EU Untrustworthy? 1,032 Arrested in Unrest

"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said on Wednesday western supporters of the unrest have no right to talk about fresh negotiations with Iran unless...

Taliban kidnaps 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school

Taliban whose ideology includes 'No education' has kidnapped 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school. Cadets (boarders), under the protection of a security detail, were headed towards Bannu when they were...

Swine Flu is hitting Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen. Swine Flu is hitting Japan now.  Recently the cases of Swine Flu patients have risen in Japan in spite of quarantines earlier and health alerts. Those affected the most seem to be young and...

Pakistan Army: (Professional) Men at their best

It would be an undermining of facts if I start praising Pakistan Army (PA) without accounting for their mistakes that they did make in the last 61 years. It's true that PA's always indulging into the Pakistan's...

Glenn Beck's Staff Thought Guest's Collapse Was a Stunt

" Staff at the Glenn Beck show did not know to react after Columbia University professor David Buckner suddenly passed out during a discussion. Beck explained on Fox News that his staff initially didn't assist...

Captive British bosses at French factory are released

Workers at a French factory, due to close, have released their three bosses after they agreed to more talks.100 employees face redundancy at the firm, which manufactures adhesive films and tapes for the car and...

BBC issues pay warning over strike action

" The BBC has warned staff who refuse to cross picket lines during two days of strike action next month that they will not be paid. The corporation's TV, radio and online news output is expected to be disrupted on...

Premier Accused of Pink Shirt Hypocrisy on Anti-Bullying Day

Premier Gordon Campbell and CKNW talk show host Christie Clark, may wish they had left their pink shirts in the closet as their own bullying baggage is dragged out along with the shirts. Campbell has declared Feb....

Strip club in Rhode Island hosts a job fair

The economy in Rhode Island is struggling, so owners of the Foxy Lady strip club are holding a job fair today to find 30 new people, including strippers, waitresses and bartenders. ""I need more managers, I need...

US high school in trouble for holding 'cage fights'

South Oak Cliff High School, a high school in Dallas Texas, is in trouble after reports came out in the local newspaper, the 'Dallas Morning News' that the staff allowed students to settle their differences by holding cage fights between 2003 and 2005. There were reportedly...

LTTE forcibly recruits UN staff member, 3 dependents

Well, this is not the first time this has happened. LTTE has done it yet again ! Forcing UN staff and their family members to work for them? Are they out of their minds? " COLOMBO: United Nations on Monday said...

Foster's to make 300 to 400 redundancies

I'm noticing anecdotally that the recession is really hitting architects....here are another 400 laid off by Norman Foster's office."Foster & Partners shuts Berlin and Istanbul offices the day after it highlights profitability to staff Foster & Partners has announced...

How cold does it have to be to cancel school?

How cold does it have to be to cancel school? That's a question on most childrens' lips this evening as they wonder about school tomorrow. Well, in Iowa, most public schools are closed as it's just too cold to be outside. This is unusual - to dismiss school based on weather...

Woolworths' Jersey staff protest over redundancy pay

Woolworths employees in Jersey have started a peition they are urging everyone to sign after they received news that they will not be getting redundacy pay. There are 120 staff still left, but they were told that the...

Happy New Year

Happy New Year and Season's greetings to all NP staff, members and visitors from Pakistan,

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