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Human rights body condemns counter-terrorism bill
"Government plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days are "unnecessary, disproportionate and counter-productive" and should be rejected when they come before the House of Lords next week, an international human rights group said today. Human Rights...Hot Wheels hit the road for 40th anniversary
Previous articles on the 40th birthday of Hot Wheels can be seen here.I wish I could go to one of the road shows, but I don't think they are stopping in Vancouver. Seems more interesting than a regular car show since...Henley by-election: Tories beat humiliated Labour into fifth place
Another trouncing for the Labour party in the UK, this time in the Henley by-election. The parliament seat election was to replace Boris Johnson, who resigned after he was elected mayor of London."The Conservative Party has beaten Labour into fifth place in the by-election to...Chinese president promises divergent voices be heard online
"BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao talked to Internet users Friday morning via a major news portal, the first time that the nation's leader has gone online to chat with the public. Hu, also general secretary of the Communist...
Pakistan celebrates 55th birth anniversary of slain Bhutto
As the Pakistanis celebrated the 55th birth anniversary of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Saturday, first after her assassination in December last year, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani announced... Nurses to be rated on how smiley they are
Well a smile is great but getting a 'drip' in a vein well and with as little pain as possible will do - smile or not. " Nurses are to be scored on how compassionate they are towards patients as part of a government plan to improve quality in the NHS to be unveiled in... In the Spotlight: Tim Kretschmann of Pageant Cast
Tim Kretschmann is a radio show host who has launched TKPN, an Internet radio networkthat includes a half-hour weekly program dedicated to beauty pageants called the PageantCast, found online at www.pageantcast.com....Papa Smurf's Got a Brand New Bag
Gargamel, it's time to put your big-boy pants on." The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on... 30th Anniversary of "Ping-pong Diplomacy" Marked in Beijing
Pop culture references to this historic event is a thing of the past. This break through moment of US-China relations was revisited in the movie Forrest Gump- but other than that, only the Baby Boomers remember. What... St Paul's Cathedral opens new South Churchyard
The magnificent St. Paul's Cathedral in London opened its new South Churchyard to the public today. This new peaceful space in the grounds took three years to complete at a cost of 3.8 million pounds." The... Audio comment: 40 Years on. Remembering the Assasination on Bobby Kennedy
40 years ago today, Bobby Kennedy was assasinated at the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles. Markus tries to make sense of it, asks whether Obama will be able to fulfil the legacy 40 years on, and reflects about America's approach to its own history. An Audio comment.... Will Israel Attack Iran's Nuclear Facilities Before the End of the Bush Admin...
Nouriel Roubini has successfully predicted many things well before they happened or were even seen as plausible. For this reason, his recent post is particularly ominous."I had the pleasure to meet and... Three Years--Still No Justice for Natalee Holloway
This weekend marked three years in the infamous disappearance of Alabama teen, Natalee Holloway, who was last seen with Joran van der Sloot in Aruba while on vacation with her graduating high school classmates.For... UN celebrates 60 years of peacekeeping
The blue hats have been keeping the peace for 60 years now, and the United Nations is marking the occasion with a series of ceremonies around the world.But while 60 is an impressive number, there continues to be... Remembering Tiananmen Square
Remembering Tiananmen Square In 2008 Events to be held around the world this week May 30, 2008 (CSN) -- It is that time of year for the annual commemorations and memorial observances to remember the freedom fighters...
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