Madonna Set to Perform in St Petersburg Amid Controversial Remark

Madonna knows how to spread the publicity, and Russia is no different. For her upcoming concert at St Petersburg on August 2, she released an advertising with the "dirty" word "ohuenna" which has the parliament in...

Worldwide Top June Events

After some careful research, I am pleased to present to you my TOP TEN list of events taking place in our world for June 2009. Enjoy!Genoa Italy 30 May - 1 Jun “A Thousand Sails”La Regatta delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare - (A Thousand Sails) is held every four years...

The Amber Room: Nazi Plunder Found?

"A German lawmaker and part-time treasure hunter claimed Thursday he may have found where the Nazis stashed pieces of the storied Amber Room treasure plundered from the Soviet Union during World War II.Working...

Russia 'summons UK envoy' in row

"The Russian foreign ministry has summoned the UK ambassador over the reopening of British Council offices, Russia's Interfax news agency reports. The UK embassy in Moscow declined to comment on the ambassador's schedule. British Council offices reopened in the Russian cities...

Bush gropes German Chancellor Angela Merkel

George W Bush reveals to the world that he is a little creepy as well as a crayon short of a pencil case, by kneading Angela Merkel's shoulders at the G8 Summit.  Watch the video, or take time to fully enjoy...

Transcript of Bush and Blair's unguarded chat

A transcript of the off-the-cuff conversation between US President George W Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair during a break at the G8 conference in Russia.Sample:Bush: Thanks for the sweater - it's awfully...

Yo Blair! New T shirts celebrate Middle Eastern diplomacy Bush style

The UK US relationship is special, so special that GW Bush greets Tony Blair with the old school welcome ‘Yo Blair!’ Learn about GW Bush’s approach to Middle Eastern diplomacy! Celebrate these moments of political honesty with a T shirt from www.conceptTshirts.co.uk ...

'Yo Blair!' - Dubya in da 'hood

"Forget prime minister, Mr Blair, or even plain old Tony. The new way to address the prime minister, we learn, is "Yo Blair". That at least is how George Bush greets the PM in private, according to...

Bush blunders with Syria slip

"As diplomatic efforts today centred on sending an international force to southern Lebanon, unguarded comments by President Bush revealed his immediate focus was getting Syria to halt Hizbullah actions. Unaware...

We could all be in deep, deep trouble

"Beirut was silent yesterday morning. Smoke still hung in the blue sky like a vague threat, but after a night of violence - physical and verbal - the port city waited. A few shops in the centre warily raised their...

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