" The battle over Wikipedia's use of images from a British art gallery's website has intensified. The online encyclopaedia has accused the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) of betraying its public service mission. ...
opinion by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 192 views | 14 recommendations | 0 comments
"A California company is considering legal action to prevent computers being shipped to China with what it says is stolen internet blocking software.Solid Oak said it found pieces of its CyberSitter programme in China's Green Dam Youth Escort screening software. China has...
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago 97 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
More information has emerged about the Tory politician in the UK who was arrested last week by anti-terrorism police and charged with leaking sensitive information. It is being alleged that the politician groomed a 26-year-old civil servant in Whitehall to pass on top-secret...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 105 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Conservative party in the UK has been caught up in a scandal involving Russian oligarchs. Soe high-ranking Tory politians may have received some shady cash from Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska."The saga of Lord Mandelson, shadow chancellor George Osborne, Russian tycoon ...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 145 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
As Ryder Cup fever sweeps the golf world competition for the European Team wildcard places has led to two of the top players having a verbal set-to that would see them being accused of ungentlemanly conduct had it...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 254 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"A Nigerian group backing US senator Barack Obama for president has told the BBC the money it raised from a gala event was never meant for his campaign. It is illegal for campaign groups outside the United States to donate funds to US political parties. Earlier this week,...
That is the kind of respect one country shows for their heroes!!!! No wonder no one wants to be in military. The conductor should get the sack immediately for the insult ."A soldier returning from Iraq in full...
created by renovatio | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 417 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Removing harmful Pesticides from food production will undoubtedly lead to price rises, but what's more important is food safety, it seems we are already exposed to dangerous chemicals in our food which up to now...
Michael Rodriguez worked for a year to convince the courts he was competent to drop his appeals and volunteer for the death penalty, and this Thursday he will get his wish.He says he feels remorse for his involvement in a violent prison break and crime spree that saw one...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 362 views | 7 recommendations | 1 comment
More bad behavior by youths in the UK. In thsi instance, two teenagers threw a woman into the railroad tracks for telling them to stop smoking earlier in the week."A female commuter was thrown on to a live railway...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 355 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
"He raped and murdered 2 women, I don't care if he suffers or not when executed. He certainly had no qualms about inflicting pain on his victims.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he's too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would...
Suge Knight's infamous Death Row Records has been auctioned to Global Music Group for a cool $24 million. The gives Global access to the label's extensive back catalog of multi-million selling rap records by...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 299 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
The debate over the portrayal of children in the magazines are hotly debated in Australia and the current debate has got even Prime Minister involved. "A photograph of a nude six-year-old girl on the front cover of an Australian art magazine has re-ignited a row over the...
The UK's fisheries minister, Jonathan Shaw, has formally warned theScottish executive that in his opinion the moratorium on fishing quotes is illegal and not allowed under devolution rules. The Scottish Parliament...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 377 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment