Boy, 8, in "serious condition" following shooting

"An eight-year-old boy has been injured in a shooting at a travellers' site in South Tyneside, police have confirmed.A ten-year-old boy has also been arrested on suspicion of wounding in relation to the incident at the site in Boldon.Northumbria Police have confirmed the...

Baby P death sparks national child protection review in UK

The controversial case of baby P, a child who was brutally killed by its mother even after several visits by the British social services department, has scandalized Britain. Now a nationwide review has been launched to find problems with the department."A nationwide review of...

Israeli Beduins claim link to Obama

Another Tribe claims President-Elect Obama has roots in the Midle-East. What next? "President-elect Barack Obama made history last week when he became the first African-American to be elected into the White...

British Airways stewardess stole charity cash

A British Airways stewardess has been accused of stealing the donations made to the airline's charity. Ahe is alleged to have somehow amassed £100,000 in just 13 months. "A British Airways stewardess who stole £100,000 in donations made by passengers to a children’s...

Obama 'to reverse Bush decisions'

Bush rushing to issue midnight exec orders Mr Obama's team is scrutinising Mr Bush's executive orders US President-elect Barack Obama will seek to...

Death penalty for cyber terror in Pakistan

"Causing death through “cyber terrorism” will be punishable by death in Pakistan, according to a decree issued by President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes law will be applicable to anyone who commits a crime detrimental to national...

McCain aide: Palin's 'going rogue'

"(CNN) -- With 10 days to go until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense they are spilling out in public, sources say. ...

Jean Charles de Menezes inquest: officer admits changing evidence

Some damaging testimony came today in the UK inquest into the shooting death of a Brazilian man in London last year. The man was shot because he was mistaken for a terrorist in the London tube system, but he was completely innocent. The met was greatly criticized for its...

Tendulkar-Modi cricket’s most powerful men

"Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi made it to a list of 25 most powerful global sports figures. Modi at 19th and Tendulkar at 23rd spot, are ahead of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova and soccer club Inter Milan’s...

Sea eagles are not eating lambs

As reported yesterday, sea eagles are being blamed for the death of about 200 lambs in the Scottish Highlands. However, a furious argument has now broken out between crofters and the Royal Society for the...

'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'

"'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch' * Track this topic * Print story * Post comment Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching By George Smith, Dick Destiny • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 26th September 2008 12:29 GMT GOP Veep...

'car bomb' blast kills 17 in Syria

" At least 17 people been killed by a car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to state television. A further 14 people, all of them civilians, are reported to have been wounded in the blast. A...

Vicar jailed over child porn crimes

The Reverend Richard Hart, who became notorious in the UK after 56,000 images of child pornography were discovered on his computer, has today started his prison sentence. On the same day, a charity has used the opportunity to warn that child pornography is currently growing...

China space mission article hits Web before launch

This is really odd. Unless this is a mistake, but if not, it really makes you wonder about propaganda and the role of the media and the government in China.The country's official news agency Xinhua posted an...

State rep seeks witness-tampering probe in Palin inquiry

The corruption investigation in Alaska against governor Sarah Palin could extend in a new direction, with new allegations of witness tampering by Palin and her associates."A Democratic state representative in Alaska asked state troopers Wednesday to investigate possible...

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