Pope Benedict XVI starts off marathon Bible reading

On Sunday Pope Benedict celebrated a huge mass to open a worldwide meeting of prelates at the Vatican. Over 200 bishops are attending that meeting, which is discussing the modern relevance of the bible. It will also...

Campaign by Students Organization to Turn Chandigahian vegetarian

"Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): A student’s organization wants to turn Chandigarh into a city of vegetarians. They’ve made a good beginning by persuading the owner of a non-vegetarian eating joint to switch over to vegetarian food.Members of YES!+ club (Youth empowerment...

The Naked Short Selling That Toppled Wall Street

A friend of mine put this new one dollar bill together. Another friend says that if we don't act and get involved soon we will be paying $15 for a container of milk. This is serious folks. Everybody needs to spread...

Honey buzzards make second surprise UK invasion

When a mass migration of honey buzzards occured over England eight years ago, it was described as a 'once-in-a-lifetime-experience'. However, eight years later, it has happened again."Only a few dozen pairs of these...

Owen still ‘feeling’ KK exit

"Newcastle United striker Michael Owen has admitted that he and his team-mates are still feeling the effects of Kevin Keegan’s departure. The Tyneside outfit remain without a manager after Keegan parted company with the club at the beginning of September. The Magpies have...

Medvedev: EU Monitors Will Go To Georgia

The Associated Press out of Moscow is reporting that European Union monitors will deploy to the regions surrounding South Ossetia and Abkhazia by some time next month. After the deployment of the EU monitors, Russian...

Beggars found staying at five-star hotels in UAE

Begging is a sin in the Islam and banned in most of the Islamic countries. Now Police in the Gulf  state of Abu Dhabi have started a special campaign against  begging. Much to their shock some beggars who were caught red-handed, were found staying in expensive...

Small Business Expenses that are Tax Deductible

Business expenses are the cost of carrying on a trade or business. These expenses are usually deductible if the business is operated to make a profit. What Can I Deduct? To be deductible, a business expense must be both ordinary and necessary. An ordinary expense is one...

Commentary: St. Paul, Minnesota -- the land of make believe

"By Jack Cafferty CNN Editor's Note: Jack Cafferty is the author of the best-seller "It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America." He provides commentary on CNN's "The Situation Room" daily from 4...

A David and Goliath Olympic struggle

Under DevelopmentWith a budget that went well over 40 Billion dollars China is the Goliath of Olympic host history, Leaving poor ol' Mother London to beat upon her breast and let out a  20 billion dollar battle yell (up from it's original 7 billion dollar budget) ....

France / Russia Cease-fire 6 point reached Georgia

EU president Sarkozy and Medvedev agreed for peace-plan, no Nato peacekeepers so far Video press conference, press prtv elysee (french) AUG 13/14 only"And after their talks, Mr Sarkozy and Mr Medvedev said they had...

WV Religious Group Rejects Driver's License Photos as "Mark of the Beast"

A few Islamic women refuse to have photos on their driver's licenses, or photos only with full coverage. Now a fundamentalist Christian preacher and his group say that driver's license photos and Real ID are "the mark of the Beast" and they will not participate without...

Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead

"Russian tanks rumbled into the separatist province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town Saturday, a major escalation of the conflict that has left hundreds of civilians dead and some areas in...

'Opening Ceremony' in NYC getting into the Olympic spirit

Now the the Olympic Games are almost upon us, everyone is trying to get into the Olympic spirit. Fashion in Beijing will be an interesting event in itself to watch, and it all began when Ralph Lauren was named the...

Starbucks' afternoon drink deal goes nationwide

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2 after...

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