News Archive for February 09 2008

Fire Strikes London's Camden Market

Major Fire Tears Through London's Famous Camden Market; No Immediate Reports of Casualties

Discs Of Tron To Be Next Xbox Live Arcade Game

This press announces that the next Xbox Live Arcade game will be Discs of Tron, a remake of the classic movie-based arcade game. The remake was created by Backbone Entertainment and will be released on Feb. 13. Here is a snip:

Surrendering to tractor pull of love (AP)

AP - Sonya Rinker was looking for a guy: someone who was kind, respectful and had a special place in his heart ... for tractors. She wanted a man who could share the thrill of a good tractor-pull show, who could see beauty in a shiny row of green and yellow of John Deere tractors.

Sergeant finds love in pen pal exchange

Suddenly this soldier was not just serving his country. He was saving a family.

Baba Amte, India's Social and Medical Crusader

Murlidhar Devidas Amte, better known as Baba Amte, was a follower of Ghandi, who dedicated his life to restoring dignity to lepers, the disabled and the marginalized. He died Feb. 9 at 93. Andrea Seabrook talks with a volunteer at Anandwan, Amte's ashram in central India.

Yahoo to reject Microsoft’s $44.6 billion unsolicited takeover bid

Yahoo! Inc., the world’s second most popular Internet search engine, plans to reject Microsoft Corp.’s $44.6 billion unsolicited takeover offer… More: continued here

Churches vital after deadly storms

On the way to this storm-ravaged community, a billboard bubbling with fresh paste rises over a rural road with a message from the Gospel of Matthew: "Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted."

Big Drug Case Derailed by Rogue Snitch

Wes Ballard is trying to put his life back together after serving 10 months in jail because of lies told by an informant who was handled by a federal agent now facing multiple investigations himself.