EUGENE, Ore - Those involved in a racially-charged fight at North Eugene High School are speaking out about the altercation, which involved adults and students, as police continued to sort out exactly what happened. According to police and school officials, the brawl started when 15-year-old Michael Roberts got into a fight during lunch period with a black student. When family members, including his mother, 40-year-old Meta Reeder, came to pick him up, things got ugly. According to police, the family approached a group of mostly black teens shouting racial slurs. Then, things got physical in front of dozens of other students. ..." onmouseout="mouseOutImage(this, '4', 'FFFFFF')" onmouseover="mousOverImage(this,'AsUcEFZ6n4A',1, '4','DD424E')" /> Racial Fight...
Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper in a glitzy ceremony this evening that was meant to put a brave face on crushing debt woes. The £1billion tower reaches 2717 ft, 200 storeys into the sky, exceeding the next highest structure by some 1000 ft. Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum renamed the tower Burj Khalifa after the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan. Abu Dhabi has facilitated $25 billion in bailout funds for Dubai in the past year, fuelling expectations that Dubai will make concessions or cede some of its commercial power to its wealthier neighbour. Concerns about Dubai's $100-billion debt pile, which has made Dubai's stock exchange one of the world's worst performing, overshadowed both the ceremony and boasts by the builder, Emaar Propertie, that the Burj heralds a new dawn. Burj Khalifa...
Apr. 3 - Britain's Queen apparently tells off Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for being Queen tells off...
May 5-Face transplant recipient revealed. After being shot in the face five years ago, the first American to receive a face transplant shows it off to the world. Karina Huber reports. SOUNDBITE: Connie Culp, Transplant patient Doctor Frank Papyay, Chairman of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Institute at Cleveland Clinic Dr. Maria Siemionow, Director of Plastic Surgery Research at Cleveland Clinic Face transplant...
Feb. 9 - Fire consumed a building in Beijing that formed part of Central China Television's new headquarters. The destroyed building housed the Mandarin Oriental hotel -- which was supposed to open this year. The fire department did not immediately comment on the cause of the blaze, which occurred amid fireworks displays throughout the city to celebrate China's Lantern festival. Jon Decker reports. Fire engulfs...
Mar 28 - Buildings in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong city centres turn off their lights in support of Earth Hour 2009. This is the first year China has participated officially in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative, aimed at highlighting the issue of climate change. In Beijing, the city's Olympic centrepiece - the Bird's Nest stadium - was plunged into darkness on Saturday as the Olympic Park turned its lights off at 8.30pm local time (1230GMT). Hong Kong's dazzling skyline lost some of its sparkle as 500 companies, and 1000 buildings switched off their lights. And in Shanghai, the city skyline darkened as one by one buildings switched off their lights. Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than a billion people in 1000 cities across the world. China goes dark...
Apr. 5 - US President Barack Obama says his country will take concrete steps to free the world of nuclear weapons. US President Barack Obama set out his vision for a world free of nuclear weapons on Sunday. Visiting the Czech capital on a one-week trip marking his presidential debut on the world stage, Obama said the US would continue developing anti-missile defences as long as an Iranian nuclear threat remained. He also called on Pyongyang to abandon its efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, after its rocket launch. Sarah Barden reports. Obama promotes...
The Chelsea striker Didier Drogba launched a furious verbal assault against the referee after the West London side crashed out of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Pictures from Sky Sports. [HQ] Didier...
February 16/09:Houston,Texas. The chase began with a domestic disturbance call at a home on Gemini. It led to I-45 at Bay Area Boulevard heading northbound. Near El Dorado Boulevard the suspect rammed into a police cruiser, flipping the vehicle. The suspect continued to run at high speeds. Just south of the Broadway exit, he rammed into another official vehicle. The officer managed to keep cont More..rol, but the suspect slid across the freeway, slamming into a concrete barrier. Houston, Texas...
