Archive for August, 2009

Gordon Brown is dragged into the controversy over the early release of the Lockerbie bomber on Sunday after it emerged that a key decision that could have paved the way for the terrorist to serve his sentence in Libya was approved by Downing Street.

Absolute signs First U Hotel in India.

WEBSTER: Man United’s win over Arsenal may have been fortunate, but it reveals some worrying issues for the Red Devils.


Road side eateries and stalls bring mouth watering treats to the mind but these rehriwalas are also associated with an unpleasant truth. That of employing children as helpers, who race through the traffic, risking accidents to fetch orders.

Suspected Al Qaeda-linked militants planted a bomb that exploded near an airport and an air force base Sunday in the southern Philippines, wounding two soldiers, officials said.

PL Roundup: Emmanuel Adebayor scored his third goal in as many matches to help Man City win 1-0 at Portsmouth.


Aug
30

According to Hindu legends, reincarnation is the faith that when a human being dies, its body decomposes but rebirth takes place in a dissimilar form. It is the conviction that death can only obliterate the body not the soul.

Four South Korean fishermen, whom Pyongyang detained for a month after they accidentally entered North Korean waters, returned home Saturday.

Chelsea scored three goals in seven minutes to secure a 3-0 home victory over Burnley on Saturday.


After tattoos, loud make up, on and off relationships there is something new in fashion among Hollywood celebs. Naked yoga, is the new craze among Hollywood stars. Following which, Zed criticised and urged to take yoga seriously and not just sex.

News Corp’s James Murdoch says a “dominant” BBC threatens independent journalism in the UK as he attacked the government.

A computer hacker accused of masterminding one of the largest cases of identity theft in U.S. history agreed Friday to plead guilty and serve up to 25 years in federal prison for his crimes.

Pending climate and energy legislation puts a lot of stock — and money — into switching from fossil fuels, like coal and oil, to renewable energy such as wind, solar and ethanol. But some new analysis by environmental experts shows that alternative energy comes with some stiff penalties. For example: Energy Sprawl.

House prices in England and Wales recorded the biggest monthly leap since July 2004 last month, the Land Registry says.

Iran’s president Friday called for the prosecution of opposition leaders over the postelection turmoil, saying that senior activists currently on trial should not be the only ones punished.