12 militants surrender in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal region

Twelve militants laid down their arms in the troubled Bajaur tribal agency while the Afghan refugees continued returning to their homeland from the area in large numbers on the second day of a three-day deadline to leave the area."KHAR: Twelve tribal militants have...

US disturbed by Russian arms sales to Latin America

US administrations used arms sales and notorious military training as one of its tactics to achieve a regional balance of power and keep its hegemony. As bilateral relations between US and Venezuela...

Man, 23, Abandons His Newborn 11 Day - Old Baby in Plastic Garbage Bag

A MAN in Orlando, Florida, snatched his newborn eleven day-old baby from the boy's mother, ran down the road and abandoned his son in a black plastic garbage bag, after placing him in a plastic basket.  The man,...

New Delhi won’t toe TN line, says Lanka

"New Delhi won’t toe TN line, says Lanka P K Balachandran | ENS First Published : 17 Oct 2008 07:54:02 AM IST Last Updated : 17 Oct 2008 09:06:38 AM IST COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday said it...

Afghanistan: We Must Finally Face The Facts

Parallels between the collapse of the Soviet Union and America are almost eerie, especially the dire political and economic consequences suffered by both countries as the direct result of engaging in an unwinnable...

Secret arms deals going to trial: French Toast!

Barry Artiste Op/Ed One can envision US Screenwriters upon reading this over the wire, frantically trying to figure out how to get a hastily written action movie script to Brad and Angie to do a Movie on this story,...

Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths revealed

"(CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. ...

IAEA's legal authority is very limited : ElBaradei

  This statement from the director of UN nuclear watchdog is clear very important particularely when venzuela recently announced its nuclear ambition. Recent failure of IAEA in Iran raised the issue of its...

Russia to Build Missile Defence Shield and Renew Nuclear Deterrence

In the face of ever more provocative and pugilistic actions and rhetoric from the Bush Administration and its western allies in NATO, Russian President Medvedev has announced a new and aggressive course of...

SWIZZLE SISTERS

"SWIZZLE SISTERS Harry, Don Jon, and the Twin Swizzle Sisters began to enter the glass doors, in front of the Chelsea Hotel. A man wearing "Kyle" a fragrance by Kyle Taylor breezed past them and hailed a cab on the street he was dressed in a Vintage Kyle Collection. A new...

Palin on Ahmadinejad: 'He Must Be Stopped'

"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...

Chavez says Latin America needs Russia

Prior to his departure from Venezuela to start a new international tour, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stated that "Latin America needs strong friendship with Russia to help reduce U.S. influence and keep peace in...

How the spooks took over the news

"How the spooks took over the news In his controversial new book, Nick Davies argues that shadowy intelligence agencies are pumping out black propaganda to manipulate public opinion – and that the media simply...

South African Zuma wins corruption case appeal

Jacob Zuma, former deputy President of South Africa is now free from his troubles. A South African court has ruled that a corruption case against ruling party leader Jacob Zuma cannot go ahead. Zuma was facing charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering...

Armed killings cost nations billions of dollars

A recent survey has indicated that armed killings have cost countries billion of dollars.According to the survey conducted in the 90 countries, the economic cost from people killed by arms each year is estimated to total between US$95 billion and US$163 billion....

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