http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293696,imperious-arsenal-go-second-spurs-into-top-four--summary.html London - Arsenal moved up to second in the English Premier League on Saturday after a thumping 4-1 win at lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two own goals and good finishes from Cesc Fabregas and Andrey Arshavin gave Arsenal a convincing win and lifted t... UK,Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293696,imperious-arsenal-go-second-spurs-into-top-four--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293695,nine-man-deportivo-move-up-to-fourth-by-winning-in-getafe.html Madrid - Deportivo Coruna moved up to fourth in the Spanish Liga on Saturday with a 2-0 win away to Getafe, despite having two men sent off the field. Riki and Sergio Gonzalez were sent off for Deportiva, whose goals were scored by Mista and Luis Fil... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:22:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293695,nine-man-deportivo-move-up-to-fourth-by-winning-in-getafe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293694,amid-mourning-authorities-seek-clues-in-fort-hood-rampage--update.html Fort Hood, Texas - As investigators tried to determine the motive behind the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, the largest US military installation in the world, the community continued to struggle Saturday with what had happened. Bl... US,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:16:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293694,amid-mourning-authorities-seek-clues-in-fort-hood-rampage--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293693,napoli-lose-momentum-against-lowly-catania.html Rome - Napoli only took home a scoreless draw from an away game to struggling Catania Saturday in the opening game of the Serie A weekend. The side from Naples moved on to 18 points from 12 games and lie now tied for fifth with Fiorentina, which is s... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293693,napoli-lose-momentum-against-lowly-catania.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293692,three-dead-after-tunnel-collapse-in-andorra--summary.html Andorra- At least three construction workers died when a traffic tunnel collapsed in the small south-western European country of Andorra Saturday, Spanish radio broadcaster RNE reported. Search efforts are underway in the rubble for one more missing ... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293692,three-dead-after-tunnel-collapse-in-andorra--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293691,djokovic-federer-to-face-off-for-fifth-time-this-season.html Basle, Switzerland - Roger Federer won his 19th match at home Saturday to reach a fourth consecutive Swiss Indoors final, where second seed Novak Djokovic is waiting. Federer, 59-8 in this season of four titles including the French Open and Wimbledon... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:34:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293691,djokovic-federer-to-face-off-for-fifth-time-this-season.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293690,friend-of-kampuschs-abductor-is-named-as-additional-suspect.html Vienna - The kidnapping case of a woman kidnapped at age 10 and held prisoner for eight years could take a new turn, as the Austrian prosecutor confirmed Saturday that there was a second suspect besides the initial abductor. Natascha Kampusch, 21, ha... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:58:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293690,friend-of-kampuschs-abductor-is-named-as-additional-suspect.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293689,irans-judiciary-releases-detained-afp-reporter--summary.html Tehran - Iran's judiciary on Saturday freed an Agence France Presse (AFP) reporter who was detained during a demonstration earlier this week in Tehran, the official news agency IRNA reported. Farhad Pouladi was arrested by security agents while cover... Middle East,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:34:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293689,irans-judiciary-releases-detained-afp-reporter--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293688,italy-roll-to-2-0-lead-over-us.html Reggio Calabria, Italy - Italy moved into the winning position after one day of play Saturday in the Fed Cup final, as Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone crushed token US opposition. Pennetta dealt a defeat to inexperienced American Alexa Glatch... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:34:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293688,italy-roll-to-2-0-lead-over-us.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293687,vatican-calls-for-more-access-to-cuban-mass-media.html Havana - The Vatican on Saturday called on the government of Cuba to allow the Catholic Church greater access to mass media in the communist country. Our wish is for the Cuban church to have a more normal access to mass communication media, Archbis... Religion,General Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293687,vatican-calls-for-more-access-to-cuban-mass-media.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293686,tottenham-hotspur-move-into-top-four-villa-hit-five.html London - Tottenham Hotspur climbed to fourth place in the English Premier League on Saturday after a hard-fought 2-0 win over Sunderland at White Hart Lane. Robbie Keane and Tom Huddlestone scored the goals for Spurs as they moved alongside Arsenal o... UK,Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293686,tottenham-hotspur-move-into-top-four-villa-hit-five.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293685,iran-is-still-studying-un-nuclear-fuel-deal-says-lawmaker.html Tehran - A prominent lawmaker denied reports Saturday of an Iranian decision to turn down a UN-drafted deal on provision of nuclear fuel for a research reactor, saying his country is still studying the case, the Fars news agency reported. Studies ar... Middle East,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:04:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293685,iran-is-still-studying-un-nuclear-fuel-deal-says-lawmaker.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293684,djokivic-rallies-out-of-danger-to-reach-basle-final.html Basle, Switzerland - Novak Djokovic saved three match points against Radek Stepanek 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2 in his second fightback win in a row in the Swiss Indoors semi-finals on Saturday. The Serb second seed, who had to recover in his quarter-final o... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293684,djokivic-rallies-out-of-danger-to-reach-basle-final.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293683,economic-woes-cost-german-employment-agency-billions.html Nuremberg- The German employment agency will need to plug a funding hole of 16 billion euros (24 billion dollars) in 2010, an agency spokeswoman said on Saturday, confirming a media report. Job losses resulting from the economic crisis meant the agen... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:52:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293683,economic-woes-cost-german-employment-agency-billions.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293682,schalke-teenager-scores-as-schalke-hold-munich-1-1--summary.html Hamburg - Teenager Joel Matip scored in his Bundesliga debut as Schalke 04 played to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich on Saturday. Matip, 18, headed home a free-kick from Lukas Schmitz shortly before halftime to cancel out Daniel van Buyten's opening goal... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293682,schalke-teenager-scores-as-schalke-hold-munich-1-1--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293681,munich-held-1-1-by-schalke-as-teenager-matip-scores.html Hamburg - Teenager Joel Matip scored in his Bundesliga debut as Schalke 04 played to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich on Saturday. Matip, 18, headed home a freekick from Lukas Schmitz shortly before halftime to cancel out Daniel van Buyten's opening goal ... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293681,munich-held-1-1-by-schalke-as-teenager-matip-scores.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293680,analysisgermanys-no-namewesterwelles-wide-eyed-foreign-debut.html Berlin - Guido Westerwelle had a busy first week in office. Hours after being sworn in as Germany's new foreign minister, he was shaking hands at an EU summit, looking the part of the new boy on his first day at school. I... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293680,analysisgermanys-no-namewesterwelles-wide-eyed-foreign-debut.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293679,foundation-stone-laid-for-new-mosque-in-germanys-cathedral-city.html Cologne - The foundation stone was laid in Cologne, Germany Saturday for the cathedral city's first purpose-built mosque, after long-running arguments had delayed its construction. The mosque, which will have a 35-metre-high dome and two minarets mea... Religion,General Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293679,foundation-stone-laid-for-new-mosque-in-germanys-cathedral-city.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293678,us-defence-officials-present-mixed-picture-on-afghanistan--summary.html Hamburg/Brussels - US officials speaking about the future US role in Afghanistan Saturday presented a mixed image of US policy plans for further engagement in the wartorn country. White House national security adviser General James Jones voiced stron... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293678,us-defence-officials-present-mixed-picture-on-afghanistan--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293677,lahm-bayern-munich-need-a-football-philosophy--summary.html Munich - Bayern Munich are lagging behind the European football giants because they don't have a football philosophy, their Germany defender Philipp Lahm said. The wing back Lahm, 25, told Saturday's edition of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) daily tha... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:52:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293677,lahm-bayern-munich-need-a-football-philosophy--summary.html