Fayed denies sex assault on teen girl

Mohamed al Fayed, the Egyptian owner of Harrod's department store in London, has been accused of sexual assault by a 15 year old girl. al Fayed is the father of Dodi al Fayed, who was killed in a car crash with...

BCCI raps Kirsten on Kumble comment

"The BCCI rapped coach Gary Kirsten for his comments in the media that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ready for Test captaincy and asked the South African to concentrate on his job only. BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah has categorically told Kirsten to avoid airing his personal views...

Oxygen bottles 'main focus' of Qantas Airline Accident investigation

"Qantas has been told to inspect all the oxygen bottles on its fleet of 747-400 jets. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has ordered Qantas to do the checks because an exploding oxygen cylinder might have caused the hole in the side of a plane flying from Hong Kong...

Germany is 14th state to ratify Lisbon Treaty

The latest opinion poll shows the campaign for the Lisbon Referendum tightening as it heads for the final fortnight. The Red C poll in tomorrow's Sunday Business Post shows the No side narrowing the gap on...

Gunmen kill third top Mexican policeman

The third top Mexican policeman has been shot dead today, while the country continues to fight against drug-trafficking."Assailants sprayed the car of the deputy police chief of the border city of Ciudad Juarez on...

Waterboarding: False Confession Generator

To all those who are proponents of waterboarding as a way to keep us all safe, here is an interesting historical note:"Waterboarding was sometimes used in the Deep South to torture African-Americans and to extract...

U.S., Iran conduct bizarre dialogue

"THE INDEPENDENT The best that can be said of the latest exchanges between the United States and Iran is that a dialogue is being conducted -- albeit of a bizarre variety. On Sunday, U.S. officials presented what they said was proof that Iran was directly involved in...

Attorney Says Foley was Molested as a Teen and is Gay..and an Alcoholic..and ...

"Former Rep. Mark Foley was molested by a clergyman when he was between the ages of 13 and 15, his attorney said Tuesday amid allegations that the congressman exchanged inappropriate e-mails and instant...

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