Asian stocks soar on rate cut hopes

The buying spree led US sharing soaring on Tuesday and Wall Street had  the second-largest point gain in history for blue chips. The fresh hope in the market came with expectation of  a rate cut and...

World's biggest cruise sets sail

The 315m-long ship squeezed through the Papenburg watergates and will debut in November as a U.S. cruise ship. The vessel cost 616 million euros with a 1,000seat theatre was helped by two tug-boats to squeeze...

Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics

" In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered...

Olympians talk about the opening ceremony

"John Dane III (sailing):“Right when we got in the tunnel, we began the chant of “USA, USA” and there was an amazing energy and excitement. It helped me appreciate what each of those athletes had sacrificed to reach that moment. When the chant started we all quit...

Runners exhibited as artwork at Tate Britain

An athlete running at top speed is a beautiful thing and something that's very hard for the sculptor or painter to capture so controversial Brit artist Martin Creed gives us the real deal - his latest work is real...

Rugby striptease video hits the web

It is hard to believe that Lithuania beat Australia at rugby."The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the...

Beijing torch passes through Tanzania in peace

The Olympic torch has made its only stop in Africa without incident."The 2008 Olympic torch relay passed through Tanzania’s commercial capital in peace yesterday, cheered on by residents who braved a heavy...

British PM: The War is Over

Is this bad news for all those people who want the forces in Iraq to lose? Will we soon hear all the doubters pile on? This could turn out to be the British version of “Mission Accomplished” "GORDON Brown...

MSNBC Newsroom Booed Bush State of the Union

Another reason to not trust the transparent unprofessionalism at MSNBC. I have been pointing out that the whole production team from Dan Abrams down is making a mockery of objective news. that is why they are last...

Understanding Ann -- Coulter and the Rhetoric of Hate

"Ann Coulter ignited the latest firestorm of her career last week when she dismissed John Edwards as a "faggot" on national television. As throngs of bigoted conservative fanboys cheered Coulter's most recent...

A Second Life in Politics

"Jan. 19, 2007— Moments after Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as speaker of the House earlier this month, a little-reported supernatural event took place in Congress. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), his arms outstretched, flew into the House chamber, hovered over the dais for a...

A Second Life in Politics

"Jan. 19, 2007— Moments after Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as speaker of the House earlier this month, a little-reported supernatural event took place in Congress. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), his arms outstretched, flew into the House chamber, hovered over the dais for a...

Aussies welcome 2007 with fireworks show

"SYDNEY, Australia - Fireworks showered over Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge as a million onlookers cheered the New Year. Crowds scaled Japan's Mount Fuji for a view of the first 2007 dawn, but the Thai capital...

Court says Israel must register same-sex marriages

"The ruling, which affects those wed abroad, reignites a debate over gay rights. The Israeli Supreme Court touched off a fresh controversy over gay rights Tuesday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages performed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge...

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