Rub-a-dub-dub one man in a tub crosses the Irish Sea

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• Rub-a-dub-dub one man in a tub crosses the Irish Sea
• 60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax
• Near Kandahar, the Prize Is an Empty Town
• Pressure Rises on Shaken Afghan Bank
• Books of The Times: At the Center of the Storm, but Still a Mystery
• Apple Upgrades iPod Lineup and Apple TV
• Gunman Takes Hostage in Maryland
• Victoria Azarenka Collapses During Open Match
• Aircraft crashes into North Sea
• South Armagh diesel plant raided
• Chile miners receive food via tube
• Defining Freedom in Baghdad
• Hostages Reported Taken in Maryland
• Hostage taken at US Discovery HQ
• Top Gear's 'The Stig': Revealed?
• Tabloid Hack Attack on Royals, and Beyond
• Ivanovic Tries to Recapture Old Form
• Aid group says workers safe after Congo rebel attack
• BBC staff vote for strike over pension overhaul
• Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005

Rub-a-dub-dub one man in a tub crosses the Irish Sea Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT At an age when many people are thinking about how to get in and out of the bath, Mervyn Kinkead has put his own tub to a use which belies his advancing years.

60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:26 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - A group of 60 nations, including France, Britain and Japan, will propose at the U.N. this month that a tax be introduced on international currency transactions to raise funds for development aid, ministers said on Wednesday.

Near Kandahar, the Prize Is an Empty Town Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:10 PM PDT While many security operations in Afghanistan are joint ones between NATO and Afghan forces, in most of them, the phrase "Afghan-led" is little more than a polite fiction. This was an exception.

Pressure Rises on Shaken Afghan Bank Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:32 PM PDT Afghanistan's top bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown of the Kabul Bank a day after the bank changed its leadership following the discovery of losses approaching $300 million.

Books of The Times: At the Center of the Storm, but Still a Mystery Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:40 PM PDT Tony Blair's memoir, "A Journey," sheds little light on his political vision or on why he took Britain to war against Iraq.

Apple Upgrades iPod Lineup and Apple TV Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:40 PM PDT Apple on Wednesday introduced a social media service geared to music lovers that is built into iTunes, revamped its lineup of iPods and unveiled an upgraded version of its set-top box.

Gunman Takes Hostage in Maryland Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:01 PM PDT A gunman who may have an explosive device has taken at least one person hostage, the authorities said.

Victoria Azarenka Collapses During Open Match Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:48 PM PDT Victoria Azarenka of Belarus showed signs of dizziness earlier in her match at the U.S. Open. After collapsing on the court, she was taken to a local hospital.

Aircraft crashes into North Sea Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:15 PM PDT A light aircraft with two people on board travelling from Germany to Norfolk plunges into the North Sea off the Suffolk coast.

South Armagh diesel plant raided Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:25 AM PDT An illegal diesel laundering plant has polluted a rural area of South Armagh, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Chile miners receive food via tube Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:43 AM PDT New pictures have been released of the miners trapped underground in Chile.

Defining Freedom in Baghdad Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:06 AM PDT "I am free to read the newspaper I want, but what I will read is that my mother is dead."

Hostages Reported Taken in Maryland Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:36 AM PDT SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Police in a Washington, D.C., suburb say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Communications.

Hostage taken at US Discovery HQ Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:50 PM PDT A man with a gun takes at least one hostage inside the Discovery Communications HQ in Silver Spring, near Washington DC.

Top Gear's 'The Stig': Revealed? Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:43 AM PDT The BBC has lost a legal fight to stop publication of a book which reveals the identity of Top Gear's driver The Stig.

Tabloid Hack Attack on Royals, and Beyond Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:49 PM PDT How a London paper listened in on the private voice mail messages of the rich and famous, including Britain's Prince Harry and Prince William.

Ivanovic Tries to Recapture Old Form Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:34 AM PDT Unseeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, a No. 1 in 2008, beat Zheng Jie of China, the No. 21 seed, in a match that lasted less than an hour.

Aid group says workers safe after Congo rebel attack Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:49 PM PDT KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese rebels attacked a group of aid workers at a remote airstrip in restive eastern Congo Monday, forcing six of them to flee into bush before being rescued, a spokesman for the aid group said Wednesday.

BBC staff vote for strike over pension overhaul Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:26 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at Britain's BBC voted on Wednesday to strike in protest against the state-funded broadcaster's plans to reduce a large pension deficit by capping the growth of pensionable pay, unions said.

Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005 Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT The UK should have addressed its public deficit back in 2005, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC.

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