5 August, 2009

The New York Times said Wednesday it has named one of its editors, Sam Sifton, as the paper's new chief restaurant critic, a post considered the highest authority on the subject in the United States.Currently editor of the Culture section, Sifton is set to replace Frank Bruni, who announced in ...

Greek international Georgios Samaras scored a goal in added on time here on Wednesday to give Scottish giants Celtic a superb 2-0 victory over Dynamo Moscow in their Champions League third preliminary round second leg clash to progress 2-1 on aggregate.Samaras - who was sent on by new manager Tony ...

Two US journalists tearfully rejoined their families on Wednesday after Bill Clinton won their freedom on a historic trip to North Korea that opened up new possibilities for dialogue with the nuclear-armed hermit state.Laura Ling, 32, threw her arms triumphantly in the air as she descended the steps from Clinton's ...

The US private sector shed more jobs than expected in July amid a painful and long recession, a private survey showed Wednesday, signaling that crucial consumer spending will remain weak.Payrolls firm ADP said the world's largest economy shed 371,000 jobs in the private sector last month, more than the 350,000 ...

The new NATO chief vowed Wednesday to strengthen military efforts to counter an insurgency in Afghanistan but conceded peace talks with certain groups were an option to end mounting violence.Anders Fogh Rasmussen, making his first visit to Afghanistan as head of the 28-nation alliance, told a news conference with Afghan ...

The duel between Alinghi and US challengers Oracle for the next America's Cup should take place in the United Arab Emirates at Ras al-Khaimah in February, the Swiss defending champions said Wednesday.But Oracle, bankrolled by US billionaire Larry Ellison, immediately condemned the choice.The US team says it was made without ...

Greek international Georgios Samaras scored a goal in added on time here on Wednesday to give Scottish giants Celtic a superb 2-0 victory over Dynamo Moscow in their Champions League third preliminary round second leg clash to progress 2-1 on aggregate.Samaras - who was sent on by new manager Tony ...

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran president on Wednesday, vowing more defiance of the West at a ceremony boycotted by his rivals, as police in full riot gear broke up protests by opposition demonstrators.The 52-year-old hardliner took the oath of office for another four years ...

President Barack Obama Wednesday unveiled a 2.4-billion-dollar funding boost for the development of new generation electric vehicles and slammed critics of his economic rescue plans.The president traveled to a jobs crisis blackspot in the economically-struggling midwestern state of Indiana to announce a plan he said would create tens of thousands ...

The United States on Wednesday warned that bad governance was holding back Africa, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally pressing regional power Kenya to implement a power-sharing deal.Clinton launched a wide-ranging Africa tour at a regional conference in Kenya, whose favourite son -- US President Barack Obama -- underscored ...