Transport Minister apologizes for cussing at Toronto

Transport Minister John Baird apologized to Toronto Major David Miller for cussing at Toronto. ""I was speaking out of frustration, and I certainly expressed that," John Baird said in the House of Commons on...

We british vote for these political elitist?

" The Prime Minister and Government have outlined a framework for constitutional renewal that aims to reverse the apparent breakdown in trust in the political process. At a Downing Street meeting on Tuesday the Cabinet agreed to establish a National Democratic Renewal Council...

Nations urge WHO to change criteria for pandemic (H1N1 Swine Flu)

" GENEVA – Dozens of countries urged the World Health Organization on Monday to change its criteria for declaring a pandemic, saying the agency must consider how deadly a virus is — not just how far it spreads across the globe. Fearing a swine flu pandemic declaration...

EU Foreign Ministers condemn the weekend massacre in Sri Lanka

The three EU foreign ministers from Britain, France and Austria condemned the massacre that killed more than two thousand and injured huge number of people. They condemned on the following : -> Use of heavy...

Israel comes to a standstill for Holocaust Remembrance Day

op/edHow can I describe the feeling of standing on a street in silence with hundreds of "strangers" at attention listening to the 2 minutes of sirens blaring throughout the city. All cars and buses emptied as the...

Indian was involved in Pakistan police school attack: minister

A provincial minister in Pakistan's largest Punjab province has disclosed that the investigation into a recent attack on a police training school near Lahore, the capital city of the province, revealed the Indian involvement in the attack."LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law...

Minister advises UK to distance itself from US foreign policy

The British social cohesion minister has said the UK must distance itself from the US foreign policy to prevent the growth of hatred against Britain in the Pakistani youths."LONDON: The UK must distance itself from the US foreign policy if the Pakistani youths are to be...

'Obstacle' Hungary PM to resign

It is truly said politics is not fit for the emotional people, and the Hungarian PM is proving himself to be just one such case of emotional overreaction.If we rely on his reaction, planned or unplanned, it can be easily guessed that he escaping from taking the burden of...

Obama’s Teleprompter Woes cause Late Nite ribbing by Leno

Obama's Campaign made fun of John McCain for being electronically challenged.  But by being so he doesn't need a working teleprompter to give a speech.  In jest the right leaning blogs have been talking...

Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry Restored As Chief Justice of Pakistan

Islamabad ( Punjab, Pakistan )Dated = Monday, 16th March 2009Clip Capture Time = ( Between 2:22 AM - 2:28 AM PST )Clips From Pakistani Media, Before The Golden Moment In Pakistan’s History. When Pakistani Nation...

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigns

The Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has resigned today, in a move that some are saying will pave the way for a deal betwenn Hamas and Fatah. However Hamas has said that his resignation is not going to...

Italy to boycott Durban 2

" FM Frattini tells Livni his country has problems with conference agenda, adds he is canceling visit to Iran Roni Sofer Published:  03.05.09, 18:36 / Israel News Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that...

Canada, allies will never defeat Taliban, PM Stephen Harper says

In an interview on CNN's Fareed Zakaria on GPS yesterday, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper doubts that Afghan insurgents can ever be defeated.  Watch Fareed Zakaria's full interview here.  ...

Zimbabwe celebrates Mugabe's birthday: not everyone is happy

Robert Mugabe celebrates his 85th birthday today in Zimbabwe, and thousands of people in Zimbabwe gathered for the celebration, despite the fact that the country is struggling with a cholera epidemic (83,000 have...

Norwegian Minister Wants to Legalize File-Sharing

It appears Norway has a mature attitude toward file-sharing, " Earlier this week the music industry, headed by the IFPI, gave Norway’s largest Internet provider an ultimatum; block access to The Pirate Bay...

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