A US official said: “We have seen some activity in the area — personnel, vehicles, materials, things of that nature.” picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Across the street from a Denny's, a Pharmacy, and a Dried Fruit Store.

hehe picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

Abu Qatada, "The Spiritual Head of Al Qaeda in Europe, Osama Bin Laden’s right-hand man is wanted by his own country on terrorism charges. Although he is a grave national threat to the UK, Britain refuses to extradite him for fear he may be tortured or that evidence against may have been gained via torture. Instead they will release him from jail and set him up with taxpayer funded, &... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

THE few Japanese fishing boats still present in North Korean waters have been ordered to leave, as prospects grow of a naval blockade to suppress the nuclear ambitions of Kim Jong-il. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

The contest recognizes outstanding achievement in the use of visual media to promote understanding of research results and scientific phenomena.

Winning entries communicate information about complex mathematical concepts, the intricacies of the human body, air-flight patterns, the latest scientific imaging technologies to analyze Leonardo da Vinci's art, and more. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

It represented a face-saving compromise between some leaders who wanted to set up a continental African government immediately, and others who favoured a more gradual, step-by-step approach. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Canadian border guards arrested Malcom Watson and is attempting to send him back to the US. Follow up to this post. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

George Washington's farewell address written in more modern english picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

More than one in eight adults in the US show signs of being addicted to the internet.
A typical addict is a single, white college-educated male in his 30s, who spends more than 30 hours a week on "non-essential" computer use.

I fit the bill. Except for the age part and the being american part. picked by XXXXXPP 3 years ago

This summer has seen an unusually high peak in the number of UFO sightings reported in the UK.

Of course just because the person doing the reporting can't identify what they've seen doesn't mean it's not, say, the moon. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

What is WhatDoTheyKnow for? To help you find out inside information about what the UK government is doing. How does the site work? You choose the public authority that you would like information from, then write a brief note describing what you want to know. We then send your request to the public authority. Any response they make is automatically published on the website for you and anyone e... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The UK loaned Iceland £2.3bn last year to reimburse 300,000 UK savers after the entire Icelandic banking system was nationalised. Iceland will now pay back the money with interest. picked by bernardblack 6 months ago

Includes daily highlights, press briefings, and releases, and the UN Journal, a schedule of daily meetings at the UN. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

Article discussing comments from the Director of the WHO's Department of HIV/AIDS that disease was never threat that it was painted to be, instead being a tool cynically manipulated by those with their own agenda. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The Blue Angels at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virgina Beach VA. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

People throughout the country are being
asked to contribute to a mass web log
recording a day in the life of Britain. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

See the images and other stuff that doesn't make it into the magazine picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Hasn't this failed in the past? Oy vey! picked by kxmk 3 years ago

well on this date 196 years ago. After years of fighting the French, UK started to blockade the US to prevent trading, impressing Americans into fighting for the British as well as helping the native Americans in their fight against the US. Because of this, America declared war on the UK and invaded Canada . The war was incredibly costly to both sides and is also the inspiration for The S... read full post picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

The time has come for Americans to have their checkups via web chat.

That’s the thinking, anyway, of nation’s king of networking technology and one of the giants of the U.S. health care industry. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago