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Posted On: May 17 2008 Father Alkuin, Brother Ignatius and 15 of their brethren may soon have to deal with issues normally far from the mind of a monk: being stars.The monks from Austria's Heiligenkreuz abbey managed what millions of aspiring musicians can only dream of - they landed a contract with a major record label that produced their CD.In events worthy of the discovery of any pop star, the Cistercian monks were c ...Read Full News Being pretty helps in politics, says female Italian minister Posted On: May 17 2008 Beauty may have nothing to do with politics, but former showgirl and now, an Italian cabinet minister Mara Carfagna, begs to differ. According to Carfagna, you don't have to be pretty to get ahead in politics, but it surely helps.The 32-year-old was recently made the minister for Equal Opportunities.Nicknamed Mara La Bella, or Mara the Beautiful, the minister also said she was still shocked over h ...Read Full News Bhutanese unsure of democracy's outcome, but feel change is good Posted On: May 17 2008 Having relished their country's isolation for years, not many Bhutanese are sure if the historic poll held in March, which transformed their quaint Himalayan nation from a kingdom to a democracy, is going to make a qualitative change in their lives.The century-old rule by the hugely popular Wangchuk dynasty ended as the world's newest democracy, nestled spectacularly in the Himalayas between giant ...Read Full News Black college has white valedictorian Posted On: May 17 2008 Atlanta's traditionally black Morehouse College has, for the first time in its history, chosen a white student as class valedictorian, school officials said.Joshua Packwood, 22, will graduate Sunday as a 4.0 student. He rejected a full ride at Columbia University to go to the prestigious black men's university, CNN reported.Morehouse alumni include the late civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luth ...Read Full News Bowie ok with stage show based on his songs Posted On: May 17 2008 Legendary rocker David Bowie has given permission for a stage show based on his songs.Bowie will team up with director Peter Schaufuss to make his The Man Who Fell To Earth, reports thesun.co.uk. The rocker had played an alien on earth who came to get water for his dying planet in the 1976 movie. An industry source said: David has been approached many times with a view of turning his songs into a ...Read Full News British couple go at it on plane Posted On: May 17 2008 A group of off-duty police officers on a flight from Egypt to Britain helped subdue a couple who got into a violent fight at 30,000 feet.Andrew Gilmour and Jacqueline Smith were taken off the plane Tuesday after it was diverted to Lyon, France, the Daily Mirror reported.Passengers said both Smith and Gilmour were drunk. Smith, they said, became so violent she bit Gilmour in the cheek, drawing bloo ...Read Full News Calif. wine pioneer Mondavi dies Posted On: May 17 2008 Robert Mondavi, a pioneer in California's wine industry, died Friday at his home in Yountville, Calif., a spokeswoman said.The Napa Valley vintner was 94, the Los Angeles Times reported.Though Mondavi had little formal training in winemaking, he is credited with the invention of fume blanc in the 1960s, and with popularizing chardonnay.He is also known for philanthropic contributions, including an ...Read Full News Canada unveils its own Victoria Cross Posted On: May 17 2008 Canada unveiled its own version of the fabled Victoria Cross at a ceremony in the capital Friday.Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined Governor General Michaelle Jean in unveiling the Canadian minted Victoria Cross at the latter's official residence of Rideau Hall.`Today the Victoria Cross becomes fully, truly Canadian,'' the prime minister said at the unveiling ceremony.Like Great Britain, the Vic ...Read Full News Claim: World bullies caused food crisis Posted On: May 17 2008 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the international food crisis was caused by bullying powers of the world, claiming they are greedy with resources.Ahmadinejad comments, in which he said corrupt management of the world prompted the food crisis, came while he was giving a speech in the northern Iranian province of Golestan, Fars News Agency reported.Bullying powers hoard the basic food nee ...Read Full News Coach fighting for prayer loses again Posted On: May 17 2008 A New Jersey high school football coach has lost another round in his fight to be allowed to lead his team in prayer.