World News
- Small-town store takes sick bet on Obama
The Nashville News.Net
A store in Standish, Maine, has come under fire after asking customers to place bets on an assassination of President-elect Barack Obama.
- US Attorney General fighting back after collapse
The Nashville News.Net
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who collapsed during a speech in Washington, has been recovering in hospital and is said to be conscious and alert.
- US Military to proceed with execution
The Nashville News.Net
The US military will execute a former Army cook on due to his guilt in murder and rape incidents.
- New strain of Ebola virus frightens UN organisation
The Nashville News.Net
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease that killed 37 people in Uganda last year is being regarded as a new strain of the virus.
- Chinese reveal shocking school death statistics
The Nashville News.Net
Chinese officials have revealed that more than 19,000 people died in schools that collapsed when an earthquake hit Sichuan province in May.
- Telecom company says staff accessed Obama phone
The Nashville News.Net
The Verizon Wireless company in the US has revealed that Verizon employees accessed records for one of Barack Obama’s phones during the election campaign.
- Businessman guilty of stealing priceless pages
The Nashville News.Net
A wealthy businessman who stole pages from books in the British Library and Bodleian Library has pleaded guilty to theft.
- US forces eliminate top al-Qaeda figure
The Nashville News.Net
It has been announced that US troops have killed a leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
- George Bush to review peace talks with Israeli PM
The Nashville News.Net
President George W. Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday to review Middle East peace efforts.
- Jordanian king asks for Israeli restraint over rocket attacks
The Nashville News.Net
Jordan's King Abdullah has warned Israel not to put further constraints on Palestinians.
- Judge says Guantanamo inmates must go free
The Nashville News.Net
A US federal judge has ordered the release of five Algerian detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
- Australian terror man relieved of strict order
The Nashville News.Net
The Australian lawyer of a convicted supporter of terrorism has said his client can finally move on after the dropping of a control order.
- Greece to free half its prison population
The Nashville News.Net
The Greek Justice Ministry has announced plans to free around half of the country's 12,000 inmates within the next few months.
- Indian police on the trail of child murderer
The Nashville News.Net
Police in Lucknow, India, claim to have solved the murder of a seven-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase on a train.
- Gays died because Milk was killed, says Sean Penn
The Nashville News.Net
Sean Penn believes that fewer gays would have died of AIDS if San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk hadn't been assassinated in his prime.
- Man Utd suffer Brown injury blow
BBC
Manchester United defender Wes Brown has been ruled out for up to five weeks following exploratory ankle surgery. The 29-year-old last played in the 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park on 25...
- Repossession of homes up by 12%
BBC
The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said. The number of borrowers in arrears also...
- Glitter appeals over court order
BBC
Convicted sex offender Gary Glitter is appealing against a court order that requires him to notify police if he plans to travel abroad. The former rock star was served with the order after returning...
- Diego factor is a boost to Caldwell
The Scotsman
The Celtic defender faced one of the best teams in the world when Scotland hosted Diego Maradona's Argentina in a friendly at Hampden on Wednesday, going down 1-0.After St Mirren in the Clydesdale...
- U.S. Navy says no word on Somali pirate ransom demand
Reuters
The U.S. Navy and operators of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates could not confirm on Friday reports that the hijackers had demanded a $25 million ransom.
- Gunmen attack Nigerian navy near Shell oil facility
Reuters
Gunmen attacked a Nigerian navy houseboat guarding a Royal Dutch Shell oil flow station on Friday, the second such strike in as many days...
- China admits 19,000 school children died in earthquake
The Scotsman
The earthquake left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing, but the government has never before said how many of the casualties were students. Most of them perished when their shoddily-built schools...
- Ethiopia floods kill 17, displace 100,000
Reuters
The death toll from floods in southeastern Ethiopia has risen to 17 and more than 100,000 people have been left homeless, the government said on Friday. The Wabe...
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