Militants take 100 children hostage in Pak school

There is this breaking news coming from Pakistan's north western province. The region had faced a severe earthquake earlier in the day and now reports are coming that more than 100 school children have been taken hostage in their school. Students have been hostage...

British Prime Minister Brown to break tradition, move out of No. 10

The residence of British Prime minister 10 downing street has witnessed the history making for last 300 years. It is the Britain’s most famous address after Buckingham Palace.  But now...

Small businesses shift to home working

Working from home is fast becoming the norm for small businesses in the UK. The benefits are huge with office space savings, travel and time savings. Government departments could also be working from home in Eco...

Daughter from Austria incest case reunited with family

Kerstin Fritzl, from the Austria cellar, has reunited with her family.  It was reported yesterday on NowPublic that she woke up from the coma she was in.  That coverage can be seen...

Muslim centre searched over Exeter blast

The police have searched mosque in the UK attended by Nicky Reilly, a man described as mentally slow by authorities, who tried to blow himself up in Exeter City Center. Authorities say Muslim extreemists took advantage of the man's mental state, sheperding him through a...

Demolition operations for further expansion of the Holy Haram start

"Makkah (ANTARA News) - Demolition operations of real estate to be eliminated to pave the way for further expansions of the northern premises of the Grand Mosque in Makkah as per directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have...

Princess Diana Inquest: Mystery burglary at Big Pictures photo agency

"The flamboyant boss of Big Pictures photo agency Darren Lyons told Metropolitan police officers he was convinced that British secret service agents had raided his Clerkenwell Road office in London and either...

Two CBS journalists kidnapped in Iraq

"Security forces have launched a search for two journalists from the US television network CBS who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their hotel in the Iraqi city of Basra. An interior ministry spokesman said there was an intensive operation under way to find the two...

Rebel soldiers stop people leaving Manila hotel

This looks like it will be an on going story. This is what Reuters has so far. As it sais, mainly journalists. I am not sure how many foreigners are in the hotel."By Karen Lema and Raju Gopalakrishnan MANILA (Reuters) - Rebel Philippine soldiers holed up in a luxury Manila...

Heathrow airport tries to ban the Queen and 5 MILLION Brits from its premises

This seems a bit silly...you can't really set out an injunction against using ANY KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE!"The British Airports Authority is seeking an injunction to keep The Camp for Climate Action from protesting at London's Heathrow airport -- an injunction that would ban...

30 Rescued As Floods Strike Belfast City

"More than 30 people have been rescued after torrential rain caused widespread flooding throughout Northern Ireland. The Fire and Rescue Service responded to almost 400 emergency calls in a short period as homes...

Dancing for the sake of dance: NYC residents take to the streets

We here at NowPublic have been covering New York's tendencies towards becoming a nanny city over the last year (No trans fats? No metal bats? No iPods across the street? No slurs?) Not least of all the bans was...

Binge drinking youth

"Binge drinking youth At least one third of Australia's young adults call themselves binge drinkers according to some frightening new statistics on alcohol. Latest research shows one in three 18-24 year old's over...

Premises registration will minimize losses - In a pig's eye it will

This is another case where what is oft repeated ends up being believed. Don't believe it for a second. NAIS does not minimize damage from an outbreak. Just ask the Brits.""It's a voluntary program, and it's not going to go mandatory" in the future, Knight said. When asked by...

Fiji troops surround police HQ [+audio report @ bottom of article]

"UPDATED 1.25pm Monday December 4, 2006 By Phil Taylor and agencies   Soldiers have reportedly taken over the headquarters of Fiji's armed police division, in the first military action since Army chief Frank...

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