News Roundup: Thursday 25 October 2007

Al Jazeera: Opposition Leader Aung Sun Suu Kyi has met a government official for talks.

BBC News: The parents of Madeline McCann have relased a sketch of the man they suspect of kidnapping their daughter.

CBC News: An army reservist from Nova Scotia will face military trial over the shooting death of a colleague in Afghanistan earlier this year.

CBN News: The US House of Representatives is to vote on a revised version of the S-CHIP bill that President Bush vetoed earlier this month.

KNBC - Los Angeles: Firefighters have attacked the wildfires buring in Southern California amind calm conditions.

Cable News Network: Argentina's First Lady has said she doesn't want to be compared to Hillary Clinton or Eva Peron.

And Finally...

BBC News: Australian coal miners are being given lessons in foreplay, and the menopause... in an attempt to boost productivity!

Comment: Hmmm, I wonder what kind of productivity they are actually trying to boost...

News Roundup: Wednesday 24th October 2007

KNX NewsRadio 1070, Los Angeles: FBI agents have raided a home in Orange County in connection with an arson investigation into one of the wildfires.

Press TV: At least 23 people have been killed in a bus explosion in a northern district of Mogadishu.

Channel News Asia: Myanmar/Burma pro-democracy protestors have been staging protests in front of Chinese Embassies around the world on Wednesday to mark 12 years of detention for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Coalition MPs are playing down fears that a likely interest rate rise in Australia next month will spell electoral doom for the party.

RTE News: A Chinese lunar orbiter, named after a legendary goddess who flew to the Moon and never returned, has successfully launched from the Sichuan province.

Yahoo! News UK: Gerry McCann, father of missing Madeline McCann, has angrily denied claims that he and Kate drugged their children.

And Finally...

BBC Bristol: A man used a false identity to get a job a Bristol Magistrates Court, despite having 129 convictions!

Comment: The daft thing was, he held down the job for a whole 17 months!!! You'd think with 129 convictions, someone there would have recognised him!!! He must have been up before magistrates there many times!

Reporting on the wildfires turns personal

I've been following KCBS TV's (CBS2) breaking news coverage of the Southern California wildfires online and I've seen that one of their San Diego colleagues had the unpleasant duty of reporting the destruction of his own home in those wildifres.

Fortunately, everybody had gotten out, no pets were in the house, so everybody was fine, but he had lived in that house for 25 years! My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family for a positive resolution.

News Roundup: Tuesday 23rd October 2007

1010 WINS: Long Island store clerk fights off would-be robber with an axe!

WBZ NewsRadio 1030: Tickets for the World Series between Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies are a hot commodity!

CBS 2 / KCAL 9 - Los Angeles: Over 1000 homes lost to Southern California wildfires. Complete coverage including Live News Video.

CNN.com: The Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off at 11.38 am ET, headed to the International Space Station.

Deutsche Welle: The European Union is planning a "blue card" work visa programme, similar to the US "green card" system.

Yahoo! 7 News Australia: A "white powder" has been found at Parliament House in Canberra.

And Finally...

Yahoo! News US: An 81-year old German woman took a short cut, going the wrong way down the Autobahn - at a pedestrian 4 miles an hour in a wheelchair!

News Roundup: Monday 22nd October 2007

MSNBC: Over 250,000 people are fleeing from a string of fires in Southern California.

France 24: The far right Swiss People's Party makes gains in Swiss general election.

WTOP News: Police in maryland believe they've found the body of a woman missing since 1996.

BBC Dorset: Government figures have revealed that the number of highest risk registered sex offenders dropped by over a third in Dorset.

CTV News: A UNHR Commissioner has called a vote by Canada against a UN declaration of Aboriginal Rights "astonishing".

NDTV India: A special session of parliament may be called over the continued wrangling over an Indo-US nuclear deal.

And Finally...

BBC News: New York is releasing 700,000 ladybirds in two housing complexes, as a pest control measure!