Indian stock Markets firm on strong global cues

Indian Equities witnessed across the board buying activity as sentiments turned bullish after governments across the world tried to keep financial systems running by injecting  fresh liquidity. "The...

Reporter shot on live television

A Georgian TV reporter, Tamara Urushadze suddenly disappears from view in this live report on public television in Georgia. She has been shot by a sniper on live television. With bleeding arms she she tries...

British journalist detained by Beijing police after covering Free Tibet protest

In another blatant violation of China's promise to grant media freedom throughout the Games, police forcibly manhandled several foreign journalists at a Free Tibet protest near the Olympic Green earlier today.A...

Shame of binge drink Britons abroad as number arrested on holiday soars 15%

A shocking Foreign Office report reveals a huge rise in the number of arrests of Britons overseas. There were 4.603 arrests of Britons at 15 holiday destinations last year. Many arrests are due to behaviour caused...

Covering Art or Covering the Truth My Dear Berlusconi?

If art work could talk, then I think Picasso's 'Garcon ala Pipe' (Boy with a pipe) the most expensive* painting ever sold in an auction would certainly say: "Hey chump, I know you just paid like $140* million...

American jail in Afghanistan for detained journalists

According to Human Rights lawyer Barbara J. Olshansky, the US in building a jail in Afghanistan to hold local journalists. Apparently, the United States detains reporters, photographers, camera operators and...

Now, a 50 megapixel digicam

"The Swedish company Hasselblad's announcement of the launch of Hasselblad H3DII-50, featuring a new Kodak 50-megapixel sensor, has pushed the available resolution in digital cameras to a new high. Such high resolution goes beyond the needs of most consumers but...

Arctic Sea Ice 'Melting Fast'

"Arctic sea ice is melting even faster than last year, despite a cold winter. The year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007. But now it is down to levels seen last June, at the...

NowPublic named one of the top 10 social networks to watch

It's always nice when people are watching -- especially since the re-design went live."BURLINGAME, Calif. and LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While there has been a litany of commentary and analysis covering online social networks in the consumer world, there has been a lack...

World's Oldest Telephone Book Discovered

Considering the giant, 10lbs phone book that arrived on my doorstep the other day, the first known telephone book was only 20 pages long, and listed useful information to 391 subscribers in New Haven, Conn.It was published by Alexander Graham Bell, and had such helpful hints...

Severe weather kills 22 in Missouri, Oklahoma

UPDATE: 10:36 p.m. EST May 11AP reports 22 dead through three states."Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South,...

Austrian 'admits daughter abuse'

Secrets of Austrian 'incest' dungeon exposed " The full extent of the ordeal suffered by Elisabeth and three of her children was illustrated when police released photographs of some of the rooms inside the...

Cover It Live: Live Blogging in a Snap

Cover It Live is a simple tool that bloggers--pros and amateurs alike--can use to add real-time interactivity to their posts. A number of newspapers are using it, and all it requires is simple Javascript added to your blog. There are many examples throughout the Web.As this...

Lawsuit says Ledger used cocaine

A lawsuit has been filed against a photo agency and two paparazzi who allegedly filmed Heath Legder in a hotel room where drugs were being taken, and who claimed that the late actor was also using cocaine." The...

"...School District Comes Off As Secretive and Elusive..."

Opinion:"It’s no secret that North Tonawanda Superintendent of Schools Vincent Vecchiarella and the Tonawanda News don’t have the best relationship. Ever since I wrote a story detailing...

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