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Marriott considers hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone
Marriott International is considering building a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone.I'm not sure I would want to stay there to be honest; it wouldn't be my first choice for a holiday destination at the moment. "The company's consideration of a hotel in the Green Zone, an area...
Katrina victim claims $97 million lottery prize
A man who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million lottery prize today, from a ticket he bought at a convenience store when he stopped to buy a gallon of milk." When he turned in the winning ticket, Carl Hunter became the largest Powerball winner in...
Top police killed in Mexican assassination wave
One of Mexico City's anti-kidnapping commander was assassinated earlier today, which makes him the fourth top police authority to be killed in 10 days."One day after acting federal police chief Edgar Millan was...
Madonna comes to Vancouver for first time ever
I am so there!I have been a fan of Madonna for as long as I can remember, and I have seen her in a play, but never in concert. I better start saving my money now though..."Vancouver is the only other Canadian city...
Twister kills one in North Carolina
One killed and at least three have been injured from a tornado that touched down in central North Carolina late last night. "Emergency crews in North Carolina plan to assess damage Friday morning after a...
Diarrhea harasses 20 provinces, Vibrio cholerae b...
"By April 22, there were 20 provinces and cities that had reported acute diarrhea, numbering 2,490 patients, including 377 positive for the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. Dr. Nga announced that HCM City, the central...
Twisters touch down in Tupelo, Mississippi & Alabama
UPDATE: 12:52 a.m. EDT Severe storms tore through US southNo injuries have been reported but numerous homes and businesses have incurred damages."An apparent tornado wrecked a shopping area in Mississippi...
Liv Tyler and husband Royston Langdon split
Liv Tyler and her husband of five years Royston Langdon have called it quits."They were married in 2003.Not bad. Five years seems to be about the average length of a Hollywood marriage (or maybe a bit longer than...
Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes
The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus, and...
Congressman Comes Clean on Love Child
" A congressman from New York has admitted to fathering a child in an extramarital affair three years ago.Under mounting scrutiny, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who has...
UN official killed in Kenya
A UN official has been killed in nothern Kenya. This is the first killing of a UN official in that area. "Silence Shirara, a Zimbabwe national, was the head of the WFP office in Lokichoggio town, about 650km north...
Giant sinkhole in Texas continues to grow!
A massive sinkhole, 600 yards wide & 200 feet deep, is continuing to grow in Daisetta, Texas. The giant hole has already swallowed up oil equipment and a tractor-trailer rig." The bigger than life...
Probe into sub-station explosion in England
UPDATE: 2:35PM EST - May 8There is to be an official probe into the explosion at a sub-station in Essex, England yesterday." A member of staff working for EDF Energy died at the sub-station in Chelmsford on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Bishop Hall Lane in...
Amy Winehouse arrested on suspicion of drugs poss...
Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Replace the sex with headbutts and beatdowns and you'd have Amy Winehouse." LONDON - Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday in connection with a January video that allegedly shows her doing drugs at a party at her...
Best Buy enters Europe with Carphone retail deal
Best Buy, the world's biggest electronics retailer, is set to take on Europe. They are paying $2.1 billion for half of Britain's Carphone Warehouse chain to break into the European consumer market."The deal creates a...
