| Fri 30 Jul 2010 |
Gaza kids fly kites to break record
The Australian | THOUSANDS of kites have filled the sky over Gaza as children gathered to break their own Guinness World Record in an event organised by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. | More than 7200 children flew colourful kites at a sprawling sandy beac... |
Love’s musical chairs
Deccan Chronicle Love’s musical chairs | Share ARTICLEURL | Years ago, his heart beat for Sangeeta Bijlani. This former captain of the Indian cricket team, Mohammed Azharudin, was besotted by his ladylove. Social jibes and snide remarks made no difference to this m... |
Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan
The New York Times | BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — More than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, significantly more than the pipeline’s owner initially estimated, federal officials said. Related | The Lede... |
Boy, 5, sues store for $13,500
NZ Herald By Kevin Rawlinson 5:40 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print | A 5-year-old boy wrongly accused by a supermarket of stealing a bag of chips has won €7500 ($13,500) in damages for defamation of character. | An Irish court heard that Tadhg Mooney, from... |
Big squeeze goes on holiday perks for MPs' families
NZ Herald By 5:30 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print | MPs' spouses and partners will no longer enjoy taxpayer-subsidised overseas travel while their other half is at work. | The move comes in a clampdown on the "holiday perk" announced yesterday by Speaker Lo... |
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
The New York Times | With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life spans will also lead to a a precipitous decline in the ratio of working age adul... |
Child deaths reveal services at fault
The Australian | HALF the children who died under the watch of Victorian authorities last year had parents with histories of substance abuse and violence. | The latest Victorian Child Death Review Committee report paints a grim assessment of an overworked, understa... |
Letters: July 30, 2010
Gulf News | Accept the facts | Being a single, working, young mum I have gone through a lot (“Focus: Single mums”, Gulf News, July 23). Although the decision was mine, I was left with no other choice. I have a daughter who is eight years old and [t... |
Bobcat's brave face for good cause
The Daily Telegraph Australia | CANTERBURY skipper Andrew Ryan fronted his marketing department this week with just one question: Why? | "And I think that's fair enough," the veteran back-rower laughed. "Because everyone knows I'm not exactly the most gorgeous foot... |
Meet Mavis and her 91-year-old toy boy
The Daily Telegraph Australia | MAVIS Cook had more than turning 100 to celebrate this week - she had a 91-year-old "toy boy" on her arm. | Ms Cook is not a woman whose heart is won easily. She turned down a marriage proposal when she was a spritely 95 as she didn't wan... |
Christianity can combat conservative Islam threat
The Daily Telegraph Australia | AYAAN Hirsi Ali is shivering in the teal, wool coat that envelopes her on this wet winter day in Sydney. | She looks bird-like. But behind the fragile-looking exterior is a steely mind that has earned her the distinction of being one of the world's... |
Glee actress Dianna Agron reportedly dating Gossip Girl actor Sebastian Stan
The Daily Telegraph Australia | Glee actress Dianna Agron has reportedly begun dating Gossip Girl actor Sebastian Stan. | The two began casually seeing one another recently and have decided to take things slowly, Life & Style reported. | "They've been going out on dates ... |
Bening says working with Julianne Moore as a couple was easy
The Providence Journal | SAN FRANCISCO - Annette Bening is talking about her favorite part of the day. | "Reading in my bed this morning," the three-time Oscar nominee says with a contented smile. "Alone, quiet, with my coffee." | It's got nothing to do with being away fro... |
Working for Love
The New York Times | Regarding the article “The stigma of being a housewife” by Katrin Bennhold (July 21): If someone told me 20 years ago that I would be a housewife, I would have bitten off his head. | But when we moved to Germany (for my husband’s ... |
| Thu 29 Jul 2010 |
Leaders in the Fight Against the Dropout Crisis to Meet in Las Vegas
PR Newswire | , July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, August 2nd, top level executives from Communities In Schools Western Affiliates will be coming to for a two day convening to discuss how to increase their effectiveness in empowering students to stay in s... |
Woman Arrested In Girl's Hotel Drowning
MSNBC | OMAHA, Neb. — KETV.com | Omaha police arrested a woman and accused her of not properly watching a girl who drowned in a pool. Iyana Allen died in late February. | The 4-year-old was at a friend's birthday party at the Omaha Executive Inn and ... |
Texas man gets death penalty for beheading 3 kids
MSNBC | The Hidalgo County jury deliberated for four hours before choosing the death sentence on Thursday. | Click here to read this story on www.woai.com | ... |
Frances Bean Cobain Comes of Age
MSNBC | Frances Bean Cobain, the only child of the first couple of Grunge, Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain and Hole’s Courtney Love Cobain, turns 18 years old on August 18th. | It’s a major milestone in any teenager’s life, but for Frances, it’s some... |
Texas man gets death penalty for beheading 3 kids
Philadelphia Daily News | CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | The Associated Press | EDINBURG, Texas - A jury sentenced a south Texas man to death on Thursday, four days after convicting him of capital murder for beheading his common law wife's three children in 2003. | It is the second ... |
Home Boys Show Mean Intent in 800m
All Africa Kenya has a good chance of retaining the 800m title after all their runners qualified for the final with fine runs on Thursday. | ... |
Texas man gets death penalty for beheading 3 kids
The Press Democrat | It is the second death sentence for John Allen Rubio, who was convicted of killing the children all under the age of four - smothering, stabbing and ultimately decapitating them - in a windowless Brownsville apartment. | Jurors deliberated for abou... |
Amber Alert issued for missing Florida girl
Herald Tribune | WILDWOOD - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 6-year-old girl last seen in Wildwood. | Authorities say Karmen Barfield was wearing tan capri pants and a white T-shirt with butterflies. The 4-foot, 45-pound girl has brown hair and blue eyes. | Inv... |
Gail Collins: The (presidents') kids are all right
The Dallas Morning News | I am happy to report that Chelsea Clinton is getting married Saturday. Perhaps you hadn't heard. Also Online | What's The Big Story? Find out at dallasnews.com/opinion | Blog: Opinion | "This is hard, let me tell you," said Hillary Clinton. | She w... |
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