Miss Israel quits after honour killing plot

Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:30 AM EDT (themuslimwoman.org)

It seems that honor killing is a deep-seated tradition in Muslim countries. A similar threat has smacked the headlines in Israel.

world-news, honor-killing, beauty-pageant

Another police shhoting in New York

Seeded on Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:34 PM EDT (The New York Times)

An off-duty police officer shot a man to death at a raucous Brooklyn dance hall early yesterday, the police said, after the man fired at least once at another off-duty officer.

shooting, police, us-news, brooklyn, night-club, elite-ark

Between Black and Immigrant Muslims, an Uneasy Alliance - New York Times

Seeded on Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)

For many African-American converts, Islam is an experience both spiritual and political, an expression of empowerment in a country they feel is dominated by a white elite.

religion, muslims, south-asian, islam, african-american, assimilation, black-muslims, foreign-born-muslims, imam-talib

Extate - now with live video

Seeded on Tue Feb 6, 2007 7:23 AM EST (-)

Property search engine Extate.com is now live with a snazzy video upload feature inviting vendors to directly upload their own video footage.

technology, search, real-estate, property, extate

The $90 million "sky townhouse"

Seeded on Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:37 AM EST (-)

Bubble, what bubble? for a cool $90 million this 30,000 sq.ft Manhattan penthouse sits atop a 60 story building on Madison Square Park with a private elevator connecting all 9 floors within the unit

real-estate, bubble, manhattan, penthouse, luxury

Blair to quit if aides charged in loans inquiry

Seeded on Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:32 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Tony Blair is likely to stand down early if charges are brought in the cash-for-honours affair against any of his key aides, including Ruth Turner, arrested on Friday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

blair, justice, world-news, cash-for-honours

Dubai fire update: 4 dead, 67 injured

Seeded on Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:40 AM EST (-)

Four confirmed dead and 67 injured at the Fortune Tower construction site, a live/work development on Shaikh Zayed Road opposite the Dubai Marina

fire, construction, world-news, dubai, shaikh-zayed-road

UK inflation at record levels

Seeded on Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:50 PM EST (-)

The UK's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3 per cent in December, up from 2.7 per cent in November and was the highest on record according to the National Statistics office. The Retail Price Index (RPI) also rose to 4.4 per cent in December, the highest since 1991.

business, economy, inflation, european-union, uk, cpi, bank-of-england, dr-sentance, retail-price-index

Guardian Unlimited: Sport blog: Why Mourinho could be the golden ticket for Madrid's future rulers

Seeded on Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:44 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

There is genuine unease at Madrid - a club which, however absurdly, claims to act correctly - about Mourinho's character. But the fans would love his Barça-baiting and he would be the popular choice.

football, sports, soccer, real-madrid, coach, mourinho

Introducing BrightSale.co.uk - Estate Agency 2.0

Seeded on Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:24 AM EST (-)

Truthfully, the only thing "2.0" about Brightsale.co.uk is the RSS feed; surprisingly the service has no map integration which has become standard in all 2.0 property websites.

technology, search, real-estate, brightsale-co-uk

Blair Goes on Trial for War Crimes -- in U.K. Television Drama

Seeded on Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:47 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)

``The Trial of Tony Blair,'' imagines the prime minister is pursued for war crimes. It airs tonight on the More4 network, and on Jan. 18 on Channel 4

entertainment, bush, tony-blair, channel-4, hillary-clinton

Think Cisco's lawsuit against Apple is just about a name? Think again.

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:20 AM EST (CNN)

Here's where it gets interesting: Today cell phones and Internet phones are essentially different kinds of devices. One day soon, however, these two devices are going to be virtually indistinguishable - and that's the future Apple and Cisco are fighting over.

technology, lawsuit, apple, cisco, iphone

Bush Lawyer Blasts Law Firms For Representing Detainees

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:15 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

Cully Stimson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs in a "repellent interview" brought up, unprompted, the number of major U.S.

bush, guantanamo, detainees, politics, law, terroism, stimson

Beckham benched for rest of season at Real Madrid

Seeded on Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:55 AM EST (typicallyspanish.com)

Real Madrid's manager Fabio Capello said that Beckham "who has such an important contract with another club…., we cannot count on him. He will play no more. He will train with us, but not play."

sports, soccer, real-madrid, beckham, la-galaxy

Man sent to women's prison

Seeded on Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:44 AM EST (-)

wearing a G-string, brassiere, hair extensions and acrylic nails, a 17-year-old male accused was able to deceive the police and was subsequently remanded at a women's prison.

woman, prison, odd-news, transvestite, cross-dresser

Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name

Seeded on Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:18 AM EST (BBC News)

"We think Cisco's trademark lawsuit is silly," Apple spokesman Alan Hely said.

technology, voip, apple, cisco, iphone

The War Party is turning its attention from Iraq – to Iran.

Seeded on Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:10 PM EST (WorldNetDaily)

We are to be convinced that Iran, with no air force or navy to speak of, an economy not 2 percent of ours, which has not started a single war since the revolution, 27 years ago, is about to give to terrorists, to use on us, a nuclear bomb it may be 10 years away from even being a …

iraq, israel, iran, politics, buchanan

Ellison to Use Jefferson Koran for Swearing In

Seeded on Thu Jan 4, 2007 6:42 AM EST (AOL)

The first Muslim elected to Congress says he will take his oath of office using a Koran once owned by Thomas Jefferson to make the point that "religious differences are nothing to be afraid of." "It demonstrates that from the very beginning of our country, we had people who were …

congress, politics, islam, ellison

Bush writes article in WSJ

Seeded on Wed Jan 3, 2007 4:50 AM EST (OpinionJournal.com)

US president George Bush, writes in the WSJ in honour of the 110th Congress; On Iraq: In the days ahead, I will be addressing our nation about a new strategy to help the Iraqi people gain control of the security situation and hasten the day when the Iraqi government gains full c …

congress, politics, george-bush

Trulia promotional video

Seeded on Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:55 PM EST (-)

Here's a promo video for Trulia, the california based search engine; featuring CEO and co-founder Pete Flint claiming Trulia is "the future of real estate search".

technology, search, real-estate, trulia

MyBlogLog hacked?

Seeded on Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:20 AM EST (-)

The recently launched MyBlogLog is another social networking platform. But there's an apparent flaw in the service which makes it relatively easy for a users domain to be hacked.

technology, security, internet, blogging, hack, mybloglog

London-on-Sea: the future of a city in decay

Seeded on Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:46 AM EST (-)

A recent study reveals how London will be among the areas at risk of flooding according to a new estimate of rising sea levels.

london, flood, environment, science

Castro does not have cancer says Spanish surgeon

Seeded on Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:45 AM EST (typicallyspanish.com)

The surgical chief at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid says Fidel Castro is making a slow but progressive recovery from a benign illness, but does not have cancer.

cuba, cancer, caribbean, world-news, castro

Manhattan gets ready for "bonus bump"

Seeded on Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:39 AM EST (-)

This year belonged to London, but in 2007, all eyes in the real estate world will be focused on Manhattan as Wall Street announces record bonuses for 2006.

business, wall-street, real-estate, manhattan, bonus