Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Bad news from Iraq

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Being avid consumers of news, most of us are aware of the consistent stream of negative reporting coming out of Iraq. Death, violence, terrorism, precarious political situation, problems with reconstruction and public frustration (both in Iraq and America) dominate, if not overwhelm, the mainstream media coverage and commentary on Iraq. ...

Turnpike boss quits amid scandal - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Big Dig tunnels were closed for several days for inspections and repairs after ceiling panels fell, killing 38-year-old Milena Del Valle as she and her husband drove through the tunnel July 10 on their way to the airport.Link

Media Bias. Why You Don’t Get The Full Story From The Media?

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

The vast majority of the journalists in Iraq are courageous professionals working hard to do their job in extremely adverse circumstances. I know - I lived in a hotel with journalists from a major news network, several nationwide major newspapers, radio networks, newspapers from major cities and numerous freelancers. ...

Specials: Crisis in the Middle East Battles 2006- CNN

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

This page brings Links to the latest in the conflict, evacuation, and background links to stories and videos links on the topics Link

Breaking News U.N.: Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer…

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Posted: 2138 GMT (0538 HKT) BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- An airstrike hit a U.N. post in the southern Lebanese city of Khiyam late Tuesday, causing casualties, according to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.Link

ACLU Fights To Keep Communist Propaganda In School Library

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge to stop the Miami-Dade County school district from removing a series of children’s books from its libraries, including a volume about Cuba which depicts smiling kids in communist uniforms.Link

Netscape Hires Digg Users

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Netscape Offers To Hire Digg Users by Wendy Davis, Thursday, Jul 20, 2006 8:14 AM ET IN AN ATTEMPT TO JUMP-START its new site, AOL's Netscape is offering to pay the top users of Digg and other collaborative news sites $1,000 a month to migrate to Netscape.com. ...

Sixty died at hospital after patients left in human filth…

Monday, July 24th, 2006

A superbug in British hospital claims multiple lives.Link

News From Jerusalem Channel 2

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Some news casts from Israeli television channel 2. A view of the war from the Israeli press point of view. Note: This video updates once daily from the nightly news cast in Israel, so you can come back the next day and view the updated newscast.Link

Saddam Hussein hospitalized after hunger strike

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been taken to hospital after suffering from the effects of a hunger strike, launched in protest of his ongoing trial, the chief prosecutor in his trial said.Link

Sectarian Divides in Lebanon Both Strained and Bridged by…

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

The Lebanese government estimates that half a million people have been forced from their homes by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon and south Beirut. Many of the Shiite refugees are taking shelter in Christian villages, an idea unimaginable 25 years ago when Lebanon was enmeshed in a ...

‘Sensitive’ Pentagon Goods For Sale Including Items Of Use…

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Thousands of pieces of excess military property — including items that could be used by terrorists — are being offered for sale to the public.Link

Minnesota Has a Warning for Tailgaters, Every 255 Feet -…

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Interesting approach to curbing the tailgating problem. Link

25,000 New Yorkers Are Without Power - Forbes.com

Friday, July 21st, 2006

As if the heat is not bad enough, now 25,000 New Yorkers have to survive it without air conditioning.Link

News Quiz - Test Your Knowledge Of The Weeks Events- AOL

Friday, July 21st, 2006

What was your score?Link

Cornell researchers challenge Cornell-led proposal to stock…

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Introducing lions, cheetahs, elephants, camels and other large non-indigenous animals to the U.S. Great Plains and Southwest -- a plan proposed in the journal Nature last year -- wouldn't work, several Cornell researchers argue.Link

Skyguard High-Energy Laser System

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Northrop Grumman Corporation formally proposed a ground-based, high-energy laser system, Skyguard, as part of a layered airport defense against the man-portable air defense systems (MANPADs) threat to commercial aviation.Link

News Online Seems to Have Long Shelf Life

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

A new research paper seeks to answer a riddle for publishers, editors and even readers: when does new news become old news? — In the case of a news article on the Internet, the answer is surprisingly long: 36 hours on average.Link

Dow Jones to ‘Reassess’ the Way It Delivers News @ Media…

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Dow Jones, owner of The Wall Street Journal, has announced the creation of a committee to reassess the way it delivers its news across all its print and online publications, The New York Times reports.Link

Investors Unbowed about India

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

The terror attacks challenge the security of investments in the country's burgeoning economy. Yet, many say business as usual will return STORY TOOLS Printer-Friendly Version E-Mail This Story Reader Comments RELATED ITEMS News Analysis Archive PEOPLE SEARCH Search for business contacts: First ...

