Iran denies jailed US journalist on hunger strike

Father says that Roxana is on Hunger strike and the Iranian authority says the Huger Strike is nothing but just a propaganda to get instant popularity. Who's version of the story is correct, no body knows, but in this whole episode it has been proven that hunger strike is...

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...

Palin denies abuse of power

GOP vice presidential nominee denies she abused power and claims the special state investigator's report actually clears her in the Troopergate affair.""If you read the report, you will see that there was nothing...

Battery charge dropped in flatulence case

"CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge. ...

Palin on Ahmadinejad: 'He Must Be Stopped'

"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

Posh celebrates new line launch in style despite alleged Beckham brand failures

It is not every day that one launches a new perfume line. Celebrating this momentous occasion by spending ₤8,000 on champagne is even less probable. But not for Posh. Victoria Beckham ordered 12 bottles of super...

Russia agrees to Truce, Blows up key Georgian Bridge

This doesn't sound like a truce to me. "A key railway bridge was blown up by Russia and its allied forces, effectively severing all east-west transportation routes within Georgia, officials said. Russia denies...

Peace bid as Ossetia crisis rages

"A delegation including envoys from the US, EU and OSCE is heading to Georgia as its conflict with Russia over the breakaway South Ossetia region deepens. The envoys hope to broker a truce after three days of...

Turkey's ruling party escapes ban

The ruling AK party in Turkey is not going to be banned, according to Turkey's Constitutional Court. The party was accused of undermining the country's secular system."But the judges did cut half the AKP's...

Millionaire puts £3.7m divorce details on the internet to prove to village g...

" With millions of pounds worth of business, house and cars at stake, Gary Dean's divorce was always going to picked apart by gossips. So he was determined that they'd at least get the details right. Sick of...

'Killer' weeps at bodies footage

" Neil Entwistle, 29, from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, denies murdering his wife, Rachel, 27, and nine-month-old daughter, Lillian, in January 2006. He cried and frequently covered his face as the jurors were...

China denies hacking U.S. lawmakers' computers

"BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday dismissed accusations from two United States lawmakers that it had hacked their office computers as alarmist and unfounded. U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, a Virginia Republican,...

Is NBC Blocking Recording of My Programs in Windows Media Center?

Chris Pirillo uncovers some potential monkey business in Seattle."I use Tivo, and I am getting tired of paying $13 a month just for a program guide. So I’ve been looking into some computer-based alternatives. Windows Media Center had been on my radar until some shows were...

Tsvangirai to return to Zimbabwe

Morgan Tsvangirai will return to Zimbabwe tomorrow, after six-weeks abroad, to begin his run-off campaign in the second round of the country's presidential election."His return last weekend was delayed amid...

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