British consumer confidence hits record low, BRC finds

UK retailers are in a panic as study after study shows that consumers are going to be hoarding their cash for some time. A drop in consumer spending power, a bad job market and general economic malaise have contributed to a general belt-tightening in the public mood....

Liverpool newsagent shot dead defending his shop - Mirror.co.uk

A shopkeeper in Liverpool has been shot by an armed robber as he tried to defend his shop."A shopkeeper shot dead at his till had gone for a baseball bat to try to defend his small store.Father-of-six Abdo Saeed Al-Selwi, 47, who was blasted in the chest, is believed to have...

Major Iraqi power plants idled due to lack of fuel

"Most of northern Iraq is without lights as two major power plants have been idled due to lack of fuel, a statement by the electricity ministry said. The source said the plants feeding the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk are out of...

Ex-Cougars Player Found Dead in Brazil

"The body of a former Washington State basketball player was found in a dense thicket in central Brazil, two weeks after he was reported missing. The body of Tony Harris was slumped against a tree in an Army training ground with the shoelace from one of his sneakers wrapped...

Steepest fall in US house prices in 16 years fuels fears of recession

"Words almost failed observers on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday as they reacted to the worst American economic data to emerge for some considerable time. Consumer confidence slumped to the lowest level in almost two years and home prices scored their worst performance...

Lohan's Dad: She's Hooked on OxyContin

"In other events swirling around Lohan, who turns 21 on July 2, authorities who have been conducting undercover operations at trendy celebrity watering holes in recent weeks are seeking to find out if she was served alcohol before her weekend car crash. California Department...

Lohan is photographed slumped in car

NEW YORK -Lindsay Lohan, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif., was photographed less than 48 hours later slumped in the passenger seat of a car.

Dollar's drop challenges U.S. power

"NEW YORK: The United States may have no military equals, but the challenges to its financial power have become impossible to ignore. A stark reminder came on Friday when the weakening dollar slumped to a record low against its main rival, the euro, after the U.S. economy...

Strange!!! Ashes to Dust

"Tradedy strucked yesterday 21st Feb, 2007 7:05pm which was Ash Wednesday in a little locality in kaduna state of Nigeria. James Nkem, 21, slumped and died while his Grand mother was applying the ash unto his forehead. She told reporters that she querried him for not going to...

EMI Says It Recieved An Approach From Warner Music (3rd Update)

"EMI Group Plc, the U.K. music company that cut its forecasts twice in the past month, received a takeover approach from Warner Music Group Corp. in the second attempt at a merger in a year. There is ``no proposal currently for the EMI board to consider,'' the company said...

Man Dead in Latest Shooting in Greater Vancouver

"A 35-year-old man is dead following the latest shooting in Richmond, which comes just a week after a gang gun battle rocked a quiet neighbourhood in the Lower Mainland city. Police say they got a call early early Thursday morning reporting a man had been shot in his vehicle...