BRUSSELS - Paul McCartney has taken his Meat-Free Monday campaign to the European Parliament, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individuals as with their governments. McCartney met in Brussels with Rajendra K. Pachauri, head
GENEVA - Roman Polanski will not be released on bail before Monday, a Swiss justice ministry spokesman told AFP Friday, noting that authorities have not received the required bond of 4.5 million francs. He will not be transferred to Gstaad today o
WASHINGTON - The White House said President Barack Obama could use an unusual evening war council session Monday to lock in his long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan. Mil
The US space agency was readying for the launch Monday of the space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts to deliver equipment that will maintain the nearly completed International Space Station. Liftoff is set for 2:28 pm (1928 GMT) fro
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA remains on track for a Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Even the weather is looking great. Atlantis will deliver a full load of spare parts to the International Space Station, along with six astronauts who will un
More than a third of all sick leave is taken on a Monday, research suggests. The study, by consultant firm Mercer, also found that the highest rate of absence by far occurs in January. The most common reason for absence was musculo-skeletal problem
PARIS - A French lawyer for director Roman Polanski, imprisoned in Switzerland, says a new bail offer will be filed Monday and it will be a very, very significant cash amount. Swiss authorities rejected an offer Friday, considering the 76-year-old
LONDON - Fresh talks are to be held on Monday in a bid to resolve a postal workers dispute, where a further three days of mail strikes are looming, the Trades Union Congress said Saturday. In a statement, the TUC -- the nation's main labour federat
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