A Portrait of Human Trafficking

" There are countless heart-wrenching stories of human trafficking around the world, most of which are untold. In 2005, Unicef decided to take a creative approach to the problem in Indonesia and commissioned...

Analyst fired for saying greed is bad in south korea

Some times relity really bites, this story about firing of an analyst proves teh point.He just tried to comment on the greedy behaviour of excessive money making, which resulted in losing his own bread and  butter. "   Han Sang-choon, deputy head of Mirae Asset...

Englishman wins Irish race case

Wow, this is a new one. An Englishman has been awarded 20,000 euros ($30,000) because he says he was taunted by his Irish coworkers while working as a pipe fitter in Ireland. He claims that they called him "the Brit" and would consistently recomend that he be sent in for...

Black National Anthem replaces the National Anthem at Denver Event

A jazz singer shocked some Denver residents after replacing the words to the national anthem with those of the "Black National Anthem" during the annual State of the City address this week. While the words are...

The beauty of terraced fields

"Local farmers often start cultivating rice in June and July, when rain comes. During this time, the best summer scenes appear on terraced fields in Trung Chai, Ta Phi, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Hau Thao, Ban Ho, Ta Giang...

Gay couples rush to get married in California

" Gay couples rush to get married in California By LISA LEFF, Associated...

China urges 'calm' as anti-Western protests continue

It looks like the Chinese government doesn't ban all political rallies.  This is starting to get very ugly."BEIJING - China appeared to be trying to rein in a growing nationalistic fervor, urging its citizens to be "calm" and "rational" in the face of anti-Western...

Jokesters honour father of modern clowning

I think the father of modern clowning would be a great title for something, maybe a book or an album."LONDON (AP) — The men and women in white face-paint and polka-dot bow-ties sang hymns and said prayers as one...

Thousands mourn New Brunswick basketball players

The public funeral for the seven teenaged basketball players who died in New Brunswick over the weekend was on Wednesday.  Our condolences."Students held hands and sang songs in front of a packed arena in Bathurst, N.B., where thousands of mourners gathered to remember...

Let's Take a Ride: Justin Timberlake Signs YouTube Star

YouTube isn't jsut for cute kitties and copyright-dodgy film clips anymore: it's a bona fide breeding ground for popstar audition tapes. Bypassing Pop Idol/American Idol and its ilk, a Dutch teen has built up her...

Robert Plant rocks Tipitina's with Lil' Band O' Gold

"Robert Plant rocks Tipitina's with Lil' Band O' Gold Posted by Keith Spera April 22, 2007 4:37PM Categories: Breaking News, Reviews Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant made a surprise appearance onstage with southwest Louisiana all-star band Lil' Band O' Gold at...

Genetically modified chickens lay drugs in eggs

British scientists have succeeded in producing multiple generations of genetically altered, or transgenic, hens that produce functional pharmaceutical proteins in the whites of their eggs. To transfer drug-making genes into chickens, Dr. Helen M. Sang from the Roslin...

Thousands pay respects to James Brown

Even in death, James Brown can move a crowd. Thousands of people danced and sang in the streets outside the Apollo Theater in a raucous celebration Thursday of the music legend's life as his body was displayed on the stage where he made his 1956 debut. Music thumped from...

John Lennon's FBI Files Released

"Clearly a man who sang Imagine all the people/Living life in peace was a major league subversive, but still the FBI could not quite nail John Lennon. An American historian has finally won his 25-year campaign to...

The Right Reasons For Living In The U.S.

"my family and I have to live in fear wondering whether or not they really want to live in the U.S. for all the right reasons or if they are just coming into the U.S. to make a place full of corruption. Who knows what these immigrants intentions really are"

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from