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Barclays, RBS in Talks on U.K. Government Funding
RBS and Barclays banks in the UK are thought to be the next to be in trouble, with shares in both banks plummeting today. It is thought that the UK government is going to take partial ownership in both banks."The U.K. government may invest at least 45 billion pounds ($79... Paes-Dlouhy in Japan Open semis
"The top seeded pair of Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy won their sixth match on the trot to advance to the semi-finals of the $869000 Japan Open in Tokyo on Friday. The Indo-Czech pair overcame a late challenge from Philipp Petzschner of Germany and Alexander Peya of Austria... Polar Bear Knut's surrogate father Dörflein found dead of heart attack & cancer
09/24/2008 - Update:"An autopsy has shown Berlin's famous zookeeper Thomas Dörflein died of a heart attack, but Germany daily Bild reported Wednesday that Knut’s surrogate father was also suffering from cancer. ... Dog digs up child's foot; police hunt for body
"RUSSELLVILLE, Alabama (AP) -- A family dog brought home a child's severed foot, but searchers combing surrounding woods in northwest Alabama found no signs of any other remains and don't know where the child might be. ... NASA Announces Next Mars Mission
""Today, NASA announced their final selection for the Mars Scout 2013 mission: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN. MAVEN will provide the first direct measurements ever taken to address key scientific questions about Mars's evolution by measuring characteristics of its... NASA could be closed for more than a week
"Damage assessments from Hurricane Ike at NASA's Johnson Space Center continued on Sunday, and a space agency spokesman said it could be late this week or sometime next week before the facility is ready to reopen for normal operations. Johnson, which employees 16,500,... Pakistan army ordered to hit back US forces
Though Sarah Palin seems to be unaware that it's occuring, the US has been undertaking raids into sovereign Pakistan territory from Afghanistan, without the approval of the Pakistan government. With a new president just taking office in the country, the timing of this... Taliban kidnap 25 police recruits in Pakistan: official
The Taliban has reportedly kidnapped 25 police recruits in Pakistan, in the tribal areas along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan which is largely beyond the government's control."Taliban militants kidnapped 25 police recruits while they were travelling to a training...Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains 6-Point Lead, 49% to 43%
"PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's first tracking report based entirely on post-Democratic convention attitudes shows Barack Obama maintaining a six percentage point lead over John McCain, the same as Sunday's report.... Led Zeppelin trio back in studio
Encouraging news for all those "Led Heads""Led Zeppelin musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham have been working on new material. Drummer Bonham told a radio station in Detroit that the songs could... Israel frees jailed Palestinians
A hopeful indication of the future?"Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners today amid scenes of jubilation in the West Bank as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew in to try and salvage a stagnating... Dog protected abandoned newborn, doctors say
"(CNN) -- A dog sheltered a newborn baby abandoned by its 14-year-old mother in a field in rural Argentina until the boy was rescued, a doctor said Friday. ... Russia investors flee after conflict
"Investors have pulled funds out of Russia at the fastest rate since the country's 1998 debt crisis, in the wake of the conflict with Georgia, official figures have shown.Official figures from the Central Bank of Russia showed yesterday that the country's foreign exchange... Postcard delivered 79 years late
"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 the letter box of Arthur Davies and June Nicolopoulos... Pot Head chewed ear off neighbor
Where is Mike Tyson when you need him ?" OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Two Ogden neighbors got into a fight after a minor league baseball game that ended with one them biting off a part of the other's ear. The two men had returned home from the Ogden Raptors baseball game late...
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