Fresh UK snow causes widespread disruption, salt shortage looms

Snowfall  continued to play havoc  across the UK amid warnings that some councils faced dwindling salt supplies to help keep traffic moving. The new falls after the heavy snow earlier this week...

London gallery shows anti-Semitism in Arab media

Has anyone in London seen the exhibition to date? At the launch of an exhibition on anti-Semitism in the Arab media, London. Photo: Shira Geva "An exhibition documenting the widespread use of anti-Semitic...

New UK law to criminalise men who pay for sex with trafficked women

The UK government has unveiled new laws for cracking down on men who pay for sex. The new laws will apply specifically to trafficked women, or women who are being controlled and pay money to a pimp."New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no...

B.C. Housing Plunges According To Report

According to a report released by the economics department of Central 1 Credit Union. B.C.'s housing market is definitely bleeding from the current world credit crisis. According to research done in the report,...

Tesco pulls out of eco-towns project in UK

Tesco, the UK superkmarket giant, has pulled out of a plan to build "ecotowns" in Britain. The towns were supposed to contain zero-carbon flats and be generally environmentally friendly. "Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns was unravelling last night, with Tesco withdrawing...

'Fraud' halts US refugee scheme

"The United States has suspended a programme aimed at reuniting refugees in Africa with relatives in the US because of widespread fraud. The US state department said DNA tests showed the majority of those applying had no family relationships in the US. Thousands of Africans...

Survey: Many believe in divine intervention

"CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. ...

Climate Change Caused Widespread Tree Death In California

Here is another thing we have to worry about with global warming and the rise in temperature. Can any science wiz explain this to me, but doesn't plants and trees do the whole conversion of carbon dioxide and...

Reporters booted from conference for hacking

"With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.But in a case of reporters spying on other reporters, three journalists working for the French...

Alexa to exclude Social Media Traffic to be taken into account

"Alexa no longer counts traffic that a site gains from social media sites like Digg and Reddit. For people whose traffic Last two to three weeks have been good due to social media buzz, they have noticed that it...

UN warns of North Korea food shortages

In the 1990's North Korea faced significant economic problems such as disasters and and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. As a result of this, between 300,000 and 800,000 North Koreans died per yer for three...

AT&T's iPhone puts Verizon on the defensive

"Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg used to bristle about how Apple was crowned a wireless success without earning the title. But with Apple announcing it sold 1 million 3G iPhone in just three days, the AT&T/Apple...

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's U-turn on knife crime plan

" The Government’s strategy on knife crime was in disarray last night as the Home Secretary was accused of a U-turn over plans, briefed at the weekend, to confront offenders with stabbing victims in hospital. ...

Barcelona bid for Arshavin

The big clubs are homing in on him now, funny that a Spanish Club should go for the Russian after todays semi final."Barcelona bid for Arshavin Reuters June 26, 2008...

Woman locked up by family for 18 years

Seems like there are more and more stories like this everyday. People being locked in the basement for some odd reason, and they are living in ridiculous conditions and often abused. When they are finally found, 20years has gone by already. Can you imagine being locked up in...

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