Midget remark sparks brawl

 Short Tempered or Midgets Gone Wild?  "Midget remark sparks brawl Published: Nov. 29, 2007 at 4:10 PM Print story Email to a friend Font size: LAS VEGAS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A brawl broke out in a Las Vegas bar this week when a short person dressed in an Oompa Loompa...

Flat Tax Fred

"Flat Tax Fred Thompson's reform leads the GOP field. Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST Fred Thompson's Presidential campaign has been struggling, in part because of a sense that he lacks passion and an agenda. But late last week he unveiled a tax reform that is...

Youth Riots in France Continue; Is Sharia Law Out to Lunch.

"Youth Riots in France Continue 28 November 2007, Wednesday Click to enlarge the photo More than 1 000 police officers were deployed in the poor Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel to stop rioting youths. Photo by BGNES Riots have broken out for a third night in the poor French...

Spanish-Speaking Workers Challenge English-Only Policy at Sheet Metal Factory

"Spanish-Speaking Workers Challenge English-Only Policy at Sheet Metal Factory Monday, November 26, 2007 By Catherine Donaldson-EvansAfter a sheet metal plant in Connecticut ordered its employees to speak only English on the job because of safety concerns, five...

Briton faces lashes in Sudan over teddy named Mohammed

" Briton faces lashes in Sudan over teddy named Mohammed By Caroline Gammell and Aislinn Simpson Last Updated: 5:46pm GMT 26/11/2007 A British primary school teacher in Sudan is facing 40 lashes and up to six months in prison after allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear...

Germany found involved in smuggling nuclear equipment to Iran

"Germany found involved in smuggling nuclear equipment to Iran An illegal network to smuggle nuclear equipment from Russia to Iran has been arrested in Germany. Investigators say that it goes about shipments in the sum of 150 million dollars – the tip of the iceberg. A...

Airbus fears 'weak-dollar death'

"The dollar has hit new record lows against the euro this week, something which Airbus says favours its US rival Boeing. Earlier this month Airbus warned it may have to deepen its planned restructuring after steeper than expected third-quarter losses. It said a net loss of...

No report from Venezuela on invasion

"The Venezuelan mission in Guyana has not received the expected report from authorities in that country on the invasion of Guyana's territory and the destruction of two mining dredges by the Venezuelan military, nor has there been a response to Guyana's diplomatic note from...

Free Kosovo – without a fight

"Kosovo's Serbs say the province is the cradle of their civilization and ought to remain part of Serbia, while Albanians will accept nothing less than full independence. Even skilled mediator Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland appointed as a UN special envoy in...

Dutch May Compensate Kidney Donors

"Dutch May Compensate Kidney Donors "The Dutch health minister, Ab Klink, is considering a recommendation to offer free health insurance for life to anyone who donates a kidney for transplant," reports The London Times. "The initiative has been prompted by a chronic shortage...