Protest Rally of United Trade Union Is Being Held outside of Checkpoint of Ru...

"A protest rally of about 100 representatives of Georgian United Trade Union is being held at Igoeti village, where the first checkpoint of Russian occupation armies is located. ‘You cannot make Georgia to bring to its knees with bombing’; ‘There is no place for...

Seven UK knife killings in a brutal 24 hours

The UK continues to report more knife crimes - 7 killings in 24 hours - official figures say that overall violent crime is actually down but it doesn't feel that way when one wakes to more news of stabbings. This...

Nine killed in Karachi building collapse

This incident, which has happened in the the congested part of the Karachi, might open up the official's eye. "At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Karachi on Sunday, police said. Police said several...

Documents feed debate on FEMA trailers

"By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal officials issued trailers to Hurricane Katrina victims even though some workplace safety tests detected high levels of formaldehyde at government staging areas for the structures just weeks after...

PETA says "Neigh!" to horse drawn carriages in NYC

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is teaming up with singer Pink to protest the use of horse-drawn carriages in New York City. This comes after a NY Times expose revealed that the city is not doing a...

Cow plunges off cliff onto moving minivan

I never realized a cow would be stipid enough to wander off a cliff. Some rancher is going to have some serious explaining to do with their insurance company after this one. "A cow plunged from a 200-foot...

Police Can Disable New Cars on Demand

How like you this?"General Motors plans to equip 1.7 million of its 2009 models with a system that allows OnStar operators to cut engine power in the car if the police request it. The system was demonstrated in Washington, D.C. today. GM's OnStar system already contains...

Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles

"Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - A car carrying four men reportedly sped through the U.S. Customs port of entry off the ferry from Victoria on Wednesday night. The Port Angeles Police Department received a...

An African Crime Scene: Community Reeling from 2 Murders in 24 Hours

Gugulethu is part of the Cape Flats, located between Cape Town's airport and the city bowl; most tourists never visit, though this is where most Capetonians live."A man was found murdered at an open field between Ny 5 and Ny 108 in Gugulethu at the exact same spot where a...

Squamish Nation To Put 13 Billboards Near Lion's Gate Bridge

This is such a strange issue. On one hand everyone thinks billboards are so nasty, and besides that they are typically operated by these giant right wing companies like Clearchannel so nobody wants to support...

Occupants Rescued From Early Morning 3 Alarm Apartment Fire

" November 18, 2006 Oregon - Five occupants were rescue from their 3rd floor apartment balconies during an early morning 3-alarm fire in SE Portland Saturday. Firefighters arrived at the Starcrest Manor apartment complex located at 12636 SE Alder St and found heavy fire in...

Today in history - Nov. 4

"Today is Saturday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2006. There are 57 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 4, 1979, the Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants. For some of the hostages, it...

Sniper shootings kill 1 on Ind. interstate (AP)

" SEYMOUR, Ind. - A sniper shot at two pickup trucks along Interstate 65 in southern Indiana early Sunday, killing one person and injuring another, state police said. The sniper shot at a southbound truck about 12:20 a.m., killing one of its three occupants, police said....

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