Sony Will Arrange Replacement Batteries for 100,000 Notebooks

"Over 100,000 notebook batteries will be replaced as Sony declares them unsafe."

Full Recovery Expected for Travis Barker, DJ AM

A Press conference was held this morning at Doctors Hospital in Augusta Georgia regarding Travis Barker former Blink-182 Drummer and Adam Goldstein (DJ AM) condition following a fatal plane crash in Columbia, SC...

Plane Crash in Columbia, SC 4 Dead, Blink-182, Travis Barker and DJ AM Critical

Columbia, SC, (IMNS)-   Ex-Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and disc jockey DJ AM Adam Goldstein, have been critically injured in a Learjet crash that occurred shortly before  midnight Friday. Barker...

Plane crashes into Wis. resort cabins; 2 injured

A small plane has crashed into a resort in Wisconsin. Reportedly the planes were being flown by two students from a nearby school. They reportedly have severe burns."A light plane carrying two student aviators from the University of Dubuque crashed into a tree and cabins at a...

Madrid air crash stewardess survived by 'switching seats'

" Antonia Martinez Jimenez, 27, has told relatives that she normally sat at the back of the plane during take-off and landing, but on the ill-fated flight to Gran Canaria last Wednesday she was rostered to sit...

England by Gaslight: Farts+Fuel+Flame=Pain

I always wondered if this could really happen, so a big thanks to the 12-year-old citizen myth-buster near Birmingham, England. It seems that igniting your farts can not only cause a gout of flame, but also wreak...

Man sets himself ablaze in anti-China protest

A man from China's Xinjiang provence set himself on fire during a protest on behalf of ethnic Uighurs. The protestor was extinguished by several others, and was taken to hospital."Other demonstrators jumped on the man and quickly extinguished the flames with a blanket, said...

FAA: 9 missing, feared dead in fire copter crash

"Nine people are missing and feared dead in the crash of a helicopter that was carrying firefighters over a Northern California forest, officials said Wednesday The helicopter was carrying 11 firefighters and two crew members when it went down Tuesday...

Youths throw woman on railway line in station no smoking row

More bad behavior by youths in the UK. In thsi instance, two teenagers threw a woman into the railroad tracks for telling them to stop smoking earlier in the week."A female commuter was thrown on to a live railway...

US ‘olive branches’ Aren’t What They Seem

OPINION: Free from the addled commentary that dominates the US media in the wake of supposed 'peace initiatives' toward Iran by the US Administration, this analysis gives a more realistic global view of the newest...

Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran

I think its high time people start talking with one another, online talking, not committing anything. I think this is the right step forward. "Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran 6 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP)...

Jellyfish swarms descend on Côte d'Azur

Un-naturally large swarms of jellyfish have invaded France's Cote d'Azur, and over 500 people have been stung.Protective anti-jellyfish nets are being used, but hundreds of thousands of them have made it into the...

Why has the US established diplomatic ties with Iran?

It may seem ratehr sudden and out of character for President Bush to decide, at this time, to establish diplomatic relations with Iran for the first time since the Islamic republic was established. But the timing has...

U.S. reverses course, will send envoy to talks with Iran

"The Bush administration has decided to break with previous policy by sending one of its most senior diplomats to engage Iran's top nuclear official, the White House announced Wednesday. ...

US official to attend Iran talks

Officials from six world powers are attending  the talks being held to offer Iran a package of incentives in order to close down  Uranium enrichment programme.  Western governments fear that this enrichment programme could be used for making nuclear bombs....

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