US troops retreat from Irak, no money, no party, 1 million Victims dead. Any connection with the war in Georgia is denied, troops will move home to the US. " Officials from the two countries seem to disagree...
Let's start out with a little background. Senator Schumer writes a letter to federal bank regulators warning about the imminent failure of IndyMac."The U.S. Senator who leads the Senate subcommittee that oversees the Federal Reserve and economic policy has written letters to...
The real estate Web site Zillow.com has reported that in the 12 months that ended June 30, nearly 25% of all homes sold nationwide fetched less than sellers originally paid. Other interesting facts from this report showed: A. In Merced, Calif., 63% of homes sold during the...
"The picture postcard was sent in 1929 from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, and intended for Mr and Mrs Richardson in East Dulwich, London. However it was not delivered until a week ago when it finally dropped through...
Britains house builder Bellway said the last two months had seen a 45% drop in sales over this time last year. With buyers wanting to wait and see what the Governments woolly approach over stamp duty would be, plus...
"Iran's new interior minister has raised an uproar among lawmakers and Iranian media over an apparently fake claim that he holds an honorary doctorate from Britain's Oxford University. To back his case, he's shown off a degree certificate riddled with spelling and grammar...
"Already threatened by a thaw of ice around the North Pole, the polar bear's title as the top Arctic predator may under challenge from a shark.Scientists researching how far sharks hunt seals in the Arctic were...
Reports from diplomats involved in the matter, say that Syria has blocked a new visit by International Atomic Energy Agency experts. Lack of IAEA access could cropple chances of figuring out whether Syria hid a North...
A 16 year old was today sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 14-year-old boy. The sentence is one of the longest handed out for a youth in the UK."A 16-year-old youth was today sentenced to life for murdering the schoolboy Martin Dinnegan last June. Joseph Chin will...
Doesn't this take away a major plank from Barack Obama's platform?"Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday....
Home sales contracts signed in June unexpectedly rose across the country, but still were well below year-earlier levels. The National Association of Realtors June up-tick report was sharply contrary to forecasts by economists polled by Reuters, who had expected home sales...
An article from the town of Marburg, Germany has discovered that going green might not worth the trouble or money. This article explores this issue."MARBURG, Germany — This fairy-tale town is stuck in the middle of...
"Oh the perils of CCing all the wrong people. What should have been a private e-mail exchange on June 25 between a prominent Los Angeles business man/party king and a Beverly Hills madam arranging for sex is making the rounds among the L.A. party circuit. Nearly 50 powerful...
The 'Climate Camp' at Kingsnorth Power Station in the UK has had access to food supplies cut of by UK police as they attempt to starve out environmental protestors who are against plans to build a new coal fueled...
The news comes a day after Ford posts its larger quarterly loss ever. Speculators say that consumers are buying more fuel effecient and most of the demand is coming from Asia and Brazil, while there is a decline in...