India XI win by four wickets against Pakistan XI

Indian XI won their tie against the formidable Pakistan XI by four wickets at the Indian Cricket League (ICL) 20-20 World Series being played at the Sardar Patel stadium on Monday."AHMEDABAD: Indian XI won their tie against the formidable Pakistan XI by four wickets at the...

Tories caught up in Russian oligarch row

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 ...

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI of the Idea Cup : Preview

"India and Sri Lanka play their last match for some time to come tomorrow at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. The two teams have been at loggerheads since the Asia cup six weeks ago. Since then, Sri Lanka have won the Asia cup and the test series 2-1. However they lost the...

DIY tractor culture in Poland

This exhibition happened earlier in the year in Berlin, but I still love the concept."In the '60s Poland it was almost impossible to acquire a tractor in Poland. Agricultural machines produced by the country were available mainly for state-owned enterprises. For private...

Betrayed: Daughter who devoted her life to parents sees £2.3m inheritance le...

" For 30 years, Christine Gill devoted her life to caring for her parents and helping them run the family farm. She became a university lecturer so she could help out during the busy summer months, spent nearly...

NASA rolls out new shuttle launch schedule

"NASA unveiled a new launch schedule today that calls for eight shuttle missions in 2009 and 2010 and 10 overall before the nation's three-orbiter fleet is retired.The last of the missions now is slated to launch May 31, 2010 -- which would leave enough time to launch an...

Rose rage - flowerbed violence grows

A passion for gardening is something that many people have but when that passion turns into an obsession things can go badly wrong."As the green-fingered hordes descend on the lush lawns of Hampton Court flower...

Japan ready to spare humpbacks for another year

I hope the Japanese will stay away from whales for another year because at the pace they are hunting the poor things, we will be having a lack of whale crisis in the future."Japan is ready to spare humpback whales...

16st nurse's night shifts as hooker

" A ROLY-POLY NHS nurse was facing the boot last night for working as a £100-an-hour HOOKER in her spare time. Sixteen-stone Debbie Cook, 51, even wears her official blue uniform if that turns clients on. ...

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....

UPDATE 1-G8 energy ministers look inward on oil, spare OPEC

I don't have time to write about this properly, having to go to work and all. Hell, I cannot even afford (time-wise) to post more than one clip from the story before my shower.Suffice it to say this story is worth a look.And only one side note here. Talked with one local...

Shuttle Discovery to Deliver Japan Space Lab to International Station

The astronauts aboard the International Space Station will be breathing a little easier this week as parts arriving from the shuttle Discovery include items that will help fix the broken toilet aboard the station. The space shuttle Discovery launched from Cape Canaveral,...

Couple turn their spare bedroom into a Hindu temple - and attract 50,000 visi...

When Mr and Mrs Karia moved to Essex, southeast England, UK in the 70's  there was no Hindu temple there, so they made their own.... "The queue starts half way across the front garden lawn, somewhere between...

Aronian wins Amber with round to spare

Anand lost the tournament very early...losing consecutive matches.

The Siege of Gaza is Broken

"The Siege is Broken The Palestinian people took their destiny in their own hands today and smashed down the wall that divided Gaza from Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people left their prison and walked into Egypt and bought up food, fuel and everything else in sight. It...

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