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...

Primates 'at risk of extinction'

A new report says that about half of the world's primates are facing extinction, saying that the destruction of rainforests is the biggest threat to primate species."Some 300 of the 634 different types of ape...

NBC to Stream Olympics Live on Web

"NEW YORK Olympics fans will have a bevy of opportunities to get content from NBC Universal next month -- 2,200 hours of live online coverage, live events on their mobile phone and even a way to download coverage...

Barack Obama arrives in Iraq

Mr. Obama need to focus on Iraq situation, especially for US troops. " Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in Iraq on Monday for talks with Iraqi officials and American military...

Mandela calls on world leaders to fight poverty

" Mandela has urged world leaders to address global poverty July 18, 2008, 12:45 Former South African president Nelson Mandela has called on world leaders...

Amazon To Debut Streaming Movie/TV Service Today

Amazon is offering streaming television and movies starting Thursday, after the early success of their music download service. A huge slew of offerings are on the table as Amazon seeks to compete with iTunes and Netflix. Amazon will have full streaming capabilities via the...

UK local government workers on strike

People in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will find their ability to get local services greatly hampered today as thousands of council staff go on strike over pay. The strike will close libraries, stop rubbish collection and close schools and town halls. It will last...

Obama to target sanctuaries in tribal areas in Pakistan

Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama will  attempt  to  exterminate the tribal sanctuaries in Pakistan and shift focus from Iraq to other areas."White House hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday promised to shift the “single-minded” US focus on Iraq to a...

Fab four times price for Beatles drumskin

I was a Rolling Stones rather than a Beatles fan so I did not buy any Beatle recordings until Sgt. Peppers was released."The iconic bass drum skin used on the front cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's...

RBS eyes Australian assets sale

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking to sell the Australian and New Zealand operations of ABN Amro - the Dutch bank it bought last year." Last month, the Edinburgh-based company raised £12bn after selling...

Most British babies now born out of wedlock, but for some migrants, it's a ti...

"Half the children of British-born mothers are being born outside marriage, it emerged yesterday. In fact, official figures indicate that only a minority of children of long-standing British parents will grow up...

Vietnam water puppetry to be performed in Europe

This autumn, a delegation of artists from Vietnam Puppetry will go for a tour in three European countries, including Finland where people do not know much about water puppetry."As scheduled, Vietnam water...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'

Brilliant idea, should be implement to other countries who have racist problem.." Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency. ...

Gordon Brown's 'deeply gloomy' taste in art revealed

Brown's choice in art is conventional in many respects and shows a good solid taste if perhaps a little dark. The Hodgkin piece with typically the painting going on to the actual frame is an interesting choice. "...

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