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Britain withdraws terror detention law after defeat (AFP)

by Alice Ritchie 2 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - The British government on Monday withdrew a plan to extend the time suspected violent extremists can be held without charge after the House of Lords voted against it. Home Secretary...

Britian's House of Lords rejects tougher anti-terrorism laws

London: Britain's upper house of parliament on Monday firmly rejected a government proposal to tighten anti-terrorism laws, saying it would not support suspects being held for up to six weeks without charge. In a vote carried...

Bordeaux’s Cavenaghi’s Chance To Impress Liverpool In Champions League Clash Against Chelsea

Bordeaux striker Fernando Cavenaghi has apparently emerged as a January transfer target for Premiership outfit Liverpool following the fine form the Argentina international has displayed this season. read more

Hantuchova makes early exit

Daniela Hantuchova was upset in the first round of the Zurich Open on Monday, losing in straight sets to Maria Kirilenko. Hantuchova, the eighth seed, was beaten 7-5 6-2 to exit a tournament in the first round for the second...

Mufin upends musical expectations for curious listeners

Sign up for the Mufin beta using this special BetaNews invite code now. Descended from the Fraunhoffer IIS Institute research that brought you the MP3 file format, Mufin (MUsic FINder) analyzes individual songs, identifies...

BMI's Gainor: Nobel for Krugman 'In Keeping' with Tradition

The Nobel Prize Committee's decision to award the economics honors on left-wing New York Times Paul Krugman is right in line with the organization's tradition of honoring conservative-bashing writers and scientists, according...

Ahtisaari’s Well Deserved Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded last Friday to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari. The mainstream media claimed matter-of-factly that this was the “global trouble-shooter’s” reward for many years of “helping end...

Cavuto: Happy, but never satisfied

Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News interviews Fox Business Network’s Neil Cavuto on the one-year anniversary of the network’s launch. Here is an excerpt: MCN: With FBN’s first-year anniversary approaching, are you pleased with...

What's their major?

Compiled by Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Everybody has to start somewhere. Undergraduate majors completed by some notable people include: Cynthia Baldwin: former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice; English, Penn State...

Government drops 42 days plan

Gordon Brown has dropped his controversial bid to extend detention without trial to 42 days after losing a show-down with the House of Lords. By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent Home Secretary Jacqui Smith reads the...

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