Dubai renames world's tallest tower Burj Khalifa - after ruler that bailed out emirate
MalaysiaNews.net
BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Dubai was forced to swallow its pride today and rename the world's tallest building after the ruler of Abu Dhabi – the neighbouring emirate that ...
Tycoon tales and Darwin get National Book Award nominations
Lincoln Journal Star
The fifth nonfiction finalist was Adrienne Mayor's "The Poison King," a biography of the Greco-Persian ruler Mithradates. Besides Seligman's "Charles and Emma," young people's literature finalists included Phillip Hoose's "Claudette Colvin,...
Egypt's anti-succession campaign launched amid low security - Feature
Earthtimes
Revolutionary leader Urabi, who revolted against the ruler of Egypt in 1879 to become the first Egyptian national political and military leader to rise from the poor Egyptian class. "Gamal will not rule us ... over our dead bodies," Qandil ...
Disney debuts do-it-yourself thrill ride
CNN
Kids design their experience on touch-screen computers, using a digital ruler and pre-selected track options to construct their rides. If a person tries to build something physically impossible -- a hill that's too steep for the cars to cli...
Dubai renames world's tallest tower Burj Khalifa - after ruler that bailed out emirate
Times Online
Dubai was forced to swallow its pride today and rename the world's tallest building after the ruler of Abu Dhabi - a neighbouring emirate that saved the city-state from financial collapse.
= Bailed-Out Dubai Renames Record Skyscraper After Abu Dhabi Ruler
Zawya
(This item was originally published Monday.) DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Dubai's ruler surprised onlookers Monday by renaming the world's tallest skyscraper after his counterpart in Abu Dhabi at a lavish opening ceremony in the sheikdom.
Ex-Japanese leader Junichiro Koizumi to don crown in latest 'Ultraman ...
New York Daily News
He will voice the ruler of the Ultraman clan in the upcoming "Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend, The Movie," which hits theaters in December. Koizumi’s leadership skills will be put to the test on the Ultraman home-world, "The Land o...
Israel urged to investigate Gaza war crimes charges
Reuters
Hamas -- the de facto ruler of Gaza -- does not recognize Israel's right to exist. Goldstone's report called for the Security Council to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court in The Hague if the Israelis or the Palestinians f...
Yemen president vows to crush northern revolt
Financial Times
The veteran ruler is facing two challenges to his rule from Zaidi Shi’ite Muslims in the north who have been in rebellion against central authority since 2004 and southerners of the former South Yemen. Both complain of political and economi...
Helicopter Moms: Velvethead
United Press International
I went at him with my ruler: his hair measured just barely long enough for Locks of Love's requirements. While in college, my son frequently participated in his theater department's open-mike nights. One time, true to theatrical form, he pe...
Farmington Elks Donates To Shop With A Cop
Park Hills Daily Journal
Farmington Elks Club Exalted Ruler Mike Short presents a $1,000 check to Sheriff Dan Bullock for the Shop With a Cop program. From left are Loyal Knight Michael O’Neal, Leading Knight Mark Savage, Short, Bullock and Shop With a Cop organize...
China's rich get even richer
Digital Journal
Majority of people remember Benito Mussolini as the Italian ruler during World War II and the man who forged an alliance with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler but new reports also suggest that the Italian leader was also a MI5 British agent.
Dubai ruler officially opens world's tallest building
MalaysiaNews.net
DUBAI: Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, on Monday officially opened the world's tallest building, which stands more than 800 metres high. Sheikh Mohammad unveiled a plaque an...
