Ken Livingstone admits he only bid for 2012 Olympics to 'ensnare' taxpayer bi...

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has admitted he 'ensnared' the Government into bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games."Last night in London, he told a mayoral hustings that the event was just a way of extracting...

Chinese Ambassador walks out on Gormley

"The Chinese Ambassador has walked out of the Green Party convention after criticism by John Gormley of China's role in Tibet.The ambassador, Liu Biwei, walked out as Mr Gormley delivered his leader's speech shortly before 9pm.Mr Gormley told delegates that human rights must...

Northern Illinois University Debates Fate of Hall Where Gunman Killed 5

"SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —  Yellow police tape and wooden barricades no longer block the entrance to Northern Illinois University's Cole Hall, but it remains empty nearly two months after a gunman killed...

INTERPOL fugitive arrested at Miami airport

"INTERPOL fugitive arrested at Miami airport 01 April 2008 An international fugitive wanted by INTERPOL for alleged rape and sexual offences has been arrested at Miami International Airport following an...

Malcolm X would have been a Republican

Malcolm X would have been a Republican"Malcolm X would be a Republican . . . yes I said it.Okay, I’m not sure that he’d be a Republican since he held deeply anti-war beliefs. However, Malcolm X would adopt the...

America's Most Wanted, Anthony Flye, Escaped Child Rapist

 America's Most Wanted Anthony Flye "Cops throughout the Northeast are pulling out all the stops to try and track down an accused child rapist -- who is also accused of brutally assaulting an elderly...

Report: New NY Governor Admits Affair

The best defense is a good offense..."With his predecessor's term doomed by a sex scandal, brand-new Gov. David Paterson tried to come clean about his own skeletons just hours after assuming office by acknowledging a years-old affair.Paterson was sworn in almost exactly a...

Top 10 Famous Lawyers

"This post has been awhile in the making. We wanted to run a list of the Top 10 most Famous Lawyers of all time. The people in our list, for the majority of them found notoriety outwith law but they all studied it at some point in their lives.  We have drawn from many...

Wanted Indonesian militant likely not dead: terrorism expert

"A body exhumed by the military in the Philippines this week was unlikely to be an Islamic militant wanted over the 2002 Bali bombings, a regional terror expert said in Indonesia Wednesday. Philippines military officials said Tuesday that the body of militant Dulmatin was...

Architecture: Boxes? No! Blobs? No! Boring? Never!

lots of props for NY-based Asymptote architecture in this article from Lisa Rochon:  " There was a point when the drawings and renderings by Asymptote, a New York firm led by two Canadians, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, were enough. When building their designs...

JI leader believed killed in Philippines: military

"JI leader believed killed in Philippines: military Cotabato, Philippines (ANTARA News) - A senior Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant wanted for a deadly 2002 night club bombing in Indonesia is believed to have been...

Blast suspect was half-naked: taxi driver

"A taxi driver who took the suspected arsonist who caused a large explosion on Broadway Wednesday said the man was half-naked when he stepped into the cab, and had a faint smell of gasoline on him.Kwok Yee Cheung...

Govinda Missing

"Mumbai, January 17Actor turned Politician Govinda, Congress MP from the Mumbai North constituency, has become talk of his constituency voters.When they saw Wanted posters in Malad in western Mumbai."

Nidhi Jha surrendered

"Patana(ABC Live): The most wanted accused in Bihar flood relief scam Nidhi Jha surrendered after hide and seek period of two years on Tuesday before the Special Vigilance Court."

Press Review 22 January 2008

"Press Review 22 January 2008 Tuesday by Frank Scimone 22-01-2008 Geert Wilders"Wilders, Wilders, Wilders" screams another full-page article over Dutch Freedom Party MP Geert Wilders in today's Volkskrant. This time however de Volkskrant is not reporting about the Dutch...

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