UK hostages 'likely to be dead'

" Two more of the British hostages held in Iraq are now thought "very likely" to be dead, the BBC has learned. Security guards Alan McMenemy, from Glasgow, and Alec Maclachlan, from south Wales, were kidnapped in...

Nintendo Wii Hospitalzing At Least 10 Per Week

Was watching Fox News and had to get this up before someone else.  Can you believe video games are injuring so many folks?  Ay yi yi. " The growing toll has prompted NHS doctors to warn of the dangers. Wii-itis sufferers usually have excruciating pain in the...

Bleeding Heart Tightwads

As I have observed often, many of the liberals I have met, are basically communists who want to steal my money and give it to people who are guaranteed to vote democrat.  But try and get one of these members...

1 in 3 Britons believe in virgin birth

" In the poll of over a thousand adults, undertaken for Theos by ComRes, 34% of people agreed that the statement "Jesus was born to a virgin called Mary" was historically accurate. Only 32% considered it fictional. Women are more likely to...

Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

"Latina women are almost six times more likely than white women to report great dissatisfaction and regret about their choice of breast cancer treatment, a new report says."

US global dominance 'set to wane'

US global dominance 'set to wane' The US navy is likely to have more company in the years to come US economic, military and political dominance...

New players challenge world order

[New players challenge world order Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called Brics, are predicted to emerge as major world players by 2050. In this,...

New UK law to criminalise men who pay for sex with trafficked women

The UK government has unveiled new laws for cracking down on men who pay for sex. The new laws will apply specifically to trafficked women, or women who are being controlled and pay money to a pimp."New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no...

Curse of Corruption

"THE not-so-new rulers in Islamabad are at pains to stress that what they seek above all from the international community is investment, not simply assistance. While this sentiment is admirable on face value, it goes without saying that the begging bowl will be Pakistan’s...

Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts

"Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts Last Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | 8:48 AM ET Comments55Recommend32 Reuters, special to CBC News Nortel Networks Corp could shed between 3,000 and 5,000 jobs when it details its...

DNA hunt could identify killer who struck in 1946

DNA material could be used in the UK to solve a crime that occured six decades ago. Scotland Yard decided to reopen the case in 2003."Detectives are using DNA material stored for six decades to try to trace the...

Bank of Japan cuts key interest rate

"Friday October 31, 2:18 am ET By Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press Writer Japan's central bank cuts key interest rate to 0.3 percent in close vote; first cut in 7 years TOKYO (AP) -- The Bank of Japan voted Friday to cut its key interest rate for the first time in more...

Gallup Daily: Obama Lead Among Likely Voters 5 to 7 Points

"PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama holds a statistically significant lead over John McCain in both Gallup likely voter models, according to Oct. 27-29 Gallup Poll Daily tracking. In the traditional model, which defines likely voters based on current voting intention and past...

Gloomy forecasts for UK economy

[Gloomy forecasts for UK economy   T The Bank of England governor and an influential think tank have predicted that the UK economy is likely to sink...

£3m pledged to tackle UK knife crime

The British government has pledged 3 million pounds toward attacking knife crime in the country, particularly in the capital, after yet another gang-related stabbing death."An extra £3m to help keep young people...

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