Marriott considers hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone

Marriott International is considering building a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone.I'm not sure I would want to stay there to be honest; it wouldn't be my first choice for a holiday destination at the moment. "The...

MySpace Signs Deal to Aim Its Content for Overseas TV

MySpace is targeting original TV content on the site in an interesting way."Positioning the social network as a breeding ground for television series, MySpace has signed a deal with a British-based production firm, ShineReveille International, to distribute its video content...

China Reports New Violence in Tibetan Region, Activists Say 8 Killed

"BEIJING —  New violence has broken out in a volatile Tibetan region of western China, leaving eight people dead, an overseas Tibet activist group said Friday. China's official Xinhua News Agency said...

New Violence Reported in Tibetan Area, 'Anti-Cnn' Site Launched

New violence is being reported in a Tibetan region of western China, leaving at least 8 people dead. Apparently police opened fire on hundreds of buddhist monks and people who had marched on government offices to...

146 Canadian Sex Tourists charged in Child Sex

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Child Molestors certainly  feeling quite smug about plying their horrendous acts against children overseas in asian countries know if caught, their...

Overseas Vietnamese welcome visa exemption policy

Actually, “The visa exemption policy lifts the spirits of those living far from the motherland”, and make their visit to Vietnam easier."Like many of their countrymen over the world, Vietnamese nationals living in Belgium have cheered a governmental decision to grant...

New Australian leader to refocus foreign policy on first major trip

The new Australian prime minister is begining an 18-day foreign policy trip, keen to draw a stark contrast with his predecessor, particularly with Australia's relationship with the US."New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd left Australia Thursday on his first big overseas trip, armed...

Court says no to CSIS wiretaps overseas

Does anyone but me see the stupidy in the actions of CSIS in this?How in any right mind would Canada or any Court in Canada have the right or jurisdiction to authorize such an action.Is this the mindset of CSIS?  If this is the case, I pitty Canada.

EU warns firms on text charging

After cheaper calls we will maybe get cheaper texts and data. Traveling in Europe will soon become much cheaper mobile phone bill wise that is."Europe's mobile phone operators have been warned they must cut the...

Overseas Voting: Online for the 1st Time

Overseas Voting: Online for the 1st Time"LONDON (AP) - Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and an Irish pub in Hong Kong on Tuesday to vote in a Democrats Abroad primary. The voting...

Selfless cop's story made into children's book

"The story of a police officer hit and killed by a train last year in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, while trying to rescue a woman on the train tracks has been turned into an illustrated book. The commemorative publication will be offered at a memorial service in Tokyo on Saturday to...

Key Largo Bank Auction

" A 2.53+/- waterfront development site in Key Largo, Florida located at 104180 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 will be auctioned by Order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of FL-Miami Division (Case No. 07-18127-BKC-LMI) on February 1, 2008. The 2007...

Finnish bogs supplying Irish beauticians

"reland may be a country famed for its wild bogs, but Irish beauticians using turf as a new skin-care treatment are being forced to import peat from overseas. Beauty consultants offering the ground-breaking therapy say it is increasingly popular here but they are being forced...

Spreading the media word across the Mexican border

The english-language media market is picking up in Mexico, but it's yet to get online. "Spreading the media word across the Mexican border November 27, 2007 · 1 Comment This story appeared in Campaign Magazine:...

Amazon debuts digital book reader

"Online retailer Amazon has unveiled an own-brand wireless electronic book reader called Kindle. The paperback-sized device is on sale immediately in the US for $399 (£195). It can store up to 200 books in its...

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