Abandoned ashes stack up at funeral homes

"BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. ...

Man sets himself ablaze in anti-China protest

A man from China's Xinjiang provence set himself on fire during a protest on behalf of ethnic Uighurs. The protestor was extinguished by several others, and was taken to hospital."Other demonstrators jumped on the man and quickly extinguished the flames with a blanket, said...

"I Shook Hands With Li" says Teen Who Bought the Bus Beheader's Laptop

It has been revealed that a Manitoba teenager shook hands with Greyhound Bus maniac Vince Li just hours before Li's heinous alleged crime.  "He seemed a straight, regular guy" the teen said.   " ...

Bin Laden's driver found guilty in a split verdict

"GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A jury of six U.S. military officers convicted Osama bin Laden's former driver of supporting terrorism but cleared him of conspiracy Wednesday in the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay. A...

“3 Little Words Which Generated $$$ Millions in Sales”

"When you know the formula like I do - which took just 3 words to generate millions of dollars in sales for one product - which is also the same formula which sells your products and or services - don’t you wish...

Case Study Of Depression and Hypnosis...

"Case Study Of Depression and Hypnosis... Options   Edit Add to group Delete Viewable by anyone ...

MONEYTALK update CENTRICA: Nuclear deal $24bn failed, EDF/British energy

Update AUG/02/2008Centrica, Britain's biggest gas and electricity supplier, is to sound out institutional shareholders about reviving plans for a £22.5bn all-share merger with British Energy, The Sunday Telegraph...

Pictures of 'world-first' double arm transplant

"The male patient, 54, was "doing well under the circumstances" after the 15-hour operation last month, said Dr Christoph Hoehnke, one of the lead surgeons at the Isar clinic in Munich. Dr Hoehnke told...

Do you Remember her, Lakshmi (who was born with four arms and four legs ) - ...

This was in the news last year and it's really good to know that she is doing so well. I just wanted this to share with everyone. I am also putting the original news below, so you can see the amazing journey this...

Tasmanian houses renting for $1 a week

AN Australian town is offering houses to rent for $1 a week. The prospective tenants must have kids, the younger the better,  which will help to save its comunity and its tiny school. " The small rural...

E3 Wraps up With Nintendo Complaints and Some Sweet Games

Weird news out of E3 after Nintendo's lackluster performance yesterday, with plenty of gamers annoyed with Nintendo's offering. First there was a weird 5 minutes during the presentation where a woman no one knew...

Storm clouds gather over South African land reform

Benin's summary:Chido analyzes an article that appeared in the BBC talking about how land, farming, politics, and race collide in South Africa.  He reminds us that land is a rather touchy subject not just in Zimbabwe, but for the most part across Sub Saharan...

'No real alternative' to Khadr handling: PM

" Explosive new documents suggest Canada was aware of the harsh treatment that Canadian terror suspect Omar Khadr was being subjected to in Guantanamo Bay at the hands of U.S. military interrogators. """This really shows the assurances the U.S. government...

Murder in Washington leaves baby boy fighting for his life

This is just a terrible story.A baby boy is fighting for his life in a Washington state hospital after woman stabbed his mother to death and then cut him from her womb and tried to pass him off as her own newborn son.I cannot even imagine how someone could even do this to...

Ehud Barak shakes hands with Iraqi president Talabani

The hand shaking between the Iraqi president (and Kurdish) Jalal Talabani, and Israel defence minister Ehud Barak is interesting historically  because of the Israeli connections with the Kurds in the past, see...

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