Wojciech Moskwa Reuters US President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world "hope for a better future" and striving for nuclear disarmament. |  Scientists who detected worrisome signs of growing stresses in the fault that unleashed the devastating earthquake in Haiti say they warned officials there in 2008 that the area was ripe for a major earthquake. |
Dying Manson follower Atkins denied parole Dan Whitcomb Reuters Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy dies at age 77 GLEN JOHNSON AP Prosecutor Named to Probe CIA Prisoner Abuses The New York Times | Oklahoma teen claims he was held in closet for 4 1/2 years SEAN MURPHY AP Did Garrido kill Jaycee's sons? JAMIE PYATT The Sun |
Noppawan Bunluesilp Reuters No monkey business: Thailand launches primate birth control Thailand is trying to limit the number of monkeys that roam freely in the town of Lopburi after residents complained the primate tourist attractions are becoming more annoying, and aggressive. | Zafrir Rinat Haaretz UN announces ozone-killing sprays now completely banned worldwide Consumers who want to be sure they are not buying aerosols that damage the ozone layer no longer need worry. Yesterday, the annual International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the United Nations announced that the ban on using materi... |
Thailand's elephants are black and white and mad all over as public interest shifts to new panda cub Lindsay Barnett Los Angeles Times British couple claim they were forced to pay £8,000 to Bangkok airport extortionists Michael Sheridan Times Online | Antibodies found that prevent HIV from causing severe AIDS Thomas H. Maugh II Los Angeles Times Failed rescue: 2 beached whales die off Florida shore J. PAT CARTER AP Freaky Sleep Paralysis: Being Awake in Your Nightmares Alexis Madrigal Wired.com |
 A South African information technology company on Wednesday proved it was faster for them to transmit data with a carrier pigeon than to send it using Telkom , the country's leading internet service provider. | ChristianPF Tiny house living anyone? Apparently, part of the downsizing movement has helped increase the popularity of Tiny Houses. They range in size from 65 square feet to a few hundred square feet and if you are an average American, you would probably say that is indeed tiny. If t... |
HTC Tattoo™ Brings Android To All HTC Corporation Computer attack may not have originated in North Korea after all Byron Acohido USA today Cyber attacks touching celebrities, governments Kevin Voigt CNN South Korea says attackers used IP address in 5 nations JAE-SOON CHANG AP | Who Said a Yacht has to Look Like a boat? Baekdal.com Fisker Plug-In Hybrid Wins North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Award Category Fisker Automotive Kia Soul'ster Awarded 2009 Concept Truck of the Year Kia Motors America |
 A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California has resigned after he was caught on tape bragging about his penchant for spanking and of having sex with female lobbyists. |  WORCESTER, Mass. – A Massachusetts man who stole a hot dog from another man sitting under a tree in a park has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. |
Michael Jackson laid to rest 10 weeks after his death Ed Pilkington The Guardian Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich Channels Elvis; Launches Website Kris Alingod AHN | Ghosts roaming in Australian Parliament NEWS.com.au The Curious Case of Brooke Greenberg: 16-Year-Old Has the Body and Mind of a Toddler Jessica Doyle FOX News 'Dead' baby wakes before funeral BBC News |
VIRGINIA BYRNE AP World's oldest dog dies in New York at 21 or 147 NEW YORK — A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 — or 147 in dog years. | Salvatore Mann AskMen.com Top 10: The World's Weirdest Festivals Forget Lollapalooza. Mardi Gras is for the birds. St. Patty's? Bugger off! Let the dull and unoriginal flock to these busted gatherings. If you want to have a real great time, if plunging into the world's odd and wacky is your flavor, then check o... |
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Alan Morison Phuketwan 'Zig-Zag' Bangkok Airport Scam: More Details Revealed THE FOCUS on an extortion scam at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport broadened today as the BBC reported that instances of entrapment are more frequent than officials believe. |  Everybody knows spam too well and most of the time we find them highly irritating (when not?). I mostly have the luck to enjoy the ones promising "male" enhancement. Tell me what a girl to do with such an offer...? ;-) But... today is the day when... |
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