Dhoni backs Kumble to lead

"Indian one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come out in support of Test skipper Anil Kumble amid talks of the Test captaincy be also handed over to him. In Vadodara for the Irani Cup tie between Ranji champions Delhi and Rest of India, Dhoni revealed that he...

9 Firefighters in California Helicopter Crash Are Presumed Dead

"Nine firefighters were missing and presumed dead after a helicopter crashed this week while ferrying them to one of the blazes still raging in northern California. The nine were believed to have been consumed by the flames that erupted after the Sikorsky S-61 fell out of...

Tourists evacuated as forest fires sweep through Rhodes

About two thousand tourists have been evacuated from their hotels to escape forest fires ripping through the forests in the Greek island of Rhodes.The people were moved to the island's south coast as thick smoke...

Parliamentary complaint over birthday party

PC is spreading as can be seen from this latest story from Sweden."A heated debate is raging in Sweden after an eight-year-old boy's failure to invite two classmates to his birthday party resulted in a complaint filed with parliament. Nearly 200 outraged comments have been...

Floods wreak havoc across Chile

Five people have died and as many as 15,000 people have been made homeless due to the heavy rain and flooding in Chile.The weather has also shut down the world's largest copper mine located there."So far, five people...

Hepatitis Scare at Trendy NYC Club

Some might say that the timing was awful for a Hep-A outbreak at a trendy NYC bar... but there isn't really a good time for such a thing: people are people. At least celebs can afford really good medical care, so perhaps they're the safest vectors."On the heels of Kutcher's...

Fire-fanning Santa Anas likely to worsen

"Fire-fanning Santa Anas likely to worsen High winds Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times "The strongest winds have not occurred yet. They're going to peak [on Monday]," said Ken Clark, a Rancho Cucamonga-based expert senior meteorologist for Accuweather.com. Forecasters say the...

£30M Drogba Sparks Chelsea Mass Walk-Out

A change of manager always brings a change of players and the relationship and respect that Mourinho fostered will bring some discontentment."CHELSEA are facing meltdown in the wake of Jose Mourinho’s shock...

Raging fire guts 4 buildings in downtown Aberdeen

A raging fire destroyed four commercial buildings in downtown Aberdeen.Firefighters believe the blaze started at Grays Harbor Equipment Company around 10 p.m. Saturday night, quickly spreading to nearby...

Red Storm: Martian Dust Chokes Rovers

Getting stranded on an alien planet sounds bad enough, but throw in a gargantuan dust storm and things get very interesting indeed... NASA's solar-powered martian rovers are getting starved of precious sunlight by...

Tourists flee Greek island fires

"Tourists flee Greek island fires Map of Greece Hundreds of holidaymakers have been evacuated from hotels on the Greek island of Skiathos to escape raging forest fires. Many families fled to beaches as the fire came...

Zawahiri message: The enemy is beginning to see the signs of defeat; no menti...

"Zawahiri message: The enemy is beginning to see the signs of defeat; no mention of London attacks “I speak to the Muslim Ummah today as the battles which it is waging against its enemies are raging and as it moves from one victory to another, with Allah’s help and power,...

BREAKING NEWS: UK FLOODS - Woman's Body Found In Lake

" UK emergency services are mounting a major rescue operation after hundreds of people became trapped in their workplaces by rising flood waters in Sheffield. People stranded inside buildings told reporters how they...

Raging Fire At Pallet Yard

" June 14, 2007 California - Residents whose homes were threatened by a raging fire at a pallet yard Wednesday are breathing a sigh of relief after firefighters rallied to save their homes. The fire broke out shortly after 9:30 a.m. at E and A Pallet, near Road 112 and Avenue...

The raging cancer epidemic that isn't

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Though Cancer, especially Lung Cancer is a real threat in todays society, Now Public Readers should make an informed decision themselves through researching facts on...

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