Sri Lanka says no to EU rights probe for trade deal

A garment-related trade deal between Sri Lanka and the EU may be cancelled after the country decided not to allow the EU to investigate human rights abuses there."Sri Lanka said on Monday it will not allow a...

UN council set to renew Darfur peacekeeping mandate

The UN Security Council is going to renew the mandate for peacekeepers in Darfur today, as the council is ready to discuss the fact that President Omar Hassan al-Bashir needs to be brought to justice for the...

What Happened to E. D. Hill of Fox News?

Fox News Changes:  Anchor E.D. Hill will not have her contract renewed. By Albert N. Milliron , Editor, politisite.com (updated 12/20/08)E.D. Hill has been with Fox News for nearly 11 years.  The...

F1 boss issues breakaway threat

This has been talked about before but it'll never happen." F1 boss issues breakaway threat ...

Longtime High School Wrestling Coach Says Religious Controversy Sparked Firing

Fox News Reports " A high school wrestling coach in a Michigan city known for its large Arab community says he’s being forced out of his job of 35 years on trumped up allegations he allowed his assistant, a local clergyman, to try converting students to Christianity. ...

UK Doctors and teachers will be among first issued with ID cards

Labour says, for now, noone will be required to carry ID cards in the UK. But at the same time they have taken initial steps to get the program moving."Millions of teachers, doctors, nurses and carers could soon be issued with identity cards, Jacqui Smith disclosed yesterday...

Indira Gandhi's dream 'Appu Ghar closes

"New Delhi: The Appu Ghar, a unique wonder place for kids in national capital Delhi is history now when on Sunday it was finally closed because International Trade Promotion Organization did not renew the lease for land further"

Paragon plunges amid funding fears

Another financial services group which specialises in buy-to-let mortgages has seen its shares tumble amid fears of the credit squeeze.........."Shares in Paragon Group plunged 45 per cent in early trading on Tuesday after the group, which specialises in buy-to-let mortgages,...

Some States Welcome National ID

This article pertains to a US law that has already been passed, a law most Americans know nothing about. The phrase "scope creep" that appears in this article is the perfect way to sum up the danger of national ID cards. Are your papers in order?(The RSA Conference is a...

Hugo Chávez not Renewing RCTV License

"The government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez chose not to renew the license of the audiovisual group Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV),Continue Reading"

Passport rush is on as U.S. deadline nears

"Beginning Tuesday, Canadians won't be able to fly south of the border without a valid passport under a new U.S. rule that has travellers flocking to passport offices in record numbers. "I'm a little teed off," said Claudette Bergeron, who was waiting at a Toronto passport...

Republican Sen. Brownback enters presidential race

Who?  Thank you Reuters for letting us know that this guy is a "favorite of religious and social conservatives.  I've never heard of this lightweight.  Go back to Kansas, Toto.  "Republican Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, a favorite of religious and social...

David Beckham to Leave Real Madrid?

"Former England captain David Beckham will not be offered a new contract with Real Madrid and will leave the club, media reported on Wednesday. "Beckham will leave us. We will not renew his contract," the club's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic was quoted as saying on Sky...

Rosie O'Donnell Will Probably Leave 'The View' - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Rosie Will Probably Leave 'The View'  Rosie O'Donnell — quite rightly, I believe — has had enough of Barbara Walters and "The View." I am told that she is not likely to renew her one-year contract when it ends in June and will leave the crazy talk show after...

Democrats Set To Renew Attack On Free Speech

A new piece of legislation set to be re-introduced in Congress by the Democrats under the guise of anti-bullying would reprimand schoolchildren for verbal criticism of their peers in any context, including sexual orientation, religion or...

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