Gandhi Jayanti Celebration draws flak in Mussoorie

  The Gandhi jayanti celebrations on oct 2nd have just become mere formalities.The public representatives and the govt officials think the clebrations as waste of time and prefer sitting in their homes rather...

Warships surround Somali pirates

The Somali pirates being confronted by a coalition of the worlds' navies off the Africa coast have been surrounded by three warships: one Russian, one American, and one unknown. "Somali pirates aboard a ship carrying...

Manchester Catholic School Bans Cancer Vaccination

A Catholic school in Manchester, UK has banned their 12 and 13 year old female students from receiving immunization against cervical cancer at the high school, even though the NHS vaccination program has been approved by Britain's Catholic Education Service.  The vaccine...

TV chef Antonio Carluccio 'stabs himself in the chest with kitchen knife'

" Celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio, is now recovering after the incident Italian TV chef Antonio Carluccio was rushed to hospital after stabbing himself in the chest with a kitchen knife.Doctors feared the blade may have penetrated a lung and took him into intensive care on...

52nd London Film Festival announces record number of world premiers

"Wednesday 10 September: The programme for The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival (15-30 Oct, 2008), announced today by Artistic Director Sandra Hebron, includes a record number of world and international premieres...

Jade Goody Told "You Have Three Months Left to Live" Without Operation

It has been revealed that Jade Goody might only have had three months left to live if her secondary cancer had not been caught in time.  Jade Goody is due to have an emergency hysterectomy, it has been...

'Fraud' halts US refugee scheme

"The United States has suspended a programme aimed at reuniting refugees in Africa with relatives in the US because of widespread fraud. The US state department said DNA tests showed the majority of those applying had no family relationships in the US. Thousands of Africans...

$27 million dollar project to save birds, bees, and bats

From my website:"This week, the Global Environment Facility, has launched a new $27 million dollar project with the goal of saving animals that are needed to pollinate the many crops of the world. The United Nations...

UN warns of North Korea food shortages

In the 1990's North Korea faced significant economic problems such as disasters and and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. As a result of this, between 300,000 and 800,000 North Koreans died per yer for three years....

Ahmadinejad : Iran 'seeks common ground' with US

After rejecting the closure of the nuclear programme, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said his country was willing to seed common ground with US. Such event would take place were the US to change its stand on the Iranian nuclear programme. President Ahmadinejad...

Fifth of Burmese aid cash lost to exchange rate trick

The situation in Burma after getting hit by Cyclone Nargis is back in the headlines. This time, it has much to do with money issues. " International aid agencies helping the victims of the devastating cyclone in Burma are losing as much as a fifth of the money that they...

Food crisis looms in East Africa

Another food problem arise in africa, after haiti and now ethiophia and somalia. UN, especially FAO must respond this issue. UN should work harder to overcome this problems  " More than 14 million people in...

Furama Resort Danang becomes VN’s leading resort

" The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Danang has won the “Vietnam’s Leading Resort” title for 2008 by the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the international travel industry.A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations...

Kirk papers reveal charmed cows

" Kirk papers reveal charmed cows Responsible animal husbandry is practised on today's farms Kirk session records have revealed examples of...

Mayor wants Python film ban ended

"Mayor wants Python film ban ended ...

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