Skydivers complete Everest leap

The crazy mountainers have made different kind of record related with tallest peak of the world, Mt Everest.It is an extreme of adventerism,Himalaya is alraedy facing the threat of tourist pollution, and now this new...

Update: Cutty Sark blaze caused by an overheating vacuum cleaner

The devastating Cutty Sark blaze was caused by an overheating vacuum cleaner, according to reports today. Apparently guards failed to notice that the vacuum cleaner was running, and it burst into flames."Lazy guards failed to spot a running vacuum on the Cutty Sark which...

Pakistan agrees to get counterinsurgency training from US

" A long-delayed plan to receive dozens of United States military advisers to Pakistan to train the army in counter-insurgency can begin in a matter of weeks under a new agreement on a training base, official sources here said Saturday. The sources said that military and...

FBI: Couple wants car, offers sex with 5-year-old

"SANA ANTIONIO, Texas (AP) -- A San Antonio couple is accused of trying to trying to trade sex with the woman's 5-year-old daughter for an apartment, a used car and child care for her 10-month old daughter. Jennifer Richards, 25, and her married boyfriend, Sean Michael Block,...

A mother's sacrifice in family hit by cancer curse: She delayed her own treat...

A mother would give anything for her child even it was risking her own life...Hope the best for both of them. " Melissa Bowmer was prepared for a gruelling programme of treatment when she was told she had cancer. ...

U.S. agency to ink new phases of air safety project - Vietnam Airlines

" Officials of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency are expected to arrive later this month to ink new pacts for the next phases of an ongoing project aimed to enhance the safety oversight capacity of Vietnam's...

Making Americans Unsafe

OPINIONS: Americans who think domestic "security" measures taken by the Bush Administration, like the new and spiffy Terrorist Watch List are making them safer, need to take a deep breath, assemble their badly...

Zimbabwe Talks: Day Two

Talks between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and opposition MDC continue in Pretoria, South Africa, even as the United Nations delays a vote on further sanctions against Zimbabwe following the flawed election, in which the ruling party arrested, attacked and harassed...

Section 8 loophole thwarts evacuees return to New Orleans- We Don't Want no S...

"Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the...

Canadian Farmer: Jeff Gill's "Inconvienient Truth"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Farmers, the backbone of Canada, are in jeopardy when cheap food imports flooding the Canadian Market sometimes makes one wonder if it is worth getting up at the...

Net Neutrality Rally on Parliament Hill

I have spoken to countless people recently who are deeply concerned about this issue.  If you are in Ottawa this is something you should attend.  The viability of a robust media and vibrant internet are at...

WHO representative: No cover-up in EV71 cases

" China didn't cover up hand, foot and mouth disease cases, the World Health Organization's China representative said, according to the Wall Street Journal. Hans Troedsson, the representative, said information about the outbreak was delayed because of trouble with...

Israeli Nukes: Example of Global Hypocrisy

"Iran on Monday rejected pressure to submit to intrusive nuclear inspections, claiming it is unfair to subject Iran to such pressure while Israel is outside the global treaty to curb atomic weapons. "The existing...

Interview: Rival Schools

Rock Sound snagged an exclusive chat with Rival Schools frontman and all round legend Walter Schreifels days after it was announced that the band were reforming to play UK shows in Summer. After some parking issues...

Zimbabwe Election Recount Delayed

In the latest development in the Zimbabwe election crisis, the results of a partial recount of last month's disputed elections have been delayed.It was due to be finished today (Monday) but election officials said it...

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