Pro-Abortion Texas Rep. Chet Edwards Potential Dark Horse Obama Pick

Fox News is reporting that it interviewed Congressman Edwards ans he was vetted by the Obama campaign.  He further related that he is honored to be considered but will support the ticket no matter who the VP...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

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,...

Gary Glitter 'returns to UK next week'

Former glam rocker Gary Glitter, who has been in prison in Vietnam for child molestation, is apparently being released early under a national amnesty and returned to the UK, where he is a citizen."Gary Glitter...

Shame of binge drink Britons abroad as number arrested on holiday soars 15%

A shocking Foreign Office report reveals a huge rise in the number of arrests of Britons overseas. There were 4.603 arrests of Britons at 15 holiday destinations last year. Many arrests are due to behaviour caused...

Obama Rally in Berlin is Off-Limits for Embassy Workers

" The U.S. Embassy in Berlin has instructed Foreign Service personnel stationed there not to attend Sen. Barack Obama's public rally today, which the State Department this week labeled a "partisan political...

Health Care insurance For Visitors travelling to US

"""""""""Visitor medical insurance has become an essential part of the global economy today. Now-a-days, the frequency of the people traveling abroad is on an increase. If anyone is traveling within his/her own country, they need not apply for a separate policy to cover them...

Beijingers told to mind their manners during Olympics

Citizens of Beijing have been given a list of things they are not allowed to talk about or do when foreigners arrive for the Olympics next month. The list includes no picking of noses, yawning or scratcing their...

Tight security, visa restrictions and high fares deter Olympic tourists

Chinese government is not very enthused with the response from tourist for  Olympic games.Main deterrents are strict China visa regime and tight security restrictions. Expensive cost is hampering even domestic tourist in China. Fewer people are going to Beijing...

Hue Royal Pavilion to Be Restored

Thua Thien-Hue Province has approved a project to restore the Tu Phuong Vo Su (“peace in all directions”) Pavilion in the Royal Citadel in Hue "The Hue Relics Preservation Center will supervise the work with...

Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'

Brilliant idea, should be implement to other countries who have racist problem.." Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency. ...

50 years of Ireland's involvement with peacekeeping overseas

I am sure that many of you will be surprised to learn that the Republic Of Ireland has soldiers operating in a number of different countries including Chad and that a total of 86 Irish soldiers have died in the service of the United Nations since 1960.Since joining the United...

150 U.S. embassies at risk

There are only 265 of them in the world, and a new study shows that 150 are at risk. Northern white Rhino? Mexican Spotted Owl? Nope: the endangered species in question is a U.S. embassy (genus: building). " A...

Bush wins British backing over Iran sanctions, Iraq and Afghanistan

US President Bush and British Prime Minister made a number of announcements after their meeting in London on Monday. Bush was met by 2,500 protesters in London's Parliament Square on Sunday as  George W. Bush dined with Gordon Brown. Protesters blew whistles, banged...

Beichuan ruins to become museum and memorial

Beichuan, the most seriously damaged town in the Sichuan earthquake, will become a museum and memorial to the now 55,000 people that were killed in the disaster. The death toll is still rising however."The local...

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