Cebu mayor's brod 'blocks' raid

" CEBU CITY -- Operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) were reportedly blocked after confiscating illegal gambling paraphernalia at the back of the Compostela Public Market Thursday afternoon. Cebu...

Adding milk to tea negates health benefits: Study

Tea was previously known to enhance the capability of blood circulatory system by improving the ability of arteries to relax and expand and thus improving blood pressure. But, a recent study has added that this...

Thailand blocks 2,300 websites for insulting monarchy

In the first big digital crackdown Thailand government has banned hundreds of websites who allegedly have been spreading information offending the monarchy. This plan has been on cards for long time. In fact, Thailand's  Ministry of Information and Communications...

Panhandler shoots man, tries escape by bus

I don't know about you, but when is the last time you saw a panhandler, let alone a female one who could afford a gun????Maybe she was trying to save up for an AK47."SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A bus stop panhandler...

Reid Blocks Online Predator Bill to Help Obama

"This Congress hasn't accomplished all that much, so you'd think they'd be eager to pass a no-brainer such as bipartisan legislation to protect kids from online predators. You'd be wrong. Last December, the House passed the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation Online Act by...

Man arrested in D.C. with weapons

"WASHINGTON (CNN) — Capitol Police arrested a man Friday after an officer spotted a rifle in his car when he stopped the officer to ask for directions two blocks from the Capitol building. Christopher Shelton Timmons, 27, has been charged with carrying a deadly weapon,...

Judge blocks 10 percent Medi-Cal cuts

"LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has blocked a 10 percent cut in Medi-Cal payments to doctors, dentists, pharmacies and many other health care providers. The decision Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder...

Man charged in rape, slaying of Florida girl, 6

"TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- A man already in prison for burglary and stealing a car was charged Tuesday in the rape and slaying of a 6-year-old southwest Florida girl nearly two years ago, police said. ...

China Eases Internet Restrictions for Journalists

In the face of blistering criticism, the IOC has succeed in getting the Chinese government to let in some of the websites they had previously blocked.  The question is whether these will be widely trafficked...

Key N Korea nuclear talks begin

Senior diplomats are meeting in Beijing to thrash out the next move in the long-running mission to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions."US envoy Christopher Hill said talks would seek to agree practical steps to...

Architecture: Paris anger as planners reach for the skyline

Famous skyline of Paris is all set to change after city council allowed for the construction of  building towers in the outskirts of Paris. Council has allowed to construct  six sites around the edge of the city.  " The famously flat skyline of...

Archaeologists find remains of Washington's boyhood home

"From Eric Marrapodi CNN Washington Bureau FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock...

Burma blocks emergency telecoms

Continuing its crackdown on foreign aid agencies Burmese government has expelled aid workers serving the emergency telecom services. "Two teams of foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms in...

Bronx NY: Sweeper Sucks Up Dog

Who would have thought a leisurely stroll with your dogs would result in one of them getting Pooper Scoopered into an oncoming street sweeper.  Perhaps curbing ones dog to close to the curb isn't such a great...

Zimbabwe blocks 'political' aid

Zimbabwe's government has banned at least one international aid group from operating in the country for allegedly campaigning for the opposition. All operations of Care International are now suspended, pending an...

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