Saina in Yonnex Quarters

"Saina Nehwal has entered the quarterfinal of Yonex Chinese Taipei Open badminton after easing past Hong Kong’s Kwan Yi Mong 21-8, 21-12 Thursday. Second seed Saina will now face Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand, who battled past local challenger Shih Han Huang 20-22,...

Peterson guide England to victory

South Africa’s batsmen Battled hard but England’s bowlers regained the initiative to come out victorious by 20 runs in the opening NatWest Series one-day international at Headingley Carnegie. England`s new captain Kevin Peterson guide his team to victory with his...

Firefighters in stalemate against Calif. fires

Firefighters appear to be no better or worse in their fight against the hundreds of wildfires burning in Northern California. Even worse, officials are expecting a particularly long, fiery summer this year, so this...

Bangladesh bird flu worsening

"BANGLADESH needs house-to-house surveillance to fight bird flu because the situation has worsened and is "posing a danger to public health", the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said today."

Fire wreaks havoc in Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Does anyone have photos?UPDATE: Latest reports say that 80% of the main mall was destroyed or severely damaged. Investigators say it will take a few days to determine the cause, and arson hasn't been ruled...

Briton back after 13-year journey

A former cleaner from Dorset has arrived in British waters after an epic 13-year adventure over five continents, two oceans and a sea. Jason Lewis aimed to be the first to circle the global on human power alone. The 40-year-old battled robbers, dodged pirates, crocodiles,...

Mercenaries: Hired guns, loose cannons

Mercenaries hired to protect Life and Property for a Millenia comes to a head with Blackwater and the Iraqi war.  Historically Mercenaries even among soldiers are treated with disdain, as they fight for...

Tammy Faye Messner dies

"Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist and Christian singer who battled drug addiction and later inoperable cancer, died Friday morning, according to CNN's Larry King on Saturday night. He said the family had...

A Funeral for Captain America

Captain America is dead: a long-time symbol of not only a nation, but an ideal. He died not at the hands of a super-villain, but was shot down by a sniper on the steps of a courthouse as he fought for justice in a...

NORTH TONAWANDA: Gay high school student is out for justice

"By Phil Dzikiy/dzikiyp@gnnewspaper.com  “We’ve never had a child quite like Michael.”  According to Rhonda Mangus, an employee of the North Tonawanda School District said this about her son, Michael Mangus, who came out as gay in eighth grade.  Michael...

4-alarm fire destroys Vancouver businesses

I went by there about two hours ago and there were still masses of people standing around looking at the blackened pit next to Eliane hair salon. The site is between Eliane and the building where Subway is, on the...

In a pivotal year, video console makers battled for supremacy

"We saw a new front in the battle among all three console-makers (Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony) - and PC gaming, expected to start to fade, didn't. Hence, the best of times. Unfortunately, this was also the year that...

A Poet Crusades for the Right to Die His Way

"ROME, Dec. 19 — Many patients on respirators are not conscious and so cannot say whether they want to live or die. But Piergiorgio Welby is still full of words, hard and touching ones, that may be changing the way Italy thinks about euthanasia and other choices for the...

Donors get web wish lists from homeless

"VANCOUVER, CALGARY -- The simply written, personal biographies hint at the terrible loneliness and longing that visit the homeless each Christmas. Heartbreaking, too, are the humble requests penned by those who live and sleep on the streets of two of Canada's most prosperous...

Lamar Hunt, a founder of the AFL, dead at 74

"DALLAS - Lamar Hunt, the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night. He was 74. Hunt, a founder of the American Football League and one of the...

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