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...

California will change marriage licenses to say 'bride' and 'groom'

"Bride and groom are in. Party A and Party B are out.California state officials, saying they had heard from residents all over the state who would like to be identified as "bride" and "groom" on their marriage...

Russians Reinstate Romanov Royal Family - the Last Tzar is a New Ztar

NINETY years after the Bolshevik Rising in 1917 with the annhilation of the Russian Royal Family, a supreme court in the country has now declared the unfortunate family  victims of political repression and...

Ex-Gurkha soldiers win right to retire in Britain

" Former Gurkha soldiers who fought alongside British troops won a long-running battle on Tuesday for the right to retire in Britain. Waving their regiment's flag outside London's High Court, members of the unit...

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...

Harper Under Attack From All Parties

Stephan Dion renewed his attacks on prime minister Stephen Harper, saying Harper shares the same ideolgy as George W. Bush. "“It’s a weakness of those governments... it’s the same ideology that Mr. Harper...

Poll disaster for Bavaria leaders

Elections in the German region of Bavaria yesterday saw a major blow dealt to Germany's conservative party. The result was the party's worst result since 1954. The result is bad news for Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel."Bavaria's ruling conservatives, the Christian Social...

Govt indecisive on joint session of parliament

"The ruling coalition in Pakistan has not decided yet whether or not to hold a joint sitting of the parliament’s two chambers to discuss the security situation despite opposition’s mounting pressure in this context, sources here say. Similarly, sources in the government...

Pakistani Pathans jubilant as ‘Pakhtunkhwa’ echoes in UN

" For the first time in the 61-year history of Pakistan and 63 of United Nations, the word Pakhtunkhwa [the Land of the Pakhtuns, or Pathans] echoed through the august hall of the General Assembly, parting a satisfying message among the Pakhtuns in Pakistan, including...

20-year-old Convicted in Toronto Terror Plot

The first person convicted under Canada's new terror act legistlation is a 20-year-old member of the so-called 'Toronto 18', men who prosecutors claim trained to carry out deadly attacks against the Canadian Government. His name has not been released as he was under the age...

Japan party set to choose new PM

Japan is set to elect a new Prime Minister. The outspoken former foreign minister Taro Aso is most likely to take over the reins from Yasuo Fukuda, who suddenly quit this month leaving a policy vacuum as the economy...

Al Qaeda decapitated 12 Mauritanian Soldiers

"Mauritania says 12 held by al Qaeda were decapitated Sat 20 Sep 2008, 17:54 GMTNOUAKCHOTT, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Twelve Mauritanian soldiers who were abducted in an attack on their patrol claimed by al Qaeda have been found killed with their heads cut off, a senior official of...

Canadian National Election Campaign - 'Stephen Harper Has Failed' Says Layton

The listeriosis outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of 18 people has continued to push its way into the Canadian national polical scene. The reverberations from agriculture minister Gerry Ritz's 'jokes' about...

Thailand lifts emergency

After several thousand anti-government protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy besieged the grounds of Government House — the prime minister's office demanding his resignation in Thailand. The embattled...

Philippines: Cabs now required to issue meter receipts

If you are one who has frequently traveled in the Philipines specially in the Metro Manila area, I'm quite sure that you have encountered the "kontrata" drivers (drivers who don't use the taxi meter). This is one...

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