News Archive for March 30 2008

Cambodian Killing Fields survivor Dith Pran dies of cancer

Cambodian-born journalist Dith Pran, famous for his tale of surviving his country's murderous Khmer Rouge revolutionaries, died of cancer on Sunday.

Lisa Curry-Kenny leaves hospital

Triple Olympian Lisa Curry-Kenny has been discharged from a Brisbane hospital after undergoing heart surgery earlier this week.

French Architect Wins Pritzker Prize

Jean Nouvel, known for diverse but distinctive projects, has won architecture’s top honor.

Leading cultural figures attack folly of 42-day detention limit

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.

Katee Sackhoff Talks BSG Season 4

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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Father drowns 3 children in Baltimore hotel bathtub

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 mystery

British 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.