Obama Girls Check Out New White House Rooms

President-elect Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia are visiting Washington today with their mother and grandmother.  They're in town checking out D.C. schools and have been invited by first lady Laura Bush to...

Happy Christmas for Mindanao child refugees

Gifts project for children of MindanaoChildren victims of armed conflict--DSWD secretary"Tulong Para sa Batang MindaNOW" is a brainchild of Ricky Reyes--"Mother Ricky" to many contacted DSWD and Metro Manila...

Nisha Gosain wins 3000 metres title at 8th Regional Athletics Meet

In the ongoing  Athletics meet 53 medals were decided on this day. " MUSSOORIE, 5 Nov: On the third day of the ongoing 8th Regional Athletics Meet, Nisha Gosain of St Lawrence School won the 3000...

Do you think Cannabis, Marijuana should be legalized?

There are good and bad to both. With it illegal fewer people will choose to use it, simply because it is illegal. But because it is illegal there are tons of people of ill-repute making billions off of its sale...

Taliban Militants Got Hold Of Several Schools In Mohmand Tribal Region Of Pak...

GHALANAI: Local Taliban of the banned TTP, Mohmand chapter on Sunday occupied a high school in Sando Khel area of tehsil Lakkaro, some 35 kilometres to the north from here, sources told. They took this action after the arrest of one of their important commander. According to...

Students Protest For Education In Italy

Across Italy, students are taking over high schools and universities, protesting planned cuts by the government. In some cases, lessons have continued outside school walls on steps and in plazas.Students Protest...

Northeast snowstorm closes major highways, schools

Pennsylvania is becoming the news capital of the world with Obama and McCain both trying to win the state in the upcoming election, the state home to this year's World Series contendors and now a massive...

Lessons on sex 'to be compulsory' in UK

The Scout Association in UK issued a new guidelines for the Scouts  to be given sexual health advice to prevent unprotected sex last week.  And now British government is likely to make sexual education mandatory in primary and secondary schools. British...

Top filmmaker slams the UK press

Marc Wadsworth - The-Latest - EXCLUSIVE David Puttnam: beware of press 'scare stories'Oscar-winning filmmaker David Puttnam has attacked the British popular press which he has accused of telling lies to scare people about new age developments in education. The Labour peer and...

Philippines--71% of Filipino adults favor passage of Reproductive Health Bill

Authors of the country's reproductive health bill face tough opposition against leities and clergymen in this predominantly Christian nation.  But survey says that they have the backing of the majority of Filipinos. " Seventy-one percent of Filipino adults favor...

Blog Action Day 2008 (October 15): Give African Kids An Education

October 15, 2008 is Blog Action Day.This year's topic is Poverty and how to tackle it if not solve it. There are myriad ways to address the issue.I could have picked a homegrown (US) project.Instead I chose Trusts for African Schools (TAS) a UK based charitable...

Pakistani Schoolchildren make History for the Rights of the Disabled

After a year-long campaign spearheaded by the Children's Museum for Peace and Human Rights run in schools to not only put pressure on the government to become a signatory of the United Nation's Convention for the...

Mother makes a plea to keep her gay son from harm: British Columbia

Barry Artiste Op/Ed So much for British Columbia being the epicenter of Peace and Love of Diversity, perhaps only when it suits them.  Yep, Hypocrisy rules, everything from Environmental TreeHugging, Gays,...

Canada Student Visa Fraud Rampant: Ya Think?

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Okay, here is another Breaking Exclusive for the No Sh*t Sherlock Files! Hard to believe Media are just figuring this out now! One only need to drive through the city of Vancouver or the lower...

The Inside Scoop on Teaching English in China

Teaching English in China ~ the Inside Scoop!by Tom Carter  Having little luck finding an attractive job offer in the U.S., I decided to take my skills where they were wanted — abroad. Enticed by the “Teach English in China — No Experience Necessary” ads...

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