Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north

The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image.  This meeting was attended by several government officials,...

Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

Human Sex Trafficking problem hasn’t been confirmed in Las Vegas per Metro PD

Another brick wall, because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. How dare Metro Police Captain Terry Lesney to think she is waiting for the "perfect test case to set a precedent".    ...

No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part

"No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By PETER BAKER Published: November 4, 2008 ...

160 Million Nelson Mandelas

" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...

Pakistan says next US leader must stop attacks

Pakistan's prime minister today said that whoever is elected as the new US president later today must stop the attacks and cross-border raids into sovereign Pakistani territory. The comments signal that the new leadership in Pakistan is set to try to forge a very different...

South Africa pull out of Champions Trophy

South Africa have refused to send their team to take part in the Champions Trophy if it was staged in Pakistan due to security fears. They have requested the International Cricket Council to reschedule the tournament.Read full article

Elusive peace in Nigeria's oil Delta

"An effort by the Nigerian government to bring peace to the oil-rich Niger Delta region hangs in the balance before it has even begun. Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan announced that the government would no longer be holding a planned "summit" in order to bring together the...

The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

Guerrilla Marketing: How to turn the iPhone into a ultra mega powerful game m...

"We all the mac fans have much in common, we love our fruity company and its products, the mac os x, the Newton makes us cry and the Classic gives us rejoice… 14 years and still running, but there is one thing that is inseparable of mac users is that we are hardcore gamers...

Bringing Big 'Ead to the big screen

Brian Clough was a great manager for Nottingham Forest winning two European Cups but just did not make it work at Leeds United, "The Damned United" should be an interesting film for Football fans, Leeds Fans and...

Blogger arrests hit record high

"More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report. Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University...

More secret files found on a London train

More confidential government files have been found on a train in London earlier this week.What is going on? Who is taking these on a train and then just casually leaving them behind? It's not like an umbrella you...

Earthquake rocks northern Japan

"At least six people are dead and more than 140 injured after a powerful earthquake struck northern Japan, triggering landslides. The 7.2-magnitude quake was centred on Iwate - a rural mountainous region on...

Obama Campaign 'Inherits' LGBT Activist Dave Noble

According to Rea Carey, acting executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, Task Force Action Fund Public Policy and Government Affairs Director, Dave Noble, was chosen by Obama's...

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