Troops sent to quell tribal clashes in India's Assam

" India's northeastern Assam state deployed paramilitary troops Monday to quell clashes between Muslim migrants and tribal groups that have left almost 50 people dead. Some 100,000 people have been forced to...

Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia

"Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks that took Russian forces deep into its small U.S.-allied neighbor in the...

No expenses spared at the G8 food shortages summit dinner

In a not so very surprising twist of irony, the G8 gathering finished a day of discussing food shortages and soaring food costs by tucking into a 19 course meal prepared by 25 chefs.Let's just say that no expenses...

Crack Cocaine Addicted Cop Wants Back on Police Force!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhile we are at it, why not have a "Running With Sizzors" Marathon for Blind People in a crowded Shopping Mall? This ex Cop claims his "Human Rights" are being...

Obama seeks to quell pastor controversy in speech

Barack Obama will make a 'race in America' speech today hoping to calm tensions that have arisen in the course of the campaign over race. The upcoming speech could easily be compared to the 'faith in America'...

Kenyan Presidential Rival Rejects Talks

The common theory yesterday was that they would refuse to meet with him as it would seem to legitimize his presidency, which is the main cause of clashes and battles that have taken hundreds of lives across the country since the Election on Dec. 27."Kenya's opposition leader...

Nuclear Spectre Raises Its Ugly Head Again

The bias in this headline is my own but I'm sure there are many who agree with it.  Canada has been invited to join the United States, Russia, China, Japan and France in the controversial Global Nuclear Energy Partnership whose primary mandate is to promote more nuclear...

Iran's Khamenei accuses US of destabilizing Iraq

"Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United States of destabilizing Iraq through hired terrorists and former members of Saddam Hussein's regime. In a meeting with Iraqi President...

US forces move to quell sectarian violence in Balad - San Jose Mercury News

" By Nancy A. Youssef McClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military has sent troops to the Iraqi city of Balad and the surrounding area to help re-establish order after Iraqi troops and police were unable to quell a surge of violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims...

One Man Leads Often Dangerous Quest to Quell Violence in Yemen

"With his mobile phone buzzing incessantly, the radio blaring and a band of young men standing by the phones for any word of trouble, Abdelrahman al-Marwani waited nervously as the polls closed in Yemen’s...

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