It's all child's play ... kids help build 30m Lego tower that's a record breaker

"Hundreds of children will help build the tallest record tower in history this week which will eventually stand 30m tall and weigh 1.5 tonnes.The tower, behind the city hall in Vienna, will beat the previous world...

42-day detention dropped as unworkable in UK

The 42-day detention law, which would have extended the amount of time a person suspected of terrorism could be held without charge, has reportedly been dropped from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's agenda. The issue has been enormously controversial in the UK across party...

List of UK dead to be released to target fraudsters

The UK is planning to release the personal information of the deceased to key agencies to prevent fraudsters from assuming their identity. It is thought that if credit agencies have an up to date list of who is deceased they can stop people from opening up accounts in the...

World’s tallest man set to spawn world’s tallest baby?

"The world’s tallest man, China’s Bao Xishun, became the world’s tallest father this week with the birth of his first child, a boy whose initial height seems a compromise between his gigantic father and...

Source: Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban reps

Oh that will really do a lot of good. It's like catching Bin Laden and Bush planning further attacks on America."LONDON, England (CNN) -- In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant...

Paes-Dlouhy enter finals of AIG Open

"Top seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy edged towards back-to-back titles as they advanced to the finals of the AIG Open in Tokyo on Saturday. They had earlier won the Thailand Open a few days ago. The Indo-Czech pair beat USA’s Robert Kendrick and Finn Jarkko Nieminen...

Paes-Dlouhy in Japan Open quarters

"Top seed Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy began their campaign for back-to-back titles with a straight-set win against Spanish pair of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Ivan Navarro in the first round of the $869,000 Japan...

CBI raids residence of passport officials at Kochi

"CBI raids residence of passport officials at Kochi By Indo-Asian News Service on Friday, October 3, 2008Filed Under: Latest India News ...

Yahoo to fix password exposure problem in Zimbra

Follow up to story posted yesterday"Yahoo to fix password exposure problem in Zimbra"" New security features planned for Zimbra will resolve an issue responsible for passwords being transmitted as clear when...

France to announce new bank measures by end of week

Anticipating bank failures in the coming weeks, French president Nicolas Sarkozy will institute measures to guarantee savings in French banks. Since France holds the EU presidency, he is also hoping to lead by...

Gallup Daily: Race Back to a Tie at 46% Each

Gallup Daily Tracking poll takes issue with the 8 percentage point spread related by other polls this week.  This poll was taken prior to John McCain suspending his campaign.  It shows a tie between Obama and McCain."PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain has gained ground...

Human Jet prepares to cross Channel

A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or in...

Obama Leads by three points in Pennslvania

"The race for Pennsylvania’s 21 Electoral College votes remains close, but Barack Obama is back on top. The latest Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Barack Obama attracting 48% of...

Oberto Targets 'Alpha' Males

"LOS ANGELES Oberto Sausage Co. is launching its first national advertising this week with a television-oriented campaign by independent Ground Zero, according to Tom Ennis, vp of marketing. The "Don't be a sidekick. Eat like an alpha" campaign uses comedic situations...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

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