Monthly Archives: July 2008

Karadzic faces his accusers

Former Bosnian Serb commander charged with 11 counts of war crimes and genocide
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Geek almighty

Culture: They may wear silly costumes, but their influence on movies has never been stronger
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America’s cracked code

Comment is free America: Duncan Campbell: US courts can guarantee little justice for a curious British hacker who now faces trial as a terrorist
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Cartier sets up MySpace page

Cartier’s move is aimed at bringing its prestigious style to new audiences
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Saying sorry for slavery isn’t enough

Comment is free America: Lola Adesioye: Without real programmes to help African-Americans, Congress’s apology for slavery and Jim Crow is an empty gesture
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Murray in hot form but Federer fades

Sports: Andy Murray progressed to the last eight in Cincinnati after dispatching Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets
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UK designer wins Star Wars battle

Props man is ‘delighted’ with copyright ruling that allows him to sell replica costumes
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Israel parties push for early election

Israel’s ultra nationalist parties yesterday seized on Ehud Olmert’s decision to stand aside
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Bush announces cut in troop tours

Tours of duty to be reduced from 15 to 12 months with soldiers’ roles to be increasingly supportive
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Bus passenger decapitated in Canada

The attack, on a bus bound for Winnipeg, ended with police apprehending the assailant hours later
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‘I only like escapist films’

Culture: Will the new Mummy flick hurt Maria Bello’s hard-won reputation?
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Tar sands less harmful, insists Shell

Business & economics: Fuel giant warns failure to exploit tar sands could lead to damaging reliance on coal
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A Small Study Of Big Blogs: Further Findings

Last week we presented the first results of our study of top blogs. As promised, this week we publish the second part of the survey, including further findings and problem solutions we have found out during the study. In the first part we discussed layout design and typographic settings. What remains to be covered are [...]

Judge rules Bush aides not immune from subpoenas

House Democrats called the ruling an endorsement of the principle that nobody is above the law
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The final countdown

Travel, life & style: Andrew Simms: Time is running out to stop irreversible climate change. We have only 100 months to avoid disaster
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Olympics: US resolution upsets China

US lawmakers accused of sabotaging games after condemning Beijing’s record on human rights
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World’s Worst Person Decides To Go Into Marketing

NEW YORK—Twenty-three-year-old Louis Deenan, undeniably the most detestable, loathsome individual ever to walk the earth, willfully decided…
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US economy shrinks

Analysts speculating the world’s largest economy may be in recession
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Radovan Karadzic faces his accusers over war crimes

Former Bosnian Serb military commander is charged with 11 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
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Obama accused of playing race card

John McCain’s campaign team said a speech by Barack Obama attempted to frighten voters
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Nasa probe finds water ice on Mars

Space agency’s Phoenix lander has identified water ice in a soil sample analysed in its mini-laboratory
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The cost of curiosity

Comment is free America: Duncan Campbell: Gary McKinnon is no terrorist – he’s a UFO nerd. The US should give him a job
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Better security allows Bush to cut Iraq troops

Order marks the first significant reduction of US troops in Iraq since the ’surge’ launched
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Karadzic accused of war crimes at Hague tribunal

Former Bosnian Serb leader delays plea and says he will defend himself against charges
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Nasa: Giant lake discovered on Saturn moon

Science & environment: Infrared light probe reveals first evidence of standing water on object other than Earth
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