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The Wocu (World Currency Unit)

dry — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:42:57 GMT

New World Currency Introduction LONDON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ -- This week the world's financial markets will see the first ever execution and settlement of a trade conducted in Wocus(TM) (World Currency Unit), the newly-introduced world currency. The Wocu has been developed as a derived world currency unit to allow corporations, financial institutions, governments and even individuals to trade across national boundaries and hold foreign assets with minimal risk of losses caused by exchange ...

UN nuclear chief in secret talks with Iran over deal to end sanctions

KC — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:51:08 GMT

November 17, 2009 [b]UN nuclear chief in secret talks with Iran over deal to end sanctions [/b] United Nations and Iranian officials have been secretly negotiating a deal to persuade world powers to lift sanctions and allow Tehran to retain the bulk of its nuclear programme in return for co-operation with UN inspectors. According to a draft document seen by The Times, the 13-point agreement was drawn up in September by Mohamed ElBaradei, the directorgeneral of the International Atomic ...

Kuwaiti Company Charged With Conspiring to Defraud U.S.

Keonee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:06:07 GMT

Kuwaiti Company Charged With Conspiring to Defraud U.S. Monday, November 16, 2009 ATLANTA � A Kuwaiti company has been charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. in connection with multibillion-dollar contracts to feed American troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. Federal prosecutors said Monday that Public Warehousing Co. made false statements and submitted false claims to manipulate prices and overcharge for food for troops. The company is registered in Kuwait and has received ...

Legendary Lost Persian Army Found in Sahara

dbltap — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:56:54 GMT

Legendary Lost Persian Army Found in Sahara Monday , November 09, 2009 ADVERTISEMENT Herodotus wrote of a 50,000-man strong army that set out on foot into the Egyptian desert in 525 B.C. and was never heard from again ... until today. A pair of Italian archaeologists have uncovered bronze weapons, a silver bracelet, an earring and hundreds of human bones in the vast desolate wilderness of the Sahara desert. Twin brothers Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni are hopeful that they've ...

Iran charges three detained Americans with espionage

KC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:10:23 GMT

[b]Iran charges three detained Americans with espionage[/b] Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:47am EST TEHRAN (Reuters) -Iran has charged three detained U.S. citizens with espionage, the official IRNA news agency quoted a judiciary official as saying on Monday. "The three are charged with espionage. Investigations continue into the three detained Americans in Iran," Tehran general prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said. The three were held after they strayed into Iran from northern Iraq ...

Anyone want to move to Australia with me ?

Neno — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:38:48 GMT

America, Canada , all Europe ....... needs a President like this. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - Australia Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. ...

Afghanistan: Time to leave

wyogal — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:20:55 GMT

Afghanistan: Time to leave Sunday, 8 November 2009 Patrick Cockburn, our award-winning reporter who has covered the region for more than 30 years, explains why it is best for the world, and Afghanistan, if our troops are brought home Britain should start withdrawing, not reinforcing, its troops in Afghanistan. Sending extra troops is unnecessary and will prove counter-effective. The additional number of British troops is small, but the US is poised to send ...

Afghan gov�t says UN representative out of line

wyogal — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:45:19 GMT

Afghan gov�t says UN representative out of line (AP) 7 November 2009 KABUL - Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan�s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords. Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide joined a host of international figures, including President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who have called on ...

Don�t give up on climate deal, British FM tells G20

wyogal — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:37:23 GMT

Don�t give up on climate deal, British FM tells G20 (AFP) 7 November 2009 ST ANDREWS, Scotland - The G20 has �no reason to give up� on hopes for agreement ahead of a key climate change summit, Britain�s finance minister said Friday, as a meeting of the powerful grouping got under way here. Alistair Darling also warned there was �no room for complacency� over the state of the world economy, despite the fact that the United States, the world�s biggest economy, recently joining countries ...

G-20 Members to Seek Appreciation of Asian Currencies, UBS Says

wyogal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:07 GMT

G-20 Members to Seek Appreciation of Asian Currencies, UBS Says Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Group of 20 finance chiefs will likely push for Asian nations to allow their currencies to appreciate when they meet in Scotland this weekend, according to UBS AG, the world�s second-largest foreign-exchange trader. G-20 finance ministers and central bankers, including U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, start two days of talks today ...