Content Has 36 Hours To Live

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Studies by statistical physicists in the United States and in Hungary have found that the readership of a particular article declines with time, the science site PhysicsWeb reported.Although the study focused on news, and used a popular Hungarian web portal as its testing ground, the findings apply to those who ...

US vetoes UN Israel condemnation

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Today the United States vetoed the Arab-initiated resolution against Israel’s action in the Gaza. This resolution would have demanded Israel halt all military action they’ve taken in the Gaza Strip.Link

Man Is Fined Buffalo and Pig for Bigamy

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

An indigenous man in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo Island was fined a buffalo and a pig for breaking a tribal custom by secretly marrying a second wife, a tribal court official said Wednesday. Link

Europe launches its first polar-orbiting weather satellite

Monday, July 10th, 2006

It will complement Europe’s already highly successful Meteosat satellites in geostationary orbit and form part of an integrated system to be run with the USA to provide better weather and climate information.Link

bomb tthough to be found in shopping cart

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

police though there was a bomb in a shopping cart belonging to shop rite. luckaly police and investigators have found out and there is no bomb. police have arrested 2 men for saying they have put a bomb in shopping cart and threating to explode it if the workers dont ...

North Korea States If Sanctions Are Made A Different Form…

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

North Korea has another missile ready to launch, after problems are fixed. They believe they are within their rights, of the 1999 bi-lateral agreement, due to the lack of bi-lateral talks that have not happened. This agreement alows wiggle room for North Korea, if dilect between the parties, is not ...

TV Cameraman Fined for ‘Staging News’.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

A television news cameraman paid a $145 fine after police said he enticed three teenagers to ride their bikes through waist-high floodwaters. Link

Israel army kills 3 Palestinian gunmen in Gaza

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian gunmen yesterday in a confrontation in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army and medics said. The violence occurred at Gaza's disused international airport where Israeli forces have been deployed since an incursion last week in a bid to free a soldier kidnapped ...

Blast by Tamil tigers kill 3 in Sri Lanka army

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

A suspected Tamil Tiger blast killed two members of Sri Lanka's security forces and one civilian in the northeastern port of Trincomalee, the military said. The spokesman said one policeman, one Home Guard trooper and one civilian were reported dead in a blast at a road junction in the ...

Rs 22 lakh given to 189 militancy victims in JK

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

The Jammu and Kashmir government has distributed about Rs 22 lakh among 189 militancy-affected families under the rehabilitation scheme, an official spokesman said today. Similarly, he said Rs 30 lakh have been disbursed among 300 beneficiaries under the national family benefit scheme. Link

Iraq names Saddams daughter and wife in wanted list

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Iraq today named Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter and his first wife on a list of 41 ''most wanted'' in connection with terrorism. Saddam's daughter, Raghd, has taken a leading role in organising her father's legal defence for crimes against humanity. She is believed to spend much of her time ...

Storms kill 11 in southwest Chinas Yunnan province

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Storms in southwest China's Yunnan province have killed 11 people, adding to a trail of havoc from heavy rains lashing parts of the country, state media reported today. In Zhaotong in Yunnan, thousands of villagers have been hit by heavy rains, hail storms, flash floods and landslides since June ...

Swami Ramdev to take yoga to UK

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

After making yoga a household name in the country, yoga guru Swami Ramdev is all set to take yoga and ayurveda to foreign countries. As part of the mission to make people lead a disease-free life, Swamiji will give tips about yoga and ayurveda to the NRIs and citizens ...

