STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Europe’s largest fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz has once again sealed a deal to create a fashion line with Madonna, the company said Thursday. Madonna will team up with H&M’s head of design Margareta van den Bosch to create the “M by Madonna” women’s wear collection — …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi forces backed by U.S. helicopters swept through one of the oldest areas of Baghdad on Friday in house-to-house fighting that killed at least three Iraqis and wounded 11, police said. U.S. helicopter gunships flew over the poor mostly Sunni-Arab Fadhil area to support the Iraqi ground …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station Monday for a weeklong stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member. Discovery commander Mark Polansky closed in on the station at a tenth of a foot per …
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MINNEAPOLIS – The United States’ first openly lesbian big-city fire chief was demoted without severance pay Friday amid allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment. City officials approved the deal that stopped short of firing Bonnie Bleskachek to avoid further costly court action, Mayor R.T. Rybak said. The City Council voted …
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SABANETA, Venezuela – Hugo Chavez has called George Bush the devil, allied himself with Iran and inserted himself into election races all over Latin America. He has poured Venezuela’s oil wealth into uplifting the poor, and rivals Fidel Castro as a defiant voice of the left. Now, as he seeks …
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LAGOS, Nigeria – About a dozen gunmen attacked a Total SA oil pumping station in Nigeria early Thursday, killing three police guards and shutting down the facility, company officials said. Meanwhile, oil firm Royal Dutch Shell PLC began evacuating all family members of foreign workers as a precaution against a …
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WARSAW, Poland – A party in Poland’s governing coalition on Thursday expelled a lawmaker who has been implicated in a sex scandal. Andrzej Lepper, leader of the Self-Defense party, expelled lawmaker Stanislaw Lyzwinski from the party, but said he expects him defend himself and prove his innocence, in which case …
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved AT&T Inc.’s (T) $86 billion buyout of BellSouth Corp. Friday, the day after the company offered a new slate of concessions for consumers and competitors. The FCC’s approval was the last major regulatory hurdle for the proposed deal, which is the largest …
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WASHINGTON – After a long battle with Congress that went down to the wire, President Bush signed a renewal of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday, a day before 16 major provisions of the old law expire. Bush said the Patriot Act is vital to win the war on terror …
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WASHINGTON – As Congress prepares for a showdown over immigration policy, President Bush urged lawmakers Thursday to have a “civil debate” that respects people of all backgrounds. “Ours is a nation of law and ours is a nation of immigrants, and we believe that we can have rational, important immigration …
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