China's Olympic Goal: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue

"BEIJING: Every day, 27 monitoring stations across the city measure air pollution to determine if the skies above this national capital can officially be designated as blue. It is not an act of whimsy: With Beijing preparing to play host to the 2008 Olympics next August, the...

George Clooney Still Cruising The Film Industry

"If you're hoping that George Clooney might do action roles again, it will never happen. That's the word from the actor-director, who is now more famous for serious work such as Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck. He has hardly had any great success in action movies and,...

Bid to bring jobs from London to Coventry.

"AN ambitious plan to bring 2,000 top jobs to Coventry has been unveiled. Government departments are being moved out of London - and Warwick University has spotted the chance to encourage them to set up bases in this region. The uni wants to build an office complex for civil...

Dairy Farmer Fed Woman With Cattle Hormone To Induce Miscarriage

"A US dairy farmer hoping to induce a woman he impregnated to miscarry gave her a soft drink containing a cattle hormone sometimes used to force abortions in cows, police said. William Stanley Sutton III, 25, added ProstaMate last week to a soft drink he gave to 21-year-old...

Soldier Who Paid to Be Shot Not Indicted

This is an update to nk's previous post, in which an Iraq-bound soldier paid to have himself shot in order to avoid a second tour of duty:"A soldier who admitted paying someone $500 to shoot him in the leg so he could avoid another tour of duty in Iraq won't face felony...

Thousands Line Up for 'Idol' Auditions

"By ALLISON HOFFMAN Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO Jul 30, 2007 (AP)Thousands of people hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or even Sanjaya lined up outside Qualcomm Stadium on Monday as auditions for the seventh season of "American Idol" began. Some...

Covert Cars Target Sat Nav Thefts

"Gwent Police have started using covert "capture" cars, fitted with hidden cameras, to trap sat nav thieves. The cars, which will be parked at different locations, also have satellite technology to notify officers when they are being tampered with. Police are hoping the car...