Irish police seize yacht with cocaine worth more than £500m

A yacht from Ireland was siezed this morning in a raid, and 700 million euros worth of cocain was found on board. The capture follows an investigation which was launched after one of the yachts in the smuggling ring overturned off the coast of Cork and dumped 62 bales of...

U.S. tourist hacked to death with machetes

A retired American couple who make their home in Anchorage Alaska were met with violence in Guatemala while resupplying their sailboat. Reports say 4 men boarded the boat with machetes that "seemed liked curved...

What Wine Choice Says About Your Date!

What interesting insights into your Dates potential as a life partner." What Your Wine Choice Says About You Looking for clues about your date's potential? Look no further than...

MI6 admit keeping a dossier on Mohamed Al Fayed

"After their brief trip to Paris, Diana spent virtually every free moment with Dodi at his apartment in London’s Park Lane or together at Kensington Palace, which rankled the royals greatly. Prince Philip was...

Smart ideas on Vancouver's condo future

Trevor Boddy looks at a condo development in Vancouver that takes a different approach to density:  "In the worlds of real estate and architecture, it is nearly always mistaken to extrapolate the future from...

Today in history - Nov. 11

"Today is Saturday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2006. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between...

Ship, vessel crash on Mississippi River (AP)

" 38 minutes ago NEW ORLEANS - A cargo ship heading down the Mississippi River struck another vessel anchored west of New Orleans on Monday, knocking a huge gash in the anchored vessel, the Coast Guard said. The anchored ship was listing, but the hole was above the water...

*when there are two or more vessels alongside the same wharf*

BIGGER TARGET. See Message 83. September 24, 1941. Tokyo to Consul General, Honolulu.

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