North Korea Reportedly Tests Short-Range Missiles

SEOUL, South Korea North Korea fired short-range missiles off the countrys western coast this week, , South Korean media reported Wednesday, a move that comes amid tensions raised by its efforts to reassemble part of its nuclear facilities. Several news organizations reported the launches, but offered differing details. South Koreas Yonhap news agency...

Extension Offers Geographic Information System Short Courses

Registration for the fall 2008 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) geospatial technology short courses offered by Iowa State University Extension is currently under way. The courses are designed for anyone who uses or has an interest in GIS computer software including community planners, designers, public officials and conservationists.

Ky. Student May Sue After Dress Deemed Too Short to Shop

We Report. You Decide. U.S. Aug. 13: Kymberly Clem, shown, has hired a lawyer to represent her in a potential case against a Ky. mall that deemed her dress inappropriately short. Kymberly Clem, a 20-year-old student at Eastern Kentucky University, wore the dress Sunday after purchasing it from the mall in Richmond the previous day, the Richmond Register reported Tuesday.

Jury Convicts 3 Terror Suspects in England

Munshi is the youngest person to be convicted of a terrorist offense in Britain, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Pulling Out? U.S. Advertise on Fox News Channel, FOXNews.com and FOX News Radio. Advertising Specifications (PDF). Jobs at FOX News Channel. Internships At Fox News (Deadline for summer applications: Feb. Terms of use. Privacy Statement. This material may not be published...

Kate Winslet: Sex Scene With Leonardo DiCaprio 'Weird'

Winslet and DiCaprio, 33 who starred in 'Titanic' in 1997 play a suburban couple in the film, based on Richard Yates' 1961 novel. Showbiz NewsCan 'Thunder' beat out 'Dark Knight'? U.S. Advertise on Fox News Channel, FOXNews.com and FOX News Radio. Advertising Specifications (PDF). Jobs at FOX News Channel. Internships At Fox News (Deadline for summer applications: Feb. Terms of use.

Ailing Radcliffe falls short again

Paula Radcliffe missed out on an Olympic medal for the fifth time on Sunday when her patched-up body again fell foul of the rigours of the marathon four years after she dropped out of the race in Athens. Radcliffe, the world record holder...

Word on the street: 'There will only be hardship if the rescue fails'

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Are governments getting it right on bank bailouts? In Virginia's hurting suburbs, where every other house seems under threat of foreclosure, it is a short walk from Sam's Club to Starbucks, but long enough to uncover a seam of rage directed at America's political leaders.

A Firing in Guatemala

President lvaro Colom of Guatemala fired his security chief on Thursday after the discovery of seven unauthorized listening devices and video cameras in the presidential office and residence. This is serious, Mr. Colom said Thursday night at a news conference, according to local news reports, which said soldiers were guarding the residence.

FOX411: Madonna, Guy Separated in '03, Writer Says

Madonna who turns 50 on Saturday and Guy Ritchie separated in 2003 for a short time, according to British author Wendy Leigh. It was a bombshell that she left out of the bestseller she wrote with Christopher Ciccone...

Egypt Parliament Building Bursts Into Flames

Firefighters appeared to be struggling in efforts to put out the blaze: Dozens of fire trucks rushed to the scene but only two were seen spraying water hours after the fire erupted. There was no official word on the cause. Evacuated employees said authorities told them they had ruled out terrorism, and that an electrical short circuit had likely sparked the fire.

U.S. Drone Crash Reported in Pakistan

A remotely piloted American aircraft crashed Tuesday in the South Waziristan region of northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani news channels reported, but American officials denied that the United States had lost any craft of that description. Pakistani news reports said the aircraft had come down near the border village of Angoor Adda...

Hell hath no fury... like an ex-wife of Brad Pitt scorned

According to the saccharine conventions of Hollywood, a famous actress should respond to questions about her love life in one of two ways: by either smiling sweetly and changing the subject, or delivering a short, ringing endorsement of the current state of affairs and declaring that past heart aches have only made her stronger. Pity no one told Jennifer Aniston.

The surburban nightmare that haunts McCain

A few steps from the flower shop, Mary Ann Zanders has stepped outside McCarthy's Ale House to light just one more cigarette. The weekend holds no particular promise for her. In short order, she has lost her husband, her business she used to own the bar and her home. Leslie Sedblock and Melinda Plescovic, eating dinner inside the Ale House...

World Briefing | Asia: China: First Spacewalk Planned

U.S. Chinas Shenzhou 7 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, is ready to be launched after having passed a final check, the state news agency, Xinhua, reported on Tuesday. The launching, from the Jiuquan space center, left, in Gansu Province, a vast barren region in western China, was expected to occur between Thursday and next Tuesday, the news agency reported.

The short cut to the top of Everest

Conquering Everest is the ultimate aspiration of every climber. More than 2,500 mountaineers have reached the summit and 210 have died trying. Today, a group of 32 men and women will become the latest hardy souls to attempt to overcome the world's highest mountain. But, while their predecessors have all scaled the mountain that straddles Nepal and Tibet from the bottom to the top...

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