"Thousands of people have joined marches and strikes across Peru in protest at rising prices and the government's free-market policies. They say the government has not spread the wealth from an economic boom. Strikers gathered in a main square in the capital, Lima, waving...
Thank to typical features, waterways in the Mekong Delta are attractive for not only international travelers but also locals."The second day is really exotic with a chance to join Phong Dien or Cai Rang Floating...
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"The 44-year-old was arrested for calling for the murder of 18th District police officers in a video titled "Dissin' Philly Cops" that he posted on YouTube on June 6, law-enforcement officials said.The officials said that Moore's 12-year-old son, Andre Jr., filmed the...
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"THOUSANDS of young people brought parts of central London to a standstill today with a noisy and colourful demonstration against knife and gun crime. Waving banners and singing, the protesters called for an end to the violence that has already claimed the lives of 16...
China has spoken out against the distuptions to the Olympic torch relays in London and Paris, saying that this is not going to impede the Olympic spirit."Officials in Paris on Monday were forced to extinguish...
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Certainly in a world where Bad News is King, this story is welcome relief to Now Public Readers."Darah Hansen,
Vancouver SunPublished: Wednesday, March 12, 2008A midnight flight from Ottawa to Vancouver...
"Kosovo will declare independence tomorrow amid growing excitement among its ethnic Albanians, anger from its Serbs, and the launch of an EU mission to help oversee the transition.
'Tomorrow will be a day of calm, of understanding and of state engagements for...
I have to admit that this has been a little hard to follow whether it is something good for the Lebanese people and for peace in the region. From what I get out of it, it seems to be.There are so many interests trying to make moves to control the country it's difficult to...
"Armed with clubs and waving provincial flags, thousands of residents of Bolivia’s wealthiest province seized control of the country’s busiest airport on Friday from troops sent in by President Evo Morales.
The...
This could be a Photoshop job. Our budget here at
miamipress excludes us from the investigation or we would have sent one
of our experts to Poland to investigate this apparent miracle."This fiery figure is being...
"Andrew Flintoff, you are messing with the wrong guy at wrong time
“Jellybeans on pitch irritated Zaheer Khan and he won the match for India. Andrew Flintoff pissed off Yuvraj Singh and poor Stuart Broad and the Entire English team paid the price when Yuvi hit six sixes....
How big is gay pride in Sao Paulo, Brazil? Big. Very, very big. According to organizers, it's the largest such parade ever."More than 1 million people packed the streets of Sao Paulo for what organizers said was the...
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For you Big Brother freaks...."Liz Jones gives her verdict on Big Brother's fashion victims
By LIZ JONES - More by this author » Last updated at 13:21pm on 4th June 2007
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Badly-fitting dresses, tarty skirts and trend overload: our style guru...
"If you think the American Civil Liberties Union's interest in removing memorial markers from military cemeteries and other treasured locations is simply a matter of clarifying church-state jurisdictions ... you're gravely mistaken.
On Mount Soledad, overlooking San...
Previously, I've written about the issue of Israeli work on the al-Aqsa mosque. The Israelis say that the repairs are necessary to maintain the structural integrity of the buildings, but many Muslims believe just the opposite. They don't see a work of restoration, but a...