Muslim sues Tesco for forcing him to carry alcohol

"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...

Body Found at Site of Toronto Propane Fire - Blame Pointed All Around

The body thought to belong to a missing Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases employee was found late Monday evening. Police have not identified the body yet, however an employee was apparently missing from the propane facility after it exploded early Monday morning. Giant gouts...

Trucks, taxis block Paris motorway in fuel protest

Fuel protests are increasing across Europe from drivers who depend on their vehicles to earn a living, such as truck drivers and taxis drivers. Such vehicle protests have now been seen in every major European...

Two missing in London coal depot blaze

Two people have been declared missing after a fire broke out in a London coal depot."Ten fire crews have been tackling the blaze at the depot in Tavistock Road, West Drayton.It broke out at about 0045 BST and several vehicles are alight, along with pallets, cylinders and...

Plastics with bisphenol A shelved

Health Canada has yet to make an official announcement about the purportedly dangerous bisphenol A, but many stores aren't taking any chances. Many believe the official announcement will come Friday during a news...

Juan Pablo Montoya takes a breather

Juan Pablo Montoya " JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -As the rain poured down on Bristol Motor Speedway, a restless Juan Pablo Montoya searched the Internet for something to do. He was out of new movies and wasn't...

Blast suspect was half-naked: taxi driver

"A taxi driver who took the suspected arsonist who caused a large explosion on Broadway Wednesday said the man was half-naked when he stepped into the cab, and had a faint smell of gasoline on him.Kwok Yee Cheung...

Judge calls rape victim 'stupid'

Certainly a Judge who is a tad unravelled, bringing another point on a flawed Canadian Justice system."Judge calls rape victim 'stupid' By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA The Calgary Sun To have a judge refer to...

Nooses: When Retro Goes too Far

Warning for NP readers: For some odd reason the uploader for the Firefox extension just uploaded several images aimed at other posts.  So I apologise for any errors, yet, the images fit the American mindset at...

Second fire hits Dubai

The second fire in two weeks tore through a chemical storage depot at Jebel Ali port in the UAE; it's under control now, reportedly. "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -- Firefighters extinguished a blaze that tore through a chemical storage depot at Jebel Ali port in the...

Chrysler Taps Nardelli

    Chrysler has tapped former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli as its new chief executive. The move follows the recent acquisition of Chrysler LLC by private equity firm Cerberus from German based Diamler...

Slow-moving traffic to generate electricity

"Supermarket experiment in Northampton Slow-moving traffic will be used to generate electricity for a UK supermarket chain during a trial in Northampton. Lorries will drive over metal plates set into the road just outside a Sainsbury's depot. Pressure from the vehicles...

Quick Action Douses Home Depot Fire

" June 12, 2007 California - Firefighters averted disaster by containing a fire behind Home Depot on Monday morning. Just after 11 a.m., about 100 pallets caught fire at the store at Locust Avenue and Bear Valley Road, said Battalion Chief Dave Wetzel. Flames were higher than...

Two Dead In Light Aircraft Crash

"A man has died and a second body has reportedly been found after a light plane crashed in Monmouthshire. Gwent Police said the aircraft which is believed to have flown from Cornwall had crashed near Undy at 1550 BST. Part of the plane's wing ended up on a road and debris was...

Weapons depot explosion kills 76 and injures hundreds more

More coming soon."MAPUTO , 23 March 2007 (IRIN) - A series of explosions at a military weapons depot in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, late on Thursday afternoon showered rockets and other ballistic debris into densely populated poor neighbourhoods, killing at least 76...

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