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• Britain Throws out Gaddafi’s Diplomats as Libyan Intervention Approached...

  

  London's Libyan embassy staff are packing their bags. However, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has no such plans. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Pulling a Pint? Not Any More, as Beer Sales Drop and Cocaine Use Rises

  

  A thing of the past? Beer drinkers. Photocredit: rjw1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/1632452813/sizes/m/in/photostream/ What’s going on? Pulling a pint, or... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Phone Hacking: James Murdoch’s Evidence “mistaken”, Piers Morgan Under Scrutiny

  

  News Corp. COO James Murdoch. Photo credit: Sky News Rupert Murdoch may have taken a pie to the face at the culture select committee hearing, but it seems son... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Norwegian Killer Anders Breivik’s Links to the English Defense League Probed

  

  English Defence League march in support of Geert Wilders, March, 2010. Photo credit: Belkus The head of Norway’s intelligence services has said she thinks... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• US Debt Ceiling: Mum, I’m Confused

  

  Will the Republicans and Democrats reach a compromise in the debt ceiling talks? Or will they all just slope off to the pub? Let's hope not. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• US Officials: Al Qaeda Nearing Destruction in Pakistan

  

  New Al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri Osama bin Laden, the erstwhile leader of Al Qaeda, is dead: a turning point in the campaigns against terrorism. The CIA... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Crazy, Stupid, Love

  

  Ryan Gosling's 'impossibly ripped' body distracted some of the critics. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Amy Winehouse’s Death Sparks Debate Over Addiction and How to Treat It

  

  Police haven't yet said what killed singer Amy Winehouse, but most in the media are assuming it was drugs and alcohol. What that means, however, is a complex an... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Sperm Bank’s New Online Catalogue Details Donor’s Fashion Sense and Personality...

  

  A sperm cell. Photo credit: Anna Tanczos. Wellcome Images In a move that takes the phrase ‘designer baby’ to a whole new level, it has emerged that the London... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• How to Get the Facebook App for Your iPad

  

  Facebook on the iPad. Photo credit: TechCrunch An engineering student claims to have found Facebook’s iPad app hidden within the current iPhone app code. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• UK GDP Growth Slows to 0.2 Percent, as Calls on Osborne to Come up with a New...

  

  Chancellor George Osborne. Photo credit: Paul Toeman It’s been a bad day for the UK economy, the Coalition government, and, more personally, for Chancellor of... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• What Drove Oslo Bomber Anders Brievik to Mass Murder

  

  There are multiple explanations as to what drove Anders Behring Breivik to violence. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• US Debt Ceiling Talks in Gridlock, Again: Can Congress Avoid a Meltdown?

  

  Both sides are blaming the other after this weekend's debt ceiling negotiations crumbled. Can America's Congress get it together in time to save the country fro... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• London 2012: Less Than Half of UK is “excited” About Olympics

  

  With a year to go until London 2012, the UK is less than enthusiastic about the Games. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Got the Monday Blues? Time to Have Sex, Eat Chocolate Or Plan a Holiday

  

  How's your Monday been so far? Photo credit: Nick Farnhill. At what time today did you first crack a smile? If you were stuck behind a desk at work it was almos... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 BUSINESS, CAREER, SOCIETY

• Long Summer Holidays: Parents’ Nightmare Or Child’s Right?

  

  Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced plans to cut school holidays - and some parents are thrilled. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Anders Behring Breivik: Was He Working Alone?

  

  Other anti-Islamic terror cells may have been involved Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Accuser Waives Anonymity in Series of Interviews

  

  In a controversial move, Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser has gone public with a detailed account of the alleged sexual assault Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Amy Winehouse, Camden’s ‘Rehab’ Soul-singer, Dead at 27

  

  Amy Winehouse, Hovefestivalen 2007. Foto: Kim Erlandsen, NRK P3, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrk-p3/2325404812/ Soulful singer Amy Winehouse, known both for he... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CELEB, CURRENT

• What Anders Behring Breivik’s Oslo Terror Attacks Mean for Norway and Europe

  

  Were Breivik's terror attacks the crazy acts of one bitter, mad loner or indicative of deeper, and unattended, societal problems? Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY