Top Stories: Rio De Janeiro, Dec 17 (RIA Novosti) Brazilian doctors have found some 50 needles in the body of a two-year-old boy that were allegedly inserted during a black magic ritual, media reports said. IANS Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:30:01 -0500The world’s biggest and best assembly of maxi yachts in recent times will contest this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Seven of them will be on the start line, and five have a real ... Around the world of Sailing Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:49:37 -0500Rio De Janeiro, Dec 17 : Brazilian doctors have found some 50 needles in the body of a two-year-old boy that were allegedly inserted during a black magic ritual, media reports said. New Kerala Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:41:42 -0500Send us an event report Entries are now open for the 2010 Wilson Trophy to be held from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th May. Please visit our website... Yachts And Yachting Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:02:37 -0500Josh McKenzie-Brown (18) reports from Day 4 of the Sail Melbourne regatta being sailed on Port Philip Bay. Sail Melbourne is the first round in the 2010 ISAF World Cup circuit. Josh is competing in th... Sailing News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:57:16 -0500LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Roy E. Disney, who died Wednesday at 79, was an avid ocean sailor who won the California-to-Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race in record time a decade ago and backed programs to bring ... Tampa Bay Online Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:37:00 -0500LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Roy E. Disney, who died Wednesday at 79, was an avid ocean sailor who won the California-to-Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race in record time a decade ago and backed programs to bring ... Tampa Bay Online Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:36:56 -0500The beautiful new 2010 J/Sailing Calendar is for sailors who love and appreciate the ultimate experience of sailing in some of the most spectacular harbors and waters of the world. Whether you are a c... PRWeb Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:58:19 -0500Geoff Holt's 'Personal Atlantic' challenge, sees him sailing a 60ft, purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible catamaran on a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Here is his latest update. ... [... Sailing News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:14:40 -0500Clipper 09-10 - Geraldton, Western Australia stopover. The strong winds that turned yesterday's finish into a sprint for the line have eased to a pleasant sea breeze today - keeping the crews cool as ... Sailing News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:14:39 -0500A 20 per cent share sale proposal in PSU steel maker SAIL will be taken to the Cabinet by mid-January next year, Steel Secretary Atul Chaturvedi said today. Business Standard Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:50:54 -0500Muslim scholars in Malaysia want laws to ban witchcraft in this Southeast Asian country to help stem a tide of robberies, the New Straits Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Witchcraft is forbidden ... World Bulletin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:04:59 -0500Surgeons hope to remove most of the 50 sewing needles inserted into a two-year-old boy in Brazil but have warned that some are too close to vital organs to pull out. Brazilian media reported that a fo... Independent.ie Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:50:55 -0500Kuala Lumpur - Muslim scholars in Malaysia want laws to ban witchcraft in this south-east Asian country to help stem a tide of robberies, the New Straits Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Witch... IOL Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:28:35 -0500Kuala Lumpur - Muslim scholars in Malaysia want laws to ban witchcraft in this south-east Asian country to help stem a tide of robberies, the New Straits Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Witch... IOL Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:27:58 -0500Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Commodore Matt Allen on the Flinders Islet Inquiry. 'As you are aware, an internal CYCA Inquiry is currently underway into the Flinders Islet Race which resulted in th... Sailing News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:15:08 -0500Tomorrow will be H Day for Wanganui.Minister for Land Information Maurice Williamson is making an announcement in the town.He has been considering a recommendation from the New Zealand Geographic Boar... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:55:30 -0500Kate Moss is trying to find a girlfriend for Pete Doherty.The 35-year-old supermodel believes Alison Mosshart, her boyfriend Jamie Hince’s Kills bandmate, would be the perfect match for her troubled... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:55:29 -0500Send us an event report The 2009 MPS Survey is now closed and the results indicate that we have a great future ahead. This is the seventh year we have conducted the survey. Below are some key po... Yachts And Yachting Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:52:21 -0500‘Sherlock Holmes’ director Guy Ritchie is “chuffed” to be spending Christmas Day (25.12.09) with his children after persuading his ex-wife Madonna to let them celebrate it “traditionally”. NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:29:21 -0500Jennifer Lopez needs the support of husband Marc Anthony but says she has changed herself in positive ways since having their twins Max and Emme, now 21 months. NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:29:19 -0500Race record-holder Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI, chasing her fifth consecutive line honours win, faces strongest competition from Neville Crichton's near sister Reichel/Pugh designed Alfa Romeo, and Mike... Sailing News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:42:15 -0500When the whale season finishes in early December, Bass & Flinders turn their attention to boat watching. 