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Anglican rebels clash with gay march
A group of traditionalist Anglican bishops making a symbolic visit to the Holy land found their trip stymied by an unpleasant reality: they showed up in Jerusalem at the same time as teh city's gay pride parade. The...World`s smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci birthplace
"Tokyo (ANTARA News) - The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said.The 75-kilogram (165-pound) helicopter will make a...The garage where it all began
70 Y Garage factory HP Palo Altohewlett packardthe historic garagewhere HP got startedAmerica restart your Ideas for 2050get into production idea to market1938 DAVE AND HIS WIFE LUCILERENTED ADDISON AVE FOR $45...
Quebec City's 400th birthday stays under radar
"Quebec City was a cobblestone key to establishing a European settlement in North America, but its 400th birthday is approaching with the stealth of Gen. James Wolfe's infantry scaling the city's cliffs some 250... Bethlehem celebrates Christmas
"BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Encouraged by renewed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Christian pilgrims from around the world converged on Jesus' traditional birthplace Monday to celebrate Christmas — a palpable contrast to the sparse crowds of recent years. The... Banksy Bombs Bethlehem
British artist Banksy is back at it with another holiday provocation.Santa's Ghetto is an annual exhibition, now in its seventh year, that has previously been staged in London. This year's edition, however, seeks to ... Hilly Kristal, founder of iconic punk rock club CBGB, dies - International He...
When I worked for him and even when I wasn't working for him, I never heard him raise his voice, he always had an open ear for the musicians and street kids who came to him for advice and I'll never forget his...Federal Archivists Take Control of Nixon Library
"YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- The privately operated Richard M. Nixon Library & Birthplace was officially handed over to federal archivists yesterday, and researchers can pore over documents and tapes detailing "the good, the bad and the ugly" on the 37th president and his...Holy Money Machine
The Shrine of Imam Reza, a sumptuous parade of mosques, minarets and marble courtyards, is vaster than Vatican City. It draws more Muslim pilgrims than even Mecca, birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad in Saudi Arabia. Each year, more than 12 million Iranians, Iraqis and other...Details released of terrorist plots
" RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Al Qaeda-linked plotters hoped to reproduce the September 11, 2001, attacks, planning to send suicide pilots to military bases and attack the oil refineries that drive the economy of Osama bin Laden's homeland, the government said yesterday. ...More Muslim pilgrims die at the haj than a day in Iraq
Muslim pilgrims say safety in God's hands at haj "MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Nazir Hussein's uncle and aunt were among 362 Muslim pilgrims who were killed in a stampede in Mecca in January. But that has...Kingston, ON: Birthplace of the Pita… Pit
"Yes indeed, Kingston is the home of the very first Pita Pit. As such, and in the spirit of entrepreneurship, I feel it is appropriate to offer a suggestion to the Pita Pit franchise. Whenever I order a delicious chicken caesar pita, I cannot help but feel that things could...The Pope Lays Down the Law on Celibacy
"A shortage of priests has some calling for a loosening of the traditional restrictions, but Benedict makes clear it won't happen on his watch. Pope Benedict XVI believes Catholicism is growing sick in its historic birthplace of Western Europe, where a shortage of priests is...The Pope Lays Down the Law on Celibacy
"A shortage of priests has some calling for a loosening of the traditional restrictions, but Benedict makes clear it won't happen on his watch. Pope Benedict XVI believes Catholicism is growing sick in its historic birthplace of Western Europe, where a shortage of priests is...Open Defiance of Immigration Law -- Unacceptable Even If Cloaked in Religion
The ancient Christian tradition of sheltering those who require it. There is quite a difference between sheltering a Christian from the evil Roman Emperor Diocletian and someone who has broken legitimate laws.
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