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Source: www.reuters.com --- 12 hours ago
KOLKATA, India (Reuters Life!) - The dead are an unlikely tourist attraction, but authorities in Kolkata are promoting the graveyards of India's former colonial capital to woo foreigners trying to trace their roots. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 14 hours ago
Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk will continue his Beijing build-up at this week's British Wheelchair Tennis Open in Nottingham. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 11 hours ago
A British Army dog handler has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 13 hours ago
LONDON -- Britain's Ministry of Defence says a marine who dived on a live hand grenade to save his comrades in Afghanistan will be given Britain's highest award for bravery. Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher escaped with minor wounds after the grenade ...

Source: uk.reuters.com --- 11 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Nuclear operator British Energy has agreed to be taken over by French utility EDF for around 12.4 billion pounds, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday. ...

Source: uk.reuters.com --- 11 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was killed and six were wounded in a firefight with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. ...

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk --- 10 hours ago
A British army dog handler and an explosives sniffer dog have been killed during clashes with militants in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan. ...

Source: www.iht.com --- 14 hours ago
The businessman, Mathew Firsht, had sued a former school friend over a false personal profile on the site that included private information about him and untrue allegations about his sexual orientation. ...

Source: www.iht.com --- 13 hours ago
What started as a whim of the Duchess of Northumberland has become one of the most ambitious public gardens created in Europe since World War II, a rollicking tourist attraction widely known as the Versailles of the North. ...

Source: www.nydailynews.com --- 13 hours ago
If the English professors in "Some Americans Abroad" were graded for honesty and backbone, their report cards would be filled with F's. As for duplicity and infidelity, they'd breeze by with A's. ...

Source: www.independent.co.uk --- 13 hours ago
For many people, the thought of an exhibition full of white marble Roman statues might seem boring. But this promised blockbuster at the British Museum is anything but. It has sex, rebellions, wealth and intrigue, and best of all it has artefacts that have never been seen before. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 9 hours ago
Michigan State had been scheduled to play an exhibition game on Aug. 30 against the University of Victoria, but the game has been scrubbed. ...

Source: www.variety.com --- 9 hours ago
Legit News: Future Tonys: Another West End invasion? -- Exactly one-third of this year's Tony nominations went to shows originating in London, and with a slew of new Gotham-bound productions either already booked or readying for take off, there's no sign of a lessening of Brits on Broadway in the 2008-09 season. ...

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 14 hours ago
Four days after nearly making history at the British Open, Greg Norman labored to a 4-over 75 Thursday in the opening round of the Seniors British Open to finish seven shots behind co-leaders Bruce Vaughan and Eduardo Romero. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 11 hours ago
Albourne Village Jul 25 2008 8:36AM GMT ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 14 hours ago
The Mercury Jul 25 2008 1:45AM GMT ...

Source: www.afp.com --- 14 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a major blow Friday after his ruling Labour Party lost a crucial by-election in his native Scotland. ...

Source: www.militaryphotos.net --- 8 hours ago
Forum: General Discussion Posted By: qaborg Post Time: 07-25-2008 at 06:52 AM ...