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/ 6 February 2006
A goal by Chelsea in each half sealed Liverpool’s fate at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they cruised to a 2-0 victory in the English Premiership. After a cagey opening to the match, the Blues took the lead in the 35th minute when Frank Lampard’s corner on the right side was headed on by John Terry and found William Gallas unmarked.
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/ 6 February 2006
Interpol was on worldwide alert on Sunday after 13 al-Qaeda militants convicted of attacking the American warship USS Cole and French supertanker Limburg escaped from jail in Yemen along with 10 other prisoners, according to a government-run website.
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/ 6 February 2006
Voters in Haiti are due to go to the polls on Tuesday in a presidential election seen as vital to the future stability of one of the world’s most impoverished countries. Although polling has been delayed four times for security and administrative reasons all the major players now seem committed to voting taking place.
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/ 6 February 2006
The egalitarian world of the internet faced a major new challenge on Sunday with plans from two of the largest e-mail providers to began charging fees for speedier delivery. The internet firms say the new system would make it easier in an era of spam and phishing and identity theft for genuine companies to reach their customers.
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/ 6 February 2006
British motorists made claims last year for everything from a frozen squirrel crashing through a car windshield to a cow jumping on a quad bike, an insurance company said on Monday. Freak accidents involving animals topped the list of odd excuses for motor insurance claims with food-related mishaps in second place.
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/ 6 February 2006
Two complete strangers will get married in Britain later on Monday after winning the chance to tie the knot in a radio station competition that has drawn anger from religious leaders. Craig Cooper will meet his bride Rebecca Duffy for the first time at the start of the ceremony organised by commercial station BRMB, based in Birmingham in west central England.
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/ 6 February 2006
Booming Asian economies led by China and India are expected to fuel demand for the world’s largest commercial aircraft, the A380, an Airbus official said on Monday. "From the start of the [A380] programme, the fastest growth rates for air traffic in terms of passenger and in freight traffic are seen in Asia," said Anthony Phillips.
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/ 6 February 2006
The JSE was back in the black at midday on Monday helped by a weakening in the rand. Firmer world markets were also helping the bourse, dealers said. By 12.01pm, the all share and all share industrial indices added 0,65% and 0,45% respectively.
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/ 6 February 2006
Sri Lankan coach Tom Moody knows his team are lucky to be in the hunt for a berth in the finals of the triangular series and this time he wants to make sure there are no mistakes. The Sri Lankans have host-nation Australia to thank for keeping their prospects in the limited overs competition alive after they scored crushing wins over South Africa in the last two matches.
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/ 6 February 2006
It was one of those unpredictable Lebanese Sunday mornings. The ski slopes in the mountains overlooking Beirut would have been crowded with skiers enjoying the winter sunshine. Downtown, the restaurants were preparing for lunchtime. And there were a few men on scooters broadcasting an imminent protest.