Article Archive for September 2006
Jim Benson, the founder of a space hardware company SpaceDev, has set up Benson Space Company with the idea of “opening space for all of humanity.”
“A new race to space is on,” California-based …
“Counter strike” is a new game with a difference, the target is American war tankers in the gulf, through the straits of Hormuz. In real life if these straits were to blocked then it would …
The Iraqi government has made Baghdad a city under siege, when they ordered a complete and immediate curfew, which will remain in effect until Sunday morning.
No reason was given fro the blanket curfew, but the …
A few hours ago a plane with 155 passengers, flying from Manau to Brasilia, the capitol of Brazil, disappeared off the radar.
The Boeing 737 was believed to have collided with a smaller plane.
However …
India and Pakistan had begun tentative talks to attempt a peace treaty over the disputed area of Kashmir. Part of Kashmir is in the Pakistan, whilst the remainder constitutes the state of Kashmir in …
Pop star Michael Jackson and his wife Debbie Rowe have finally agreed a settlement in their long-running child custody battle, her lawyer said today.
Attorney Marta Almli, who represents Ms Rowe, would not disclose the …
A new video just released by al-qaeda’s number 2 has called Bush a liar and a failure in a new video published on the Internet.
The Egyptian Zawahiri said Western forces were doomed to fail …
To celebrate cultural diversity within China an ethnic games competition was organised in the South West Yunnan Province.
There were competitions in traditional sports such as horse riding and equestrian events, other more esoteric sports …
Diamond Brownridge, a 5-year old girl from Chicago, Illinois, has died after a visit to the dentist. Children’s Memorial Hospital officials say that the girl was rushed to the hospital when she never woke up …
New Zealand filmmaker, Peter Jackson and screenwriter wife, Fran Walsh announced at the X06 convention, Wednesday, that they are teaming up with Microsoft to create Xbox and Xbox 360 games with their new company, Wingnut …
The homeless are not normally looked upon as football heroes, or potential sports stars.
The homeless football World Cup now being played in South Africa, aims to challenge some of the stereotype views surrounding …
Who would have thought it to look at him (click thumbnail for larger picture).
Just over a week ago, he was pulled from a car wreck on the brink of death, yesterday however, top gear …
When I was a little kid, my grandfather used to scare the hell out me with a little party trick that he had.
He had a fine set of teeth, all were his except his …
Mark Cuban, the billionaire Internet investor has blasted the credibility of YouTube as a business with the repost only a “moron” would buy it.
Despite the site’s enormous popularity there are copyright issues. When many of …
This morning Anousheh Ansari fell to earth, and in doing so, she achieved her life long ambition. She has just completed ten days in space, becoming the first Muslim in space, the first Iranian and …
Hardly any one who has born after the war will know anything about Tokyo Rose, other than perhaps her non de plume. Her real name was Iva Toguri D’Aquino, AKA Tokyo Rose, she was the …
