UN split on Ossetia resolutions

"The UN Security Council is deadlocked over the situation in Georgia with the US and Russia rejecting rival resolutions on the crisis. Washington says it is prepared to veto a Russian resolution seeking to implement a six-point ceasefire plan. Russia has reiterated its...

The new Messiah? - 8lb baby born at 8.08am on 08/08

For those that believe in the influence of numbers things like the birth of this 8lb child at 8.08am on 08/08 possibly has some significance beyond it's quirkyness but do stories like these constitute newsworthyness...

Bin Laden's driver found guilty in a split verdict

"GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A jury of six U.S. military officers convicted Osama bin Laden's former driver of supporting terrorism but cleared him of conspiracy Wednesday in the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay. A...

Solar Energy to Hydrogen, All Night Long

MIT Copying the leave of a plant photosynthesis system. The plant produces with sunlight sugar, to store for "night fuel"Solar cells with specified Catalysts can do the same, convertingsunlight into Hydrogen, to...

Was the Tennessee Church Shooting A School Shooting ?

Professor Jonathan Fast offers his insight into the Unitarian Church killing in Knoxville Tennessee, six days ago, when a 58 year-old unemployed truck driver, Jim Adkisson, went on a random shooting...

How to turn water into rocket fuel – scientists unlock power of the sun

Combining Solar energy with hydrogen technology could be the future for domestic heating and light..."Scientists have devised a cheap and simple method of turning water into rocket fuel using solar power in a development that could generate a new source of green energy for...

Cypriot leaders set date for reunification talks

" Cypriot leaders set date for reunification talks · Discussions already under way on security issues · Hotline to be established between two...

Bachelor Matt Grant & Shayne Lamas call it quits

Ladies…Ladies…hunka hunka Bachelor Matt Grant is SINGLE!!! Matt and Shayne Lamas have officially called off their engagement.  I’m actually not that all surprised…we see very few success stories from The...

Dad sues eloped daughter for $1M

Mustering pilot runs off with cattle baron's daughter in 1986, parents suing daughter and soon to be ex son-in-law. The case involved $1m and whether it was a loan or gift. " AN AUSTRALIAN cattle baron is suing...

Another John McCain Senior Moment

"For the Second Day In A Row, McCain Refers to Czechoslovakia – A Country That No Longer Exists. As MSNBC noted, “For the second time in two days, McCain has made a reference to ‘Czechoslovakia.’ His answers were about contemporary events, not history. McCain did not...

Warning over maternity leave threat to women's careers

A commission has claimed that the right for a woman in the UK to take a year for maternity leave may be making employers hesitant to hire or promote women, for fear of losing them for a eyar down the line."THE right to a year's maternity leave could be ruining women's...

US spells out Fannie-Freddie backstop plan

How is that the government can extend unlimited credit to prop up financial institutions but can't extend enough credit to keep people in their homes. Given the role predatory lending played in creating the current...

Lottery luck for Ottawa barber and his longtime client

The $32 million Lotto 6/49 cash prize is to be shared between Mike Detorre, an Ottawa barber, and his longtime client Samir Haddad. The two men played lottery together for quite some time but have never won big until this Saturday. What is amazing is that Samir Haddad has...

Anglicans face split over gay policies

While major cities across North America host pride celebrations today, the Anglican church faces internal struggle over its own policies on the same issue. Anglican conservatives said today they are ready to go...

Conservative Anglicans aim to avoid split

The Anglican (Episcopal) church is being torn apart by the issue of gay marriage and gay priests. Now conservative memebrs of the church are forming a new organisation which is hoping to prevent a split in the church."A new organisation for traditionalists wishing to remain...

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