Dispatches From the Edge;Dubai: Debacle or Dangerous Prelude? (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:01:03 GMT
At first glance, the recent assassination of a mid-level Hamas operative in Dubai by the Israeli intelligence organization, Mossad, was a comedy of errors, as if the Three Stooges has suddenly been put in charge of one of the fabled agency’s hit squads: Easily traced passports and credit cards were used; team members put on fake mustaches and beards, sometimes so clumsily they could clearly be ...
Protestors force suspension of sewage project (CBC Manitoba)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:30 GMT
Protesters have shut down construction of a sewage system in the northern Manitoba community of Norway House Cree Nation.
Some 15,000 clients affected by stolen HSBC Swiss bank data (The New Straits Times)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:44 GMT
GENEVA: Some 15,000 customers may have been affected by the theft of data from a Swiss branch of banking giant HSBC three years ago, Alexandre Zeller, chief executive of HSBC Private Bank, said on Thursday.
West Side Neighborhood Watch (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:26:04 GMT
WEST AKRON: Burglaries occurred at the following locations: the 800 block of Diagonal Road between Feb. 22 and March 1; the 1300 block of Weathervane Lane March 1; the 100 block of Gale Street March 1; the 500 block of Wildwood Avenue March 5; the 1000 block of Packard Avenue March 5; the 100 block of Burton Avenue March 5; the 700 block of Mercer Avenue March 5-6; the 1300 block of Weathervane ...
Doomsday Seed Vault Hits Half-Million Mark (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:39 GMT
OSLO, Norway -- Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.
Mandatory Microchips, Insurance Proposed for UK Dogs (Insurance Journal)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:57:28 GMT
A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is ...
Alaskans shine on national stage (Anchorage Daily News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:52:21 GMT
On both alpine slopes and cross-country trails, Alaska skiers enjoyed some big moments Wednesday in national championship events.
300 vehicles stolen with help of keys inside: MPI (CBC Manitoba)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:34:55 GMT
Despite being equipped with immobilizing devices, nearly 300 vehicles were stolen in Manitoba in 2009 because the driver left the keys in the ignition or somewhere else inside the automobile, Manitoba Public Insurance reported on Wednesday.
Mardell's America (BBC News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:21:16 GMT
'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun
Canada's jr. curlers still strong at worlds (CBC Toronto)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:58:48 GMT
Canada's Jake Walker grabbed a share of the lead at the world junior curling championship in Switzerland with a 9-5 victory over previously unbeaten Norway on Monday.
