Saina in Yonnex Quarters

"Saina Nehwal has entered the quarterfinal of Yonex Chinese Taipei Open badminton after easing past Hong Kong’s Kwan Yi Mong 21-8, 21-12 Thursday. Second seed Saina will now face Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand, who battled past local challenger Shih Han Huang 20-22,...

Archaeologists find remains of Washington's boyhood home

"From Eric Marrapodi CNN Washington Bureau FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock...

Recession hits SA

"An ANZ Bank report shows South Australia is in technical recession.  The ANZ Australian Property Outlook report shows Gross State Product has been negative for the past two quarters.  The report says the rising Australian dollar is hurting manufacturers and the...

Bush beats Nixon for disapproval

"George W. Bush has sunk below Richard Nixon and could break Harry Truman's record for persistent unpopularity among modern U.S. presidents.The latest Gallup Poll found that Bush's popularity had been below 40 percent for six consecutive quarters, the Dallas Morning News...

PESTICIDE HEALTH DANGERS

I was driving down the M1 motorway last Saturday morning when all of a sudden there was this misty fog coming off the fields with the all too familiar smell of insecticide. "A local Euro MP is warning of the health dangers of pesticides as experts confirm that people who use...

SAS unit set up because of kidnap risk

"The setting up of a permanent SAS unit in London was prompted, in part, by the threat of a terror kidnapping similar to the alleged plot in Birmingham, it was disclosed today. It emerged only a week ago that an elite unit had been placed on 24-hour stand-by in the capital to...