Thompson finishes playing career

" Thompson finishes playing career Thompson made 551 club appearances in 17 years (Getty) Leeds United club captain Alan Thompson has announced his immediate...

Poll: Feds Fail Canadians on Tar Sands Emissions

This poll commissioned by Environmental Defense shows Harper's Conservative government is out of touch and out of step with Canadians and the challenges posed by the unrestricted development of Alberta's Tar Sands."A...

Paul Gascoigne arrested in Newcastle

"Troubled ex-England football star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested in his home town of Newcastle and sectioned under the Mental Health Act. The forty-year-old, known familiarly as Gazza, was capped 57 times for...

Former Philippine president found guilty of plunder

The anti-graft court of the Philippines at the Sandiganbayan has found former president, Joseph "Erap" Estrada, guilty of plunder, September 12.  He is sentenced to life imprisonment.The court however acquitted...

Dem. Leadership; "Mistake Was Made" House Forms Panel

In an extraordinary move Dems close vote as Latino Congressmen try to change vote."The House last night unanimously agreed to create a special select committee, with subpoena powers, to investigate Republican...

India Eyes ICBMs After Testing China-Specific Missile

"Buoyed by the successful test of a missile that can hit China, India says it can extend its nuclear range beyond Asia, but experts say it is unlikely to take such a step for fear of upsetting the West. The launch on Thursday of the intermediate-range Agni-III missile capped...

Farrakhan Bowing from World Stage

Farrakhan is a highly controversial figure, but I find myself agreeing with his comment on the current state of religious affairs. Also, his urge for youth to stay away from the military echoes this website. "Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stressed religious unity...

The Nation's Capital to Pay Honors to Ford [a crowd-powered photo tribute]

A man of his day ... THE President for his time. May GOD continue to bless Gerald Ford. "WASHINGTON - The hallmarks of a presidential funeral, a rare and solemn spectacle, began to fall into place Wednesday as the...

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