Thaksin flees Thailand corruption trial and returns to exile in Britain

The Thai Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife after they skipped bail and refused to return to Thailand to stand trial for corruption. The couple issued a statement read on state television today saying they will not...

Coldplay completes free-show run in NYC

Coldplay performed its third and final free concert at New York's Madison Square Garden last night and it was anything but worthy of full-priced ticket."The 70-minute set featured mostly material from the new...

Recipe for a son starts with daily bowl of cereal

A new study has shown that eating a lot during pregnancy increases the likelihood that a woman will give birth to a son. The scientists can't explain why this might be, but they theorized that thehigh levels of...

Gov. Crist: Floridas First Black Governor?

While Republicans have been running away from the Black and Latino voter, Gov. Crist seems to be embracing them. Maybe some Republicans can learn something from him."TALLAHASSEE - In a marked change from his...

Fugitive Democratic Fundraiser Turns Self in to Police

 I thought it was only Repubulicans who were the party of corruption weren't they? "REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A top Democratic fundraiser wanted as a fugitive in California turned himself in Friday to face a...

Murder Suspect's Dog Helps Him Escape

I wonder how often this sort of thing happens... what would have happened had Paris Hilton figured out that she could tag her kinkajou and subsequently escape into the wilds of Los Angeles?"The chief suspect in an Israeli murder case skipped house arrest and escaped a...

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