The death of the British pub?

Two dozen pubs are closing every week across Britain as more and more people buy booze from supermarkets and have more 'nights in'. The pub is a British instution and unless something is done soon it will be a thing...

NEWSLETTER: Have you seen this ad?

"Dear Danilo,$427 million. That's what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They're protecting their interests -- and hurting ours. So we've got a new ad that...

The Chronicle Of Tengger

"The history : Tenggerese live around Bromo Mountain, East Java. They are the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Most of the entire population is centered in thirty villages in the isolated Tengger mountains...

SCO Shanghai, Medvedev-Hu Jintao meet, Georgia problem can not be solved by ...

SCO shanghai cooperation organisationestablished on June 15, 2001 in ShanghaiChina, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Its member states cover an area of over 30 million km2, or about three...

EU considers sanctions on Russia

French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner said today that the EU is considering sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Georgia. As Russia faces growing isolation from the West, Russian president Dmitri Medvedev...

Thai judges issue warrants to arrest protesters

Following yesterday's massive street demonstations in Thailand, judges has ordered the arrest of the protest's organizers. Police have still been unable to negotiate an end to the protests, and they are ongoing."Thai...

Iraq : US Coalition Forces Capture Al-Quaida"Mr. Fixit" in Further Terrorist ...

US Coalition forces in Iraq have captured and detained nine suspected terrorists including a senior Mr. Fixit based in Abu Ghraib and five "Wanted" men , it has been revealed within the last hour.   " Coalition forces in Iraq detained nine suspected terrorists,...

Anatomy of the DNC Convention, Here is DNC 101

"The 2008 National Convention will be called to order on Monday, August 25, 2008 at an exact time to be announced. The Convention will conduct its business over a four-day period, and the Convention will adjourn on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the conclusion of the acceptance...

Troops seize 15 MILF camps

"MANILA -- Thousands of troops backed by air and artillery fire have captured 15 strongholds of the Moro rebels in the southern Philippines after five days of intense fighting, officials said Monday. More than 272,000 villagers have also fled their homes due to the ongoing...

Pakistan Coalition government under pressure over Zardari Presidency

Cracked have surfaced in the ruling Pakistani establishment after Asif Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has thrown his hat into Presidential race. Asif Zardari has been a controversial figure during his wife's tenure as Pakistani Prime minister. With...

US warship reaches Georgian port

"A US warship has arrived in the Georgian port of Batumi carrying the first delivery of aid supplies by sea. Russian forces are still in control of the military port of Poti, to the north of Batumi, after Moscow withdrew most of its combat troops from the country. French...

Missile deal frays US-Russia ties

"ensions heightened between Russia and the US after Washington signed a deal with Poland to position US missile interceptors on Polish soil, with Russia warning that this created mistrust and would fuel an arms race. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the war in...

Al-Qaida vows to hunt Musharraf down

Ousted President of Paksitan Pervez Musharraf's woes seems to be far from over even after resigning. Now his bete noire Al-Qaida had threatned to kill him. Al-Qaidea had already made several attempts on his life. " The Taliban and al-Qaida leaders reportedly...

Russia Misinterprets Cease-Fire and Advances Further Into Georgia

Maybe there was a language barrier of some kind and in Russia "pullback" means "CHARGE!" Who knows.Late yesterday julianw had this to say."In response to strong pressure from various world leaders, President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to pull Russian forces out of Georgia...

PC Gone Mad: Toddlers Say "Yuk" to Strange Food are Racist

Truly, our world has gone insane. So if a two-year-old says "yuk" to asparagus, that's OK, I guess, because that food is not "foreign." But if he tries chow mein and says "yuk" then the kid is.....racist? England,...

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