Quarter of state databases "should be scrapped"

" Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:29am GMT  LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of government databases in Britain should be scrapped or redesigned because they are fundamentally flawed and probably illegal, a report from a social...

Official: Pakistan group leaders linked to attacks

A bomb disposal squad officer, center, takes a suspicious box to the police station after diffusing a bomb at Chhatrapati Shivaji train station in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. Police on Wednesday...

HOUSING: Judge denies defense request in foreclosure case

"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...

Outbreak (updated)

Update 2:  8/29/08 --  It may be encephalitisUpdate 8/27/08 -- 35 more have died""“We really don’t know what exactly it is; we are depending on the finding of a team of specialists from New Delhi.”...

'Ground Zero' Security Plan Calls for All Vehicles Entering NYC to Be Photogr...

In a move that is reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984, there is now a plan to improve anti-terrorism security in New York City by photographing the license plates of all vehicles that enter Manhattan. The...

FBK Kaunas 2-1 Rangers (agg 2-1)

A big blow for the Scottish club, no European football for them this year, with no Uefa cup parachute in this round, they will lose a significant amount of money from this, a total contrast to the Uefa Cup...

Reborn Baby Dolls swiftly popular in Scotland

"Reborn Baby" artist Deborah King's skills at their best expression as she reproduces babies into look alike dolls at her home in Fountainhall, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Proud parents around the world...

UK local government workers on strike

People in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will find their ability to get local services greatly hampered today as thousands of council staff go on strike over pay. The strike will close libraries, stop rubbish collection and close schools and town halls. It will last...

Evidence of moon water found

" A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly...

Robocarp: Mecha Fish to Track Oil Spills

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a new type of robotic fish which moves through the water as a real fish does: with fins. Such locomotion makes the mechafish more...

First Road Home fraud indictment in New Orleans area

"by David Hammer, The Times-Picayune Friday June 13, 2008, 11:23 AM In the first Road Home fraud indictment in the New Orleans area, a woman was charged Friday with stealing a $132,000 Road Home check for an Uptown home she didn't rightfully own. "

Shah Rukh Khan overshadows Bachchans at IIFA finale

"He wasn't even there but he did overshadow the Bachchans- the Mega Family of Bollywood. There were many who doubted the integrity of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA Awards). IIFA is too close to...

This Week In Craft

This week's crafty news, collected here just for you. Short and sweet this time, as I've spent much of the weekend at the studio, and am home only to eat, shower (maybe), and pet the turtles. Here we go:Crafty...

Israel's Defense Minister Calls On Olmert to Step Down to Battle Corruption A...

"JERUSALEM  —  Israel's powerful defense minister on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid a burgeoning corruption scandal and said he would bring down the government if the...

Press Release: Sanjay Jha joins NowPublic as South Asia Bureau Chief

"Sanjay Jha has been appointed South Asia Bureau Chief at NowPublic. He will be based in Delhi, where he would be reporting on Indian and South Asian affairs. NowPublic is a participatory news network that...

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