The U.S. military says 17 insurgents have been killed and 30 detained in weekend raids across Iraq.
It says the deadliest was an operation Sunday targeting a suspected suicide bombing network east of Baqouba that killed 12 armed men.
Iraqi police have reported a dozen civilians killed in an …
A property firm based in Bath has added a further 25,000 sq ft ofoffice space to its portfolio.
Apex Court in Almondsbury is the first of two new acquisitions forHPH Commercial Property.
The first floor of the 3,000 sq ft building is home to the globalbrand management Pentland Group, with communication network providersAepona on the remaining two floors.
The leases generate a total of pounds46,000 in rent every year.
HPH has also acquired a 22,000 sq ft industrial building inCrewkerne, currently let on a nine-year lease and generatingpounds77,500 a year.
Tenant W and J TOD Aerospace employs more than 100 staff at thesite and has just won a …
Love of cooking pays off
A love of cooking has turned into a full time career for Culinary Specialist Gwendolyn Meeks, who is garnering a lot of attention these days for her tasty Breadpudding Crunch.
"I have always had a love for cooking," says the head of Umm Umm Good! Inc. "I can remember my mother signing me up for a cooking class at the Chatham YMCA when I was nine. I was always enthusiastic to get home after the classes to let my parents taste the exquisite creation I'd made.
"As I got older I found that cooking was not just a fleeting fantasy I really enjoyed it. (but loathed washing the dishes!) As as a result my friends and relatives enjoyed many delicious …
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Saturday ridiculed John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for describing themselves as agents of change at this week's Republican convention.
"Don't be fooled," Obama told a crowd of 800 people surrounding him in a large barn at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Indiana. "John McCain's party, with the help of John McCain, has been in charge" for nearly eight years.
"I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she's change, and that's great," Obama said. "She's a skillful politician. But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks …
Tennis star Anna Kournikova's mother has been arrested in Florida and charged with child neglect.
A Palm Beach police report says 46-year-old Alla Kournikova left her 5-year-old son home alone while she ran errands Tuesday.
Someone passing by the home found the boy and called police.
The boy told police he jumped out a second-story window, but was not …
TAVERNIER, Fla. Anglers like to think of themselves as the pillarsof conservation.
The Florida Keys Wild Bird Center delivers a sharp reminder thatwe have work to do.
Wasted fishing line and snagged hooks or lures are a deadly threatto wildlife and birds.
On the ocean, the problem is accentuated. Birds come to associateboats with baitfish and food. Terns, gulls and frigate birds circleboats in anticipation of an easy dinner, sometimes divebombing baiton the hook.
The wild bird center rehabilitates birds of all sorts withinjuries usually related to humans, particularly fishermen.
In a couple hours there earlier this month, my consciousness …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee says the U.S. should withhold money from the United Nations to force changes at the world body.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican, described her plan at the start of a hearing with the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Susan Rice.
Ros-Lehtinen plans to introduce a bill next week to …
