Missing ship headed into Atlantic - Maltese officials
uk.reuters.com — Russian warships were ordered to join the hunt for the Arctic Sea, a 4,000-tonne bulk carrier with a 15-strong Russian crew that went missing shortly after passing through the Dover Strait between France and Britain late last month. (Submitted by lekahe) More...
Cocaine King's Hippo Gunned Down in Colombia
uk.reuters.com — Drug lord Pablo Escobar's hippo died the same way he did, hunted down and shot by the authorities for posing a danger to the public. Cocaine king Escobar, who was gunned down by police on a Medellin rooftop in 1993, flew in hundreds of exotic animals,including kangaroos,flamingos, elephants, rhinos, 9 hippos. (Submitted by Surferess) More...
Reuters:Afghan's Karzai Demands U.S. Halt Air Strikes.
uk.reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday called on the United States to halt air strikes in his country, following attacks this week that Afghan officials said killed 147 people. ''We demand an end to these operations .. (Submitted by MercyPolitics) More...
EU urges Internet governance revamp
uk.reuters.com — The body in charge of assigning Internet addresses such as .com and .net should be shorn of its US government links from October and made fully independent, the European Union's information society chief said on Monday. (Submitted by adgrou) More...
Al Qaeda threatens to kill British hostage
uk.reuters.com — Al Qaeda's North African wing threatened on Sunday to kill a British hostage if Britain did not release a Jordanian Islamist it was holding. ''We demand that Britain release Sheikh Abu Qatada, who is unjustly (held), for the release... (Submitted by bamafun) More...
Texas closing school indefinitely 3rd student w/swine flu
uk.reuters.com — Texas state health authorities on Saturday ordered a high school near San Antonio closed indefinitely after a third student showed symptoms of swine flu, which has killed dozens of people in Mexico. ''A third student is listed as... (Submitted by bamafun) More...
Clinton Says Pakistan Is Abdicating to the Taliban
uk.reuters.com — By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan's government has abdicated to the Taliban in agreeing to impose Islamic law in the Swat valley and the country now poses a ''mortal threat'' to the world, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said... (Submitted by MercyPolitics) More...
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