'If the forecast are right this year, it will be a spectacular sight as the fleets sets spinnak... Sailing News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:42:14 -0500Ullman Sails customer Paul Clitheroe and crew on Beneteau First 45 'Balance' have quickly proven their speed and smarts on the racecourse. The 'Balance' team recently captured both the IRC and PHS ove... Sailing News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:42:14 -0500The oldest living All Black turns 99 tomorrow.The New Zealand rugby community is preparing to celebrate with Eric Tindall, who played for the All Blacks during a tour of England in 1935 and 1936, and ... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:29:36 -0500Tobey Maguire is not appearing in ‘The Hobbit’.The ‘Spiderman’ actor has dispelled rumours he has signed up to play Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming movie adaptation of the prequel to the ‘Lord... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:29:36 -0500A row at the Waikato District Health Board has seen one of its elected members being suspended.Suresh Vatsyayann's been stood down for questioning the integrity of his fellow board members and the man... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:29:35 -0500Rachel McAdams thinks Lindsay Lohan is a natural actress.The 31-year-old actress – who starred alongside Lindsay in 2004 movie 'Mean Girls' – said she was surprised by how well the then-17-year-ol... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:29:34 -0500Brazilian police are hunting a man suspected of pushing around 50 metal needles into his two-year-old stepson, possibly as part of a "black magic" ritual. Local police chief Helder Fernandes Santana ... ABC Australia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:55:55 -0500Zac Efron threw girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens a surprise 21st birthday party on Monday (14.12.09).The actress thought she was going out for her first legal drink with her boyfriend at a Hollywood restaur... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:09:57 -0500Police have found a pistol, cash and a large quantity of an ingredient essential for methamphetamine while executing search warrants in Riverhead and Kumeu, north west of Auckland.Two people now face ... NZ City Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:09:56 -0500Organized by the Federacion Andaluza de Vela, this European Qualification event for the windsurfer events at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games has attracted a record entry of 150 junior racers re... Sailing News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:01:34 -0500Exactly where Jesus came from will be fiercely debated in at least one part of Auckland this Christmas.A billboard put outside St Matthew-in-the-City shows the Virgin Mary and Joseph in bed together. ... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:41:52 -0500Babies and alcohol are the main focuses of a new government initiative to combat crime.Justice Minister Simon Power and Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples say the announcement follows their April "D... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:41:50 -0500Roy Edward Disney passed away Wednesday after a long battle with stomach cancer. In 2008, US SAILING, national governing body of the sport, awarded Disney its prestigious Nathanael G. Herreshoff Troph... Sailing News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:37:31 -0500A pilot has managed to escape with only minor injuries after crashing his top dressing plane near Ruatoria on the East Coast.Police received a call just after 1pm that the plane was in trouble on a lo... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:14 -0500‘Nine’ actress Penelope Cruz loves fast food and regularly indulges in her favourite meal of burgers and fries, even tucking into the calorific treat before this year’s Oscars. NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:12 -0500Police believe an escaped prisoner could be trying to contact family and associates in Wellington.Kevin Polwart escaped through a perimeter fence at Auckland Prison at Paremoremo yesterday morning. Th... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:11 -0500SHAH ALAM: Selangor mufti Datuk Mohd Tamyes Abdul Wahid wants a law enacted to govern the practice of magic, especially black magic. He said such a law is necessary to prevent the use of black magic... New Straits Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:39:52 -0500SAN DIEGO (AP) The Persian Gulf was ruled out for the America's Cup, leaving the yachting showdown between Swiss and American crews in giant multihulls headed to Valencia, Spain, in February. The Japan Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:50:57 -0500The Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust has taken a 35.6 percent stake in Dick Hubbard's cereal company for an undisclosed sum.Rotorua Trust Chairman Grahame Hall says Hubbard's stands out as a business t... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:36:27 -0500Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is gearing up for increased growth.The company is constructing a new 30,000m2 building on its East Tamaki site, in Auckland. Work will start early in the New Year.CEO, Micha... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:36:25 -0500The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has published the 2010 supplements to the current editions of The Call Book for Match Racing and The Call Book for Team Racing. ... [... Sailing News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:34:31 -0500For World Match Racing Champ, Nicky Souter, the long of it has been the many years that it has taken to be an overnight sensation. The short of it, is that there are just three places on the Australia... Sailing News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:34:31 -0500A doctor has been given a telling off for engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient.The Health and Disability Commissioner says 'Doctor B' has breached the Medical Council's zero tolerance guid... