ABC News: Feds: 300 Suspected Illegals Held After S.C. Raid

" The raid took place during a shift change. Immigration officials kept the workers inside the House of Raeford's Columbia Farms plant and spent most of the morning trying to interview them and figure out exactly...

New case of bird flu reported in S.Korea

 Bird flu is again knocking at the door of east asia,H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species. A bird-adapted strain of H5N1, called HPAI...

Tony Blair Compared to Winston Churchill by Wife Cherie

Cherie Blair wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair has compared her husband to British wartime leader Winston Churchill saying history will judge him "very well" and he will be "up there with...

State of emergency in Makarska, Croatia

" Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:26:44 GMT A state of emergency has been declared in the southern Adriatic resort of Makarska, Croatia as gusts continue to fan forest flames. The forest fire, suspected to have been sparked by power cables short-circuiting, broke out on Friday evening...

U.S. releases 12-year old detainee in Afghanistan

After two months in detention the U.S. military has released a 12-year old boy who was arrested with his mother after she allegedly shot at U.S. troops at a checkpoint in Afghanistan.  The woman has since been...

Sex offender alerts plan launched in England

Under a new plan to go into effect in England, parents will be able to enquire with authorities as to whether someone close to their child is a registered sex offender, whether they are a friend, teacher, neighbor or babysitter." Under the measures, police will be able to...

Suspected US missile kills 12 in Pakistan

With the approval from President George W. Bush, US special forces have started ground assaults inside Pakistan without the approval of the Pakistani government. Now US has intensified attack in the tribal areas in the Pakistan  and latest reports says that more than 12...

Venezuela to deport suspected drug smugglers

"  2008-09-11 03:26:03 - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela is preparing to deport two suspected drug traffickers wanted in Colombia and the United States. National Anti-Drug Agency director Nestor Reverol...

Linden's jersey to be retired

This is no surprise, but the Vancouver Canucks will be retiring the number 16. Linden, the face of the organization over the past couple of decades will have his jersey raised on Dec. 17. Congratulations to him, he...

Woman called Yoda blocked from Facebook

"Hiroko Yoda says she made several attempts to sign up to the popular social networking site but her applications were always met with an error message. The Japanese author suspected that her distinctive...

Woman burnt in Indian orphanage

Religious hate nonsense at it's worst. What happens to the children? " Police in the Indian state of Orissa say suspected Hindu extremists have set fire to an orphanage run by Christian missionaries, burning a...

Islamic terrorists could be from any race, warns secret MI5 report

"Potential Islamist terrorists in Britain are not religious extremists or illegal immigrants, a leaked MI5 report warns. The internal study of hundreds of known and suspected radicals says it is difficult to identify those most likely to commit atrocities as they often have...

Terror Suspect Had New York Target List

This story is another reminder of the constant threat the we face from extremists everyday, regardless of whether we are American or German. In the following story, Aafia Siddique, a 36 year old graduate of MIT, was...

Taliban Declares "Open War" In Pakistan

After a roadside bomb destroyed an air force truck in northwest Pakistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack claiming that it was an "open war". A Taliban spokesman said that the attack on the air...

Bomb hits Pakistan military truck, up to 14 dead

" A roadside bomb hit a Pakistan air force truck in a northwestern city Tuesday, killing as many as 14 people including a 5-year-old girl in the latest violence in the volatile region.Meanwhile, Pakistani officials said they were investigating whether a...

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