Struggling dad hands over large cash find

"An unemployed German man found an envelope containing 16,000 euros (£12,700) in cash and jewellery on a road - and handed it to police."If you were the German man, what would you do? Imagine if you were the guy who lost the envelope.

UK's Fleetwood pier destroyed by fire

One of the UK's "golden age" piers was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of this morning. The pier in Lancashire was one of the first to be built in the golden age of pier building in Britain, which lasted from...

Irani Trophy 2008-09: Preview

"The new season begins in earnest in Baroda when the star studded Rest of India team takes on the Ranji champions Delhi. With the series against Australia looming large, and the selectors more or less making their intentions clear, this match has suddenly gained epic...

Large Hadron Collider broke down hours after launch

UPDATE: 8:27PM ESTThe experiment with the Large Hadron Collider may be delayed indefinitely." Plans to begin smashing particles at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) may be delayed after a magnet failure forced...

Fake Foreclosure Rescue Operations Rising

"The national foreclosure crisis did not only result in large inventories of repossessed properties for sale in the market and declining home prices. It also gave rise to a growing number of homeowners who are...

Hackers attack Large Hadron Collider

It seems that those who object to the CERN experiment to recreate the Big Bang have upped their protest by hacking into the Large Hadron Collider computers."The scientists behind the £4.4bn atom smasher had already...

BigBang Collision Live

"An Australian physicist says a science experiment which begins in Switzerland today is a major milestone in the history of scientific discovery. Scientists have built a 27-kilometre long underground circular tunnel that houses the Large Hadron Collider, which will allow...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

Bhiwani heroes return home

"Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) gave a rousing welcome to the Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh and quarter-finalist Akhil Kumar when they reached their home town Bhiwani. INLD organised several functions to welcome Vijender Kumar Akhil. A large gathering of INLD...

First light for space telescope

"A powerful Nasa space telescope launched in June has unveiled its first results - including an image of the sky viewed through "gamma-ray glasses". Nasa also revealed a new name; the Gamma-ray Large Area Space...

Russia Formally Recognizes Georgia Rebel States

After a fierce but brief firefight between Georgian and Russian forces, an uneasy truce has developed. One that could be threatened by today's announcement from Russia, supporting the 'rebel' regions in Georgia as independent states. Washington is calling this...

Passersby, journalists detained behind police barricade

"DOWNTOWN -- Passersby and journalists who got caught up in a protest tonight near Civic Center Park were detained a during a scuffle between officers in riot gear and the anarchist group. Tivnan Webb, 22, of Denver...

Chinese curve a Speed Bump -

Some have said before, Wrongly, that no idea is a bad idea. "The local government in ShanXi province, China, decided they had enough of people speeding on their highways. In an effort to stop speeders once and for...

Exercise Pill: The Couch Potato's Dream?

I saw this article and tried not to post it, but I had to. It will be absolutely amazing if this pill or combination of pills can create muscle tone and burn fat. So far though, it has only been tested on mice, but...

Troops pay baggage fees on way to war zones

"(CNN) -- Some airlines are charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for war. ...

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