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:13:51 -0500A former Christchurch police officer has been sentenced to two years in jail for using his position to get free sex from a prostitute.Last month, Nathan Connolly was found guilty of one charge of sex ... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:13:50 -0500Progress at the climate change conference in Copenhagen may be faltering but New Zealand has been quick to get nations signed up to an alliance aimed at reducing farm emissions.New Zealand will contri... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:13:49 -0500WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) - Two conservation groups are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for issuing a permit for a commercial marina in waters north of the Back Bay National Wildl... Environment News Service Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:23:30 -0500Shrink BRASILIA, Brazil - A two-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one. ... New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:15:12 -0500SAN DIEGO (AP) The Persian Gulf was ruled out for the America's Cup, leaving the yachting showdown between Swiss and American crews in giant multihulls headed to Valencia, Spain, in February. Japan Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:02 -0500The Corrections Department is being criticised for not immediately telling residents living in the vicinity of Auckland Prison that an inmate had escaped.Kevin Polwart has been on the run from the jai... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:26:48 -0500Wellington Phoenix has confirmed the signing of goal-keeper Liam Reddy from Brisbane.Reddy has played 89 A-League matches, and has been the first choice keeper at Brisbane since his move from the Newc... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:26:47 -0500Counties Manukau police are keeping tight lipped about how they uncovered a drugs operation with strong gang connections.Twenty people associated with Black Power will appear in the Papakura and Manuk... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:26:46 -0500Annapolis sailor Chris Larson, winner of this year's Melges 24 World Championship, is on US Sailing's list of 10 nominees for the 2009 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Award. Larson, who was nominated f... Baltimore Sun Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:13:10 -0500Send us an event report Group 2 to be eliminated Following on from decisions taken at the ISAF Annual Conference, the ISAF Sailor Classification Code is changing and starting from 1 April 2010, ... Yachts And Yachting Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:10:41 -0500Sailability are heading for a big year in 2010 as they collaborate with the Australian Access Class Association in staging major regattas around the country. In addition, Sailability-backed competitor... Sailing News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:20 -0500Clipper 09-10: In what has been the closest race to date, Team Finland finished just 33 minutes ahead of Spirit of Australia, denying the Australian team the home port victory that they were so desper... Sailing News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:20 -0500Fans of Expedition tactical and navigation software are used to it doing very clever things - and now they have something new to play with for this year's Hobart. ... [... Sailing News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:20 -0500A forensic scientist predicts it will get harder for criminals to get away with crime as advancements in DNA technology continue.In court yesterday, Joseph Reekers admitted raping and murdering 23-yea... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:46:15 -0500World tennis number 16 Yanina Wickmayer has been cleared to play in Auckland's ASB Classic next monthThe International Tennis Federation says Belgians Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse can return to the te... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:46:14 -0500Auckland City has caused another upset in beating African club champs TP Mazembe of Congo 3-2, to finish fifth at the FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi.Jason Hayne put Auckland ahead after the Congoles... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:46:13 -0500Puerto Rico (AP) — A convicted killer suspected of masterminding a bar shooting that left eight people dead in Puerto Rico was arrested aboard a 30-foot boat just after it entered a marina in th... Sun-Sentinel Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:48:15 -0500Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal crash in the Waikato.A car and a truck have collided at the intersection of Great South and East Mine Roads in Huntly. One person has been confirmed dead... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:17:24 -0500Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin says he will keep his head down and get on with it, now that Hanover will be wound up.At yesterday's meeting in Auckland, Hanover investors voted 75.45 percent in... NZ City Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:17:23 -0500The Auckland City Council hopes to build on the city's reputation as a centre for world-class sailing with plans unveiled yesterday to host a trifecta of international yachting events in March. Bille... New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:57 -0500Auckland is expected to be bracketed as a stopover for the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race after a lengthy campaign to return the prestigious race here. The bid is part of a local government strategy to enh... New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:50 -0500 | 
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