The French secret service is investigating whether two passengers on board the doomed Air France 447 flight had links to Islamic terrorism. It raises the possibility that the crash was not an accident. Alistair Bunkall reports. Air France Crash...
Feb 18 - A shootout between army troops and drug hitmen alarms local residents in the northern Mexican border city of Reynosa. Police said ten people died in the gun battle. Drug-related violence is spiralling out of control in Mexico, and in unrelated protests hundreds of Mexicans blocked roads and bridges into the United States to demonstrate against army operations against drug gangs. Joanna Partridge reports. Drug cartel and...
Three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali defeated almost every top fighter of the golden age of boxing and symbolized the sport for generations of fans. From the moment he captured the gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics, the fighter who first came to prominence as Cassius Clay electrified the world and transformed the art of boxing. Genre:Documentary Director:Pete McCormack Cast:Muhammad Ali, George Chuvalo, Sir Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier Facing Ali 2009...
Mar 26 - Italian designers unveil the 'Let's Pizza' vending machine. Pizza can be bought from the machine for five euros, around 6 US dollars. The device uses infra red rays and mechanised processes to make the dough, spread the topping and baking the pizza in a matter of minutes. The product which is viewed by its designers as a way to beat the recession, will hit the high street in the coming weeks. Basmah Fahim reports. Pizza vending...
Apr. 18 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country's armed forces guarantee the region's security. Sarah Barden reports. Iran shows off...
Feb 11 - A bewildered and badly burned koala is being seen as a beacon of hope after emerging from the ashes of Australia's deadliest bushfires. After days of devastation and the loss of more than 180 lives volunteer firefighter Dave Tree came across the stricken koala, now named Sam, cowering in a burned out section of a forest at Mirboo North, some 150 kilometres (90 miles) southeast of Melbourne. Almost a million animals are believed to have perished in the fires, including Australia's wild marsupials and people's pets. Sonia Legg reports. Koala bushfire...
Apr. 7 - US President Barack Obama tours two of Turkey's historical mosques accompanied by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. In Istanbul, Obama first visits Hagia Sofia, a former basilica turned mosque, which is now a museum considered the embodiment of Byzantine architecture. The US President then toured the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque because of the thousands of hand-painted Iznik tiles that adorn its interior. Obama tours mosques
Full long video of the fireworks in london for the new year 2009. What an amazing job they done, it was pretty amazing. The qauilty is very goood in HD, and its one video not to be missed. This is part 1, and theres a countnious 2nd part. London New Year...
Seems he hates apple, lol. check it out your self lol. (c)msnbc iPhone banned...
Jun 3 - President Barack Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia at the start of a diplomatic foray intended to repair America's damaged image with the Islamic world. Obama was welcomed by King Abdullah as they began talks which are expected to touch on the Arab-Israeli conflict, US overtures to Iran and the price of oil. Obama will spend the night at the Saudi king's farm before heading on to Cairo for a much-heralded speech to the Islamic world, which will fulfil a promise he made during the election campaign last year to deliver an address from a Muslim capital early in his administration. Obama in Saudi...
A man has jumped from Niagara Falls and survived. He was rescued by National Park staff and taken to hospital where his condition is described as critical. Philip Chadwick reports. Man Jumps Over...
Wow looks beautiful ! =0 New Lincoln MKZ...
Jun 1 - Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the Titanic, died on Sunday (May 31) at the age of 97, the Press Association reports Dean was only 9 weeks old when her family travelled on Titanic in hopes of beginning a new life in the United States. Her father was one of the 1517 casualties after the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg in the Atlantic. She died in the early hours of Sunday after being cared for at a nursing home in Southampton, from where the Titanic began its fateful maiden voyage. In an interview televised less than a year before her death, Dean said she Titanic's last...
Shame upon those pathetic leaders doing nothing and sitting down and watching. Isreal is a blood thirsty country. Gaza Exposes Arab...
Apr 24 - 60 years after the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy, China stages a festival of warships and submarines, aiming to project growing sea power. Kitty Bu reports. China displays...

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