Who's who on Obama's new team

Who's who on Obama's new team Since winning the US presidential election, Barack Obama has wasted little time assembling a team to help him govern. The BBC News website has put together...

Karzai's brother 'met ex-Taleban'

After the New York Times alleged that brother of afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is involved in opium trading, now this new revelation will even make him more embarrassed. President's brother is accused of having met the Taliban representative. "The Afghan president's...

IPL instrumental in my selection: Dinda

"Thanks to the Indian Premier League, Ashok Dinda said he was expecting the Irani Trophy call-up as he has been doing well in the last one year or so. “This is a great thing to happen to me. In a way I was hoping for it because I have been doing well since last year. It may...

Gambhir not upset by ICC snub

"Even after scoring the second highest ODI runs in 2008, Gautam Gambhir is not disappointed at not being nominated for the annual ICC Awards as he says the pride of representing the nation is ultimate to him. “I don’t think about creating records or winning awards. What I...

Girl testifies against driving teacher accused of exposure

"YORK, S.C. -- A teenage girl took the stand Tuesday and came face to face with the man accused of exposing himself to her and four other girls last summer. David Zitcovich has been...

Olympians talk about the opening ceremony

"John Dane III (sailing):“Right when we got in the tunnel, we began the chant of “USA, USA” and there was an amazing energy and excitement. It helped me appreciate what each of those athletes had sacrificed to reach that moment. When the chant started we all quit...

Judge Elizabeth Halverson is taken ill

UPDATE: 11:13PM EST - Saturday August 9Judge Elizabeth Halverson became ill yesterday in the middle of her testimony, in what was day five of the hearings. " Judge Halverson suffered what her attorney called a...

Ruling finds Japanese man died from overwork

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest in a string of such findings in a nation where extraordinarily long hours for some employees has long been the norm. The man who died...

Wiltshire crop circle identified as symbolic code for first ten places of pi

" Mathematicians are perplexed after a highly complex crop circle appeared in a Wiltshire field - depicting a fundamental mathematical symbol. The circle is, apparently, a coded image representing a complex...

UK fuel drivers offered 14% pay rise

UK fuel tanker drivers have been offered a 14% pay increase by Shell to be given over two years. This comes after their four-day strike has affected the UK fuel supplies.A second round of strikes was expected to...

UK prisoners offered data cabling training

Screw license plates... if you want to stop recidivism, teach prisoners a real-life skill. In this case, HM Prisons and Cisco are killing two birds with one stone, addressing the aforementioned issue as well as  dealing with brain-drain in the skilled-trades sector of...

BBC website £36m 'overspend'

Published today in The Manchester Evening News"THE BBC went almost £36 million over the intended budget for bbc.co.uk in the past year, it was disclosed today. The BBC Trust published its conclusions today after completing its extensive review of the website. ...

NY Congressman Vito Fossella, won't seek Re-election

Politisite has just learned that New York Rep. Vito Fossella will not seek re-election. He will post the following statement on his website Tuesday. May 20, 2008To the Constituents of the 13th Congressional...

Chelsea gunman was a top barrister who was a rising star

The armed man who died in Chelsea, London, was a high-flying lawyer, who had a bright future and a beautiful wife.He tried to send a message to his wife Elizabeth, just before he was killed. He threw a white box...

U.S. Visit A "Uniquely Historical Moment"

""Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic visit to the United States is a uniquely historical moment.  It has been twenty nine years since the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and Vatican Head of State has visited...

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