Martial law in Maguindanao?

I really hate to see military power wilded in such away, but possibly its the only answer to rid this area of private armies. But isn't the military and the police already trying to do just that? " A congressman...

Ontario Financing the Export of Healthcare

The Ontario Ministry of Health released figures showing that more and more Ontarians are travelling to the United States for medical care.  In the past half decade Ontario's out of country medical spending...

5.7 Magnitude quake destroys 10,000 homes in Southwest China

The US Geological Survey has Reported a 5.7 Magnitude earthquake on Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 11:19:17 UTC  Location is 25.619°N, 101.086°E or in YUNNAN, CHINA.  See USGS for additional information"...

Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north

The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image.  This meeting was attended by several government officials,...

Vancouver cops under fire for camera seizures

Vancouver police are under fire for their rough handling of a newspaper photographer during an incident where a man was shot.  The photographer surrendered his camera under the threat of arrest but later the...

16 trapped in NE China colliery flooding

In yet another incident of mine related accident 16 people are fighting with death in flooded mine in north east province of China.How safe are Chinese mines for the workers? Do they follow the standard safety...

Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror

Even though Pakistani authorities have entered into a peace deal with Taliban militants in the Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley in the restive northwest area, officials are planning to arm villagers with 30,000 rifles and set up an elite police to protect the region from...

Three execs sacked after coal mine blast kills 74 in China

In a major crackdown in China after Coal mine explosion three officials of the coal mine were sacked. No further details regarding their identities have revelaed by Chinese authorities. " Three coal mine...

70 ill in China after eating tainted pig organs

After death in coal mine there is another bad news from China. Eating tainted pig organs proved costly and at least 70 people in Southern China fell sick. " At least 70 people in Guangdong province have suffered food poisoning over the past three days after eating pig organs...

Bird flu confirmed in western Canada

A strain of the bird flu virus has been detected on a poultry farm in the western Canadian province of British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Saturday. "The CFIA confirmed "the presence...

Earthquake hits near northern coast Indonesia

This is a story to watch.Hopefully this will not produce a tsunami." A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck near the northern coast of Indonesia's largest province, but the tremor did not appear to...

Soldier killed after getting engaged

Here is more details has been published about the soldier who was killed on New Year's Day in Helmand Province of Afghanistan. " A British soldier killed by the Taliban on New Year's Day was a part-time soldier who...

Royal Marine killed by Explosion Marks End of Bloodiest Year

During the invasion of Afghanistan by America and their allies in winter almost the resistance gone down and it was very hard to fight for both side resistance and the NATO in winter. but this year the realities...

Afghan Women Enjoy Greater Freedom

 "Afghan women enjoy greater freedom "

Suicide Bomber Hits Foreign Forces in Afghanistan

" HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops on Friday in Afghanistan's western Herat province, wounding one U.S. soldier and two Afghan civilians, a provincial...

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