Fire in channel tunnel caused serious damage

The Channel Tunnel, which reopened yesterday after a fire, has now been reported to have reached temperatures of 1,800 degrees."The fire, which broke out on Thursday on a France-bound freight shuttle train carrying...

Police raid headquarters of RNC protesters

It's already started, Republican strong-arm tactics to prevent people from having a voice at the RNC."ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday. The RNC...

First Nation threatens to shut Edmundston school on leased land

"A dispute between the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation and the provincial government could disrupt the start of classes at an Edmundston high school in September. The Madawaska First Nation owns about half of the land where the Cité des Jeunes school is located. The First...

Rat-brain robot created

Under development The Rat-Bot cometh One of the most fascinating science related books I have ever read is The Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition. This story might as well be right out of its pages."A...

Convention Schedule Released, GOP May Disrupt Nomination Speech

The DNC schedule was released today.  Monday August 25th’s headline prime-time speaker will be Michelle Obama. Other speakers will be Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Claire McCaskill &...

‘US poised to raid militant hideouts in Pakistan’

Pakistan is grappling with surging militant violence fuelled by groups in the border areas. After Monday’s deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad and alleged Pakistani involvement in another such attack in Kabul. US...

China warns Dalai Lama not to disrupt Beijing Olympics

Even after rounds of peace talks with Tibetan representatives China had warned Dalai Lama and exhorted him to keep away from Olympic games."After latest fence-mending talks on Tibet issue that failed to make any...

Govt plan may disrupt cell phone services

" The Jakarta administration's plan to replace 2,500 base transceiver station (BTS) towers with 850 newer ones will lead to cellular network chaos, says a member of the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory...

Mugabe rejects poll delay calls

Ahead of  Presidential elections in Zimbabwe on friday President Mugabe has rejected all the calls of  calling off elections. He lambasted British government for its policy on Zimbabwe. "Zimbabwe's...

Power Failure Leaves Washington, D.C. in the Dark

UPDATE: Power's restored. Which isn't to say that perhaps some portions of government aren't still working in the dark.Out of power: the Treasury Department. Apparently, though, Congress is still working. Maybe being...

Barak calls on Olmert to resign in surprise press conference

UPDATE: Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak cas called on Israeli prime minister Eduh Olmert to resign."Defence Minister Ehud Barak called on Wednesday on Ehud Olmert to step aside as Israel's prime minister after...

FBI tried to fight detainee abuse

Some pretty shocking revelations have come out about FBI agents at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba voicing concerns about torture and possible war crimes being committed there. The report says the...

Olympic torch relay begins in Hong Kong

The Olympic torch relay has begun through the rainy streets of Hong Kong"One angry mob harrassed a small group of pro-democracy supporters, yelling at them, "Do you think this is Paris?" It was a reference to the...

Olympic torch relay will start in Seoul guarded by 8,000 police

The torch will be heavily guarded in Seoul on Sunday, as the Olympic torch continues on its journey around the globe. Seoul was the site of the 1988 Summer Olympics."The first of 80 runners was scheduled to start the...

Olympic terrorist plot foiled: China

Certainly Updates and more on this story are welcome."Olympic terrorist plot foiled: ChinaIan Ransom and Benjamin Kang Lim, ReutersPublished: Thursday, April 10, 2008BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities...

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