The BJP today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to treat the alarming flood situation in Bihar as a national calamity and take up with Nepal the issue of a major breach in Kosi river in the Himalayan country which...
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The difference between the initial FAA statement and the actual event as Barack Obama's plane briefly flew out of control is enormous--and frightening. "The incident involving Sen. Barack Obama's campaign plane last month was much more serious than the airline or the Federal...
" Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili proposed Saturday to declare a cease fire in the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Saakashvili, speaking at a news conference Saturday, also proposed that the warring parties be separated. Georgia's Security...
Larry Craig and David Vitter — “two United States Senators implicated in extramarital sexual activity” — have named themselves as co-sponsors of S.J. Res. 43, the Marriage Protection Amendment. If passed, the...
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Wendy Alexander, Labour's leader in the Scottish Parliament, is being suspended for one day for failing to declare campaign donations. Alexander maintains she did nothing wrong." Wendy Alexander claims she is the victim of a political witch hunt after being recommended for...
Another big win! Today in Puerto Rico, the voters spoke with a powerful voice to say that this race is not over yet. And thanks to your support, we're celebrating another great victory. "When all the votes in Puerto...
It looks like Barack Obama is going to leave Hillary in the dust after next Tuesday's primaries and put her where she belongs. Behind him."Barack Obama is preparing to claim victory in the Democratic presidential...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPeacocks always seem to have a problem with headspace on airlines. And Honda, just doesn't make a car for the Portly! What is one to do? "Nepali king...
Just two days before Nepal's newly-elected assembly is expected to meet to declare the country a republic and throw King out of his Palace, Nepal has banned rallies in capital Kathmandu to stop widespread...
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Lebanon's government appears to be backtracking in its conflict with Hezbollah after the fighting of the past few days revealed its weak position."The Lebanese government late Wednesday formally rescinded decisions...
Nepal may be just days away from abolishing its monarchy."Nepal's Maoists said Tuesday the abolition of the Himalayan nation's monarchy was now just a "matter of procedure" as they held a commanding lead in the count...
SALIM AHMED HAMDAN was Osama bin Laden's personal driver and bodyguard was formally charged by The Department of Defense with conspiracy, for trial by military commission under the President’s Order of November...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAh Bless their cotton socks, the Chinese Government officials kind gesture to Tibet in what can only be described as a "Olive Whip of Higher Learning" are now...
There has been more fallout after Bjork 'declared independence' for Tibet during a concert in Shangha this week. UPDATED | March 4:"Björk is under attack after shouting "Tibet! Tibet!" at the end of her song Declare...
And you wondered why they make you read Shakespeare in school. One good reason: Shakespeare, in plays like Othello and Hamlet, provides you with survival tools for the great political games of life.The New York Times' presentation of Othello is rich in irony."The New York...