Obama likely change CIA, NI directors: report

"WASHINGTON: The current chiefs of National Intelligence and the CIA expect to be replaced when Barack Obama takes over as US president on January 20, a U.S. daily reported Wednesday.Several senior Democrats oppose keeping National Intelligence director Mike McConnell and...

Pentagon used secret authority to strike Qaeda: report

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since 2004, the Pentagon has used broad, secret authority to carry out about 12 attacks against al Qaeda and other militants in Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Sunday. Quoting what it said were more...

Reports now conflict over Syria's claim of US helicopter attack on Syrian vil...

At one least report now has the U.S denying its helicopters were involved in a raid on Syria Sunday. So far, the Pentagon and White House are silent. The Associated Press reports a U.S. military official in...

Nine killed in US air strike on Pakistan school

A US airstrike in Pakistan has killed nine people at a religious school in the North-west of the country."A suspected US air strike killed nine people at a religious school in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials said today.It was claimed the school, on the outskirts...

China warns Dalai Lama not to disrupt Beijing Olympics

Even after rounds of peace talks with Tibetan representatives China had warned Dalai Lama and exhorted him to keep away from Olympic games."After latest fence-mending talks on Tibet issue that failed to make...

Mittal considering takeover of Rio Tinto

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is conetemplating to takeover the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. " Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the biggest shareholder in ArcelorMittal, is considering...

YouTube-era crime and punishment

"Here’s a novel punishment: A Florida judge has sentenced two pranksters to one minute of YouTube shame.With the popularity of Google’s video sharing site has come an unfortunate rise in pranks from people chasing their 15 minutes of web fame. Kids plot, film, and proudly...

Baby born with penis on back

" THIS is the picture that will shock parents around the world - a baby born with a second penis on his BACK. The tot was born to farmer dad Li Jun, 30, and his unnamed wife, who live in Hejian city in central...

Lebanese violence reaches Tripoli

Fighting has been reported in Tripoli between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the government."Machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades are being used and people have been fleeing their homes,...

China to Meet with Representative of Dalai Lama

China has taken the historic step of agreeing to meet with a representative of the Dalai Lama, but oly time will tell whether this is an empty gesture designed to cool off international pressure ahead of the olympics or a significant change in their Tibet policy."China, in an...

Film reminiscent of Virginia Tech to be released this weekend

'Dark Matter' was supposed to be released at about this time last year, but then the Virginia Tech massacre happened and producers pulled the plug. The film is now ready to be released.Although 'Dark Matter' is...

'Alien' life forms captured on film

Makes you wonder what else is there to be captured. This looks very exotic."A secret Malaysian probe has captured amazing images of a weird life form - perhaps the first indication of what alien life looks like.  The probe, code named the PSA 530, captured these images...

India launches Israeli satellite: report

"India successfully launched an Israeli satellite Monday in a mission carried out under a veil of secrecy, the NDTV news channel reported, citing officials at the Indian space agency. The channel quoted unnamed officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as...

Mum gets schoolboy a stripper for his birthday

This story is bizarre. Not that strippers are anything strange, but the fact that the teacher let the stripper go ahead with the show is what makes it strange. I suppose she was too dumbfounded at first to do...

Dont Buy Britney Spears, Latest Album (Blackout) Says Her Pals

"Britney Spears' friends have begged her fans to not buy her latest album, Blackout, until she cleans up her act. The unnamed pals have set up their own group, Be Proactive to Help, to urge the public to boycott the troubled star's new LP. Writing on their MySpace page, they...

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