"ROME - An Italian museum on Thursday defied Pope Benedict and refused to remove a modern art sculpture portraying a crucified green frog holding a beer mug and an egg that the Vatican had condemned as...
A Lebnanese court has issued arrest warrant against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for conspiring to kidnap and false imprisonmentof one of most revered Shia clerics 30 yrs back. Founder of Amal movement,...
This is a total Sunday News Story: a Catholic priest is forming an online beauty contest that will only be open to nuns. He's calling it the "Sister Italia" contest, though it will be open to nuns from 'round...
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Vancouver is the 8th most 'liveable' city in the world, according to international rankings put out by London-based Monocle magazine. Montreal was the only other Canadian city to make the cut, coming in at 16....
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We've been hearing a lot about animals stumbling into public places lately. First there was the alligator who visited a local bar, then baby otters got their drinks on as well, and now 60 sea turtles are ordering...
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This month on video you will see trailers and sample clips of 'Last Breath' from C&T Productions (myspace.com/tracyandchase), a murder mystery about a cannibalistic serial killer called the "Southside Slasher" will...
Overcoming cultural, financial and religious obstacles, 26 women athletes from Egypt qualified and headed for the Beijing 2008 Olympics."Twenty-six Egyptian women are now preparing for this August’s Beijing Olympics, including the country’s first female wrestler and a...
In yet another attempt to save Alitalia from bankruptancy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi talks with other large foreign companies. Even though Italy is not officially in recession, figures from the second quarted...
As a way to control street crime and giver citizen a better perception on security, Italian Silvio Berlusconi's conservative government sent the army across the country. The opposition cried it is a militarisation of...
“They get dressed up as priests, conduct baptisms and confirmations — all paid for by the government — while the people go hungry,” That kind of challenge has periodically shaken Venezuelan politics...
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In a Rasmussen telephone poll taken recently, voters were asked whether America's best days were ahead or behind it. In the poll's findings, 32% of those polled thought that the nation's best days were yet to come....
" 28th July 2008 POMPEII, Italy: Citing threats to public security and to the site itself, the Italian government has for the first time declared a yearlong state of emergency for the ancient city of Pompeii. "...
" Angelito “Lito” de Leon David,watercolorist, was vested an Award of Excellence last Saturday, July 12, by the New Jersey Water Color Society for his sole entry entitled, Winter Reflection. The Associate Members Annual Show is currently ongoing at the Morris County...
We all know that rising cost of food is a concern for many people but at least not Italians thanks to thier government's introduction of a new service to help them haggle or walk away from prices. " I've heard about this line and I think it's a great idea" said one...