Monday, January 16, 2006
Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes for the first time since he suffered a major stroke on January 4, 2006.
However, hospital officials said the reports were generated by the Sharon family's "impression of eyelid movement, whose medical significance is unclear."
"He was listening to a tape of his grandson and you could see tears in...
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Former Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator, Randall Tobias.Randall L. Tobias, the United States Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator, has resigned after he admitted to ABC News to being a customer of Pamela Martin and Associates, a call girl company.
A woman by the name of Jeane Palfrey, who worked for Pamela Martin recently...
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Residents of a Leeds, England neighbourhood have requested help from a council because their neighbourhood is plagued by crime, overcrowding, and community tensions. Hyde Park, Leeds, England, where crime has increased by seven percent over the last year. Residents have written to the council asking for help to improve the area. Image: Gunnar Larsson.Leeds City Council...
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said today that he was "a lot of fun" while he was outlining his plans for Australia as a possible future Prime Minister.
During an interview with ABC Radio, Mr Costello was asked to say something about himself that the public didn't know. Mr Costello's replied "That I'm a lot of fun - a lot of fun and good company."
Costello, who is...
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Roger Moore in 1973. Image: Allan warren. It is the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated. On Tuesday, British actor Roger Moore, best known for portraying Simon Templar of the 1960s series The Saint and the spy character James Bond, died in Switzerland at the age of 89.
Before his death,...
This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally posted at Stack's site, The hosting company, T35, took the site offline per an FBI request. The note is reproduced here in its entirety.
If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt asking yourself, “Why did this have to...
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Copenhagen, Denmark - The Danish Integration Minister Rikke Hvilshøj's car was set ablaze outside her family-home on the morning of Wednesday 8 June. From there, the fire spread to the family's garage, and further on to the side of the house, damaging the roof above the kitchen and children's room.
At the same time, an e-mail was sent to several media agencies, where a...
Tuesday, April 5, 2005NORWAY; Kristiansand: In the weekend between the 11. and 13. of March the Norwegian Centre Party held its annual National Conference in Kristiansand. The conference was clearly inspired by the prospects of a majority in the parliament together with the Norwegian Socialist Left- and Labour Party, according to all polls.
In this conference the leader, Åslaug Haga, was...
Sunday, September 28, 2008
The two major party presidential candidates in the US, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, faced each other yesterday in the first TV debate. Despite that McCain had asked to postpone the debate, both were present at the University of Mississippi. The debate, which was moderated by PBS' Jim Lehrer, was planned to be focused on foreign policy, however due...