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Hitler action figure going on sale

THIS WILL no doubt please those who already own a talking Winston Churchill action figure.

Posted 05/05/08 | By Jonathan Williams

Husband wrestles crocodile to save wife

If a crocodile attacked your wife, biting her leg and began dragging her into the water, what would you do? The question was a no-brainer for the husband of a 36-year old attacked yesterday.

Posted: 17/4/08

Clinton revives campaign for the US presidency with primary election wins in three states.

US presidential candidate Hilary Clinton has revived her campaign for the Whitehouse with victories in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island.

The pressure was very much on Senator Clinton prior to the results as defeat in this round of primary elections would have resulted in huge pressure from her party to admit defeat in the race for Democratic candidate to her rival, Senator Barack Obama.

Giuliani, Edwards withdraw from Presidential race

Former New York mayor Rudi Giuliani and presidential hopeful John Edwards have both dropped out of the American Presidential race, with Giuliani endorsing Republican candidate John McCain.

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Posted: 06/02/08

Obama gets backing from Washington establishment

The youngest brother of late President Kennedy has given his backing to democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Edward Kennedy’s move came as a surprise as it had previously been expected he would remain neutral until the Democratic National Convention in late August, where party members choose between the hopefuls.

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Posted: 01/02/08

US backtracks on “ethnic cleansing” claims

The US state department has backtracked after one of its officials branded the violence in Kenya “ethnic cleansing”.

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Posted: 01/02/08

Skins-style party host turns pro

An Australian teen who caused over £9,000 worth of damage to his parents house during an out of control party plans to turn professional.

Corey Delaney, the 16 year old told local television he plans to become a DJ and host parties for a living. Delaney’s new manager defended his clients’ actions: “He did a great party in the wrong place,” adding that the next venue chosen would be more suitable.

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Posted: 28/01/08

Government pushing for 6 week detention without charge

Details of the proposed new Counter-Terrorism Bill will be published today, under which Police could hold a terror suspect for 42 days before charging him. The proposal has been attacked as “draconian” by critics. Current legislation allows for 28 days, having been increased to this only in 2005.

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Posted: 28/01/08

Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Zimbabwean opposition, was arrested Tuesday ahead of a planned march in the capital Harare. He was released a few hours later. Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was set to protest the deteriorating economic situation in the country, which in recent months has seen supermarkets empty and left the population unable to find even the most basic necessities.

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Posted: 28/01/08

School Project Leaves British Teacher Facing 40 Lashes in Sudan

Gillian Gibbons, a 54-year-old teacher from Liverpool, is facing 40 lashes and six months in jail after a class project led to a group of seven year-olds naming a cuddly toy Muhammad.

Posted: 29/11/07

CIA 'launches Facebook for spies'

The CIA is to open a communications tool for its staff, modelled on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the Financial Times reports.

The project, known as A-Space, aims to improve the way that intelligence agents communicate, it said.

Posted: 28/08/07

Lecturers Criticised on Myspace & Facebook

Keele University has written to all its students threatening them with disciplinary action for comments made about staff on the internet.

Staff said the remarks on Myspace and Facebook were unacceptable, and students may face legal action from the members of staff concerned.

Posted: 31.06.07

Scottish University to Enter Blog Market

The University of Strathclyde is believed to be one of the first universities in the UK to use online social community networks such as myspace and youtube as an integral part of a marketing campaign designed to attract postgraduate masters students from around the world.

Posted: 31.06.07

Israel Condemn UCU Boycott

Isreali leaders have labeled the University and College Union (UCU) decision to boycott the nation’s academic institutions as “scandalous”.

Minister for Anti-Semitism, Yitzhak Herzog, continued to denounce the motion saying that it was “discriminatory and one-sided” he continued to add that he will be discussing the matter with British Ambassador, Tom Phillips.

Posted: 31.06.07

Virginia Tech Holds Graduation Ceremony

The annual graduation ceremony took place at Virginia Tech; a month after Cho-Seung Hui massacred 32 and took his own life at the University.

Saturday’s service was watched by 30,000 spectators as more than 5,000 students graduated.

Posted: 21.05.07

URGENT APPEAL

4 month young Damario Thomas was diagnosed at GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL (GOSH) with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) on the 25 January 2007, a rare and life-threatening haematological condition. He has been having medical treatments including chemotherapy and the only way of curing his illness is a bone-marrow transplant.

Posted: 11.05.07

‘Stop the Traffik’ Hits Second Phase

The hugely successful ‘Stop the Traffik’ campaign – which combats the trafficking of people around the world - has entered its second phase.

The group was set-up just 18 months ago to coincide with the bicentennial commemoration of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade – which took place in March of this year.

Posted: 21.05.07

Jordanian Student sentenced death for beheading fellow student

Amman - A male student who decapitated a colleague after he made sexual advances has been sentenced to death by Jordan High Court, Al-Arab Al-Yom newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The student was convicted of premeditated murder and possession of a sharp object, it said.

