Sir Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has won the Best of the Booker prize, as voted for by the public." The 1981 book beat five other former Booker winners shortlisted from the prize's 40-year history. ...
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I know how they feel, I have had problems with AFNI too"SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party debt collectors in 2007, but one Sacramento couple said they have good reason to bark about the bill they received.Steve Fanelli received a...
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...
Timothy Cole was serving 25 years for a rape he didn't commit.How did the State of Texas manage to convict so many wrong people?DNA does not help if they have already been executed?"New DNA tests prove that...
Parent need to monitor their children everyday to prevent them from cyber crime..."VICTORIA Police and the FBI are investigating the posting of pornographic photographs of a 13-year-old Melbourne girl on MySpace. ...
"Who said the wind is free?""Today, a giant new wind turbine soars the height of a London tower block above the Mendip hills where I live in Somerset. A perfect symbol of what is arguably the greatest single...
A tribal man in India rescued an abandoned bear cub for his daughter to help her overcome her mother's death, but has now had the cub taken away from him by forestry officials because he is breaking the rules."They...
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UPDATE: 1:23PM ESTFour bodies have been recovered from the ferry." At least four dead bodies and three survivors were recovered Sunday from a passenger ferry that sunk in rough seas with more than 800 people on board...
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A rally will be held by Zimbabwe's opposition tomorrow in the captial Harare, after a court overturned a police ban.This is a dangerous undertaking on their part but it is good that they are pressing ahead with their...
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Lets hope the death toll is not going to keep rising on this tragedy. "MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Twelve people were fatally trampled Friday night during a raid on a nightclub in northern Mexico City, police said. The 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET) raid resulted in a stampede...
Italy grab the second spot to face Spain in quarter finals. France and Romania crash out, and the Dutch top the group unbeaten and looking strong to go into the next phase. France have had a nightmare Euro, a long...
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Corn prices hit a record high today as a result of the flooding in the Midwest. "The worst flooding in the Midwest for 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers on Monday as corn prices hit...
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Turkey make it through and a good result for the Swiss even though it's academic."Turkey 3-2 Czech R & Switzerland 2-0 Portugal Basel/Geneva, 15 June 2008 606 debate | Blog ...
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After news of impotency owing to excessive usage of Mobile now kids are being treated for addiction to their mobile phones. "Two children in Spain have been admitted to a mental health institution to be treated for...