Asia celebrates Obama's historic win

"MANILA: Champagne corks popped across Asia as former schoolmates in Indonesia, the Japanese town of Obama and thousands of American expats Wednesday celebrated Barack Obama's historic election as US president.Bars were packed in cities from Beijing to Sydney as election...

Bodies of two women found in UK flat after party

In what could prove to be a high-profile tabloid case, the bodies of two women have been found in an apartment in Birmingham, UK after a weekend party. Police are investigating several lines of inquiry, including a possible connection with a local escort agency. This...

Small Business Owner? You must attend BiztechDay!

" I am seriously considering attending Biztechday. If you are a Small Business Owner you MUST try attending this one day learning seminar.Join BiztechDay for a day of learning, resources and networking, all focused on how to grow your business using the power of internet...

Life terms for US rail-crash man

"Judges have handed down 11 life terms to a man who parked his car on a Los Angeles railway line and watched as a packed commuter train smashed into it. Eleven people died in the January 2005 crash, and Juan Manuel Alvarez, 29, was convicted of their murders. Judge William...

Atlantic City gets Ready for Air Show

I used to love air shows as a kid. They're loud, filled with lots of cool toys and PLANES! Seeing them rumble above the air, sometimes only feet from the ground, was exhilarating. Now, my enjoyment is slightly...

New Algeria suicide attack kills 11

Following yesterday's attack that killed 43 people, Algeria was hit by two new suicide bombings today. This signals further trouble ahead, as it indicated a sustained campaign of violence by the country's Islamist groups."Algeria was rocked by two further suicide bombings...

Truth, Lies and Berlusconi: Italy's playboy premier accused of nudity cover-up

Mr. Berlusconi (Mr. Untouchable) seems to be art lover. Believe it or not that is Mr. Berlusoni style."If there is any political leader on earth who would feel untroubled by the proximity of a lightly clad beauty,...

Bodybuilders battle it out to become Mr and Mrs Muscle

"There was plenty of muscle about on Venice Beach, California, as the world's top bodybuilders gathered to flex their pecs and battle it out for the title of 'Mr and Mrs Muscle Beach'.A packed crowd of onlookers...

Mt. Shasta celebrates the Fourth on the streets and in the skies

"By Steve Gerace Mount Shasta Area Newspapers Sun Jul 06, 2008, 12:44 PM PDT Story Tools: Email This |  Print This Mount Shasta, Calif. - Smokey skies cleared the morning of July 4, 2008, as if...

Doctor Who finale watched by 9.4m

If you have not seen the current Doctor Who series and you don't want to know the ending don't read the second section of this posting ... you have been warned.Doctor Who is a British science fiction television...

Wimbledon: Andy Murray fights back from a match point

What a comeback under pressure, now has a big meeting with Nadal in the quarters."Andy Murray produced a stunning fightback from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet, thrilling a packed Centre Court in the...

Troops Gets a Taste of Chicago-style Pizzas

Looks like the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be getting a taste of Chicago this Fourth of July as 3,000 pizzas make their way over to the middle east. These pizzas were packed in dry ice and shipped off...

Two men kissing advert pulled

Two men kissing advert pulled After receiving more than 200 complaints about a Heinz Deli Mayo advertisement in less than a week the advert has been yanked from the tube.The entire advert is regular in every...

Overheating Computers? IBM Plans to Ice Them Down

Is your computer roaring like a 747 taking off? Does your computer overheat?Chances are, it does, and even more frequently than you know. IBM  has developed a prototype that uses cold water to cool your...

Food crisis: A daily quest for bread in Cairo

This is an important story:"Cairo - Every day at 4 a.m., Hagg Abdel Wahab walks down a narrow path past a simple coffee and tea shop to his bakery. For 40 years, this elderly man has donned a gray gallabeya robe smudged with white flour and baked thousands of...

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