Top US diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan

The top US doplomat in Pakistan narrowly escaped an ambush this morning, at the same tiem that a bomb exploded at a political rally in the Southwest of the country. Violence in Pakistan is increasing as that country looks to replace outgoing president Pervez Musharraf....

Troops pay baggage fees on way to war zones

"(CNN) -- Some airlines are charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for war. ...

Umbrella Predicts Weather Changes, Reminds Owner

This is cool..."The Ambient Umbrella lets you know when rain or snow is in the forecast by illuminating its handle. Light patterns intuitively indicate rain, drizzle, snow, or thunderstorms. Automatically receives local weather data from AccuWeather.com — no setup, no...

Idol Worship: 'Daughtry' Is Top Album Seller of 2007

American Idols can definitely sell records. Of Billboard's top four album sales this year, two were previous Idol contestants: Chris Daughtry was a fourth place finalist in the fifth season, and Carrie Underwood was the winner of season four. In an era where album sales have...

Britney Spears Portraits Dominates Hollywood Art Gallery

"Fallen pop princess Britney Spears has been called many things this year as she has bounced in and out of rehab, attacked paparazzi with an umbrella and shaken her stuff on MTV's Video Music Awards. No doubt, Spears has been a real piece of work. Now, she is more than 50...

Umbrella Forecasts Rain

Unbelievable!  It has a transmitter in its handle that picks up signals from the Internet to compile a weather forecast.  If you leave it by the front door, the handle will signal you if you're going to need it.

Company devises umbrella that forecasts rain

"Ambient Devices, which specializes in integrating Internet information into everyday products, has devised an umbrella with a built-in radio receiver in its handle that receives weather data for 150 U.S. locations from forecasting site Accuweather.com via a proprietary...

Heathrow airport tries to ban the Queen and 5 MILLION Brits from its premises

This seems a bit silly...you can't really set out an injunction against using ANY KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE!"The British Airports Authority is seeking an injunction to keep The Camp for Climate Action from protesting at London's Heathrow airport -- an injunction that would ban...

Iraq al-Qaida group threatens Iran

"The leader of an al-Qaida umbrella group in Iraq threatened to wage war against Iran unless it stops supporting Shiites in Iraq within two months, according to an audiotape released Sunday. Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, who leads the group Islamic State in Iraq, said his Sunni...