Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia

"Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks that took Russian forces deep into its small U.S.-allied neighbor in the...

Georgia reports new air attack near capital

" Fighting raged in South Ossetia for a second day Saturday as Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province and dropped bombs on Georgia that left scores of civilians dead or...

Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases

"Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict. Hundreds of civilians...

Greyhound scraps ads after Canada bus beheading

"Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler The ad's tag line was "There's a reason you've never heard of 'bus rage.'"...

Barack Obama New Yorker cover 'offensive'

" BARACK Obama's campaign team has blasted the latest issue of the New Yorker magazine as "tasteless and offensive". The cartoon cover depicts Barack and Michelle Obama celebrating with a fist bump in the Oval...

Hispanic group to grill McCain, Obama on Tuesday

"A leading Hispanic organization is demanding assurances from the two major presidential candidates that they'll push for comprehensive immigration revisions and dramatically increase Hispanic representation in the federal government. ...

Hate group hacks hip-hop sites

Scary stuff..." Beware hip-hop sites, there be some haters out there. Over the weekend, both SOHH.com and AllHipHop.com were targeted by what's believed to be a hate group, who hacked into the sites, caused chaos and forced the two to temporarily go offline. Instead of...

Six dead as Pakistani forces destroy militant house

Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a...

Pakistan launches strike at Taliban, military officials say

Pakistani forces striking back at the Taliban, certainly a striking contrast since recent stories by captured Taliban which state Pakistani Military were training the Taliban to Kill as many Foreigners, including...

Two men kissing Heinz advert sparks torrent of complaints

"A TV advert for Heinz mayonnaise showing two men sharing a kiss has sparked outrage from viewers.After less than a week on the air, the commercial is facing claims of being 'offensive' and 'inappropriate' as...

Hello Kitty mounts global offensive

All you hello kitty lovers (not me), get ready for Hello Kitty Mania. Upcoming products include digital cameras shaped like like a cat's head and also a Hello Kitty MMORPG game. Who wouldn't want a Hello Kitty...

Taliban Forces Seize Eight Villages in Afghanistan, Threaten March on Kandahar

Around 500 taliban fighters are reported to be massing to attack Kandahar after seizing control of 8 villages in Afghanistan on Monday. The Arghandab district is located 30km north of Kandahar city. Joint...

Deadly blast hits Sri Lanka bus

Sri Lanka's capital Colombo has been rocked with a big bomb blast. Tamil Tiger rebels had detonated a roadside bomb that targeted the bus in the suburb of Moratuwa killing more than two dozens and injuring 40...

Euro MTV Fined $485k for 'Extensive Offensiveness'

Remember Aphex Twin?  For one, I can't believe that MTV is getting fined almost $500,000 for playing a video from, oh, I don't know...nine years ago. But, then again, after watching the first nine seconds of...

Clinton apologizes for Kennedy Assassination remark

Clinton apologizes for Bobby Kennedy remark; Read a transcript of the discussionClinton issued a statement about her comments.“Earlier today I was discussing the Democratic primary history and in thecourse of...

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