Sydney on May 29, 1947, he began work as a researcher...

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