Alleged thief leaves his signature

"Alleged thief leaves his signatureIOWA CITY, Iowa – Police didn’t have much trouble finding a man accused of using a stolen credit card — he signed his own name on one of the receipts. The 21-year-old Iowa City man is accused of using the credit card to buy a latte at...

Girl fights for her life after holiday balcony plunge

A British couple fell 35 feet off a balcony in Grand Canaria. It is thought the fall was an accident."A TEENAGER who fell 35 feet from a holiday flat balcony with her boyfriend was fighting for her life in a Spanish hospital last night. Jemma France, 18, and Lee Cook, 28,...

Harriet the Human covers for Super-Gordon

Over the past week the British media has taken to calling prime minister Gordon Brown 'Super Gordon,' a half-mocking reference to the world's perception that he saved the day over the weekend by coming up with the bank bailout plan that the rest of the world followed....

Asian governments move to halt stock market slide

Governments in Asia are pumping in big funds to fight off the credit crunch emerging out of global crisis. Governments are also cutting down cash reserve and interest rate to make more liquidity. Hong is cutting its key interest rate by 100 basis points effective Thursday....

Hostage drama ends peacefully in Guatemala - 43 hostages unharmed

Thankfully the crisis ended without any loss to live and property. " A hostage drama ended peacefully in Guatemala overnight after the 29-year-old hostage-taker released the 43 people he had held for more than four hours, Spanish media reported Tuesday. The man,...