Cebu mayor's brod 'blocks' raid

" CEBU CITY -- Operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) were reportedly blocked after confiscating illegal gambling paraphernalia at the back of the Compostela Public Market Thursday afternoon. Cebu...

UK militants 'back jihad'

"LONDON: Thousands of Islamist militants in the UK are actively supporting jihadist activities at home and abroad, according to a leaked Government document.The secret report, obtained by the Sunday Telegraph, states that Britain will remain "a high-priority target" for...

Cheney must keep records, judge orders

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. ...

10 Steps to Building an Online Media Empire

"Many bloggers dream of creating media empires. Few of us come even close. Having a popular blog is just one minor step in the process. It’s what you do next that’s critical. Many people start selling advertising or try and build revenues through affiliates. Some create...

The Starlet Bandit

Wow, here's something you do not hear every day. A bandit, and, nevertheless, a FEMALE bandit is making her strike across Southern California banks. Her most recent hit was a Bank of America in Van Nuys on Sherman...

To Starbucks, a Closing; To Newark, a Trauma

After Seattle and now Newark...is starbucks going bankrupt?!..WATCH OUT, STARBUCKS SHARE IS GOING DOWN IN WALL STREET... "The green aprons, the blond wood, the safari-themed coffee art and the chalkboards. From...

Strike ballot over fat fireman

After a firefighter in the UK was fired because he is obese, his fellow firefighters in Northeast Scotland are voting today on whether to go on strike over the sacking."Firefighters have agreed to ballot for strike action over the sacking of a colleague who management decided...

Relief Money Used for Nike Runners

Can you believe this? Staff at a branch of ICBC, the biggest bank in China, used relief fund to buy themselves 56 pairs of Nike runners. Misappropriation of funds had always been a concern, but you would have...

Pilot of crash plane 'over limit'

A pilot who killed himself and his family in a firey crash in the UK has been shown to have been five times over the legal alcohol limit. He had already had his flying license revoked three months before for health reasons."The pilot and co-pilot of a fatal light aircraft...

UK ‘University and College Union’ the new UK branch of the Palestinian Bo...

" Here is a short story of how the british ’University and College Union’ (UCU), an organization of about 120.000 members, has become  the UK Palestinian branch of the...

Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"

"Bill Kristol today proudly announces that one of his Weekly Standard staff members, Michael Goldfarb, was just named the Deputy Communications Director of the McCain campaign. Last April, this newest McCain official participated in a conference call with former Senator...

Suspect held over 1977 murder of army captain Robert Nairac in Ireland

A suspect has been held in the notorious Nairac muder in Northern Ireland, 30 years after the incident took place. Back then, xix people were convicted for the murder and abduction."A man from South Armagh was...

Police say man in wheelchair robbed bank

" PALO ALTO, Calif. - Palo Alto police are looking for a bank robber who favors a decidedly slow-speed getaway vehicle — an electric wheelchair. Police said a man in his 60s with gray hair and a beard held up the Wachovia Bank branch at the Stanford...

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MI5 BLOCKING RELEASE OF SENSITIVE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FILES

"The life of my uncle, John Francis Smith, remains something of an enigma and many questions remain unanswered. After his death on 05 March 2005, I was left with the job of not only organising his funeral but also...

House panel files historic lawsuit to enforce subpoenas

"The House Judiciary Committee filed a lawsuit Monday to enforce subpoenas against President Bush's chief of staff and his former counsel in a probe of suspected White House involvement in the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors, including Seattle's John McKay. The...

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