Kaavya faces more plagiarism charges

Kaavya faces more plagiarism charges
Daily News & Analysis - 2 hours agoA reader told The New York Times there were three parts of Opal Mehta that are similar to passages in Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. While the plots of the two books are distinct, the phrasing ...

Gas grab drives oil prices higher
Melbourne Herald Sun - 1 hour agoBOLIVIA's new government yesterday helped to trigger another spike in world energy prices after announcing it would nationalise gas and oil reserves in the country. The controversial move, which effectively ...

Oilers Upset Red Wings in NHL Playoffs; Ducks Force Game 7
Bloomberg - 4 hours agoMay 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Edmonton Oilers upset the top- seeded Detroit Red Wings last night to advance in the National Hockey League playoffs, while the Anaheim Mighty Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 to force a deciding seventh game. ...

Canadians escape injury in Afghan attack
Globe and Mail - 6 hours agoKabul Three Canadian coalition members were hit by an improvised explosive device or roadside bomb near Kabul on Tuesday, but escaped without injury, the military said. The three, whose exact titles ...

Escape artist to ape a fish for a week, Houdini later
Earthtimes.org - 1 hour agoInspired by magician Harry Houdini, performance artist David Blaine has entered a huge 8 feet tall plastic bowl filled with water at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in New York. Blaine will remain in ...

Blair looks to repair damage on local election trail
Monsters and Critics.com - 25 minutes agoTony Blair will today strive to highlight the government s achievements during a campaign visit to north-west England, where he will try to deflect attention from current scandals rocking the Labour party. ...

FACTBOX-Italy's Berlusconi resigns - what happens next
Reuters - 1 hour agoMay 2 (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi resigned as Italian prime minister on Tuesday following his narrow defeat in a national election three weeks ago at the hands of centre-left leader Romano Prodi. Under Italy's ...

Kids' flu vaccine more effective as mist than shot
USA Today - 14 hours agoBy Anita Manning, USA TODAY. A nasal spray flu vaccine was found to be 55% better at staving off flu in young children than flu shots, according to a company-financed study presented Monday. The vaccine, a ...