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Man held over letter bombs, but threat remains
LONDON - BRITISH police have arrested a man in connection with a series of letter bomb attacks but say they cannot rule out the possibility that another similar device is still in the postal system.Assistant Chief Constable Anton Setchell said in... [Read more]

Today's News Articles
La LigaTodayA. Madrid v SantanderVillarreal v R. Madrid Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 4.55amTomorrowGetafe v OsasunaGimnastic v EspanyolLevante v Sevilla Live, Ch22, 11.55pmMallorca v R. HuelvaR. Sociedad v BilbaoZaragoza v Deportivo Barcelona v Celta Vigo Live, Ch22, Monday, 1.55amReal Betis v Valencia Live,... [Read more]

US shows off new missiles in Japan
KADENA AIR BASE (JAPAN) - AS DIPLOMATS met in Beijing to try to convince North Korean officials to give up their nuclear weapons programme, the US military yesterday showed off one of its main deterrents in Japan - a newly operational... [Read more]

Slingers lose play-off
THE Singapore Slingers' first season in the Australian National Basketball League is over.They lost 93-106 to the Townsville Crocodiles in the play-off quarter-finals at the Townsville Entertainment Centre in North Queensland yesterday.Said Slingers coach Gordon McLeod: 'We let ourselves down in... [Read more]

World Quickly
BANGKOK'S TOP COP OUSTED BANGKOK: Bangkok's police commissioner was dismissed yesterday, along with 56 other senior officers in the second recent shake-up in the department triggered by its failure to solve a series of deadly New Year's Eve bombings. Acting national... [Read more]

If You Can't Beat 'Em ; Creative Technology, the MP3 pioneer, lost its battle with Apple
But accessorizing the iPod could be a profitable booby prizeCreative Technology, the MP3 pioneer, lost its battle with Apple. But accessorizing the iPod could be a profitable booby prize. At the international Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month, Creative... [Read more]

True grit
In an amazing feat of strength, this performer uses just his teeth to tear a stainless steel lid of a cooking pan into two pieces. He was performing the act at a temple fair in Beijing, which was part of the... [Read more]

Final push to seal deal with N. Korea
BEIJING - ENVOYS to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme will hold a final day of negotiations today, US chief negotiator Christopher Hill announced last night. Mr Hill, the US Assistant Secretary of State, said the talks had snagged... [Read more]

Patient restraint pays off for Bernanke
MR BEN Bernanke starts his second year as Federal Reserve chairman with a strong hand of moderating inflation and accelerating growth.Government reports showed the economic expansion picked up last quarter with stable inflation and has boosted Mr Bernanke's stature and the... [Read more]

Planned missile shield triggers Russian wrath
WARSAW - A US proposal to base a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic has moved ahead with both countries indicating agreement, while a top Russian general warned the plan could lead Moscow to target the former allies with... [Read more]

Micro-Mechanics profit soars a fifth at half-time
PRECISION tools maker Micro-Mechanics has reported a 20.9 per cent rise in half-time net profit to $4.4 million. Revenue for the six months ended Dec 31 was up 15.2 per cent at $17.7 million. To reward shareholders, the Sesdaq company is... [Read more]