UK pledges climate aid and pledge for developing countries

Well now Gordon Brown has gone half way between his first pledge 20% to 30% cut in emissions by 2020. That could mean that USA may do the same, I wonder if India will be happy?   Has UK paved the way for...

Europe gas pipeline deal agreed

" Four European Union countries and Turkey have signed an agreement to construct the long-planned 3,300km Nabucco natural gas pipeline. Once completed, the line will bring up to 31 billion cubic metres of gas a...

Madonna $75 Million Divorce Deal 'Agreed'

" LONDON, England (CNN) -- The singer Madonna has settled with Guy Ritchie for $75 million, or about £50 million, as part of their divorce agreement, her representative, Liz Rosenberg, confirmed on Monday to CNN. ...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

libya compensate terror victim

" Libya has paid $1.5bn into a compensation fund for US victims of terror attacks blamed on Tripoli in the 1980s, the US state department says. The fund was agreed in August by the US and Libya to settle all...

Science in the News

" The European and African unions yesterday agreed a list of 19 joint projects to strengthen Africa's science and technology base. Financial Times, p9, brief"

Britney Spears court case ends in mistrial

During her 'breakdown,' Brittney Spears got into a fender-bender while driving without a license. However the case against her for that offense has ended in a mistrial."At the height of her long public breakdown, Britney Spears’s life was unanimously agreed to be a car...

Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Joint Patrol of Border

RELATIONS between Thailand and Cambodia remained tense today as Thailand denied that Cambodian troops had killed several of their soldiers in a border flare-up of ongoing hostilities.  The two...

Deutsche Bank Sold Massive Amounts of Phantom Stock

" delivery records,” there were “only two failures to deliver.” So Deutsche Bank systematically failed to even locate the stock that it sold, but the NYSE isn’t calling it “naked short selling,” and...

Man convicted of murder in 'Precious Doe' case

"KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) -- A man who kicked his girlfriend's daughter in the head and dumped her body in the woods was convicted Wednesday, resolving a case that haunted the Kansas City, Missouri, area during the four years the 3-year-old was known only as "Precious Doe."...

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...

Palin case employees to testify in " Troopergate"

Palin is heading for hard days ahead,Troopergate is going to be a exit gate or entry gate for Palin time will tell.Mrs Palin is accused of removing Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan from his post...

Google and Yahoo Delay Ad Deal for Antitrust Review

" The deal calls for Google to place ads alongside some search results on Yahoo. “The companies have agreed to a brief delay in implementing this agreement to continue our ongoing discussions with the...

Europe fights financial storm as bank deal collapses

It is the tuen of EU bailout their economy....." PARIS (AFP) — The leaders of Europe's four main economic powers vowed to protect fragile banks in their fight against the global credit crisis as the biggest...

EU force to fight Somali pirates, video russian warship/pirates

Somali piracy doubled in 2008, 60 ships attacked, $30 million paid in ransom. Sarkozy fights the pirates. The french announcement was made after the EU defence minister meeting at Deauville France VIDEO...

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