The two students, who were not identified, attended the same university and knew each other well before the victim demanded sexual favours of the other, the report said.

The 20-year-old man lured his fellow student to a deserted place where he stabbed him. He then beheaded the victim and gouged out his eyes out before hiding the mutilated corpse near a river.

The condemned man plans to appeal the sentence.

Posted: 25.04.07

Sir Elton John for putting food first in the fight against HIV and AIDS

This week Sir Elton John has joined with CARE International and other leading international aid agencies to put food at the forefront of the fight against HIV and AIDS in India.

Posted 19.04.07

US student loan firm being bought

Sallie Mae, the largest provider of student loans in the US, has confirmed it is being bought by a takeover consortium for $25bn (£12.5bn).

Private equity groups JC Flowers & Co and Friedman Fleischer & Lowe will take a 50.2% joint stake in the company.

Posted: 01.04.07

Virginia killings review pledged

Virginia's governor has pledged to review authorities' handling of shootings at Virginia Tech university that left 32 people dead.

Tim Kaine's comments came amid claims by survivors that the US university did not do enough to protect students during Monday's shooting rampage.

Police said Cho Seung-hui, a student originally from South Korea, killed 30 people, before committing suicide.

Posted: 18.04.07

Iranian student protesters face expulsion

Students who protested when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Amirkabir University of Technology (also called Amir Kabir University) on December 11, 2006 have been expelled and eligibility notices, allowing the students to be enlisted into the armed forces, were sent out with the signature of university chancellor Ali Reza Rahai, the Guardian reports.

Posted 17.04.07

Anger over US shooting warnings

Survivors of the worst shooting rampage in US history have accused authorities of not acting quickly enough to alert people a gunman was on the loose.

The unidentified gunman killed 32 people at Virginia Tech university, before committing suicide.

Posted: 01.04.07

Women's groups promote "Equal Pay Day" in Belgium

On Friday March 30, several trade unions and women's organisations organised actions in public places and companies all over Belgium to promote equal pay for women. Volunteers handed out flyers about the issue at the Brussels Airport and the Brussels subway and in train stations, companies, hospitals and schools throughout the country.

Posted: 02.04.07

First Guantánamo Bay prisoner sentenced

Australian Guantánamo Bay prisoner David Hicks has been sentenced on Friday by a special military court after pleading guilty to providing material support to the Taliban. He was sentenced to seven years in prison but he will only need to complete nine months of his penalty, most of it back in Australia, under the terms of his plea agreement.

Posted: 01.04.07

Drying up rivers to cause freshwater crisis

Several factors including climate change and pollution may put at risk of drying up some of the largest rivers on the globe, a report by the environmental group WWF says. Following a study of ten rivers currently at risk of drying up, the group warns that without any action the process of drying up might lead to freshwater emergency.

Posted: 01.04.07

02.04.07: McDonald's, KFC Nabbed for 'Four Yuan Scheme'
01.04.07: Drying up rivers to cause freshwater crisis
01.04.07: Lift boycott on new Palestinian unity government
01.04.07: Sydney has one hour blackout
01.04.07: Billionaire buys homes for the needy

19.03.07: Al-Qaeda's number 3 confesses
19.03.07: Morgan Tsvangirai the Zimbabwean opposition leader in intensive care after arrest
06.03.07: In Terms of Iran, History Unlikely to Repeat Itself
06.03.07: 200 years after abolition of slave trade, slave-like practices persist – Ban Ki-moon
06.03.07: After record Afghan crop in 2006, opium production could rise yet again.
06.03.07: After Democrats Pick Obama or Hillary, U.S. Election May Be Over
04.03.07: Mistake at Oscars 'Wounds Pride' of Hong Kong People
04.03.07: Son of former Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau wants to run for office
04.03.07: UN Security Council approves African Union peace keepers for Somalia
04.03.07: Pakistani minister assassinated for not wearing veil
04.03.07: Brazilian Saves Grandson From Anaconda
04.03.07: Supreme Court of Canada strikes down "unconsitutional" anti-terror legislation

22.02.07: Greenpeace: Nuclear weapons base blockaded in Scotland
20.02.07: Indian Express Bombing
17.02.07: NASA launches satellites to study northern lights
15.02.07: Canadian government 'will respect' Kyoto law February 16, 2007
10.02.07: HIV vaccine trial set to begin in South Africa
08.02.07: UN envoy for children in conflict welcomes commitments at recent summit
09.02.07: Poultry trade, not wild birds, now responsible for spread of avian flu – UN expert
09.02.07: Over 300,000 Serbian children live in or at risk of poverty, UNICEF reports
09.02.07: Firefighters pull Purchase student from 'the well'

31.01.07: Eye of the storm: Keith Vaz talks...
31.01.07: Dispatches reporter uncovers evidence of extremism in british Mosques
31.01.07: It’s all about homophobia and nothing to do with children
31.01.07: How do you write a Eurovision hit?