In dissection protest, teen's name is now Cutout Dissection.com

"ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- You can call her Cutout Dissection.com, or Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer. The former Jennifer Thornburg -- whose driver's license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout -- wanted to do something to protest animal dissections...

Europe banks extend rally on state aid, US plan

European markets have opened higher after a strong performance by Asian exchanges. The major European markets have opened up 4 percent or mote, and are still rising. The rise is probably partly due to the dramatic...

Khmer Rouge soldiers jailed for murder of British charity worker

In Cambodia, four former Khmer Rouge soldiers have been convicted of murdering a British aid worker, and sentenced to 20 years. The British man was working to clear mines in the former war-torn country."Four former members of the Khmer Rouge were given long jail terms by a...

BA plane makes emergency landing

Breaking: A BA plane has made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport after fumes were detected in the cabin. No injuries have been reported."The pilots of a British Airways plane had to request a priority landing at Heathrow after fumes were detected in the passenger...

McCain to supporters: 'You’re angry, and I’m angry too'

"DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNN) — After days of headlines over the emotion at his campaign events, John McCain acknowledged at a rally in Davenport, Iowa Saturday that he and his supporters are angry — but insisted...

Aussie James McGrath targeted in Maldives poll

"THE first free election in the history of the Maldives might or might not topple Asia's longest-serving dictator, but it has already thrust Australian political strategist James McGrath back into the spotlight, a...

Naked Shorts locate stock "yeah, I located it, it’s in your mother’s wig!”

Geraldo Rivera lost two vintage 1954 Jaguars he kept the garage, to a fire at his North Shore home. "He said the garage, which is attached to his house, was owned by a resident who lives across the street". (bite...

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9-Foot Dolphin smacks boater till he likes it

"NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A leaping 9-foot dolphin knocked a woman unconscious and injured another boater as they traveled in the Intracoastal Waterway near New Smyrna Beach.Norman Howard said he and his wife...

Under $3 gas

"GEORGETOWN, SC (WMBF) - If there was one stretch of road that could bring a smile to the faces of drivers fueling up at the pump, it would be in Georgetown. Both residents and drivers in the area are seeing...

UK Government refuses to rescue councils caught in Iceland bank collapse

The UK's consumer savings protection laws will be put to the test for the first time after the colapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, which had banking outlets in the UK under the name ICEsave. However it has emerged...

Divorce Cambodian style

And you think American divorces are weird!"(CNN) -- A Cambodian couple who separated after 40 years of marriage may have taken things too literally when it came to splitting their assets: ...

Food technology driving Indian farmers towards suicide

Farmers in India are committing suicide and number is increasing every year. Among the various reasons being cited for the serial suicide deaths  that continues unabated is new food technologies. They are...

Terror police raid 7/7 'bomb factory' flat

A flat allegedly used to plan the 7/7 terror attacks in London has been raided in the UK. It is unclear why the flat is being raided now, so long after the attacks, which occured in 2005."Officers began the search of the flat at 7am after receiving information from a member...

Maldives heads to historic presidential poll

Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...

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