Pakistan Coalition government under pressure over Zardari Presidency

Cracked have surfaced in the ruling Pakistani establishment after Asif Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has thrown his hat into Presidential race. Asif Zardari has been a controversial figure during his wife's tenure as Pakistani Prime minister. With...

Argentina beat Nigeria to retain Olympic football title

Argentina claimed back-to-back Olympic football titles with the winning goal engineered by superstar Lionel Messi in a 1-0 win over former champions Nigeria in the gold medal match at the Beijing Games on Saturday at the Bird’s Nest stadium. The newly build stadium with...

Obama: I've decided on my running mate

"CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said he has decided on his running mate, but he's not saying who it is. ...

Obama and veep choice to campaign on Saturday

From the shadows to center stage--Obama's VP pick will report in to work pronto, the scuttlebutt says. Meanwhile, various news sources and pundits have created a bingo card of possibilities."SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ) - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the...

Dutch Club to Recycle Dancers' Energy

"Wind power is great. But what about all that energy you expend on the dance floor on Saturday night? A next-generation nightclub wants to use that energy to keep the strobes lit and the bass bumping.""Soon you...

UK troops 'kill Afghan civilians'

NATO forces working in Afghanistan are often accused of killing innocent civilians. But defence forces alleges that Taliban frequnetly launches attacks among civilians. Now in a fresh incident British troops are accused killing Afghan civilians. British troops have been...

Tropic Thunder - Weekend Numbers and BigT's Review

First off, it was a hilarious movie. I don't want to give anything away but I think everyone knows about the black-face and the retard controversy. So I'll talk about that a little bit.Robert Downey Jr. was a delight playing a black man. He stayed in the overtly racist...

Rule Britannia! Britannia Rule the Waves: GB Take THREE Sailing and Rowing ...

Great Britains rowers and sailors have clinched three more golds. with another guaranteed in the all-British women's cycling pursuit final.      " Britain's sailors and rowers won three more...

Zimbabwe's Coventry defends title in backstroke

Coventry successfuly defended her title at the 2008 Olympics. I managed to catch this on CBC's olympic coverage last night on the only channel i have.  this woman's face was so composed the entire time i was completely impressed. "With the wider world waiting for Michael...

Football: Premier League - Scolari strikes the right note as Chelsea aim to s...

The English Premier League, arguably the best in the world, starts its new season today and fans throughout the world will be looking to see what the Brazilian Luiz Felioe Scolari will bring to the pitch as he...

Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics

" In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered...

Putin accuses Georgia of genocide

UPDATE: 11:42PM ESTThe United States has now stated that they fault Russia for the rising violence in Georgia:" The Bush administration official, who briefed reporters on condition his name not be used because...

Democrats adopt goal of health care guarantee

" Democrats shaped a set of principles Saturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging the party closer to the position of Barack Obama's defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.Obama, soon to be the...

Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50

"Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor...

Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead

"Russian tanks rumbled into the separatist province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town Saturday, a major escalation of the conflict that has left hundreds of civilians dead and some areas...

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