Champions League venues announced

"The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 will be played in three venues, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, which will host the cricket extravaganza to be held from December 3-10, 2008, it was announced on Thursday. At a media event in Mumbai, Lalit Modi, Chairman, Champions...

Iran says installing 6,000 enrichment centrifuges

As the West continues to discuss its options for controlling Iran's nuclear enrichment program, the country is advancing full speed ahead on the process."Iran has started to install 6,000 advanced centrifuges at its uranium enrichment facility, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

Record firms seek to ban illegal downloads

"Four major record companies have brought a High Court action to compel broadband service provider, Eircom, to prevent its networks being used for the illegal downloading of music. The case is being taken against Eircom as it is the largest broadband internet service provider...

Crime rate falling ever faster, but drug and gun offences increase

"· Police record 9% decline in year to September · More use of firearms as threats, but fewer deathsThe fall in the annual crime rate in England and Wales is accelerating, with a drop of 9% recorded by the police in the year to September 2007, according to Home Office...

The Americas: Dynamic Change in the 21st Century

Thomas A. ShannonAssistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere AffairsRemarks at the Miami Herald Americas ConferenceMiami, FloridaSeptember 20, 2007As prepared for delivery"I want to use my allotted time to make a few points about how we view the Americas following President...

Islamic nations urge Iraq withdrawal

"SLAMABAD (AFP) - Foreign ministers from Muslim nations called Thursday on international forces to pull out of Iraq as soon as possible. ADVERTISEMENT The joint declaration came at the end of a three-day meeting in Islamabad of foreign ministers from the 57-member...

A Climate of Intolerance: Facts, not emotion, should inform discussion of cli...

"A Climate of Intolerance Facts, not emotion, should inform discussion of climate change Few scientists or rational politicians doubt that global warming is a serious issue that poses long-term dangers to the planet. The scientific evidence that the world’s climate has...

Pilots and Passengers Foil Hijacker

This is a pretty cool story; a friend from South Africa sent me this link. Hijackers, don't mess with Mauritania!"A fast-thinking pilot, with the help of passengers, fooled a gunman who had hijacked a jetliner flying from Africa to the Canary Islands, braking hard upon...

House prices 'still accelerating'

"House prices in the UK are rising at their fastest rate for four years, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). Five times as many Rics members said prices rose in September than reported falls, compared to a ratio of four times in August. That made...