Somali adulterer stoned to death

puerco — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:26:35 GMT

Somali adulterer stoned to death Islamists in southern Somalia have stoned a man to death for adultery but spared his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth. Abas Hussein Abdirahman, 33, was killed in front of a crowd of some 300 people in the port town of Merka. An official from the al-Shabab group said the woman would be killed after she has had her baby. Islamist groups run much of southern Somalia, while the UN-backed government only control parts of the capital. ...

G20 officials to wrestle over economic imbalances

wyogal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:15:41 GMT

G20 officials to wrestle over economic imbalances 6 November 2009 Leaders of rich and developing countries pledged at their last summit to even out the glaring imbalances that are weighing on the world economy. Their finance officials now face the daunting task of finding common ground on just how to do that. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 countries meeting in Scotland on Friday and Saturday plan to hammer out a peer review process aimed at closing ...

Saudi paedophile to be beheaded

puerco — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:56:34 GMT

Yes, it's wrong to kill. But I must admit, this sends a clear message and WORKS... problem solved. Saudi paedophile to be beheaded A Saudi court has ruled that a man convicted of raping five children will be beheaded and crucified. Muhammad Basheer al-Ramaly, 22, left his youngest victim, aged three, stranded in the desert to die. He was caught when he tried to abduct another boy by offering him a lift home from school in his car. The court of appeal in Riyadh ...

Authorities Had Concerns About Suspect

gingerbread — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:01:10 GMT

urces: Authorities Had Concerns About Suspect Federal law enforcement officials say the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats. MORE DETAILS:

Shhoter Still Lives

gingerbread — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:49:14 GMT

News Alert 09:23 PM EST Thursday, November 5, 2009 Fort Hood suspected gunman was not killed in incident The gunman behind a shooting rampage at Fort Hood is alive, hospitalized in stable condition and in custody, the commanding general of Fort Hood said Thursday night in contradicting his own information from earlier Thursday. Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was the only shooter. For more information, visit washingtonpost.com - http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/6041ZA/SQSIU/169TQF/N12A0E/RL4U9/MQ/t --------------------

Iran wants more talks on fuel deal

wyogal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:53:34 GMT

Iran wants more talks on fuel deal (AFP) 31 October 2009 TEHRAN - Iran wants more talks on how to procure nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor before it gives a final reply to a UN-drafted deal, the official IRNA news agency said on Friday. UN atomic watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Thursday it has received an �initial response� from Iran to the deal, but IRNA said it was not Tehran�s �answer� to the plan brokered by the agency. �The Islamic ...

Fraud surrounds women voters in Afghan election

wyogal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:38:20 GMT

[b]Fraud surrounds women voters in Afghan election By HEIDI VOGT Associated Press Writer The Associated Press Friday, October 30, 2009 3:24 PM EDT [/b] KABUL (AP) � One man cast 35 votes for female relatives. Others lugged in sacks full of voting cards they said were from women. And in a village of just 250 people, 200 women supposedly voted in three hours. In Afghanistan's recent presidential election in August, one of the ripest areas for fraud was women's voting. And ...

Passports/911/Afgh/Border

gingerbread — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:15:04 GMT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_inside_waziristan

Smart card for bus fares soon

wyogal — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:31:02 GMT

[size=16] Smart card for bus fares soon[/size][size=16] [/size] Web posted at: 10/27/2009 7:8:44 Source ::: The Peninsula / BY MOHAMMED IQBAL DOHA: Bus passengers in Qatar will soon be able to pay the fares using pre-paid smart cards, as Mowasalat is planning to introduce an automatic fare collection system in public buses. Bank cards would also be accepted as a mode of payment at a later stage, once the system goes fully operational. Mowasalat has tied up with Kentkart, a Turkish ...

Court claim over camel 'beauty'

wyogal — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:56:10 GMT

The only reason Iam posting this is because when I first read it, it sounded very funny to me because I have never heard of a "camel beauty contest" before. It is so sad that the camel died from the accident Court claim over camel 'beauty' 　 A $250,000 compensation claim has been made against Saudi Arabia's oil giant Saudi Aramco for causing the death of a prized camel, local press reports say. The case, to be heard on Monday, involves a three-year-old black ...

