Wow now we have the hype and the problem is made to be 10 times worse than it really is. I wonder if the media realises its power of causing a real finacial melt down, people panic sell their shares move their money buy gold. This sudden slump on the stocks and...
"The Modern-Day Pied Piper Of Hamlin - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses supporters during a campaign stop at Columbus East High School in Columbus, Indiana, April 11, 2008....
"Damage assessments from Hurricane Ike at NASA's Johnson Space Center continued on Sunday, and a space agency spokesman said it could be late this week or sometime next week before the facility is ready to reopen for normal operations. Johnson, which employees 16,500,...
The opposition pro democracy parties victory allows them to retain the veto power over legislative initiavites. " HK opposition wins at least 22 legislative seats:2008-09-08 01:50:02 -HONG KONG (AP) -...
The Associated Press is reporting that a Pennsylvania dentist has been charged with dumping medical waste at local beachs. The dumpings have forced some local beaches to close at what local officials describe as the...
Update 2: 8/29/08 -- It may be encephalitisUpdate 8/27/08 -- 35 more have died""“We really don’t know what exactly it is; we are depending on the finding of a team of specialists from New Delhi.”...
The reason court hearings are public is so that there is oversight and accountability; so the government, i.e. those running it, can't throw you in prison forever just on their "say so" without the public being witness to the evidence. It's a hallmark of civilized nations....
"Chandigarh(Mera Chandigarh):The Chandigarh per capita income is highest in India, it is not only on papers but displayed in city every where from closed room to open streets."
Two Olympics jokes are apparently circulating in Beijing. The first one is lame, like something your dentist might tell you."Here’s the first joke: “At the closing ceremonies, International Olympic Committee...
As Russia continues to pummel Georgia with bombers, tanks, and soldiers, U.N. officials confirm that the Russian military has pushed beyond the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Russians were very...
"Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.The Beijing Games' glittering curtain raiser went off...
Burma's most popular comedian, Maung Thura who is well known as Zarganar faces 20 years in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison for helping Cyclone Nargis victims in the Irrawaddy delta " The repressive and...
"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...
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"Residents were warned to keep their doors and windows closed yesterday after a 6ft boa constrictor escaped from the home of a former contestant on the television show X Factor. The snake, which kills its prey by...