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Families of 153 dead ask why plane was cleared to fly
"Angry relatives of Madrid crash victims asked yesterday why the aircraft was allowed to fly two hours after it aborted a take-off because of a technical fault. A total of 153 people died on Wednesday when the Spanair aircraft bound for the Canary Islands failed to take off,...Georgia, Between Hope and Fear
"I cannot help being anxious about what's happening to Georgia. My daughter is in Tbilisi with my grandson. Her husband, Sandro Kvitashvili, is the minister of health and social services. I don't know how dangerous his job is each day, whether he is on the streets, possibly...Student shot, killed in Tennessee high school
"KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said. ...
Russia armour seen pulling back from Georgia
Russian armoured vehicles have been reported to be pulling back from the buffer zone around South Ossetia today, after the country said it would pull back but not out of Georgia. "Russia declared it would pull its... Women survive car cliff plunge
Talk about luck! Four women in the UK drove off a cliff and plummeted 30 metres, but they happened to land in a swimming pool below them. The driver is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol."Four women walked away with minor injuries after their car plunged 30...U.S. deputy assistance secretary of state, Matthew Bryza, said Washington had...
"U.S. deputy assistance secretary of state, Matthew Bryza, said Washington had been warning Georgia against going into direct armed conflict with Russia. “Our message was consistent to our Georgian colleagues ... ‘Avoid a direct military confrontation with Russia at all...A blog about technology from BBC News
"Do we really need another news aggregator to follow in the footsteps of Google News, Digg, Reddit, Netvibes and the rest? Well, the founders of NewsCred have decided we do - and they reckon they've got two killer angles which will make their service, launched today, into a...Life terms for US rail-crash man
"Judges have handed down 11 life terms to a man who parked his car on a Los Angeles railway line and watched as a packed commuter train smashed into it. Eleven people died in the January 2005 crash, and Juan Manuel Alvarez, 29, was convicted of their murders. Judge William...The Rum Diaries
A great bar in Bondi Beach, Syndey, reall cool place to hang with friends and have a lazy sunday drink.. enjoy the rum"t's something pretty special when you walk into a bar, take a seat, and a couple of minutes later...Meet Yoda the cat with FOUR ears
"If Batman had a cat, it would probably look something like this. The household pet, named Yoda, was born with an extra set of ears. Valerie and Ted Rock took him in two years ago after visiting a bar near their...Glitter faces detention after refusing to board flight from Thailand
There's been more drama in the Gary Glitter extradition to the UK. After the chaos that resulted when Vietnamese officials allowed Glitter to be photographed like an animal on his flight to Thailand yesterday, Glitter has refused to board the connecting flight to the...India@Beijing Olympics2008: Sushil Kumar wins Wrestling Bronze
Sushil Kumar won the bronze medal after beating Kazakhstan’s wrestler in a play-off in the men’s 66 kg freestyle wrestling through the repechage round at the Beijing Olympics.Read full story New Algeria suicide attack kills 11
Following yesterday's attack that killed 43 people, Algeria was hit by two new suicide bombings today. This signals further trouble ahead, as it indicated a sustained campaign of violence by the country's Islamist groups."Algeria was rocked by two further suicide bombings... Corporal punishment rife in U.S. schools, report shows
I was shocked to learn from this report that 21 US states still allow teachers in public schools to hit students! It's also amazing to see who is getting hit. The report concludes that in the states which still allow corporal punishment, which are mostly in the South, blacks... High Tech Cactus - thieves beware; Saguaros to get microchips
Under developmentThis is a huge problem in Arizona and even down in Mexico. " TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Some of Arizona's famed saguaro cactuses soon will be more difficult to steal...
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