Cruise passengers found with £1million of cocaine

Four passengers on a cruise ship in the UK were found to have a millon pounds of cocain strapped to their bodies after the ship was raided when it docked in Southampton."More than £1 million-worth of cocaine has allegedly been found strapped to the bodies of four cruise ship...

Fuel protests spread around the world

UPDATE: 2:44PM ESTA fuel strike in the UK will go ahead tomorrow." Last-ditch talks aimed at averting a strike by hundreds of fuel tanker drivers have broken down, the Unite union has said. The strike over pay...

Felix: Indigenous People struggled to find shelter

UPDATE:  "DAKURA, Nicaragua -- The chopper hovered for a moment. So many people below. But the pilot landed anyway and they rushed forward, these people, homeless and desperate. All of them, at once. They...

Grenada band plays Taiwan anthem at opening of China-financed stadium

"A diplomatic gaffe marred Saturday's inauguration of a Chinese-financed stadium in Grenada when a band performed the national anthem of Chinese rival Taiwan. Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and scores of...

MEMO TO REPUBLICANS: SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!

A great op-ed piece I came across..."Twenty-six years into the NeoCon nightmare, everybody hates the United States. We're broke. Here's how screwed up we are: we can't even get out of a war that 91 percent of Americans are against. Republicans got us into this mess. I say:...

Today in history - Oct. 25

"Today is Wednesday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2006. There are 67 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 25, 1854, the "Charge of the Light Brigade" took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men, facing hopeless odds,...

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