Part of the Mumbai Attack Plan Hatched in Pakistan

After receiving the dossier from the Indian government in early January regarding the Mumbai attacks, the Pakistani government last night officially delivered evidence that part of the plan was hatched in Pakistan. A few other countries have also been named by Pakistan. Peace...

Indian Rupee Falls Through 50 to Record Low on Slump in Stocks

The Indian rupee opened trade on Friday at a record low of 50.15 per dollar weighed down by heavy losses in Asian stocks which raised worries of more outflows from the local share market. The rapid withdrawal...

Man convicted of murder in 'Precious Doe' case

"KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) -- A man who kicked his girlfriend's daughter in the head and dumped her body in the woods was convicted Wednesday, resolving a case that haunted the Kansas City, Missouri, area during the four years the 3-year-old was known only as "Precious Doe."...

Second Belgian bank gets bail-out

A second Belgian bank has had to be rescued by a coalition of the Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands governments. The announcement that Dexia will be bailed out comes one day after the countries announced they...

Le Pen sells party HQ to Chinese

This is hilarious. Poetic justice anyone?"France's anti-immigrant party, the National Front, is selling its headquarters to a Chinese university, according to the party leader. Jean-Marie Le Pen has confirmed that the party base has been purchased by a Shanghai university. Mr...

Toyota to sell solar panel-equipped Prius next year

"The Nikkei, Japan’s biggest business newspaper, reports today [JP] Toyota will use solar panels in its next-generation Prius hybrid cars to be sold starting 2009. The company’s Japanese website doesn’t...

BBC told to improve UK coverage

The BBC has been told that they need to improve their coverage of the UK's nations and regions, as they are not doing it enough, or well enough.A little ironic I think..."A review for the BBC Trust said the BBC was "falling short of its own high standards" and failing to meet...

News Consumer ADD Aside, the American Economic Woes Keep'a Coming

One of the problems with AmericanNews Consumers is that they are affected by some form of AttentionDeficit Disorder - though a story may remain important it is soonforced off the front page by readers/viewers hungry for the nextthing."June 6 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. lost jobs...

Chantix Side Effects Cause F.A.A. to Ban Use by Pilots

Yes that is right, the FAA not the FDA although the FDA has it's own advisory as well."The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it would no longer permit pilots or air traffic controllers to use the smoking cessation drug Chantix, citing potential side effects that...

Star-struck! Scientists amazed by extraordinary, million-strong 'Brittle Star...

" A natural wonder dubbed "Brittle Star City" has been discovered on the summit of an undersea mountain.Scientists were amazed to find tens of millions of starfish-like creatures packing the flat top of the...

Police raid Israeli ministerial building in Olmert inquiry

Israeli police raided a ministerial building on Tuesday and seized documents belonging to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in relation to a fraud investigation involving him. " On Monday, police conducted a similar...

Manslaughter charges sought on air crash

"French judges have been asked to put Continental Airlines on trial for manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000 that killed 113 people. Prosecutors in Pontoise outside Paris requested that the US airline, two of its employees and two key men in the...

Britney Spears Hospitalized Again

Do you ever feel like your life is mirroring Groundhog Day? Anyway, here I am posting another article from TMZ about Britney being hospitalized again. My favorite detail (from a PerezHilton.com article) is the...

India struggles with bird flu

"Laboratory workers on Saturday analysed new samples from dead chickens amid fears that India's worst-ever bird flu outbreak may have spread in eastern India as locals resisted a massive cull. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called the outbreak of avian flu among...

Drugs Farm Uncovered

In the past the majority of cannabis sold in Britain was imported but now most is 'homegrown' in factory set ups like this. Ordinary houses on respectable estates are increasingly being used this way,"Police have uncovered one of Leicestershire's biggest-ever cannabis growing...

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