U.S. deserter could qualify as refugee: court

"An American war deserter could have a valid claim for refugee status in Canada, the Federal Court ruled on Friday. In a decision that may have an impact on dozens of refugee claimants in Canada, Federal Court Justice Robert Barnes said Canada's refugee board erred by...

Meez Finally Launches Virtual World

You caught me. I like hanging out on the 'net as a break from work, and yes, I use Meez.  Now the avatar maker has created virtual communities with a great deal of functionality, including your own "Roomz" with...

Wheeler to appeal over referendum

The millionaire Stuart Wheeler's Quixotic quest to force a referendum on the Lisbon reform treaty has been dealt a blow today as the High Court has rejected his legal challenge. His argument is that because the...

Conservative Christian leader blasts Obama speech

Barack Obama has responded to Dobson's criticism by saying he is "making stuff up." This incident highlights the challenge that Obama presents to the Conservative Christian right political movement, which has gone...

Barnes battles for post as boss

If John does get a job in management I hope he's better at it than he is at presenting TV programmes. Great footballer in his day though, oh and rapper with New Order."Barnes battles for post as boss ...

Canada: Accused Egyptian Terrorist Harkat Lawyers Seek Extra Public Defence F...

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor For Now Public Readers, I have some knowledge of this case.  This person has many strikes against him, fraud using a forged passport, soon marrying a lovelorn French...

Trump clashes with resort opponents

If Donald Trump finds it tricky dealing with British councils, what hope is there for the rest of us."Trump clashes with resort opponents US property tycoon Donald Trump has clashed with the councillor whose vote led to the rejection of his £1...

Philadelphia: Former Nazi SS Guard To Be Deported After 52 Years in U.S.

Even though Anton Geiser's lawyer said that the U.S. shouldn't revisit old decisions, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court said the former concentration camp guard was being kicked out of the United States. Geiser was part of...

Confirming months of speculation, Apple has announced that it will begin ship...

I am really glad that I delayed my decision to purchase an iPhone. It was launched at $599 for an 8GB iPhone and then was reduced to $399The iPhone 3G will be available July 11th in 22 countries. The maximum price around the world is $199 USD. The 16GB version will...

Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan's MySpace profiles breached

A glitch in the MySpace system allowed Paris Hilton's and Lindsay Lohan's private photos to be posted all over the Internet- I'm sure the 'stars' wouldn't mind too much considering they've been seen in a lot worse...

Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs

" SHIZUOKA — A blind Peruvian woman who lives in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, has been denied admission by two sports clubs with one citing concern for ‘‘inconveniencing other guests,’’ the woman said Thursday. Wendi Yamashiro, 33, told a press conference at the...

Facebook to help find missing children

Facebook and Bebo is now being used to trace missing children such as Madeline McCann, as her parents are the first to back the idea."The charity Missing People has set up an application for Facebook users to...

Release: NowPublic.com Announces Partnership with ShoZu, Making On-the-Go Jou...

" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NowPublic.com (http://www.nowpublic.com/), the world's largest participatory news network, today announced a key partnership enabling consumers to quickly and...

Palm opens its Virtual Developer Lab

If you're a software developer or have a need to collaborate online, Palm has a new mobile offering that might help you out. They've developed a virtual lab, where users can meet, talk and swap ideas as well as complete tests and make tweaks."If you're Palm, a mobile platform...

Twitter breaks Chinese earthquake news

The Globe and Mail's Mathew Ingram wrote about Twitter's news breaking success today as well.   If you don't read Mathew's blog it's worth checking out for a Canadian perspective on technology.  Here's what Mathew had to say today:""Like many others, I woke up...

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