28 Car Pileup Leaves 39 injured and 1 Fatality

You may have already seen this one, but it looks pretty bad.  You thought Los Angeles was bad, check out Europe for gnarley car accidents."October 19, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by automobile accident attorneys in Los Angeles, there has been an early...

Leading American Insurer AIG close to bankruptcy

Leading American Insurance company  American International Group Inc. is in the bad shape and likely to file for bankruptcy. However they have been allowed to use $20 billion of assets held by its...

Asian inflation data supports buying of gold and silver « Peter J. Cooper’...

"This is a multi-year phenomenon and only a few asset classes offer significant protection. Step forward precious metals: gold, silver, platinum, palladium and their producers, and the valuable explorers who own the land for future production."

Dhaka hotel explosions wound many

A severe blast has rocked Bangladeshi Capital Dhaka today. Two explosion rocked a major hotel in the posh locality of Dhaka. More details are expected.  " At least 30 people have been injured in a series of explosions at a multi-storey hotel in the Bangladeshi capital,...

Microsoft demos 'touch Windows'

"Microsoft's next operating system (OS) will come with multi-touch features as an alternative to the mouse.It is hoped the successor will have a better reception than the much-maligned Vista OS, released last...

Soldiers in Baghdad accidentally shoot woman

Soldiers in Baghdad kill bomb emplacer, but accidentally shoot woman used as shield. Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO April 3, 2008 BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers...

Ancient Canaveral Indians, their artifacts and their legacy

" Cape Canaveral historian Ray Osborne will give a multi-part presentation on the  history of the local Indians known at Ays and the artifacts that have  been found on this ancient culture. Also there will be a special music presentation by singer/songwriter Chris...

A bridge too far?

"A NEW pedestrian footbridge has been described as an absolute abomination by horrified  Snitterton Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, England residents. The bridge is part of the  Sainsbury's development...

Major VAT fraud operation targeted in international dawn raids

In the early hours of this morning HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) executed eight search warrants and arrested two people from addresses in Glasgow, in an operation targeting multi million pound VAT fraud. The arrests are linked to suspected 'Missing Trader' fraud, a...

Disabled Port Talbot children win gold medals

"A group of 19 young disabled people from Neath and Port Talbot, aged between 11 and 18, have had fantastic results this year in the British Wheelchair Sports Foundations National junior games. The Welsh Wonders Pan Disability Multi Sport Club, based in the Afan Lido at Port...

Games @ Review: Dead Rising

"When first hearing about Dead Rising you can be forgiven for thinking this is going to be another Resident Evil/Silent Hill horror mystery with the usual slow and generally generic zombie action. This however is not the case, dead rising uses the sheer power of the Xbox 360...

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