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused Thursday to grant Marcus Borden a new trial, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported. Last month, the same court rejected his appeal of a lower court ruling that he has no right to lead prayers at team dinners and pre-game meetings in the loc ...Read Full News Cops take fitness test to carry weapon Posted On: May 17 2008 The Chicago Police Department has begun requiring officers to pass a fitness exam before they are allowed to carry an M4 assault weapon, officials said.Officers who belong to gang, gun and tactical groups have been given the option of taking the new P.O.W.E.R. test, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday.The test requires -- among other things -- that males age 30 to 40 complete 34 sit-ups in one m ...Read Full News Cows stampede on California highway Posted On: May 17 2008 The California Highway Patrol said 10 cows wandered into traffic after they escaped from a trailer on Highway 4, near the interchange with Interstate 680.CHP officer Tom Maguire said five of the 10 cows died or had to be euthanized due to injuries sustained during collisions with passing vehicles, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times reported Friday.Highway patrol spokesman Sgt. Trent Cross said office ...Read Full News Death toll from Chinese quake at 22,069 Posted On: May 17 2008 The official death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck China this week has reached 22,069 people, authorities said Friday.State Council emergency response office officials said 21,577 of those killed in Monday's quake were in the Sichuan Province, which saw its official death toll increase by nearly 2,000 from earlier totals, China's official state-run Xinhua news agency said.The re ...Read Full News Dungeon kids take first steps in 'magical' outside world Posted On: May 17 2008 Freed dungeon boys Stefan and Felix Fritzl have taken their first ever steps in the "magical" outside world. The brothers, raised by mum Elisabeth in a dungeon under the home of her cruel dad Josef Fritzl, finally ventured out of the psychiatric clinic where they are recovering from their ordeal. And they marvelled at their surroundings as they wandered among trees, picked flowers and gazed at the ...Read Full News Edwards: Not running for VP Posted On: May 17 2008 Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., who backed Barack Obama for president this week, said he does not want to run for vice president again.Edwards, buttonholed by reporters Thursday evening outside a New York event, said he was not thinking about becoming U.S. attorney general, although he did not rule it out, ABC News reported. He said there was no deal involved in his decision to endorse Obam ...Read Full News FAA: Planned Boston tower too tall Posted On: May 17 2008 The Federal Aviation Administration told Boston officials that a planned 1,000-foot tower could cause an obstruction to aircraft.Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said the tower plans are stalled because of the FAA issue on height, The Boston Globe reported Friday.The FAA expressed fears the skyscraper would cause difficulties for plans aborting landings at Logan Airport and being forced to fly over down ...Read Full News Florida deputy bitten by gator Posted On: May 17 2008 The Volusia County, Fla., Sheriff's Office said a deputy responding to a call about an alligator in a parking lot was bitten by the reptile.Sheriff's Lt. Brodie Hughes said the alligator bit the deputy on the leg and a second deputy shot and wounded the gator, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Friday.The deputies were responding to witness reports of an alligator in the parking lot of Brightsid ...Read Full News Gay marriage may come to the fore in US presidential poll Posted On: May 17 2008 Gay marriage may emerge as a tricky issue in the US presidential elections with a top California court striking down a state ban on union between two persons of the same sex.While bread and butter issues are likely to dominate the November elections, the politically volatile issue may be pushed into centre stage with opponents collecting signatures to put a proposed state constitutional amendment ...Read Full News Groups sue to stop Texas border fence Posted On: May 17 2008 Nineteen Texas border communities Friday asked a federal court to halt construction of 70 miles of border fencing, court documents show.The Houston Chronicle reported that the class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by the Texas Border Coalition will be followed by a request for a temporary restraining order to block land seizures and fence construction by the Department of Homeland Secu ...Read Full News Huckabee apologizes for Obama gun joke Posted On: May 17 2008 Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Friday apologized for telling an audience of gun rights supporters an offstage noise was Barack Obama ducking a gunman.Huckabee, formerly a challenger for this year's Republican presidential nomination, was speaking at the National Rifle Organization convention in Louisville, Ky., when he made the joke about the Democratic presidential hopeful. As Huckabee was de ...Read Full News Huckabee jokes about Obama gunman Posted On: May 17 2008 Former Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee joked Friday to gun rights supporters that a noise offstage was Barack Obama trying to avoid a gunman.Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, was speaking at the National Rifle Organization convention in Louisville, Ky., when he made the joke about the Democratic presidential hopeful. As Huckabee was delivering his remarks, there was a thumpi ...Read Full News Iran calls U.N. sanctions illegal Posted On: May 17 2008 Iran Friday branded as illegal U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on Tehran for its refusal to give up its uranium enrichment program.In a letter that also went to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Iran singled out the United States and its allies for their pursuit of the sanctions, Iran's Fars News Agency said.The letter accompanied an Iranian proposal for constructive negotiations and pro ...Read Full News Iraq: Military arrests 14 terror suspects Posted On: May 17 2008 Multi-National Force and Iraqi soldiers took 14 terrorist suspects into custody in northern Iraq, an official said Friday.A military source said anti-terror operations in the Mosul area lasted from Saturday until Thursday and led to 833 arrests, KUNA reported Friday.In other news, a car blast hit an Iraqi law enforcement building in Fallujah, injuring four police officers, Press TV said Friday.In ...Read Full News Its okay to have flings: Claudia Schiffer Posted On: May 17 2008 German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who is wedded to film producer Matthew Vaughan, says it is alright for people to have flings as long as the two are not married. She added that she would dump a man if he strayed and even a business partner who was playing away, thesun.co.uk reported.On relationships, the diva said that there was "no substitute for love-making, not even buying shoes!".Schiffer, ...Read Full News Kelly Brook has best bikini body: poll Posted On: May 17 2008 Actress Kelly Brook has been voted as having the best bikini body ever in a poll in which 2,000 men participated. Thesun.co.uk reports that the Brook, 28, beat Oscar winner Halle Berry who came in second in the survey conducted by Debenhams department store.Ursulla Andress, who is now 72 and starred in the film "Dr. No" in 1962, came in third. Elle MacPherson grabbed the fourth place while Raquel ...Read Full News Kidnapped Pakistan ambassador released: reports Posted On: May 17 2008 Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped Feb 11, has been released, local TV channels reported Saturday.Dawn TV quoted sources as saying that Azizuddin was expected to reach home soon.He was kidnapped in Pakistan's tribal Khyber Agency area while traveling to Afghanistan.--Xinhuaat/rn(60 Words)*17051204NNNN (IANS) ...Read Full News LDF government's second year ends on dull note(News Analysis) Posted On: May 17 2008 It is with a dampened spirit that Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), enters its third year Sunday.The euphoria seen at the start of its second year appears to have all but evaporated.The government began the year with a lot of energy, evicting encroachers in Munnar, a popular hill station in Idukki district. It also clinched a deal ...Read Full News Malaysian govt confirms HINDRAF leader's passport not revoked Posted On: May 17 2008 Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar has said that the Government had not revoked HINDRAF chairman P. Waythamoorthy's passport, and that he was still in possession of his passport in London.HINDRAF is "Hindu Rights Action Force" in Malaysia that protects the rights of the Hindus there.Rebutting Amnesty International's claims that the Kuala Lumpur had revoked Albar's passport, the Ho ...Read Full News Man claimed real benefits for fake kids Posted On: May 17 2008 A Scottish man with an expensive heroin habit has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for claiming child care benefits for 36 children.Irvin Fraser of Aberdeen pleaded guilty in Sheriff's Court, The Scotsman reported.Fraser, who has two real children, started small in 2003, claiming benefit for two additional imaginary children. By late 2005, his fictional family had 14 children.In 2006, when he ...Read Full News Man: Bank sued after OKing money Posted On: May 17 2008 A bank has filed suit against an Altoona, Pa., man after he spent part of a $280,276.76 deposit mistakenly put into his account.Herbert Starbird said he phoned First Commonwealth Bank several times after the money appeared in his account Oct. 23 and he was repeatedly told that the deposit was accurate and his account balance was correct, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Friday.He said it was ...Read Full News Manmohan Singh assures India is ready for SA peace Posted On: May 17 2008 Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that India was ready to assist in making the region more peaceful, secure and prosperous. He was addressing the Bhutan Parliament this morning. "India desires to see a South Asia which is at peace with itself. We wish to contribute to ever widening circles of security, peace and prosperity in our region," said Dr. Singh, who became the world's first lea ...Read Full News Margaret Thatcher tried to 'seduce' Sir Edward Heath, claims BBC drama Posted On: May 17 2008 During her hunt for a Conservative seat, Margaret Thatcher once tried to seduce Sir Edward Heath, a new BBC drama has claimed. The production 'Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley' reverses the traditional thinking about their frosty relationship, which is generally thought to be bitterness on the part of Sir Edward for her ousting him as leader of the party in 1975.According to the drama ...Read Full News Marsupials shot at Australian croc farm Posted On: May 17 2008 Vandals shot 12 pademelons and a wallaroo at an Australian wildlife farm, authorities said.Pademelons are small marsupials that resemble kangaroos. Five of the animals were carrying joeys -- newborns being suckled in the mother's pouch -- and four of the joeys had to be euthanized because they were too young to survive brought up by hand, The Australian reported.Employees found the dead animals Th ...Read Full News McCain: Hamas statement mischaracterized Posted On: May 17 2008 The campaign of Republican presidential contender John McCain said Friday that a 2006 statement McCain made about dialogue with Hamas had been mischaracterized.Tucker Bounds, a spokesman for the presumptive nominee's campaign, said accusations from James Rubin, a former U.S. State Department official under U.S. President Bill Clinton, that McCain, R-Ariz., had supported unconditional dialogue with ...Read Full News Minogue's contribution not featured on Coldplay album Posted On: May 17 2008 Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue's contribution to a record for the group Coldplay has not been featured in their new album.It was left out because lead singer Chris Martin decided that it did not fit the mood of the album, thesun.co.uk reports.Martin said: Kylie is awesome. She's like 'Girls Aloud' rolled into one. I took apart the song she did with us, like a Corby trouser press. The bassist ...Read Full News New Clinton ad questions Obama lock Posted On: May 17 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is airing ads in Kentucky and Oregon, with one ad challenging the notion that she is all but out of the race.The Kentucky ads focus on the New York senator as a champion of blue-collar voters, The Hill reported. The Oregon commercial challenges political pundits who have declared Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois the almost certain winner of the race for ...Read Full News Nigeria: Pipeline fire kills at least 14 Posted On: May 17 2008 A fuel pipeline caught fire in the Ijegun area of Lagos, Nigeria, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 100 others, officials said.The ruptured pipeline was owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and caused damage to several homes when it burst into flames Thursday, the Nigerian newspaper Thisday reported.It is reported many of the people killed in the incident were children. ...Read Full News No investigation of wrongful conviction Posted On: May 17 2008 The recent reversal of an 18-year-old conviction of a man in the killing his missing girlfriend will not be reviewed, the Ontario attorney general said Friday.Robert Baltovich spent nine years in prison for killing Elizabeth Bain, whose body has never been found. His second trial ended in a speedy acquittal when prosecutors dropped the charges immediately after it opened.Attorney General Chris Ben ...Read Full News Norway plans tents for refugees Posted On: May 17 2008 Overwhelmed by a sharp increase in refugees, Norway plans to start housing them in tents, the Cabinet minister in charge said Friday.We don't have any choice, Bjarne Hakon Hanssen told Aftenposten in Oslo. Hanssen meanwhile said he was trying to stem the flood of asylum seekers.More than 3,000 refugees have arrived in Norway since New Year's, double the number last year.The tent proposal has spark ...Read Full News PM says India, Bhutan have a challenge to evolve sustainable development Posted On: May 17 2008 Having spent the better part of his two-day official visit to Bhutan lauding that country's emergence as the youngest democracy in the world and for its improving relations with India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, cautioned that the challenge before both would be to evolve a "model of sustainable, inclusive and equitable development in the coming years."Addressing a joint session of ...Read Full News
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