May 5 2008
A US soldier who guarded Saddam Hussein and his cronies yesterday revealed he has an almost complete set of signed ‘Iraq’s most wanted’ playing cards.
May 3 2008
High gas prices, the war in Iraq and concerns about global warming are fueling interest in cars and trucks with alternative powertrains, like gasoline-electric hybrids, clean diesels, ethanol and farther in the future, fuel cells that run on hydrogen.
May 2 2008
Annie Mole’s blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Year’s resolution to teach herself how to make an Internet Web site and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life.
May 1 2008
This little monkey is missing her mummy so to make sure she’s not losing out zoo keepers have given her a teddy bear to cuddle. Conchita is a three-week-old white-naped mangabey monkey who is being hand-reared at London Zoo.
Apr 30 2008
Jesus sat and peeled an orange as his companion, Nader Talebzadeh, began to speak, precisely, so as not to be misunderstood on a matter so sensitive. The Iranian director’s new film is based on the Islamic version of the life of Jesus, depicting...
Apr 23 2008
Pressure for international action to combat the “silent tsunami” of the global food crisis intensified amid warnings that spiralling prices meant more than 100 million people could be plunged into hunger. A Downing Street food summit called...
Apr 22 2008
The Bush administration would require commercial airlines and cruise-line operators to collect information such as fingerprints from international travelers and send the information to the Homeland Security Department soon after the travelers leave the...
Apr 21 2008
More than half of UK bosses assess the chances of a member of staff falling pregnant before employing them, a survey suggests. And 76% of managers admitted that they would not hire a new recruit if they knew they were going to fall pregnant within six...
Apr 15 2008
Though much has changed since humankind fled the wilderness for civilized comforts, one thing hasn’t: We still clean ourselves with water. Yet traditional showers take time, waste resources and don’t necessarily get the job done. Instead, we should...
Apr 14 2008
The Australian share market has opened the week two per cent down today, led by financial companies, after US stocks fell on Friday on concerns the world’s biggest economy is in recession. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 123.2...