Monk protest scuppers controlled media tour of Tibet

In a shocking display of defiance and certain risk to their lives, a group of monks in Tibet ambushed an organised media tour by the Chinese government."Tibetan monks staged a daring protest against Chinese rule, disrupted anofficial government tour for foreign journalists...

Monks disrupt tour of journalists to Tibet

A government tour meant to showcase the restored peace in Lhasa, Tibet ran into some unexpected resistance from protesting monks."Editor's note: CNN was denied permission to join the group of reporters to Tibet by China's foreign ministry. LHASA, Tibet (AP) -- A group of...

The list of top collaborators of 1971 & their present whereabouts (Bangladesh)

A. Members of the Central Peace CommitteeB. Leaders of the Central Peace and Welfare CouncilC. Members of the Malek CabinetD. The Central Committee of the Islami Chhatra Sangha (The Al-Badr High Command) E. Collaborating Academics:

Italy’s Trash Crisis Taints Reputation of a Prized Cheese

As the trash crisis in Italy continues to worsen, the locals are starting to realize that the huge amounts of garbage littering their streets could be affecting some of their greatest and most lucrative exports...

One-minute blackout observed dmanding trial of war criminals

"One-minute blackout observed dmanding trial of war criminals"

Vatican says Pope's baptism of Muslim not a hostile act

The Vatican's own newspaper printed an article today stating how the Pope Benedict's baptism of an Italian Muslim man over Easter weekend was not a hostile act against Islam, after the move angered critics in the...

Olympic 'flame of shame' protest condemned

OLYMPIA, Greece (CNN) -- Greece condemned human rights protesters who disrupted the Olympic torch lighting ceremony Monday....

AIDS research in crisis as 'miracle' vaccines actually INCREASE chance of cat...

Scientists in the UK were back to square one last night, as a search for a vaccine to cure AIDS was found to actually increase someone's chaces of becoming infected with the deadly virus. "It is a massive blow to...

One strangled, one shot ... Two more victims join Russia's toll of murdered j...

Two more Russian journalists have been found dead, bringing the total to over a dozen in Russia since 2000." Gadzhi Abashilov, a well-known broadcaster and TV chief from the troubled region, was shot dead...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

"What Does Democracy Look Like?" In Chicago, it Looks Like This

You had to wonder if all the police - and there must have been a few hundred of them, city county and state officers included - were getting time and a half for working the Chicago  5th Anniversary Iraq...

Floods cut a swath of destruction across the United States

UPDATE: 9:30 EST13 people have been reported dead and 3 are missing as a result of flooding. "Residents of low-lying towns stacked sandbags or grabbed belongings and evacuated Wednesday after a foot of rain...

Ashley Dupre Topless? "Girls Gone Wild" Said To Have "Weeks" Of Footage

"""LOS ANGELES — Stop that $1 million check: It turns out the call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer had already shed her clothes for "Girls Gone Wild" as an 18-year-old while partying in Miami, the video company's...

Merkel tells Israelis of German 'shame'

Angela Merkel is the first German leader to visit the Knesset, and she was surprisingly emphatic in her pledge to defend Israel and protect the country from Iran. Her language toward Iran was strikingly...

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