The Chinese New Year Parade 2009 in San Francisco today

The 2009 Chinese New Year Parade takes place in San Francisco today and the parade will feature over 100 floats and and 201 foot dragon. This is the parade that is known as the oldest and largest Chinese New Year's parade outside of Asia and is starts at 5:15pm and lasts till...

North Korea 'to restore reactor'

With Kim Jong Il possibly near death's door, it looks like those around him assuming power could be hard-liners. The country has announced it is reversing the dismantling of a nuclear reactor and making...

Beware: False Flag Terror Attack

"EVIDENCE FOR A NEOCON PLAN FOR FALSE FLAG TERRORISM AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DENVER, AUGUST 25-28, 2008 by Judith H. Young, Ph.D. On June 24, 2008 on the Alex Jones Show, a nationally syndicated news/talk program that also has a huge Internet audience,...

Military choppers fly over Denver during top secret drill

" Military choppers fly over Denver during top secret drill David Edwards Raw Story Tuesday, June 17, 2008 A half-dozen military helicopters flew low over parts of Denver Monday night as part of a security drill...

Olympic Torch in low-key Tanzania visit

The Olympic torch has now arrived in Tanzania, but a lot less trouble is expected in tomorrow's torch relay. Tanzania is the only African stop in the torch's tour."There was high security as the torch arrived at...

The Chávez, FARC Hostage Saga Embarrassment

Chavez does not fail to deliver his enemies fuel to show that he is nothing but a Fidel light. Has he given his opponents the chance to prove he  is nothing more than a political lightweight? Maybe Chavez was...

Hurricane takes aim at Caribbean Islands

"SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Islanders went door to door Thursday to warn neighbors of Hurricane Dean, which spun toward the Caribbean packing 100 mph winds and threatens to strengthen into an extremely dangerous storm by next week. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season is...

Russian intelligence sees U.S. military buildup on Iran border

"MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran's borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday. "The latest...

Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank

"Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank The territory west of the Shaksgam river in northern Pakistan—the Sarpo Laggo and Shimshal valleys, the Baltoro, Biafo, Hispar, and Braldu glaciers, and the Aghil range—is Shipton country, severely contoured, and with the highest...

Sherpas to carry Olympic torch atop Mt Everest

"Sherpas to carry Olympic torch atop Mt Everest Surendra Sharma Sunday, January 14, 2007 22:57 IST KATHMANDU: The unveiling of a plan this week by Beijing to do a rehearsal this Spring for next year’s Olympic...

Saddam co-defendants to be executed Thurs.

An Iraqi government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that preparations were under way to hang two of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants on Thursday. Al-Arabiya satellite television and Al-Furat TV, run by Iraq's major Shiite Muslim political organization, both also...

Another hand recount of votes in Washington : Reichert -Burner race refuses t...

"King County Elections officials today [MON] are scheduled to start preparations for a hand recount in the congressional race between Congressman Dave Reichert and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner. And as KUOW's Derek Wang reports, the results will not change the...

Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawings to be Permanently Installed at Mass MoCA

"LEWITT WALL DRAWINGS AT MASS MOCA Conceptual Art pioneer Sol LeWitt (b. 1928) is getting a major, semi-permanent installation of his history-making wall drawings at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Mass., beginning next fall. Featuring 50 works dating from 1968 to the present, "Sol...

Preparations for War in Oaxaca

"The Mexican Navy carried out a reconnaissance operation over the buildings and public spaces occupied by the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO in its Spanish initials). Two MI-17 helicopters and one...

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