News Archive for March 30 2008
Cambodian Killing Fields survivor Dith Pran dies of cancerCambodian-born journalist Dith Pran, famous for his tale of surviving his country's murderous Khmer Rouge revolutionaries, died of cancer on Sunday.
- `Killing Fields' survivor Dith Pran dies (AP)
- 'Killing Fields' Survivor Dith Pran Dies
- `Killing Fields' survivor Dith Pran dies
- `Killing Fields' survivor Dith Pran dies (AP)
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Triple Olympian Lisa Curry-Kenny has been discharged from a Brisbane hospital after undergoing heart surgery earlier this week.
- Curry Kenny out of hospital
- Curry Kenny describes heart op
- I'm an emotional sook - Curry Kenny
- Curry-Kenny 'reassessing' life after operation
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Jean Nouvel, known for diverse but distinctive projects, has won architecture’s top honor.
- French architect Nouvel wins Pritzker
- French Architect Nouvel Wins Pritzker
- French architect Nouvel wins Pritzker (AP)
- French architect wins Pritzker prize
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The spy writer John Le Carré, the actors Colin Firth and Patrick Stewart, the novelist Iain Banks, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and professor of philosophy A C Grayling are among a group of leading figures from the arts and academia who have written to Gordon Brown to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention to 42 days for terrorist suspects.
- Labour MPs attack Smith over 42-day detention
- Cabinet split over 42 day detention
- Terrified, humiliated – and innocent: the evidence against 42-day detention
- Government Face Legal Challenge On 42 Day Detention
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One of the most compelling figures in "Battlestar Galactica" is easily Kara Thrace, A.K.A. Starbuck. Originally treated by fans with some suspicion - mostly surrounding the idea that their beloved Starbuck could work as a chick - actress Katee Sackhoff...
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- Katee Sackhoff Talks BSG Season 4
- Starbuck Fix: Talking with Katee Sackhoff of "Battlestar Galactica"
- Katee Sackhoff on 'Battlestar Galactica'
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Maryland man who was estranged from his wife drowned their three young children in a Baltimore hotel bathtub over the weekend, police said on Monday.
Clay tablet holds clue to asteroid mysteryBritish scientists have deciphered a mysterious ancient clay tablet and believe they have solved a riddle over a giant asteroid impact more than 5,000 years ago.