Skydiver's world record attempt postponed

Fournier's project manager would not give the media any specific reason(s) why the jump was postponed. " The capsule was taken back into a hangar late Monday morning after the attempt was called off, The...

Kashmiri separatists vow to protest alcohol sales

In the restive north Indian state of Kashmir, Muslim hardline separatists have decided to launch an agitation against liquor sales. Kashmir is mostly dominated by Muslims and Islam consider drinking as vice. But...

White House Plans a Iran Attack before Term End

The White House denied that an Army Radio report claiming that President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term. It said that while the military option had not been taken off the table, the administration preferred to resolve concerns about Iran's...

Worldwide Launch of 3G iPhone Coming June 9th

Be still my touchscreen heart, the 3G iPhone will invade Planet Earth in less than a month."A June 9 launch date for the iPhone 2? No surprises there, and now it looks like inside sources are confirming the...

Teen Machines: Targeted Laptop Design

Hewlett-Packard, that stalwart of laptops, is turning directly to its target audience- teenagers- for design cues for its upcoming products: designed by teenagers for teenagers. ""We've used this teen council to...

Mugabe announces date of presidential run-off with Morgan Tsvangirai

June 27 is the date Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off will be held, as Mugabe admitted that the first-round results had been 'disastrous' for his party."The new date is just within the limit of a deadline...

Website to trace Brits in crises

This is interesting, it's a new sevice launched by teh UK Foreign Office to track British citizens if they're abroad during an emergency, so friends and family can see if they're ok. The effort has been given new impetus as several British tourists went missing during the...

Disaboom Announces Launch of Official Barack Obama Profile

Visitors to http://www.disaboom.com/barackobama will find not only aprofile and biography of Senator Obama, but also his position statements,his record on disability issues, a blog detailing both campaign events andkey statements, video messaging from Obama, and opportunities...

Geek.com Reviews LostWinds (WiiWare)

Of all the games that launched with the deubt of WiiWare on Monday, LostWinds has been garnering the most attention.  I played it a bit last night and posted my first impressions on my blog.  Geek.com...

Sex and the City premiere in London

The Sex and the City ladies and their manalo blahniks have stepped on to the red carpet at the London premiere."Hundreds of screaming fans have greeted the stars of the Sex and the City movie at its world...

'Grand Theft Auto IV' races into videogame record books

The highly anticipated 'Grand Theft Auto: IV' has raked in 500 million dollars in its opening week, setting videogame records and leaving all other competition in its virtual dust."Take-Two Interactive said...

Obama: Clinton on Iran Obliteration:

"I had complained at the time that this diction is monstrous. I mean, it is surreal to have Democrats discussing whether it is appropriate for the US to "totally obliterate" another country. It would be one thing if she had threatened the Iranian military. Targeting...

M.I.A. to launch clothing line, may quit music

Galang??? (in a quizzical Chewbacca voice)" M.I.A. is set to launch her own clothing line. According to hipster fashionistas Trashbag Aesthetics, the London-born MC/producer, who posed for Marc, this year’s...

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