justice finally- 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case

Zaveri Bazar and Gateway of India were the places, where the explosion occurred on August 25, 2003 killing 54 people and leaving 244 injured.  i am  happy that all three got the death penalty. It is a...

Iraqi tourism is being revived after six years of U.S. occupation

The natural and historic beauty of Iraq made it a tourist hotspot with sites and destinations to satisfy even the most experienced of travelers. Humming bazaars, the smells of local restaurants, beautiful mosques,...

Iraqi national museum reopens for the first time since 2003

Savagely looted in 2003 during the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraq’s national museum lost numerous one-of-a-kind artifacts of high historical and cultural value. Rarest exhibition samples were lost forever as the...

Is there still a Wall Street Crash to come? « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" The Dow Jones last hit bottom at 7,000 points in 2003 and it is not unreasonable in current economic circumstances – which are surely very much worse than 2003 – to expect at least a return to those levels."

China "Re-Educates" student for pictures

China once again demonstrating that old quote from Chairman Mao is still accurate when looking at China. -"The power of communism comes from the barrel of a gun."   " Re-Education Through Labor August...

Blackout Anniversary Party in Toronto

Last night at around 9:45 I saw a strange gathering at Bloor and Spadina. Stranger than normal. At first, I heard folks yelling and the sound of horns- I knew it was Critical Mass, but there didn't seem to be...

Bolivian protesters march on US Embassy

US decision of granting political asylum to former Bolivian defense minister Carlos Sanchez Berzain has unleashed big protest in the capital La Paz. Thousands of protestors demanded extradition of former defense minister who is accused of ordering...

Pandora's Box

I was going through my files the other day, and I found this. It is an editorial I wrote when I was editor of Ireland's Sunday Tribune newspaper back in March 2003. At the time, all of the other Irish newspapers prevaricated about the US led invasion of Iraq. But I was...

Snow cripples London

The recent snow falling in London, reminded me of four years ago, when a heavy snow fall (by London standards) crippled the capital. I was running a trade show at Olympia and the snow coincided with the opening...

Wine of the Year is Italy's Brunello, says wine bible (AFP)

" ROME (AFP) - A 2001-vintage Brunello di Montalcino has been voted the Best Wine of 2006 by the industry "bible," Wine Spectator. The Italian red pipped an American wine, Quilceda Creek Cabarnet Sauvignon 2003, and a Bordeaux, Chateau Leoville Saint Julien 2003, to take the...

A glance at drivers in NASCAR's championship chase (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

" Last Updated: 5:40am | Monday, September 11, 2006 A glance at drivers in NASCAR's championship chase BY JENNA FRYER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A look at the 10 drivers competing in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, in order of points standings: Matt Kenseth...

NASCAR chasing . . . after Kenseth (San Diego Union-Tribune)

" '03 title drive led to playoff format By Bill Center UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER FONTANA – When you think about the Chase for the Championship, the first driver who should come to mind is Matt Kenseth. He caused this. It was after Kenseth won the Winston Cup (now...

The Royal Cornwall Show – A Charity? – For Whose Benefit ?

Is the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association (Reg. Ch. No 250312), the organisation that runs the annual ' Royal 'Cornwall Show still, in this 21st Century, a forelock tugging non-egalitarian feudal relic,...

Cornwall's 21st Century Wreckers...

Cornwall’s 21st Century WreckersAn exploration of the origins and causes of the unsustainable pressures piling up on Cornwall, the 5th Celtic nation of the British Isles. Caught up in its mission to insinuate...

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