Rich Germans demand higher taxes

puerco — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:29:22 GMT

Interesting... would it work here in the U.S.??? Rich Germans demand higher taxes Germany could raise 100bn euros with the wealth tax, say the petitioners A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher taxes. The group say they have more money than they need, and the extra revenue could fund economic and social programmes to aid Germany's economic recovery. Germany could raise 100bn euros (�91bn) ...

Kuwaiti women win passport right without husband approval

Cat561 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:10:11 GMT

I was roaming around and saw this and Just had to post .... Looks like the Middle East is Changing for the Better I might add !!!!!!! Kuwaiti women win passport right without husband approval KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20, 2009 (AFP) - Kuwaiti women will now be able to obtain their own passports and travel without the prior consent of their husbands following a ruling on Tuesday by the constitutional court. The highest court in the Gulf state, whose rulings are final, abrogated an article ...

China tipped for 2nd biggest votes in IMF

KC — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:34:55 GMT

China tipped for 2nd biggest votes in IMF 2009-10-20 08:59 BJT watch Video Play Video China may get the second biggest voting share in the International Monetary Fund. This is according to senior Japanese representative in the organization Daisuke Kotegawa. He says the IMF is implementing a new round of reform in which the proportion of China's voting power would be second only to the US. The voting power of the US now accounts for 17.4 percent. China's is 3.72 ...

John Coleman slams Global Warming

KC — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:36:42 GMT

[b]John Colman - Founder of the Weather Channel Parts 1-4[/b]

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President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

KC — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:10:51 GMT

[b]President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize[/b] By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE (AP) � 24 minutes ago OSLO � President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism. Nobel observers were shocked by the unexpected choice so early in the Obama presidency, which began less than two weeks ...

CEO Uses YouTube To Warn Others Over Corrupted Russia

dbltap — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:38:58 GMT

CEO Uses YouTube To Warn Others Over Corrupted Russia He decided to use the web because �the freedom of the press in Russia is compromised�. The video has a simple description: �Hermitage exposes the criminals behind a $230 million tax fraud against the Russian state.� http://www.penn-olson.com/2009/10/11/ceo-uses-youtube-to-warn-others-over-corrupted-russia/

Aerdy of the Saudi-Syrian summit is in Lebanon .. And Lebanon Syria and Turkey Tgheian visa

day dreamer — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:37:57 GMT

Teacher: Aerdy of the Saudi-Syrian summit is in Lebanon .. And Lebanon Syria and Turkey Tgheian visa and stress relations not on account of one

Minister Syrians and Turks waving a symbolic barrier on the border of the two countries after the signing of the abolition ...

Russia Not Budging On Iran Sanctions

KC — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:09:32 GMT

Russia Not Budging On Iran Sanctions Clinton Unable to Sway Counterpart Video [center] Clinton: Iran's Nuke Program of Serious Concern Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister on Tuesday, discussing Iran's nuclear program. The Russian foreign minister said that Russia and the U.S. Position on Iran coincide. � LAUNCH VIDEO PLAYER By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 14, 2009 MOSCOW, Oct. 13 -- Secretary ...

U.K. halts trade with Iranian firms over nuclear fears

day dreamer — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:03:43 GMT

U.K. halts trade with Iranian firms over nuclear fears LONDON: Britain ordered its financial firms on Monday to freeze all business with two Iranian companies, citing fears that they were involved in helping to develop nuclear weapons. The order applies to Iran''s Bank Mellat and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, both of which have previously faced sanctions from the United ...

Did Obama/Pelosi misread Mandate?

damonl — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:15:15 GMT

http://www.pjtv.com/video/PJTV_Daily/Pelosi_%26_Obama_Misread_the_Tea_Leaves%3A_No_Liberal_Mandate_from_2008_/2555/

Turkey, Armenia Sign Agreement to Normalize Relations

dry — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:08:03 GMT

Turkey, Armenia Sign Agreement to Normalize Relations By VOA News 11 October 2009 Armenian Foreign Minister Edouard Nalbandian, left, and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during the signing ceremony of a peace accord in Zurich, Switzerland Turkey and Armenia have signed an agreement to normalize relations after a century of hostilities - despite a last minute glitch that nearly derailed the landmark agreement. Strong differences between the neighboring countries stem ...

