Giants make Edgar Renteria their new shortstop

" Edgar Renteria is back in the National League, where he thinks he belongs.Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in two days, receiving an $18.5 million, two-year contract...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

Crimson Chat in Sydney!

"Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor), photo was taken in Sydney Park, St Peter, NSW, about 10km from Sydney CBD. Crimson Chat is usually found in outback Australia, rarely seen in Sydney. Thanks to TunPin, who reported the sighting. This is acturely the first time, I have gone...

Harriet the Human covers for Super-Gordon

Over the past week the British media has taken to calling prime minister Gordon Brown 'Super Gordon,' a half-mocking reference to the world's perception that he saved the day over the weekend by coming up with the bank bailout plan that the rest of the world followed....

'Sex on beach' trial pair guilty

The trial of two Britons in Dubai for having sex on the beach and unmarried sex has finished with the pair being found guilty and jailed. This will hammer home the responsibility that travellers carry to make sure...

Two British doctors go on trial for terrorism

The botched terrirst attacks in June in London and Glasgow were a colossal failure. But what's even more amazing than the fact that the attacks were so poorly planned and execututed is the fact that the people who...

Paes-Dlouhy enter finals of AIG Open

"Top seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy edged towards back-to-back titles as they advanced to the finals of the AIG Open in Tokyo on Saturday. They had earlier won the Thailand Open a few days ago. The Indo-Czech pair beat USA’s Robert Kendrick and Finn Jarkko Nieminen...

Paes-Dlouhy in Japan Open semis

"The top seeded pair of Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy won their sixth match on the trot to advance to the semi-finals of the $869000 Japan Open in Tokyo on Friday. The Indo-Czech pair overcame a late challenge from Philipp Petzschner of Germany and Alexander Peya of Austria...

Paes-Dlouhy in Japan Open quarters

"Top seed Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy began their campaign for back-to-back titles with a straight-set win against Spanish pair of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Ivan Navarro in the first round of the $869,000 Japan...

Paes-Dlouhy win Thailand Open

"Top seeded Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy won the Thailand Open doubles title beating unseeded American duo of Scott Lipsky and David Martin 6-4, 7-6 on Sunday. Earlier, Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy stormed into the summit clash of the Thailand Open after...

Man hit by roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain

Now, when you see a warning sign at an amusement park, please obey it. I was recently at one myself and while I was waiting in line for this ride, there were signs throughout begging you not to stand during the...

Paes in double doubles’ finals at US Open

"India tennis icon Leander Paes continued his dazzling US Open doubles run on Tuesday, posting two victories in one day to remain in the hunt for a pair of titles, the mixed doubles and the men’s doubles. The 35-year-old veteran teamed with Czech Lukas Dlouhy to reach the...

Britney and Justin back together

Nope, they are not going out again, but coming together for a song on her new album. I don't know why, but this song is going to be a hit no matter how bad it might be. Don't get me wrong, I think the song might...

Royal stockings sold for £8,000

The lure of of stockings prevailed over bloomers when it came to the price realised by a pair of Queen Victoria's legware. Her stockings made £8000 wheras her 50" waist bloomers made only just over half that at a...

Dubai 'sex on beach' trial adjourned

A British man and woman are being tried in Dubai for having sex on the beach. The couple insist they were only 'hugging and kissing.' The trial has been adjourned for a week today. If convicted they could face six years in a United Arab Emirates prison."The trial of a British...

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