News Archive for September 17 2007

New suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain

London - A new suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease has been found on a farm in Britain, where two cases of the infection have already been confirmed. The Agriculture Ministry, Defra, said Tuesday that initial blood tests on sheep on a farm in th...

Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Disasters

Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers filed a lawsuit against God on Friday, asking for an injunction to prevent 'certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats,' according to court documents.

Chinese Man Dies From 3-Day Gaming Binge

A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge.

Thai plane crash pilot landed despite wind warning (AFP)

AFP - The pilot of a Thai passenger jet that crashed killing 89 people chose to land despite warnings of severe winds, officials said Tuesday, as relatives gathered to claim lost loved ones.

Actress Brett Somers dead at 83

Hollywood actress and television personality Brett Somers has died at the age of 83, Playbill.com reported Monday. Best-known for her appearances on the U.S. game show The Match Game in the 1970s, Somers also played the recurring role of Oscar Madison's...

Accused in Que. gas station slaying pleads guilty

A man who stabbed a 17-year-old girl 72 times has pleaded guilty to murder and has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years.

Mexican drug lord pleads guilty

A notorious Mexican drug lord pleaded guilty Monday in San Diego to federal crimes that carry a mandatory life sentence, reaching a deal that spares him execution.

Barry Manilow Boycotts "The View" Because Of Elisabeth Hasselbeck

The man who writes the songs won't be singing any of them on "The View" -- not as long as Elisabeth Hasselbeck is there. Barry Manilow has backed out of his scheduled appearance on the morning talk show after the show refused to pull Hasselbeck from the interview, "Access Hollywood" has learned.

CBS' Kid Nation, FOX's Kitchen Nightmares, CW's America's Next Top Model 9 all debut tonight

Two brand-new reality series debut tonight, while another enters its ninth season. The most anticipated debut of the evening--and of the season, really--is CBS' Kid Nation, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. The show follows 40 kids who work to form their own society without any adults. It's been...

New York Times to end paid Internet service

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times Co said on Monday it will end its paid TimesSelect Web service and make most of its Web site available for free in the hopes of attracting more readers and higher advertising revenue. TimesSelect will shut down on Wednesday, two years after the Times launched it, which charges [...]

Box Office: It Takes a Brave One to Be No. 1

The Jodie Foster/Terrence Howard thriller The Brave One reached the No. 1 spot at the box office over a relatively slow weekend, bringing in approximately $14 million. Variety reports that the main audience for the film was older women, and that its continued success will depend on whether men will be drawn to see it as well.3:10 to Yuma just barely [...]

Qld man killed in Thai plane crash named

Crash survivor Robert Borland was dragged burning by an anonymous saviour from the wreckage of an aircraft which crashed in Thailand, killing an Australian and up to 88 other people.Queenslander Brian Mullery was on Monday night reported to be among 55 foreigners who died when the McDonnell Douglas flown by budget carrier One-Two-Go veered off a runway [...]

Al Gore collects interactive Emmy for Current TV

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Six months after grabbing Oscar glory for his eco-documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," former Vice President Al Gore collected an Emmy Award on Sunday for his fledgling youth-oriented cable network, Current TV.

Rostropovich art collection sold to Russian billionaire

The private art collection of the late cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and his soprano wife Galina Vishnevskaya has been sold for more than £20m to a Russian oligarch who plans to bring the works to Russia.

Hillary's health care plan unveiling and its relation to the impending SEIU endorsement Nokia to buy mobile advertising technology company

Helsinki - Finnish-based mobile telephone giant Nokia said Monday it has inked a deal to acquire US-based Enpocket that offers technology and services for mobile advertising. The value of the deal was not disclosed, but Nokia said it hoped it would b...

US judge tosses global warming suit against automakers

San Francisco - A US federal judge on Monday threw out a suit by the state of California that sought to hold large automakers responsible for global warming. Then-California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed the suit against General Motors, Toyota,...

Yale to return Peru's disputed Machu Picchu objects

LIMA (Reuters) - Yale University will return artifacts taken 90 years ago from Machu Picchu and said on Monday that Peru is the rightful owner of thousands of objects found at the Inca citadel.

Olmert says open to talks with Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he respected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and was prepared to hold peace talks with him, following reports of an Israeli air raid on Syria this month.

Report suggests Blu-ray/HD DVD war will end in peaceful co-existence

A Screen Digest report suggests that a stalemate is a strong possibility.(Credit: codyl.com)

This story's been puttering around the blogs for the last few days, but I missed it until I saw an entry on our sister site Gamespot. It goes like this: Some U.K.-based...

Ten Britons feared dead in Thai plane crash

Up to ten Britons are feared dead after an airliner crashed on the Thai island of Phuket, killing at least 88 passengers and crew.