Sad History Of The Nobel Peace Prize

dbltap — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:54:20 GMT

Sad History Of The Nobel Peace Prize http://sweetness-light.com/archive/dtn-history-of-the-nobel-peace-prize NOBEL PEACE PRIZE (NPP) Administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, the Nobel Prize has been awarded annually since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and contributions to world peace. The foundations for the Nobel Prize were laid in November 1895 when Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) � a Swedish chemist and engineer best ...

Is the U.S. Preparing to Bomb Iran?

Keonee — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:04:53 GMT

Is the U.S. Preparing to Bomb Iran? Oct. 6, 2009 Is the U.S. stepping up preparations for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities? The Pentagon is always making plans, but based on a little-noticed funding request recently sent to Congress, the answer to that question appears to be yes. First, some background: Back in October 2007, ABC News reported that the Pentagon had asked Congress for $88 million in the emergency Iraq/Afghanistan war funding request to develop ...

Chinese conglomerates snapping up world's oil, gas fields

Keonee — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:43:58 GMT

Chinese conglomerates snapping up world's oil, gas fields October 7, 2009 Argentina, Australia, Burma, Kazakhstan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria and Venezuela, what do these countries have in common? First, they are all energy-rich states. Second, they are all high on China's foreign policy priority list. As Chinese economy expands, so does its thirst for oil and gas. Twenty years ago, China was the largest oil exporter in East Asia. Today, it is the world's second-largest energy importer ...

Petraeus Has Prostate Cancer

Keonee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:16:48 GMT

Petraeus Has Prostate Cancer October 5, 2009 WASHINGTON � Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of American military forces in the Middle East, received a diagnosis of early-stage prostate cancer in February but has undergone �successful� radiation treatment to deal with the illness, according to a statement issued late Monday. General Petraeus, 56, who as head of the United States Central Command oversees operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, underwent two months of radiation treatment ...

Saudi Arabia refuses normalization of Israel

day dreamer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:00:23 GMT

Saudi Arabia refuses normalization of Israel Kuwait News Agency - 05 October, 2009 Saudi Arabia refuses the American and Israeli demands to normalize relations with Israel unless the Jewish state accepts the Arab peace initiative as it is, a Saudi diplomat said Sunday. The Arab initiative, approved during an Arab summit in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2002, puts an end to the conflict in the Middle East and guarantees return of Arab rights, Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Hisham Muhiy Al-Din Nadher ...

Maybe the O in Oprah and Obama really means zero

dbltap — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:00:10 GMT

Shocker! Chicago eliminated in 2016 voting

Lobbying by Obamas goes for naught; Rio, Madrid remain alive for Games

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33138973/ns/sports-olympic_sports/

Iran to Set Dates 'Soon' for IAEA to Inspect Nuclear Plant

Keonee — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:45:13 GMT

Iran to Set Dates 'Soon' for IAEA to Inspect Nuclear Plant 29 Sep 09 Iran said on Tuesday that it would soon offer a timetable for U.N. inspection of its controversial second uranium enrichment plant and was ready to discuss world concerns about the previously undisclosed facility. Disclosure of the new enrichment plant to the International Atomic Energy Agency last week set off alarm bells around the world just days before six big powers are due to open long-awaited talks with Iran ...

The Noble "Sacrifice" of Michelle Obama

dbltap — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:28:36 GMT

The Noble "Sacrifice" of Michelle Obama by Michelle Malkin (more by this author) Posted 10/02/2009 ET Updated 10/02/2009 ET It's hard out there for a first lady of the United States. Take it from travel-weary Michelle Obama. On Tuesday night, she boarded a luxury 757 for Copenhagen. Think of the stairs she had to climb. Oh, the agony of the feet! Upon arrival, Mrs. O, her "chit-chat buddy," Chicago-based talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey, and Chicago powerbroker/interest-conflicted ...

Ron Paul talks about the Iranian Nuclear Plant.......

damonl — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:34:41 GMT

This from the man. Ron Paul 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YGiuF97fRE&feature=PlayList&p=D83DE6F01C75330B&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=43

Saudis will let israel bomb iran nuclear site

mochasmom — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:38:19 GMT

SAUDIS WILL LET ISRAEL BOMB IRAN NUCLEAR SITE September 27,2009 By Gordon Thomas and Camilla Tominey INTELLIGENCE chief Sir John Scarlett has been told that Saudi Arabia is ready to allow Israel to bomb Iran�s new nuclear site. The head of MI6 discussed the issue in London with Mossad chief Meir Dagan and Saudi officials after British intelligence officers helped to uncover the plant, in the side of a mountain near the ancient city of Qom. The site is seen as a major ...

