Profile: Canadian Conservative Leader and Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Current Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the twenty-second Canadian PM, winning a minority government in the January 2006 federal election. He was born in Toronto in 1959, moving to Alberta in '78. He studied at the...

Troopergate Closed Meeting Ends in Anchorage

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska lawmakers met behind closed doors Friday to discuss a politically charged ethics report into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her state public safety commissioner. The Republican vice...

Mbeki loyalists to form new South African party: report

The political landscape in South Africa continues to be volatile, as reports are coming in today that ousted president Thabo Mbeki and his loyalists are regrouping to retake power."Disgruntled members of South...

US superpower status is shaken

After the end of the Cold War and demise of  Russian empire America remained the only big superpower but it seems latest development in the financial world and on the other fronts have shaken its position. The...

Karzai's brother 'met ex-Taleban'

After the New York Times alleged that brother of afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is involved in opium trading, now this new revelation will even make him more embarrassed. President's brother is accused of having met the Taliban representative. "The Afghan president's...

Maldives heads to historic presidential poll

Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...

Russian Tsar descendants officially entitled to royal family property in Russia

Just recently the Russian Supreme Court has ruled in the case of the Russian royal family, which was brutally murdered in 1918 by Bolsheviks, to officially declare Tsar Nikolay II and his family victims of Soviet...

New voting glitches raise concerns in Florida

"New voting glitches raise concerns in Florida""TAMPA, Fla. - Nearly a month after voters in Florida cast their ballots, opponents in the razor-close election head for court as a judge approves a third recount. Sound familiar? Welcome back to Palm Beach County, where the more...

India's Secular Political outfit support peace protest of Christians

In Union Cabinet meeting  PM Manmohan Singh expressed anguish over continuing violence against Christians in Orissa, Federal Home Minister Shivraj Patil shot off a strongly-worded letter to CM Naveen Patnaik...

Spain moves to allow Medical Marijuana for treating Multiple conditions

" The Spanish Health Ministry is expected to give its blessing to a Catalonian plan to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients in need. The London Independent on Sunday reported on Feb. 6, 2005 ( "Spain's Health Ministry To Allow Doctors To Prescribe ...

Who could have ever seen this financial mess coming? By Tom Tomorrow (Politi...

In 6 quick panels, Tom Tomorrow sums up the corporate criminal logic behind the bailout:" Wall Street Pig 1: "We're too big to fail, suckers!" Wall Street Pig 2: "If we go down, we're taking the rest of you down with us!""

Peter Mandelson to return to Cabinet

In a truly stunning move, Peter Mandelson, the EU's Trade Commissioner, has been recalled to London to serve in Gordon Brown's cabinet. Mandelson was a powerful voice in Brussels, and it will be interesting to see...

The simultaneous rejection of the bailout and a corrupt ruling class by Glenn...

Glenn Greenwald comments on the bailout vote failure in Congress; the Establishment politicians among the Democrats and Republicans did their best to push through a $700 billion dollar government intervention into the "free market" to benefit immoral and corrupt globalist...

President Bush, Barack Obama and John McCain Warn of Dire Financial Times

US President George W. Bush spoke, again, to the American people this morning, warning that the US economy was at a 'critical moment' and urging the passing of a bailout plan. Barack Obama was giving the same spiel,...

Funding The Green Party

" photo credit: Lili Vieira de Carvalho If you ever wondered how the Green Party gets its funded, an article on their site explains it. Their end game is to make money off of votes, knowing they have absolutely no chance of winning an election. This is reason enough to...

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