Top StoriesTop Stories continually updated from thousands of sources.UK Birmingham uses Alabama skyline in leaflet- August 15, 2008 Britain's second-largest city, Birmingham, has adopted a new skyline - an ocean away.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV53HOSS7ZEi=2BZqdUn... Greenspan says U.S. house prices to stabilize early next year- August 15, 2008 Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said he expected U.S. house prices will begin to stabilize in the first half of next year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV7a7V0oiNKHutDrOgdu... Afghan blast kills 3 in US-led coalition- August 15, 2008 An explosion targeting international troops on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan killed three members of the U.S.-led coalition Thursday, the coalition said.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV6QhgQof=2FYcMw2vgz... Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, kills 18- August 15, 2008 An Iraqi soldier provides security as Shiite women arrive for a major religious festival in Karbala, Iraq, Thursday, Aug.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV4DkNj7RSNqpMtvCUoC... 'It is all too much': In Georgian capital, refugees from conflict find a system overwhelmed- August 14, 2008 She was one of the first to arrive at the Department of Refugees in this Georgian capital, and for the first few days had camped out on the street awaiting registration and the daily supplies of dry pasta that ...http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV7gk7kE=2BZ5A8P1TtV... American Airlines Fined $7M For Safety Problems- August 14, 2008 The Federal Aviation Administration has accused American Airlines of safety and drug-testing violations.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV5O3Dfcqk9ihTqAgJbd... Chef Julia Child: Super Spy- August 14, 2008 What big secret did chef Julia Child , Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg share During the time Adolf Hitler 's Germany was threatening the world, they served in an ...http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV7X2ikCG8CcAbl=2BYO... Antigua police arrest 2 in honeymooner killings- August 14, 2008 ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - Two women have been arrested in the slaying of a honeymooning British couple at an Antiguan resort, police said Thursday.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV7BCQSR7OZTx=2Bmnft... Georgian president's Russia claims raise eyebrows- August 14, 2008 It was a claim that could have provoked a dangerous Kremlin response: The United States is readying to take over airports and ports in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV7kQDNCmRM6gB1T=2Bf... Fullerton Woman Gives Birth On Front Lawn- August 14, 2008 Alone and in labor, Jessica Higgins found the first place she could to give birth -- her front lawn.http://www.topix.net/r/0H=2FL55GQwY9eButB2148y=2Bl3E=2FE3puCdiRqL57hfySV4Qg58lGX0nN8XpOBAY... |