Brookings to offer 'Horrific Provacation' to trigger Iran Invasion

damonl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:37:38 GMT

Flashback: Brookings Publication Mentions Possibility of �Horrific Provocation� to Trigger Iran Invasion Jurriaan Maessen Infowars September 29, 2009 Editor�s note: The following article first appeared on Prison Planet on June 29, 2009. In a recent policy paper published by the influential Brookings Institute, the authors propose almost anything to guarantee dominance of Persia by the new world order, including bribery, lying, cheating and mass murdering by an all-out military ...

New threat from al qaeda?

bluedangle — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:22:18 GMT

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/28/eveningnews/main5347847.shtml I caught this same story on my local news this morning --------------- (CBS) Al Qaeda has developed a new tactic that allows suicide bombers to breach even the tightest security, as CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar reports. Inside a Saudi palace, the scene was the bloody aftermath of an al Qaeda attack in August aimed at killing Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef, head of Saudi Arabia's counter terrorism ...

Opinion: An enfeebled Obama

bluedangle — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:20:00 GMT

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253804297826&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFullIf Zbigniew Brzezinski had his way, the US would go to war against Israel to defend Iran's nuclear installations. In an interview with the Daily Beast Web site last weekend, the man who served as former US president Jimmy Carter's national security adviser said, "They [IAF fighter jets] have to fly over our airspace in Iraq. Are we just going to sit there and watch? We have to be serious ...

Economists predict hike in KSE speculation this week

dry — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:20:58 GMT

Economists predict hike in KSE speculation this week KUWAIT: Two economists told KUNA Sunday they predict a hike in speculation at Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) this week, due to third quarter (Q3) closures. The first hour of trade this morning proved purchase power was geared to select shares which could decide trading, amid slight changes which would not affect listed sectors'' performance. The two specialists added that sights are on the banking and investment companies sectors in anticipation ...

Inflation rate to drop to 5%, KD stays strong: CBK

dry — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:23:08 GMT

Inflation rate to drop to 5%, KD stays strong: CBK KUWAIT: Governor of Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz AlـSabah said Sunday that inflation rate for the last months of 2009 will keep on slumping to reach less than five percent. The governor''s remarks came in an interview with a local daily on Sunday. He said that, based on annual reports, inflation rate dropped to 5.9 percent during February of 2009, while it was at 11.6 percent in August of 2008. CBK adopted ...

Iran test-fires long-range missile

day dreamer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:03:09 GMT

Iran test-fires long-range missile (AFP) 28 September 2009, last updated 11:51AM Iran on Monday test-fired its long-range Shahab-3 missile which it says could hit targets in arch-foe Israel, as the Revolutionary Guards staged missile war games for the second straight day. The exercise comes at a time of heightened tension with the West after the UN nuclear watchdog revealed on Friday that the Islamic republic was building a second uranium enrichment plant. On Sunday, ...

Iranian official says that the "allegations" of Western influence on the talks

day dreamer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:03:42 GMT

Iranian official says that the "allegations" of Western influence on the talks World | 27/09/2009 Tehran / agencies Iranian state radio said on Sunday that an Iranian official warned that "the artificial fuss Bank" on the second leg of uranium enrichment in the Islamic Republic will affect negatively on future talks with world powers. The Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN made the remarks ...

Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found

dry — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:02:34 GMT

Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found Image of some of the 1,350 items of treasure dug up in a field in Staffordshire. A stunning hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure went on show -- but the golden trove's lustre was tarnished by a reported row between the two men who will share the fortune it sells for.

OMG Give this mother a vaction!!! Woman gives birth to 19.2-

dry — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:42:47 GMT

OMG Give this mother a vacation! Woman gives birth to 19.2-pound baby! This photo provided by Abdul Manan District Hospital shows newly born baby boy Muhammad Akbar Risuddin, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country on September 23, 2009. An giant Indonesian newborn has become a tourist attraction, with dozens of people crowding a hospital to see the 8.7 kilogramme (19.2 pound) baby boy, his mother said Friday