Filipino wins top honors in 2008 ‘Hollywood Olympics’

" LOS ANGELES - Thirteen-year-old Filipino Catherine Loria from Tiaong, Quezon shared honors with senior contestant Andrew Clarke from Jamaica when they were proclaimed Grand Champion Performers of the World in the 2008 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) or the...

Grandmother finally passes driving test after 27 years and 450 hours of tuition

"It is the year the world remembers for assassination attempts on President Reagan and Pope John Paul II, the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer and Indiana Jones's first outing in Raiders of the Lost...

Clarke to propose curbing power of Welsh, Scottish MPs

Quite a conundrum now affects the United Kingdgdom, ten years after devolution first gave constituent countries their own parliaments. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all now have their own seperate parliaments,...

Lacrosse fans in one B.C. community ordered to stay silent during games

Having been to one of these games in Port Coquitlam, I can understand the reasoning behind this, although it may seem a little strange to tell people to be quiet during a sporting event.The Metro Vancouver lacrosse...

Leeds lose to Arsenal in FA Cup Final

" FA Cup win secures Arsenal Double Faye White's Arsenal proved too strongThree goals in six minutes saw Arsenal thrash Leeds 4-1 to win the FA Cup and secure a domestic...

Chelsea gunman was a top barrister who was a rising star

The armed man who died in Chelsea, London, was a high-flying lawyer, who had a bright future and a beautiful wife.He tried to send a message to his wife Elizabeth, just before he was killed. He threw a white box into...

Labour voters 'want Brown out'

After last week's devastating elevtion results, Labour is in a bad spot. party insiders are increasingly saying that the party needs a fresh start, and as predicted, the Labour loss on Thursday has spurred...

Mothers of Iraq dead lose fight for war inquiry

Two mothers part of military families against the war have lost their last appeal against the government in the UK."The mothers of two British soldiers killed in Iraq lost a last-ditch legal battle on Wednesday to...

Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke to be buried Saturday

"Colombo (ANTARA News) - British sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke will be buried at a private funeral in Sri Lanka's capital on Saturday, a close aide to the late writer said.Clarke, who captured the world's imagination...

Sci-fi guru Clarke dies in Sri Lanka at 90

"British-born science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke died at a hospital in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, his aide Rohan de Silva told AFP. He was 90. President Mahinda Rajapakse mourned the death of Clarke and paid tribute to him as a "great visionary." His death was a loss to Sri...

Inquiry into bungled Indian doctor case set to begin in Australia

Former Australian immigration minister Kevin Andrews and Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Keelty, will be asked to give evidence before a judicial inquiry into the bungled handling of former terrorist...

End of the line for the voice of London's Tube

"The woman known as the 'voice of the Tube' in London has had her contract terminated for criticising the underground rail service. But the city's commuters are apparently siding with Emma Clarke, whose website,...

Tube announcer sacked over messages

It could only happen in Britain, but a great ad for the woman’s voice over business. So here is a little more promotion."     An official announcer for London’s Tube system has been sacked after making spoof messages mocking American tourists, peeping...

Man Dies in Nova Scotia Jail After Taser Hit

Just as the international uproar over the polish man who was videotaped being tasered and then dying at a Vancouver Airport is reaching its peak, another story comes out about someone dying after being hit by a...

Chelsea Announce New Manager: Avram Grant

I wonder if there is any truth to the rumour that Mourinho is heading for the Portuguese National Team job?"LONDON (AP) - Chelsea appointed Avram Grant and Steve Clarke to take charge of the Premier League team...

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