Race to rescue British woman injured in remote part of Russia

A 20 year old British woman has been injured in a remote part of Siberia. She was there studying the forest as a zoology student."An alert beamed 3,700 miles around the world has sent rescuers to the aid of a British woman injured in the remote forests of eastern Russia.The...

France shocked by images of war

"Staring out from a glossy eight-page spread in the latest edition of the magazine Paris Match, several Taleban fighters show off their trophies of war. The loss of the 10 soldiers in Afghanistan shocked France Guns, walkie-talkies...

End of council tax in Scotland to widen divide with England

The Scottish National Party, a party seeking independence for Scotland which gained power in the Scottish parliament last year, is going to try to abolish council tax in Scotland over the next 12 months. Council tax is payed by residents in the UK to their local council,...

Symonds shouldn’t quit ‘cos of IPL: Watson

"Shane Watson hopes that Andrew Symonds comes back to international cricket after his rehabilitation. Andrew Symonds was chucked out of the team after he went fishing instead of attending a team meeting ahead of Australia’s first ODI againt Bangladesh. Due to the...

Bhupathi out of US Open

"Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the US Open with a stunning loss in the men’s doubles third round. The Indian and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles, seeded fourth, squandered a set’s advantage to go down 6-2 4-6 4-6 to unseeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco...

Commentary: St. Paul, Minnesota -- the land of make believe

"By Jack Cafferty CNN Editor's Note: Jack Cafferty is the author of the best-seller "It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America." He provides commentary on CNN's "The Situation Room" daily from 4...

Bhupathi out of mixed doubles

"India’s Mahesh Bhupathi’s lost out in the US Open mixed doubles came to an end when he and Australian Samantha Stosur went down to Swede Robert Lindstedt and Australian Rennae Stubbs 6-2, 3-6, 10-12 in the opening round."

Gustav Preparations - More than 75 % of Gulf Oil production Turned off (price...

" By ALAN SAYRE AP Business Writer NEW ORLEANS — More than three-quarters of the Gulf of Mexico's offshore oil production had been cut off Saturday as energy companies evacuated petroleum platforms in the face of Hurricane Gustav. The federal Minerals Management...