Internal Report Found CIA Lied About Plane Shootdown in Peru, Says GOP Congre...

" Posted November 20, 2008 A classified CIA report suggests that the agency lied to Congress and withheld information from the Justice Department concerning a clandestine...

Baby P death sparks national child protection review in UK

The controversial case of baby P, a child who was brutally killed by its mother even after several visits by the British social services department, has scandalized Britain. Now a nationwide review has been launched to find problems with the department."A nationwide review of...

Mitch Mitchell, Drummer for Jimi Hendrix, Found Dead

Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for the late, great, Jimi Hendrix was found dead in his hotel room in the early hours of this morning.Mitchell performed only two weeks ago in Los Angeles and appeared full of energy and...

How we help track flu trends

" This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed.Google search isn't just about looking up football scores from...

Scottish Hospitals to face random checks on cleanliness

Following an audit of NHS hospitals in Scotland, it has been announced that Scottish hospitals will face random health and safety checks over the coming year."INSPECTORS are to make random checks on hygiene levels and infection control in Scottish hospitals as part of a ...

British Men found guilty of baby's death

After a 17-month old baby was found dead and battered, two men have been found guilty of killing the child. The child's mother has already been found guilty."Two men have been found guilty of causing the death of a 17-month-old boy in north London. Jason Owen, 36, from...

Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter

"Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good.“At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is no...

Still a Mystery

"Brianna Denison: 1988-2008 Solving 1977 slaying gives hope to police Read Comments(24) Recommend(6) Eight years ago, veteran Reno police detective David Jenkins answered a cell phone call from the commander of the Washoe County Crime...

Searchers find 2 bones near Fossett crash site

"MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Searchers have found what appears to be two large human bones near the crash site of adventurer Steve Fossett’s plane in California’s Sierra Nevada, authorities said Thursday. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said at a...

Cambridge students 'plagiarising'

A recent poll carried out at the prestigious Cambridge University in the UK showed that nearly half of all students there admitted to plagiarism. In the age of the internet, it seems that plagiarism has become copmmonplace amongst university students."Almost half of students...

Rudy Guede guilty of Meredith Kercher murder

The murder of British student Meredith Kercher, a case that has generated huge media attention in botht the UK and Italy, has now seen the accused man sentenced to 30 years in prison. Kercher's American roomate will now likely stand trial for the muder as well. It is thought...

Sen. Ted Stevens found guilty in corruption case

Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska Found Guilty"WASHINGTON – Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska's political patriarch. ...

Lessons on sex 'to be compulsory' in UK

The Scout Association in UK issued a new guidelines for the Scouts  to be given sexual health advice to prevent unprotected sex last week.  And now British government is likely to make sexual education mandatory in primary and secondary schools. British...

Crimson Chat in Sydney!

"Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor), photo was taken in Sydney Park, St Peter, NSW, about 10km from Sydney CBD. Crimson Chat is usually found in outback Australia, rarely seen in Sydney. Thanks to TunPin, who reported the sighting. This is acturely the first time, I have gone...

Police say they detained third person in boy's kidnapping

"police identified a third person detained as a witness in connection with what authorities believe was the drug-related abduction last week of a 6-year-old Nevada boy, who was found safe three days later."

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