TN Govt justifies ban in reply

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

The Tamil Nadu Government today filed its reply before the Madras High Court in 'The Da Vinci Code' case, stating that to avert communal tension and potential violence the screening of the film was ordered to be suspended in city theatres.Link

China is world’s 4th-largest economy - World Bank

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

China has squeaked by Britain by the tiniest of margins to become the world's fourth-largest economy, according to the World Bank's latest calculations. The World Bank said that by its official measure China produced $2.263825 trillion in output in 2005. That was just $94 million, or 0.004 percent, more ...

Chavez challenges US over Security Council seat

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez challenged the United States to try to block his attempt to secure a UN Security Council seat as he seeks to curb Washington's ''imperialist'' influence. A UN General Assembly vote set for October to award two-year Security Council seats to five nations is the latest ...

Docs Remove 119 Nails From Woman

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Doctors remove 119 rusty nails from Vietnamese woman's stomachLink

Women vote in Kuwaiti poll for first time

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Kuwait holds parliamentary elections today in which women can run for office and cast votes for the first time in a national poll in the oil-producing Gulf Arab country. The poll was called after Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah dissolved parliament last month following a standoff between the ...

Strong quake shakes Iran island in Gulf

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck the southern Iranian province of Hormuzgan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, the semi-official Fars news agency said today. Link

Japan, U.S. set to agree on beef import resumption

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Japan is set to agree on the resumption of U.S. beef imports, suspended for five months due to concerns about mad cow disease, when senior officials of the two governments hold talks later on Tuesday, Japanese officials said. A health ministry official said the talks, to be held by ...

New wildfire near popular tourist-spot Sedona, Arizona

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Over 1,000 acres burn Sunday as crews work on containment.Link

Democrats’ discord on Iraq

Monday, June 19th, 2006

They can't get their act together on Iraq - and the effect looks to be like they'll miss an opportunity in November.Link

AOL /discuss

Monday, June 19th, 2006

AOL /discuss reminds me of Comment is free (http://co... and I just learned today that the Washington Post launched PostGlobal (http://bl... or reinvention?Link

Brins Wildfire Chars Popular Red Rocks Area in Arizona

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Firefighters worked feverishly Monday to keep the fast-moving Brins Fire from gaining a foothold in Oak Creek Canyon, where it could be fueled even more by untamed wilderness and possibly make a run towards Flagstaff. Link

Videws=Videos+News

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Cool Videos mashed up with News RSS, you get Videws. I get a big kick out of it when browsing World Cup news and see videos of great players like Ronaldhino, Ronaldo, Ballack.Link

Yellowstone Tourist Dies After Falling 500 Feet

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

She stepped over retaining wall to take picture.Link

Murder charge after ’severed head’ crash

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

If you're going to murder your wife and drive around with her head in your car, please don't get in a head-on car collision.Link

Severed head flies from truck in tragic collision

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

Watch for flying heads in Boise, Idaho.... A man transporting his wife's severed head in a pickup truck collided with an oncoming car, killing a woman and her 4-year-old daughter, police said. The impact sent the head flying onto the road.Link

Initial Report on Haditha Killings Complete

Friday, June 16th, 2006

The US Army general that was investigating whether a group of US Marines tried to cover up an alleged massacre last year in Haditha has just completed his report. For more information on this story, click on the link.Link

Scores killed in Lanka bus blast

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

At least 58 people have been killed after their bus struck a mine in north-eastern Sri Lanka, police say.Link

Serbia makes Montenegro split official

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Serbia has finally passed the official vote to let Montenegro be a separate country. A forty-five day period to split government institutions has been given. Montenegro will now apply for membership with the UN and renew an application for belonging to the European Union.Link

Castaway found near Sweden sent home

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

A man allegedly from the Czech Republic was found floating on a makeshift raft between Denmark and Norway. After being rescued by Swedes, the man was found to be lying about his British citizenship and was send home to the Czech Republic. It is still a mystery as to why ...

Government Spying On Reporters’ Calls

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Just when you thought you were the only citizen being snooped on...Link

Myanmar’s Junta Goes for the Kill

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

One of the world's hardest-won and most bullied new democracies is in serious trouble. The brutal military government of Myanmar (formerly Burma) has a plan to wipe out the legally elected democratic party of iconic Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.Link