Friday, September 26, 2008

West Virginia Man Charged with Assaulting an Officer



Federal Court Rules Monitoring Muslims ConstitutionalA federal appeals court says it was constitutional for the United States to require visitors from two dozen Arab and Muslim countries and North Korea to register with immigration authorities.


A LARGE chunk of something unpleasant has washed up on a New Zealand beach and excited locals are stealing bits of it.Kiwis carve up washed up mystery lump


AN Egyptian donkey has been jailed for stealing corn on the cob from a field belonging to an agricultural research institute.Sorry man's ass thrown in jail



Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Pants ban 'unconstitutional'



Finally a suit to be worn in the showerBUSY executives can shower in their suits, rather than the nude, thanks to an Australian invention.


Credit card charges face RBA scrutinyRETAILERS and banks are at odds over the need to charge interchange fees on credit card transactions.



Man 'took police documents from car'



Dog-eat-pollie world in Kiwi electionsA PET food company has come up with a novel way of gauging the public mood ahead of the New Zealand's general election -- which political leader would you like to see fed to the dogs?


Man jailed for killing sex offenderA SOUTH Australian man kicked and bashed a convicted sex offender to death after the man tried to grope his girlfriend, a court has been told.


INCREASED credit card use at this time of year makes cards more vulnerable to fraud, so here's some tips to keep your money safe.Credit card fraud on the increase



Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Milk company 'knew of taint last year'



PAKISTAN'S top leaders were due to have dinner at Islamabad's Marriott hotel on the night it was bombed but cheated death after switching venue at the last minute, a senior official said today.Pakistan leaders due to dine at Marriott



Police 'confused' before tube shooting



Eygypt negotiating with kidnappersNEGOTIATIONS are being undertaken to release a group of foreign tourists and Egyptians kidnapped in the remote southwest of Egypt.


Tourists kidnapped in EgyptA GROUP of 15 foreign tourists has been kidnapped near Aswan in southern Egypt, possibly including two Israelis.


Machine power cut linked to woman's deathA DECISION by a power company to cut electricity to the home of a New Zealand woman on an oxygen machine who owed them money contributed to her death, a coroner has found.



Monday, September 22, 2008

Alleged bombing bid was 'performance art'



Costa bows out of politicsFORMER NSW treasurer Michael Costa has resigned from parliament.


SUPERVISION was inadequate at a school excursion where an eight-year-old Sydney girl drowned in a swimming pool, an inquest has heard.'Supervision poor' at drowning pool



Judge Tells Cheney to Preserve White House Records



Judge Tells Cheney to Preserve White House RecordsA federal judge Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president