UK Transport Secretary Resigns

It looks like UK transport secretary Ruth Kelly has decided to jump from what she sees as a sinking ship. Despite UK prime minister Gordon Brown's defiant speech at the Labour Party Conference yesterday, Kelly had...

The Best Way to Build your Business

"It’s interesting to see how many small businesses try as soon as possible to follow the example of some large corporations to build an impersonal “corporate image.” People actually prefer to do business with people, not institutions. The last time you called an...

Bodies of two women found in UK flat after party

In what could prove to be a high-profile tabloid case, the bodies of two women have been found in an apartment in Birmingham, UK after a weekend party. Police are investigating several lines of inquiry, including a possible connection with a local escort agency. This...

No pressure on Hughes to splash out on stars in January

Can Man City show their rival that they are now more solid under Mark Hughes?"Mark Hughes has been assured by Manchester City’s new owners that they will not put him under pressure to fill his squad with Galacticos when the transfer window opens in January.With the Abu...

Octogenarian man survives after shooting five times in head

In a miraculous escape an octogenarian man tried to kill himself but couldn't succeed even after 5 bullets. It seems the God doesn't want him to die soon.    " An 84-year-old Argentine man who shot himself five times in the head in an apparent suicide...

English spelling seen as "truely atrosious"

An academic in the UK has suggested that university professors being accepting variant spellings as legitimate, in light of the fact that spelling errors are growing more and more frequent in university courses. Some misspellings that he's suggested accepting include "ignor",...

Mid East deal possible, says PM

"Mid East deal possible, says PM Gordon Brown said there were great opportunities for a peace settlement Gordon Brown has said he is optimistic...

AFP recruits teen cyber spies

Australian Federal Police have recruited twenty-youths, aged between 14 to 16 years, to help them fighting online crime. Why teens ? because their surfing skills are better than the veteran agents. Good...

Big archaeology find in Egypt

While it has been historically difficult to get access to dig and study ruins in Egypt, a University of Chicago expedition has discovered a large administration building and silos dating back to early Egyptian...

Free WiFi for US Starbucks customers

"USA Today reported today that Starbucks will be offering a free WiFi service for it’s US customers.  As part of their ‘Rewards’, a program a loyalty card which gives customers various free or...

9/11 suspect: 'I wish to be martyred'

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is on trial for the Sept. 11 terror attacks, told the Pentagon's war-crimes court today at Guantanamo Bay that he wants to be put to death, and therefore, become a martyr." Mohammed...

New York to recognize out-of-state gay marriage

" ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere will be recognized in New York in response to a state court ruling this year, Gov. David Paterson's spokeswoman said Wednesday. State...

California ban on same-sex marriage struck down

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a much-anticipated ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional....

Gulf magnates look to develop Dubai-on-Thames

Something similar to the famous palm islands of Dubai may soon be apearing along the River Thames in London. The gulf magnates who worked in Dubai have proposed to reclaim two three-mile stretches of land...

Four British men on missing plane in Brazil

A small aircraft has gone missing off the north-east coast of Brazil with four British men on board. It appears that the aircraft just vanished into thin air."The Foreign Office confirmed that Alan Kempson, Sean...

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