Madonna, Israel’s New BFF

Madonna and Israel's flag become one on stage after dining at the Tel Aviv restaurant with Tzipi Livni, oppisition leader in the Knesset, meeting Ptime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara. "A statement...

Philippines clashes leave 43 dead

" At least 43 people - including 23 soldiers and 20 militants - have been killed in clashes in the southern Philippines, an army commander says. Maj Gen Benjamin Dolorfino said 400 troops launched coordinated...

Polls open across Israel in vote for New Government

People across Israel are queuing up to vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is stepping down. Former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party has lost much support...

Israeli Election:WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON ?

" This is Part One of a series of articles by Yoram about the Israeli elections coming up in about two weeks. We welcome any questions you may have about the parties, personalities and political process. We hope...

Royal Marine who died on Christmas Eve

" Lance Corporal Benjamin Whatley, from Lima Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines Photo: MOD The soldier was named as L/Cpl Benjamin Whatley, 20, from King’s Lynn in Norfolk who was serving...

Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons

  The premise of this movie is taken from the idea that man grows from a   baby to a man, then in his dotage becomes a baby once more.  I suppose   some writer somewhere laughingly wondered, what if a man...

Angelina Jolie poses at the premiere of the movie "The Curious Case of Benjam...

"Actress Angelina Jolie poses at the premiere of the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" at the Mann's Village theatre in Westwood, California December 8, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on December 25."

America's Worst Counterfeiter Creates Fake $100 Bills With Picture of Abe Lin...

P. Diddy once said that "It's All About the Benjamins", but for one Memphis man it's all about the Lincolns. James Rhyne tried to pay for a meal using a counterfeit $100 bill featuring a portrait of Abraham...

Call to Action Help Protect Water Resources World Water Monitoring Day Starts...

Organizations all over the world are joining together today to start the month long celebration of the annual World Water Monitoring Day, which is in aid of protecting the world's water resources."U.S....

Israel's Prime Minister to Resign

After months of growing scandal around suspicions he had accepted money from US financier Morris Talansky to fund elections campaigns and a lavish lifestyle in the 13 years before he became premier in 2006, Ehud...

Man Boarding Tampa Flight With Box Cutter Gets Probation

"TAMPA - A man arrested after trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight with a box cutter concealed inside a hardcover book was sentenced in federal court today to a year's probation. Benjamin Baines Jr., 22, of Clearwater pleaded guilty to a federal weapons violation in...

CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

Iran Is No Threat, Unless Bush Makes It One

" ........Comparing Iran with the 1939 Nazi Germany is ridiculous. Germany was a powerful, industrialized nation that had been defeated in World War I. It had grievances against the victors who had humiliated it. Germany's culture was such that many Germans blindly...

Iraqi Chicken Farmers Get Jumpstart With Egg Delivery

" BAGHDAD, April 28, 2008 – Chicken farmers in Mahmudiyah, 20 miles south of Baghdad, received the jumpstart their industry needed with the arrival of 45,000 eggs, each ready for hatching. Army Capt. Benjamin Neusse, a civil military operations officer with 3rd...

Zap! Scientists use Lasers to Cause Lightning Storms

This is the coolest thing I've heard in a while, scientists have used lasers to trigger electrical activity in clouds. I can just imagine a team of scientists in white gowns firing a big cannon into a cloud....

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