Deadly Ski Accident puts German Politician Dieter Althaus in Coma

"Dieter Althaus, the governor of the eastern German state of Thuringia, was rushed to the hospital with a fractured skull on Thursday after a skiing accident. The woman he collided with died on the way to the hospital.""Dieter Althaus, the 50-year-old governor of the eastern...

The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System's Broken

"Henry Paulson's $700 billion plan to save the world is dead or dying, but the bailout was not killed by his arrogance or his grossly misleading claims about what the public's money would buy. The plan collapsed because it didn't work. The Treasury secretary has launched a PR...

70 school kids hospitalised after food poisoning

About 70 school children were hospitalised near Delhi on Wednesday following food poisoning. Doctors and officials suspect either the daily mid-day meal they were served in the school or jatropha fruits could have caused the illness. "Children of the Government Primary...

Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra

Reports today in British papers are claiming that a secret deal between the al-Mahdi militia in Basra prevented British forces from entering Basrea for nearly a week while US forces were bogged down there. At the time, there was great confusion and speculation about why the...

Israeli Guard Kills Himself During Sarkozy Farewell

A paramilitary police officer security patrol at the airport where French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were saying their good-byes shot himself in the head today, causing a scurry from the area by the respective leaders.Sarkozy was rushed...

Amy Winehouse rushed to hospital

It always amazes--and saddens--me when I see someone with real talent who messes things up with booze and/or drugs. No word yet on why Amy Winehouse fainted."LONDON (Reuters) - Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse fainted at home on Monday and her father rushed her to...

5.4-magnitude aftershock hits quake zone

"CHENGDU  -- A 5.4-magnitude aftershock struck southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday afternoon.The latest aftershock hit Qingchuan County at about 4:03 p.m., and the China National Seismic Network located the epicenter at 32.7 north latitude and 105.6 east...