Gregory Campbell is the new minister for culture, arts and leisure
East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has been appointed as the new minister for culture, arts and leisure.
He replaced Edwin Poots in a reshuffle of DUP ministers which followed Peter Robinson’s elevation to first minister.
One of Mr Campbell’s first decisions will be whether to award ï¿¡5m [...]

Students in public schools learn as much or more math between kindergarten and fifth grade as similar students in private schools, according to a new University of Illinois study of multi-year, longitudinal data on nearly 10,000 students.
The results of the study appear in the May issue of the education journal Phi Delta Kappan.
“These data provide [...]

Raunchy photos of teenage superstar Miley Cyrus have reportedly appeared on the internet, but some fans are questioning whether the pics are of a look-alike of the Hannah Montana star.
The photos allegedly show the 15-year-old daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus pulling down her white singlet to reveal a lacy green bra.
In another shot, [...]

Not since the semifinals at the Adelaide Oval a year ago, against Fiji, had New Zealand tasted defeat but coach Gordon Tietjens team had to settle for their first loss of 2008 tonight after five consecutive tournament wins.
Inspired by veteran Fabian Juries who scored two tries to earn the player of the tournament award, South [...]

%26quot;The appellate panel would be headed by the board chairman and Shoaib can have the ban reviewed,%26quot; Shafqat Naghmi, the PCBs chief operating officer, said today.
%26quot;But we dont think it is an unjust decision of the disciplinary committee,%26quot; he said.
Shoaib, who was banned after a string of disciplinary violations, said he would be filing an [...]

The scientists caution that the discovery does not suggest the presence of chronic disease, nor does it support extended use of antibiotics to treat Lyme disease in humans. Their findings are reported in the March issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
However, they say, the results of this study do set the stage for [...]

%26quot;Gone are the days when two countries, England and Australia, had the veto power in international cricket, even though the dinosaurs, still trying to voice their prejudiced opinions in the media, may not open their eyes and see the reality,%26quot; Gavaskar wrote in a syndicated newspaper column.
%26quot;The cricketing world has found that India has no [...]

Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the 6-foot-9 NBA star and the 5-foot-11 Brazilian model for the cover and an inside spread. Vogue spokesman Patrick O’Connell said the magazine “sought to celebrate two superstars at the top of their game” for the magazine’s annual issue devoted to size and shape.
“We think Lebron James [...]

Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the 6-foot-9 NBA star and the 5-foot-11 Brazilian model for the cover and an inside spread. Vogue spokesman Patrick O’Connell said the magazine “sought to celebrate two superstars at the top of their game” for the magazine’s annual issue devoted to size and shape.
“We think Lebron James and Gisele [...]

Langeveldt, who is black, was included in the squad earlier this month ahead of the white Andre Nel in accordance with Cricket South Africas (CSA) racial transformation policy.
%26quot;Charl Langeveldt called me today (Tuesday) in an emotional state saying he wanted to withdraw from the tour so he can consider his international future in the right [...]