April 2009
25 posts
Gunman Kills At Least 13 In Hostage Attack. →
A gunman has killed at least 13 people, injured up to 26 others and taken up to 41 people hostage in Binghamton, New York state.
More UK Troops Could Head To Afghanistan. →
Gordon Brown is to offer to send extra British troops to Afghanistan to provide security during the country’s upcoming presidential election, officials have said.
The temporary increase in military personnel would depend on other Nato members being prepared to deploy extra soldiers, officials added.
Sir Fred 'Will Not Give Up His RBS Pension →
Despite a request from the current chairman, ex-RBS chief Sir Fred Goodwin is not contemplating giving back any of his pension, Sky sources have said.
What an extremely selfish bastard.
WatchIs Mrs.Obama a hit in the UK? I think so.
2-year-old stabbed to death. →
A good Samaritan said he walked in on an unthinkable scene inside a Gardner laundry room when he saw a mom trying to strangle her bloodied 2-year-old with an electrical cord while yelling, “I have to kill you.”
Mother drugged 13yo to get pregnant. →
A western Pennsylvania mother has been charged with giving her 13-year-old daughter drugs and alcohol so the woman’s boyfriend could get the girl pregnant, police said Thursday.
Villagers Say No To Google camera. →
Angry residents of a Buckinghamshire village blocked the driver of a Google Street View car when he started taking photographs of their homes.
Police were called to Broughton, near Milton Keynes, after residents staged the protest accusing Google of invading their privacy and “facilitating crime”.
Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid. →
A Malawian court has ruled that US pop star Madonna has failed in her bid to adopt a second child from the country.
“I must have to decline to grant the application to Madonna,” judge Esmie Chondo said in a ruling following a closed-door hearing on Friday.
WatchBBC NEWS | Business | G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
World's Most Powerful Laser Built. →
The world’s most powerful laser, which can simulate the energy force of a hydrogen bomb and the sun, has been built in the US.
Built in California and measuring the size of a football pitch, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the culmination of more than 10 years of work, at a cost of nearly £2.5bn.
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal →
Leaders of the world’s largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis with measures worth $1 trillion (£681bn). To help countries with troubled economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will get extra resources worth up to $750bn.
Piracy law cuts internet traffic →
Internet traffic in Sweden fell by 33% as the country’s new anti-piracy law came into effect, reports suggest. Sweden’s new policy - the Local IPRED law - allows copyright holders to force internet service providers (ISP) to reveal details of users sharing files.
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101 Protestors arrested yesterday at the protests in London.
Signals could be from dark matter →
Scientists have detected particles that may come from invisible “dark matter”. This is thought to make up 23% of the Universe, but can only be detected through its effects on “normal” matter.
N. Korea warns Japan →
North Korea says it will attack the Japanese military and “major targets,” if Japan shoots down a rocket Pyongyang plans to launch in the coming days, North Korea’s state-run news service, KCNA, reported Thursday.
Violence Breaks Out At G20 →
Violence has broken out at a vigil being held by G20 protesters outside the Bank of England to mark the death of a man during violent demonstrations there yesterday.
Students seek Twitter restriction →
BBC NEWS | In Pictures | Your pictures: G20... →
Protestors in exchange sq taping up messages -... →
Man Dies At London Protests
A witness to Wednesday’s incident in the City when a man died says: I saw him collapse and smash his head and then he was lying there with his eyes wide open. And then a guy in the audience had a megaphone and shouted “police, we need a medic”, and within seconds the police had a team of eight people ran forward. And yeah, there was a couple of people throwing bottles and bricks...
“I think you will see a major stand taken today against protectionism. I hope...”
– Lord Mandelson
“After a diatribe against world leaders, financiers and regulators, turns on...”
– Bob Geldof