http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276082,lady-libertys-crown-to-be-reopened-after-nearly-eight-years.html Washington - Lady Liberty, who has greeted millions of immigrants to the US as they entered New York Harbour, will fling open her skirts again on Saturday after spending more than seven years in limbo after the 2001 terrorist attacks. The re-opening ... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:35:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276082,lady-libertys-crown-to-be-reopened-after-nearly-eight-years.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276081,philippine-group-embarks-on-ambitious-sea-voyage--feature.html Manila - A group of Filipino adventurers is creating a stir across the Philippines, re-kindling national pride as they embark on an expedition to circumnavigate the world aboard a replica of an ancient wooden sailboat. Hundreds of Filipino outdoor en... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:29:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276081,philippine-group-embarks-on-ambitious-sea-voyage--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276080,eu-to-lift-ban-indonesias-garuda-three-other-carriers.html Jakarta - The European Union will soon partially lift a blanket ban on Indonesian airlines, imposed in 2007 after a series of deadly air accidents, the Indonesian Transport Ministry said Saturday. The EU's Air Safety Committee has recommended that th... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:05:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276080,eu-to-lift-ban-indonesias-garuda-three-other-carriers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276079,thai-prime-minister-to-meet-un-secretary-general.html Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will meet United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday night when he transits through Bangkok from neighbouring Myanmar, officials said. Ban, who is on a two-day trip to Myanmar pressing for th... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:41:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276079,thai-prime-minister-to-meet-un-secretary-general.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276078,vietnamese-premier-sued-again-over-bauxite-projects.html Hanoi - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is facing a second lawsuit over controversial bauxite mining projects, a lawyer said Saturday. I, Cu Huy Ha Vu, have filed a lawsuit against PM Nguyen Tan Dung on June 11 over his wrong decision to ap... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:35:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276078,vietnamese-premier-sued-again-over-bauxite-projects.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276077,report-north-korea-fires-three-more-missiles--3rd-update.html Seoul - North Korea fired three more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday. The missiles were apparently Scud rockets with a reach of 500 kilometres, the na... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:17:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276077,report-north-korea-fires-three-more-missiles--3rd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276076,new-zealand-reports-first-swine-flu-deaths.html Wellington - Three people have died of swine flu in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday, reporting the country's first fatalities from the H1N1 virus. It said the chief coroner had reported that it was strongly probable the H1... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:59:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276076,new-zealand-reports-first-swine-flu-deaths.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276075,insulza-post-coup-honduras-government-cedes-no-ground.html Tegucigalpa - Jose Miguel Insulza, the secretary- general of the Organization of American States(OAS), said Friday he had failed to make any diplomatic progress with the post-coup leaders who ousted President Manuel Zelaya last weekend. The Supreme C... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:11:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276075,insulza-post-coup-honduras-government-cedes-no-ground.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276074,on-the-road-with-your-notebook--feature.html Washington - Notebooks are made to hit the road. But many people don't actually travel very often with them - until vacation time, that is. That's when lots of planning needs to be done to be sure that your notebook gives you what you need when you'r... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:11:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276074,on-the-road-with-your-notebook--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276072,report-russia-to-allow-us-military-passage-through-airspace.html Washington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when US President Barack Obama visits in Moscow on Mond... Europe,World Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:35:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276072,report-russia-to-allow-us-military-passage-through-airspace.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276071,two-aid-workers-in-dafur-kidnapped.html Dublin/Hamburg - Two aid workers for the Irish organization Goal have been kidnapped from the Darfur crisis region of Sudan, the group's spokesperson told Irish radio RTE Friday evening. John O'Shea said unknown armed abductors had broken into a Goal... World Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:17:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276071,two-aid-workers-in-dafur-kidnapped.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276070,chinese-man-of-many-names-charged-in-new-zealand.html Wellington - A Chinese businessman said to be friendly with a number of New Zealand members of parliament has been arrested and charged with immigration and passport offences, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Yong Ming Yan - also known as Bill Liu, ... Australasia,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:17:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276070,chinese-man-of-many-names-charged-in-new-zealand.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276069,six-die-in-fire-in-london-tower-block--summary.html London - Six people, including three children, have died in a fire in a block of flats in London, the fire brigade said late Friday. Three children, one just three weeks old, were among the victims of the blaze in the 12-storey block on a housing est... UK,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:17:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276069,six-die-in-fire-in-london-tower-block--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276068,six-dead-in-high-rise-fire-in-south-london.html London - Six people died Friday in a blaze that struck a 12- storey apartment house in south London. The dead included three children, rescue officials said. About 30 people were rescued from the building. Twelve people, including several children, w... UK,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:11:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276068,six-dead-in-high-rise-fire-in-south-london.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276067,german-made-axle-broke-in-italy-disaster-magazine-says.html Munich - The axle of a railway tanker car which broke and set off a lethal fireball this week in an Italian coastal town was German-made, a news magazine said Friday in Munich. Focus quoted Alberto Chiovelli, head of Italy's railway safety authority ... Europe,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:29:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276067,german-made-axle-broke-in-italy-disaster-magazine-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276065,oas-chief-arrives-in-honduras.html Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Jose Miguel Insulza, the secretary- general of the Organization of American States (OAS), arrived in Tegucigalpa Friday to work toward a solution to the political crisis after democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya was... America,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:59:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276065,oas-chief-arrives-in-honduras.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276064,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--summary.html Washington - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who was catapulted to national prominence as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year, will resign later this month, she said Friday. In a televised press conference from her home in Wasilla, Alas... US,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:41:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276064,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276060,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--update.html Washington - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who was catapulted to national prominence as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year, will resign later this month, she said Friday. In a televised press conference from her hometown of Wasilla, ... US,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:05:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276060,palin-to-step-down-as-alaska-governor--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276052,mexican-authorities-arrest-eight-for-kidnapping-51-migrants.html Mexico City - Mexican authorities arrested eight people for kidnapping 51 illegal Central American migrants, the state government said Friday in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas. The arrests took place in Palenque, in Chiapas, near the borde... America,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:35:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276052,mexican-authorities-arrest-eight-for-kidnapping-51-migrants.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276044,iran-obliged-to-heed-security-council-next-iaea-chief-says.html Vienna - Yukiya Amano, the designated new head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Friday Iran was obliged to comply with Security Council resolutions calling on it to halt its nuclear programme. The Japanese diplomat spoke to repo... World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:47:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276044,iran-obliged-to-heed-security-council-next-iaea-chief-says.html