Knife Crime Down but questions over stop and search persist

Knife crime is down in London by 12% compared with last year according to new police figures. Commander Mark Simmons of the Metropolitan Police said that much of the decrease was down to increasing the number of stop...

Taliban threaten France with attacks: Video

Demanding French Army pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban had threatened France with terrorist attacks in Paris. France is part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force as well as the...

Aglar-Yamuna Ghati Vikas Manch formed in Mussoorie

the people of jaunpur the block adjacent to the hill station town of Mussoorie have felt the need to galvanize under one unit in Mussoorie.the need to create seperate identity has become strong as the migratory...

Iraq backs deal to pull 1,50,000 US troops out by 2011

Efforts have started taking place to cut down US troops in Iraq as promised by President elect Barack Obama. Obama has promised to begin withdrawing forces in January. Now the Iraqi cabinet has...

Google 'Voice Search' hands-on verdict: Awesome

" The new voice-activated Google Mobile app for the iPhone is finally here. Whatever the reason for the delay, it was worth the wait. As we wrote last week, the search app knows when you bring the phone to your...

Disney's Mickey Mouse turns 80 today

The Walt Disney company has big celebrations planned today at its theme parks as it celebrates the 80th birthday of Mickey Mouse. celebrations kicked off this morning at HngKong Disneyland, and continued at...

Mum missing along with five daughters in UK

A mother has gone missing in the UK, and a nationwide search has been launched for her. It may not take too long to find her, considering she is on the run with her five daughters, and she has a German accent. The mother reportedly went on the run when she found out her...

What Would You Name The Space Station??

Does the International Space Station really need a name? All vesells seem to have a nane... Will nameing the ISS start some new conflict on the planet???" Isn't ISS enough? In this file photo provided by NASA...

Italian Nuns Refuse to carry court order to Kill Eluana Englaro

There are always humble loving hearts that are willing to take care of those who are weak and defenceless. There are always those who don't take economy as the foundation to their decisons." The nuns who run...

Non-profit news: the new journalism

The New York Times has an article this morning on non-profit journalism -- an idea that has been around for a while. In fact, the Christian Science Monitor had a similar article, spotlighting the VoiceofSanDiego as the Times article did, back in February. There are also...

Deal brokered to end Northern Ireland deadlock

A deadlock that has grinded government in Northern Ireland to a halt for 152 days appears to have come to an end. the BBC is reporting that the DUP and Sinn Fein have reached a compromise that will allow the government to begin functioning normally again."The DUP and Sinn...

ANC bullies new kid on the political block

South Africa's main party, the ANC, seems to be on a mission to prevent the newest player on the country's political block from  having a fair shot in next year's national and provincial elections. Earlier this week, the former freedom movement demanded from the Congress...

Die Sammlung zu Weihnachten: schöne & besinnliche Sprüche zu Weihnachten un...

Free Christmas & New Year's Cards, Holiday greetings!This site's collection offers free Christmas and new Year's ecards. While unfortunately the text content is all German, the ecards are also in English. And you...

The Dark Side Of The Web

Are you entangled in the web? Millions of us across the globe use the internet on a daily basis. It has revolutionised communication just as Gutenberg’s printing press did in the Middle Ages. At a flick of a button...

Yahoo co-founder Yang steps down as CEO

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, who earned the ire of many shareholders for rejecting a $47 billion takeover offer from Microsoft, is stepping down as chief executive of the internet company. The California-based firm...

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