Berlin's Electronics Trade Fair stormed by Customs officials

"220 German customs agents swarmed through the IFA consumer-electronics fair, hunting for non-payers of royalties, shortly after the expo opened Friday in the German capital of Berlin.   German customs agents swarmed through the IFA consumer-electronics fair shortly...

Boy who plunged from seventh floor flat was caught up in drugs turf war

"A boy of 16 who plunged 60ft to his death from a tower block while fleeing a knife-wielding gang was caught up in a drugs turf war and was not the intended target, it was claimed today. Friends said Ahmed Benyermak was being chased by a gang of violent hoodies because the...

NATO to Assist Georgia in Seven Directions

"NATO will assist Georgia in seven directions – Robert Simons, the special representative of NATO to Georgia , stated the following after his meeting with Giorgi Bakradze , the chairman of the Parliament of Georgia. As Robert Simons stated the chairman of the Parliament of...

MoveOn.org targets Elizabeth Dole's Senate Race, Big Oil

Every Second, oil companies make over $2300 in Profit.  Every Second Oil Companies pay over $5200 in Taxes.  The Democrats want voters to believe that every second John McCain and Elizabeth Dole are in...

Ukraine: Fear of Being Russia’s Next Target

By NICHOLAS KULISH and SARA RHODIN Published: August 16, 2008 KIEV, Ukraine — For 17 years now, several former satellites and republics of the Soviet Union have cherished their democracies, all made...

British Olympic team 'must win' 41 medals in Beijing

The British Government demanded today that their Olympic team win at least 41 medals at the Beijing Olympics, which is above the previously announced target of 35. The Olympic team has itself not announced...

Beijing smog levels remain high

Despite drastic measures to curb pollution levels in Beijing--including a reduction of more than a million cars from city roads--smog levels there appear to be worse than ever, according to measurements taken...

$1.6 billion in food ads target children

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants the entertainment industry to take steps to have TV and movie characters tie in with more nutritional food choices.  Kids are the target of more than $1.6 billion spent...

A video game that kills real people

The use of unmanned aircrafts in modern combat has the future of warfare looking eerily close to a video game, as this recent column from Slate Magazine points out.There are already more than 1,000 unmanned...

Islamist bombers target Olympics; Declare Olympic Jihad

As though the Olympics weren't already in enough trouble, now a militant Islamic group has declared jihad against the games."A MILITANT Islamic group has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics with suicide bombers and biological weapons and has claimed responsibility for a...

Biofuel target abandoned as doubts grow about benefits

Up until when I purchased and read some books about food production  I was very much in favour of biofuels. I had never considered any of the associated problems such as the claim that production in now...

- Military: US Troops Killed Iraqi Newspaper Editor Son

When innocent civilians die without justification in the name of democracy, it's heartbreaking that the only thing we can do is just report it in the news like this: " 25th July, 2008. BAGHDAD — The U.S....

Five killed in Kashmir explosion

Why can't India and Pakistan live in harmony? How many do they have to sacrifice just for a silly action? In my point of view, India and Pakistan have something in common."At least five people have been killed in...

Achilles heel of HIV found

"HOUSTON: Scientists in the United States believe they have uncovered the Achilles heel in the armour of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a development that may be useful in the treatment and prevention of the infection that continues to kill millions around the world. ...

India: Inflation touches new high of 11.91%

" NEW DELHI: The annual inflation rate climbed to 11.91 per cent for the first time in more than 13 years in early July, driven by higher costs of commodities and strong demand in the economy. This is a quarter per cent jump week on week. ( Watch ) The fuel, power and...

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