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Unprecedented Locust Plague Hits Afghanistan
"AfghanistanAn UNPRECEDENTED LOCUST PLAGUE has prompted local officials in some areas to offer wheat as a reward to residents for killing the insects. Some 300 tons of locusts have been killed by people in the...
Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for wee...
Two children and their mother lived for about two months with thedecaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's onlybathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed thecorpse would...
MySpace lets users take profile data outside site...
This seems to be a retraction to my previous post." MySpace announced Thursday it is opening the gates of its popular online community by letting users automatically transfer profile information to other social-networking websites.MySpace said it will kick off a "data...
Heroine - by lawdog
""I started shooting heroin at age 15." Heather says, describing her 25 year junkie career as a vicious cycle of getting high, homelessness, methadone programs, and prison. "I've gone to prison three times... I had three different CDC numbers... all...
City set for tartan invasion
"MORE than 60,000 Scottish football fans will invade Manchester for the Uefa Cup final in two weeks - despite thousands of them having no tickets. Glasgow Rangers admitted that although they only have an allocation of 13,000 tickets for the showpiece final at...
American bourses bouncing back
After a couple of month's bearish trend, American stock market is slowly recovering and even junks bonds are rallying. " Main Street may be struggling, but Wall Street is on a bit of a roll.Despite a drumbeat of bad economic news, the stock market is up — almost 11 percent...
Fuel shortage forces UN to halt Gaza food aid
What is happening in Gaza right now? "The UN is to halt food handouts for up to 800,000 Palestinians from tomorrow because of a severe fuel shortage in Gaza brought on by an Israeli economic blockade.John Ging, the director of operations in Gaza for the UN Relief and Works...
Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe
"Zimbabwe's rival opposition factions say they have reunited, declaring they have a majority in parliament. The announcement was jointly made by Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, whose faction split in 2005. The final results...
Healthy women having too many ultrasounds, says e...
"From The West.com.au:Ultrasounds are overused in healthy pregnant women but not used enough in those who are at real risk of losing their baby, a leading Australian obstetrician has warned.Associate Professor Janet Vaughan, from the University of Sydney, said multiple scans...
21 July plotters lose appeal bid
Four men convicted for their role in the failed 21 July suicide bombings in the UK have lost their appeal. No further legal avenues remain for them to challenge ther convictions."Four men serving at least 40 years for the failed 21 July suicide bombs have lost a Court of...
Michael Moore Backs Barack, Calls Out 'Disgusting...
Doc flick maker and ubiquitous Bush-critic, Michael Moore, has publicly decried Clinton's recent 'disgusting' campaign tactics and declared his support for Barack Obama's candidacy."Outspoken documentary film-maker...
Zimbabwe to begin ballot recount
This is turning out to be the election that keeps on giving."Election officials in Zimbabwe are due to begin recounting some of the votes cast in polls held three weeks ago.The recount in 23 of 210 constituencies...
Leeds verdict before season end
More time to wait." Leeds verdict before season end Ken Bates' club are currently sixth in League One (Getty) The arbitration hearing into Leeds United's 15-point...
Top Ten Goal Scorers of 2007-08: English Premier ...
"There are just four matches left in English premier League and within a few weeks, English premier league will finish for season 2007-08. It is perhaps time to look at the top scorers of English premier league in this season. "
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Asian states feel rice pinch
The cost of rice has reached an all-time high, and Asian contries are struggling to keep up."The price of the staple crop has risen by as much as 70% during the last year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture...
