Russia and Cuba to rebuild ties

Russia and Cuba warm up bilateral relations. They will engage in energy cooperation not resume Russian military presence in the Caribbean island. "Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced Moscow's intention...

State rep seeks witness-tampering probe in Palin inquiry

The corruption investigation in Alaska against governor Sarah Palin could extend in a new direction, with new allegations of witness tampering by Palin and her associates."A Democratic state representative in Alaska asked state troopers Wednesday to investigate possible...

Palin's husband won't testify in trooper inquiry

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband won't comply with a subpoena issued by state lawmakers investigating her firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday. ...

The truth about Palin, My research into Mccains Pick.

"As news reports are surfacing that Gov. and VP candidate Sarah Palin will not cooperate with investigators. The Mccain camp is trying to come up with a solid list of reasons why. Last week a list of subpoenas where authorized and the investigation moved forward into the...

Lawmakers vote to subpoena Palin's husband, aides

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch...

U.S. to Iran: Cooperate or face confrontation

"GENEVA - The United States said on Saturday after inconclusive international talks with Iran's nuclear envoy that Tehran must choose between cooperation or confrontation and give up sensitive nuclear work. "We hope the Iranian people understand that their leaders need to...

North Korea rejects probe into shooting death

North Korean regime has refused to help in investigation into the death of South Korean tourist. This will further worsen their relationship. Ther has been efforts between the two Koreas who are still formally at war because their 1950-53 Korean War ended in an...

French experts help develop Sa Pa tourism site

The cooperation between northern mountainous Lao cai Province and Aquitaine, the largest south-western region of France, has yielded initial results."In 2004, 53 botanical species that Aquitaine provided to Lao Cai,...

Suge Knight knocked out & hospitalized

The founder of Death Row Records, Marion “Suge” Knight was beat up and knocked out last night.  Knight did not corporate with police, and stated he’d deal with the incident internally as opposed to filing...

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MI5 BLOCKING RELEASE OF SENSITIVE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FILES

"The life of my uncle, John Francis Smith, remains something of an enigma and many questions remain unanswered. After his death on 05 March 2005, I was left with the job of not only organising his funeral but also of...

Liechtenstein fights back against tax probe

"Liechtenstein is fighting back against the global scrutiny into its banking procedures, after a number of countries - including Ireland - began probing citizens who may be evading tax through Liechtenstein accounts. The Liechtenstein prosecutor has announced an...

Mitchell takes on baseball's Troubles

"Former US Senator and Special Envoy to Northern Ireland George Mitchell has outed some of the biggest names in baseball in his long awaited report on steroid usage in Major League Baseball. His far-reaching...

President Yudhoyono urges tracing of embezzled funds

""We have to bring back state money stolen and kept abroad. Trace the state money and bring (it) back here," Yudhoyono was quoted by AFP as saying while addressing the Financial Intelligence Unit, according to the online Detikcom news service.The Unit works under the central...

(AP) Military Probe Focuses on Iraq Contracts

I found this when actually searching for a probe into Iraq oil contract fraud. I have always had suspicions about these types of fraud going on in Iraq and this war, but you don't always know if something is fact or fiction. Well, when the military starts a "probe", there...

USSR - Kid Nation

"As some of you may know CBS has a new show called Kid Nation. It’s premise is that they want to find out what will happen when you let kids (ages 8-14) run their own town for 40 days. Would they be selfish...

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