JHANG, Pakistan - Police exchanged fire with rioting demonstrators yesterday at the funeral for an assassinated hard-line Sunni Muslim politician, and at least one person died in sectarian violence elsewhere in the country.
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community may feel a little more at ease when using restrooms at Ohio University.
WASHINGTON - The wife of New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg was abducted at knifepoint yesterday from the couple's suburban home and forced to withdraw money from a local bank, police said. She was released unharmed.
JERUSALEM - Bolstered by U.S. support for Israel's bombing raid in Syria, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday his nation won't hesitate to attack its enemies anywhere - heightening concerns it may widen the Palestinian conflict by again striking countries it accuses of harboring terrorists.
They may not be blockbuster hits, but fans of independent films adamantly express their belief that the medium sheds light on an artistic aspect of cinematography often ignored by mainstream filmmakers.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Authorities suspended a three-day search for a helicopter that a 911 caller said went down with six people on board, and officials said the call may have been a hoax.
The Golden Buckeye card is no longer only for retail discounts; prescriptions for drugs now also are included as an advantage to people at least 60 years old.
New traffic signals soon will grace the Court Street intersections of Carpenter and President streets, if they ever are completed.
GROZNY, Russia - The Kremlin's hand-picked man to lead Chechnya was declared the winner yesterday in the region's presidential vote, a widely expected outcome praised by President Vladimir Putin as a sign of hope to end the bloody insurgency here born of nearly a decade of war.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - American Paul C. Lauterbur and Briton Sir Peter Mansfield won the 2003 Nobel Prize for medicine yesterday for discoveries leading to the development of MRI, now relied on by doctors for getting a detailed look into their patients' bodies.
During last night's regular session, Athens City Council approved additional funds necessary to cover design costs in renovating the Armory building for use as a historical museum and genealogical library.
Ohio University Career Services will sponsor a fall career fair on Wed. Oct. 8. The event is open to all OU students and will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at The Convo.
The future is certainly not what it used to be. A traveling exhibit at the Athens County Historical Society and Museum, 65 N. Court St., displays views of the future from the past 150 years.
College football fans witnessed a true national championship game last year because the Bowl Championship Series was in place.
Wearing your seat belt is something that has been instilled in most of us since we were children. I can still remember my mother and father consciously saying to me when I was leaving our house Don't forget to put on your seat belt! Even now at the age of 20 my parents still drill into my head the constant reminder of not forgetting to buckle up.
Solutions by The State News