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U.S. students learn of Islam at UIN
" Students from nine universities in the United States visited Jakarta on Thursday to learn about Islamic teachings and culture from Muslim communities at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN). The students came from Chatham University, Cascadian Community...
U.S. lawmakers urged to curb oil speculators
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know "Pigs will Fly" if any Government had the balls to even touch this with a 10 foot oil dipstick." U.S. lawmakers urged to curb oil speculators Price would fall to... The Incredible Hulk: Iron Man he ain't
A new Hulk film is out, here's my review:"The Incredible Hulk is a classic example of the Marvel Comics formula brought to the big screen: there's a misunderstood good guy who fights a power-hungry bad guy, a girl..."Twilight" leaves me thirsting for more vampire romance
"A slow startVampires, werewolves, and romance — and a heap of teen angst. A couple of my friends recommended Twilight to me last fall, and one even loaned me her copy of the book. I started reading it in... Ted Kennedy brain tumour surgery 'a success'
UPDATE: 1745 EST: Ted Kennedy's brain tumour surgery was successful, according to his doctor. The US senator was awake during the operation. "
Dr Allan Friedman said a three-hour procedure had been carried out... Rescued from a skip - the table which went under the hammer for £40,000
"A rare walnut table which was rescued from a skip has fetched £40,000 at auction. Shrewsbury-based auctioneers Halls said they and the owners of the flap-top table, a family from Powys, were delighted with the...Prince Edward Island's 'can ban' ends
After almost 25 years, residents and visitors of Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island, can buy canned carbonated beverages. Soon the hiss of gas escaping the metal casing of a coke can will be heard all... Labour suffer massive by-election defeat
Yesterday's all-important by-election in Crewe was a complete disaster for UK prime minister Gordon Brown. he saw his Labour party lose with a shocking 17.6 percent swing toward the Tories. Everyone is watching and... Ted Kennedy has malignant brain tumour
The Democratic party stalwart Senator Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour.CNN is reporting that President Bush has said he is "deeply saddened" by the news. NowPublic contributor... It's National Limerick Day, says a man from Kentucket
May 12 is National Limerick Day, are you recognizing and rhyming?I tried to be clever and write an introductory limerick but ended up with the worst poem imaginable. If you're up to it, put me to shame in a limerickical comment below." Limerick Day celebrates the... Barbara Walters Affair with Republican Senator Edward Brooke
Barbara Walters will appear on Oprah on May 6th to chat about her new book. In her tell all she relates that she had an affair with U.S. Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts for years during the... London Zoo celebrates its 180th birthday
I remember my first trip to London Zoo.I was about 9 and my mum promised my brother and I she would take us one day when we were off school. So when that day finally came, I was so excited. I had never seen... London's Tower Bridge to get facelift
One of London's most famous landmarks is getting a facelift - an $8 million facelift over the next four years. Personally I like it just the way it is."The British landmark will be stripped of its paint and repainted... Inmate Freed After 14 Years On Death Row
What an upheaval of one's life it must be to go from imprisonment and a death row sentence to being a free man, overnight.But that is an adjustment that I'm sure freed inmate Glen Edward Chapman is only too happy to... Aboriginal languages linked to ancient Siberian dialect
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMany First Nations may disagree with the Land Bridge theory that states all First Nations Aboriginals came from Siberia. First Nations stance on being North Americas...
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