Market for pet funerals expands as owners opt for burials
Jul 31, 2009 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
The market for pet funerals is expanding as owners increasingly opt for cremations and entombing of the ashes, but the lack of a legal framework is causing trouble over crematoriums and funeral service fees. 'Could you put these children and me in the same grave?' a woman in her 70s in the city o...Tags: Burials, Chiba, Cremations, Crematoriums, Japan Times, Legal Framework, Pet Dogs, Pet Funerals
Spain holds memorial service for slain policemen
Jul 31, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Published Date: August 01, 2009 PALMA DE MAJORCA, Spain: Spain's prime minister and royal family attended a memorial service yesterday for two policeman killed in a car bombing blamed on the Basque s...Tags: Basque, Car Bombing, Palma De Majorca, Palma De Majorca Spain, Palma Majorca, Palma Spain, Policeman, Policemen, Prime Minister, Royal Family
Health reform gets House boost, battle heads home
Jul 31, 2009 North America, USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats pushed forward healthcare reform legislation in a key congressional panel on Friday but the battle over President Barack Obama's top domestic policy goal looked ready to move outside Washington as lawmakers prepared for a month-long break.Tags: Barack Obama, Congressional Panel, Democrats, Health Reform, Healthcare Reform, Lawmakers, Long Break, Policy Goal, Reform Legislation, Reuters
Pasaulyje | Portugalijos Konstitucinis Teismas paliko galioti gėjų santuokų draudimą
Jul 31, 2009 Baltics, Europe, Lithuania, Lithuania: In Lithuanian
Portugalijos Konstitucinis Teismas paliko galioti gėjų santuokų draudimą, kurį buvo apskundusios dvi susituokti norinčiosBarcelona’s Laporta discusses salary cap
Jul 31, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. The outgoing president of one of the world's most successful soccer clubs believes Major League Soccer's salary cap can serve as a model for other teams and leagues to co...Tags: Barcelona, Beverly Hills, Laporta, Major League Soccer, Outgoing President, Salary Cap, Soccer Clubs, World Soccer
RFEA appeals against Alonso’s ban from Euro GP
Jul 31, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
FERNANDO Alonso will find out on August 18 whether he will be able to race in Valencia when the Royal Motor Sports Federation of Spain (RFEA) appeals in court. The entire Renault team was banned from...Tags: Euro, Fernando Alonso, Gp, Motor Sports, Renault, Rfea, Spain, Sports Federation
Deaths in Iraq mosque bombings
Jul 31, 2009 Middle East
At least 29 people killed in series of blasts as worshippers leave Friday prayers.Tags: Blasts, Bombings, Deaths In Iraq, Mosque, Prayers, Worshippers
Sportas | Titeniui – pasaulio plaukimo čempionato bronza
Jul 31, 2009 Baltics, Europe, Lithuania, Lithuania: In Lithuanian
Plaukikas Giedrius Titenis Italijoje vykstančiame pasaulio vandens sporto šakų čempionate iškovojo bronzos medalį. PenktadienįPhiladelphia workers file discrimination case
Jul 31, 2009 North America, USA
Black employees at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, waste transfer plant were harassed, humiliated and discriminated against by their supervisor for decades, says an attorney representing two workers who filed a complaint against the city.Tags: Decades, Discrimination Case, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Supervisor
Concentration camp survivor, 90, strangled
Jul 31, 2009 North America, USA
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor was found strangled Thursday in his Upper East Side apartment, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner said Friday.Tags: Concentration Camp Survivor, East Side Apartment, Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor, Medical Examiner, New York City, Spokeswoman, Upper East Side
