Save for its medal-worthy triumph as sponsor of the Beijing Olympic Games, the past several months for computer maker Lenovo Group (SEHK: 0992 , announcements , news ) have been a struggle to meet challenges for which there are no shortcuts ...
7 Jan 2009
AP – In this handout image provided by the Israeli Defence Forces' Spokesman's Office late Wednesday Jan. … GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border ...
7 Jan 2009
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State University employees may not get pay raises next year, though the school president says the university hopes to defray rising health care costs for workers. Graham Spanier says he's hoping to freeze employee ...
7 Jan 2009
ADA TOWNSHIP -- Township Supervisor George Haga said a boil-water advisory issued Tuesday for about 50 homes is hoped to be lifted on Friday. Haga on Wednesday said the advisory -- the third in a month -- was planned, and residents in the 475-700 ...
7 Jan 2009
This morning, the Associated Press reported that Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat. In a late morning press conference, however, Senate Majority ...
7 Jan 2009
Championship strugglers Derby County, with new manager Nigel Clough watching from the directors' box, beat Manchester United 1-0 in the semi-final first leg of the English League Cup at Pride Park on Wednesday. Kris Commons 30th minute left-footed ...
7 Jan 2009
NYC hopes to become world's No. 1 wedding destination.
7 Jan 2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that he'll restart stalled budget talks with legislative leaders in hopes of getting a quick deficit-cutting agreement that would save the state from having to issue IOUs to vendors and taxpayers expecting refunds.
7 Jan 2009
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA’s owner has expressed hopes that many creditors of the world’s third largest petrochemicals group, which has filed for bankruptcy owing $26 billion, will be repaid, the Financial Times reported.
7 Jan 2009
China hopes to work with the United States to maintain a healthy and stable relationship which benefits the people of both countries and the world, said Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo on Wednesday. "Sino-U.S. relations are at a crucial point linking the past to the future," Dai told the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte, who was here to honor the 30th anniversary of ...
7 Jan 2009
PERTH: Germany shocked the United States at the Hopman Cup yesterday to end the hopes of the top seeds and holders and move within one tie of the mixed teams tournament final.
7 Jan 2009
Penn State University employees may not get pay raises next year, though the school president said the university hopes to defray some rising health care costs for workers.
7 Jan 2009
(07 Jan 09 - RV) France and Egypt have co-sponsored a ceasefire deal which they hope will end the fighting in Gaza, but Israel says its support is conditional, while Hamas says the deal is unacceptable. ...
7 Jan 2009
Sabathia and Obama -- High Hopes - The Huffington Post.
7 Jan 2009
Hopes of banishing measles from Europe by 2010 may have been dashed by poor vaccination rates in a handful of countries including Britain, researchers claim.
7 Jan 2009
It’s been a breakneck few weeks in the awards cycle, and now that critics’ groups and review boards nationally have delivered their choices for the year’s best films, we’re left mostly to ponder the forthcoming finale.
7 Jan 2009
Michael Vick would have to keep a court official informed about his attempts to be reinstated by the NFL after his release from prison, under a revised bankruptcy plan proposed by his lawyers.
7 Jan 2009
Sportinglife.com - Boxing. The biggest and best British sports and betting information service on the Internet brings you boxing news, results, statistics, rankings and more.
7 Jan 2009