Two Britons Win $149 Million Lottery Jackpot
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer London, U.K. (AHN) - Two Britons won the largest lottery jackpot in the U.K. when their EuroMillion tickets matched the winning number for the £90 million ($149 million) prize drawn on Friday.The winners, who...
Dominican Port Town Sues Power Firm Over Toxic Dump
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AHN) - Residents of a port town in the Dominican Republic have filed a lawsuit against a U.S. firm before a Delaware court seeking compensation for the ill-effects of toxic...
Canada Prepares For 2011 Troop Pullout From Afghanistan
AHN Staff Ottawa, Ontario (AHN) - General Walter Natynczyck, the chief of the Canadian Defense Staff, has ordered the country's military contingent in Afghanistan to prepare for the pullout of the troops by 2011. The pullout is the deadline...
Report: 4 Million Canadians Live In Homes In State Of Disrepair
AHN Staff Ottawa, Ontario (AHN) - A report released Thursday by the Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada said about four million Canadians live in homes that are in a state of disrepair, too small for the number of family members or costs...
Solution To Honduras Political Crisis Fails
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Tegucigalpa, Honduras (AHN) - Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya refused to form a unity government with interim leader Roberto Micheletti Friday causing the agreed solution to the country's leadership...
Saudi Arabia's Air Force Continues Bombing Of Shiite Rebels Within Border For Third Day
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Editor Jizan, Saudi Arabia (AHN) - Saudi air force jets continued bombing locations where Shiite rebels were hiding on Friday. The attacks have the potential to pull the world's largest oil exporter into a neighboring...
Japanese Gangster Opens Fire On Three Debt Collectors, Then Commits Suicide
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Editor Tokyo, Japan (AHN) - A Japanese gangster turned the tables and a weapon on three would-be debt collectors. After he wounded the men, he killed himself.According to published reports, Kenji Hayashi, 62, started...
UK Oral Cancer Cases On The Rise, Health Officials Promoting Preventative Measures
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Editor London, England (AHN) - Cases of mouth cancer or oral cancer have risen in the United Kingdom by 41 percent over the last 10 years. According to researchers nearly 5,325 people get cancer of the mouth each year and...
Foreign Correspondents Upset Over Not Being Allowed To Cover Dalai Lama's Visit To India
Nilanjana Bhowmick - AHN India Correspondent New Delhi, India (AHN) - Foreign correspondents in India are upset over India's refusal to allow them to cover Dalai Lama's visit to the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The...
India Faces Hotel Room Shortage During 2010 Commonwealth Games
Nilanjana Bhowmick - AHN India Correspondent New Delhi, India (AHN) - As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games get closer, India will face an acute shortage of accommodations for guests coming to the country from all over the globe for the...
Ida Downgrades To Tropical Depression As It Sweeps Across Nicaragua Dumping Heavy Rainfall, Nearing Honduras Border
Linda Young - AHN Editor Bluefields, Nicaragua (AHN) - Ida downgraded to a tropical depression after making landfall in Nicaragua Thursday, but it is still a powerful storm dumping large amounts of water as it moves toward the Honduras...
Delhi Becomes First State In India To Release Action Plan To Combat Climate Change
Nilanjana Bhowmick - AHN India Correspondent New Delhi, India (AHN) - Delhi became the first state on Friday to come out with a 4 year long action plan to combat climate change. The Climate Change Agenda of Delhi 2009-12 was in response to the...
University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology Makes A Strong Showing In Ranking Of Canada's Educational Institutions
AHN Staff Oshawa, Ontario (AHN) - While the naming by a major Canadian magazine of McGill University as top medical school no longer surprised Canadians, what caught their attention of this year's ranking of higher educational institutions...
Saudi Women Launch International Campaign Against Guardianship
The Media Line Staff A group of Saudi women have launched an international campaign against the kingdom's male guardianship law, on the anniversary of a prominent protest, in which dozens of Saudi women publicly drove their cars through the...
Opel Workers In Walkout To Protest GM Move Not To Sell Firm
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Berlin, Germany (AHN) - Thousands of workers of Opel walked out of their jobs Thursday to protest the decision of General Motors, the firm's mother company, not to sell the German firm.The workers at...
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