Average teenager's iPod has 800 illegal music tracks

" Teenagers and students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players, the largest academic survey of young people's music ownership has found. The research also showed that half of 14 to 24-year-olds were happy to share all...

12 illegal immigrants living in the attic

Imagine moving into a new home and then discovering you weren’t the only ones living there.  I thought this was a joke when first reading it since it is Friday the 13th and all, but it’s a real story.  A young couple had just moved into a rented house, decided...

Religious clashes erupt in India

"At least 40 people have been injured in religious clashes on a remote delta island in India's eastern state of West Bengal, police say. Fifteen of those injured in the clashes on Sagar island, at the confluence of the Ganges and the sea, were policemen. Supporters of the...

Illegal fishing rife on N Sulawesi waters

"Manado, (ANTARA News) - Illegal fishing is ubiquitous on the waters of North Sulawesi province and the fish poaching has inflicted a loss of Rp462 billion to the state in 2008, a local official has said. Many vessels carrying foreign flags have been committing illegal...

Celebrities join World Bank in Saving Tigers

"By Lesley WroughtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood celebrities Harrison Ford, Bo Derek and Robert Duvall on Monday threw their support behind a new global initiative by the World Bank to save tigers from...

One dead in Vancouver drug lab

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne down, only 14,999 to go."One dead in Vancouver drug labStaff, Vancouver SunPublished: Saturday, June 07, 2008A 44-year-old resident of a Balsam St apartment...

EU agrees on illegal immigration policy

European Union nations have approved common rules for expelling illegal immigrants, but the move still has to be approved in the EU parliament.The agreement was sealed by the 27 EU interior ministers at a meeting...

Canada: U.S.-style Copyright Law Expected

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Feds are tabling a US bill which will bring charges against anyone who illegally downloads or file shares copyrighted material with others, regardless if you...

High court shuts landbanking firm

It is probably every  investors worst nightmare: you pay thousands of pounds for a plot of land, which will get planning permission, only to find that the land did not get the permission and is worthless. "An illegal landbanking scheme which sold plots of land to...

Border Patrol Agents Rescue 51 Illegal Aliens from Tractor Trailer

"Laredo, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North station disrupted a human smuggling attempt and rescued 51 people today.At about 2:30 a.m, agents working at the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo conducted an immigration inspection of the driver of a...

Film piracy may be source of terrorist funding

Film piracy may be a primary source of funding for terrorists and other organized crime groups.  This is according to chairman of the Philippines' Optical Media Board (OMB) Eduardo "Edu" Manzano, who came up with the conclusion after his group yielded illegal drugs and...

Congress: Hot Air on Oil

Another poingant and humorous piece from Mark Steyn. It seems that at below 25% approval ratings the U.S. congress has embraced its role as the world's most inept legislative body rather unity and progress....

A Widow of a fallen police officer, wants to be heard & should

Today Ms. Julie Erfle wanted to be heard, to speak regarding the illegal immigration policy not only in Phoenix Arizona but more at the National Level. She spook with clarity and a calmness that made you want to listen and be attentive - here is what she said:  "Eight...

Widow: My husband died from online drugs

"WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- She found her husband on their bed in a pool of his own vomit, dead from an accidental overdose of drugs he received from an online pharmacy....

Fight erupts over sale of Scottish fishing quotas

The UK's fisheries minister, Jonathan Shaw, has formally warned theScottish executive that in his opinion the moratorium on fishing quotes is illegal and not allowed under devolution rules. The Scottish Parliament...

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