Carol Ann Duffy is named first female Poet Laureate

As Andrew Motion comes to the end of his term as Poet Laureate it appears hotly tipped Manchester based Carol Anne Duffy will step into his shoes. " Carol Ann Duffy is to be named as the new Poet Laureate, the first woman to be appointed in the 341-year history of the post. ...

Giant rat caught in China

Ok, disgusting!"The rat, which weighed six pounds and had a 12-inch tail, was caught at the weekend in a residential area of Fuzhou, a city of six million people on China's south coast. The ratcatcher, who was only named as Mr Xian, said he swooped for the rodent after seeing...

Pakistan names new governor of central bank

The Pakistan government on Monday reportedly named new governor of the central bank of the country, who will take charge of his office on completion of three-year tenure of incumbent Dr Shamshad Akhtar whose tenure ends on January 1, 2009."Chief Executive of Pakistan Business...

Paris, 4 robbers disguised as women, snatch 85 million Euros Jewelry from Har...

Cash stripped thieves turn to old "rob some jewels" Harry Winston jewelry Champs-Elysees Christmas presents on the fast Track. All time record high Jewel theft at Paris, Harry Winston jewelry store near the...

Commander Suspected Of Planning Mumbai Attacks Arrested In Pakistan

CBS News is reporting that Pakistan's security forces have arrested Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, an important Islamic militant commander who is suspected of being the planner of last month's terrorist attack's in...

Edinburgh named as Britain's loneliest place

Edinburgh, Scotland may be world renown as one of Britain's most beautiful cities (if not the most beautiful), but a new survey has revealed that it is also the loneliest city in the UK."For centuries, princes and...

Google Calendar officially comes to Apple's iCal

Google on Monday formally announced full support for the CalDAV protocol along with the release of a small piece of software for Mac computers that lets users easily link up their Google Calendars with the iCal...

Ashutosh Kaushik is the Bigg Boss

" Ashutosh Kaushik has been named as the winner of Bigg Boss season 2. Ashutosh Kaushik Zulfi Sayed and Raja Chaudhary were the three finalist who were in rece for the title. Now Ashu will be a rags to riches story, who is from a small town saharanpur, in Uttar Pradesh...

BNP Membership List Contains 30 Convicted Criminals

THE leaked British Nationalist Party (BNP) membership list "contains at least thirty convicted criminals" THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH has revealed today.   The list was leaked earlier this week to widespread...

Ban Ki-Moon’s Marie-Antoinette Moment

Anybody know what to make of this kind of behavior at the United Nations?"People around the world may be tightening their belts, but at the United Nations in Geneva it was party time on Tuesday, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on hand to celebrate the new ceiling decor for...

Nokia To Release Wahoo Clamshell

"Nokia is preparing to release a new Clamshell, named Wahoo and yes, we do have pictures of it but you don’t even need them, just google for Motorola RAZR, because it’s mostly the same."

Karachi Nazim, Mustafa Kamal placed among top-three world mayors

"KARACHI: Reputed journal, Foreign Policy in its report has declared Karachi Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal the second best mayor of the year 2008 world.Foreign Policy report titled ‘The Mayor of the moment’ said that Germany’s Berlin City Mayor, Klaus Wowereit, 55 topped...

Quantifi Named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 for New York, New Jersey, and...

"Quantifi, Inc., a leading provider of analytics and risk management solutions to the global credit markets, has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for New York, New Jersey, and...

Actor Gale Harold Involved In Motorcycle Accident

I always like to blog about celebrities.  Let's face it, any blog about celebrities is link bait.  Here's a guy who made his claim to fame on Queer as folk, now Desperate Housewives, and like Billy...

Apple iPod Touch named gadget of the year

"Apple has swept the board at Britain's T3 technology magazine's annual awards, winning four top prizes, including gadget of the year for its iPod Touch. " ...

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