In a fitting conclusion to a presidential campaign that ignited intense public interest in political debates to primary nights, conventions and even prime time infomericals, President-elect Barack Obama's historic win on Tuesday night saw 71-million television viewers riveted to their TV screens.
According to Nielsen Media Research, compared to 61.6-million people who tuned in for the 2,000 election results, this year's election had nearly a quarter of all television viewers in the US, watching the results come in over 14-networks.
Seeking the overturn of Proposition 8 - which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman - supporters of gay rights filed three lawsuits in the California Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed one suit; the counties of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Clara filed a joint lawsuit; and Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred filed one suit on behalf of lesbian clients married in Los Angeles.
The celebrity couple - Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif - came together for a shoot and gave a 'guarded' interview for DT on the sets of their film, 'Yuvvraaj', directed by Subhash Ghai. Though they did open up their hearts for each other, after going strong for the last four years, is was not typically a romantic, full-throttle down-on-knees confession and proposal that many were waiting for!
Sofia - Bulgaria would consider a pullout of its troops from the international military contingent in Iraq, Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin was quoted as saying Thursday.
"We are analyzing our presence (in Iraq), but believe that our mission is largely accomplished," Kalfin told reporters after a ministerial meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.
Turin, Italy - Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential vote marks a "great step forward for humanity" that could be mirrored with the election of a black pope, according to a top US Roman Catholic cleric.
"If Obama at the White House is like the first time man (stepped on) the moon, then it can certainly happen at the threshold of St Peter's," the Archbishop of Atlanta, Wilton Daniel Gregory, was quoted as saying in an interview published Thursday in an Italian newspaper.
Madrid - The Spanish Interior Ministry has rejected a request for political asylum by Omar bin Laden, son of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, media reported Thursday.
The 28-year-old had argued that he did not feel safe in any Arab country.
Spain based its rejection partly on a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Interior Ministry sources were quoted as saying.
The report said there was no evidence that bin Laden's life was in danger in Saudi Arabia, which he is a citizen of, according to the daily El Pais.
In a fitting conclusion to a presidential campaign that ignited intense public interest in political debates to primary nights, conventions and even prime time infomericals, President-elect Barack Obama's historic win on Tuesday night saw 71-million television viewers riveted to their TV screens. 
Seeking the overturn of Proposition 8 - which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman - supporters of gay rights filed three lawsuits in the California Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The celebrity couple - Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif - came together for a shoot and gave a 'guarded' interview for DT on the sets of their film, 'Yuvvraaj', directed by Subhash Ghai. Though they did open up their hearts for each other, after going strong for the last four years, is was not typically a romantic, full-throttle down-on-knees confession and proposal that many were waiting for!
Sofia - Bulgaria would consider a pullout of its troops from the international military contingent in Iraq, Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin was quoted as saying Thursday.
Turin, Italy - Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential vote marks a "great step forward for humanity" that could be mirrored with the election of a black pope, according to a top US Roman Catholic cleric.
Madrid - The Spanish Interior Ministry has rejected a request for political asylum by Omar bin Laden, son of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, media reported Thursday.
