W3lib.com / Published NewsPligg Web 2.0 Content Management System votesSuspicious powder shuts U.S. embassy in Sri Lanka (Reuters)- June 25, 2008 Reuters - The U.S. embassy in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, was closed on Wednesday after a "suspicious powder" was found in the premi6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/Suspicious_powder_shuts_U-S-_embassy_in_Sri_Lanka______Reuters/ Hamas says it will not police truce with Israel (AP)- June 25, 2008 AP - The militant group Hamas said it remains committed to a cease-fire with Israel, but will not act as Israel's "police force" in confronting milit6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/Hamas_says_it_will_not_police_truce_with_Israel______AP/ Supreme Court strikes down death penalty for child rape (Reuters)- June 25, 2008 Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday the death penalty cannot be imposed for child rape, its first decision in more than 36 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/Supreme_Court_strikes_down_death_penalty_for_child_rape______Reu... 6 dead in Henderson, Ky., plastics plant shooting (AP)- June 25, 2008 AP - An employee shot and killed a supervisor and four others after an argument at a western Kentucky plastics plant in a rampage that ended in the g6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/6_dead_in_Henderson_Ky-_plastics_plant_shooting______AP/ Exxon Valdez $2.5 billion oil spill ruling overturned (Reuters)- June 25, 2008 Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp had been orde6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/Exxon_Valdez_2-5_billion_oil_spill_ruling_overturned______Reuter... New home sales and prices both drop in May (AP)- June 25, 2008 AP - Sales of new homes tumbled for the sixth time in seven months in May while median prices kept plunging, underscoring the depth of the nation's h6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/New_home_sales_and_prices_both_drop_in_May______AP/ Architect hopes new skyscraper keeps us spinning (AP)- June 25, 2008 AP - An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be "the world's first building in motion," a6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/Architect_hopes_new_skyscraper_keeps_us_spinning______AP/ House to vote today on limiting minimum tax (AP)- June 25, 2008 AP - The House is to vote Wednesday on extending relief to more than 20 million taxpayers in danger of getting hit by the alternative minimum tax thi6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/House_to_vote_today_on_limiting_minimum_tax______AP/ Djokovic upset by Safin in 2nd round at Wimbledon (AP)- June 25, 2008 AP - Novak Djokovic was upset in straight sets by Marat Safin in the second round Wednesday, ending the Serb's chances of testing his theory about Ro6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/Djokovic_upset_by_Safin_in_2nd_round_at_Wimbledon______AP/ Queen confers knighthood on Salman Rushdie (AP)- June 25, 2008 AP - Queen Elizabeth II conferred a knighthood on "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie on Wednesday, a year after the announcement of the knigh6 Vote(s)http://www.w3lib.com/News/Queen_confers_knighthood_on_Salman_Rushdie______AP/ |