'car bomb' blast kills 17 in Syria

" At least 17 people been killed by a car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to state television. A further 14 people, all of them civilians, are reported to have been wounded in the blast. A...

Sex & Drugs for Oil Contracts & Royalties at US Interior Department

"(CBS/ AP) Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in illicit sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday. The allegations of bad behavior...

Barack Obama: "More celebrity than statesman?"

A new attack ad by the McCain campaign again accuses democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama of being "more celebrity than statesman."" The ad, called "Temple," mocks Obama's speech at the Democratic...

Swedish pastor accused of leading violent 'cowboy sect'

The Old West...where you drive a Saab or Volvo instead of riding a Horse. "A southern Swedish religious congregation based at a cowboy-themed conference centre has been accused of harbouring a violent and extreme...

Japan sets sights on whaling activists

"Will three anti-whaling activists from the UK and US end up standing trial in Tokyo? Japan is attempting to press charges against activists for the first time since 2000, when protesters started harassing the Japanese whaling fleet in earnest. Earlier this week Tokyo's...

Video: Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues

Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues in St. Petersburg, Florida.  See the Video  The Tampa bay area is avast of protestors.  Obama is not the only candidate that has been heckled here.  During the...

How organic agriculture is creating new export opportunities for African farmers

"The staunchest supporters of each of the two sides in what I call Africa's 'agro-ideological debate' are unlikely to see eye to eye any time soon, so deep is their suspicion of each others' motives. To advocates of intensive 'green revolution' revolution methods, Africa's...

Three BJP MPs accuse SP, Congress Leaders Bribe for Votes

"Three BJP MPs accuse SP, Congress Leaders Bribe for Votes"

Cambodia, Thailand deploy troops to disputed border

The border standoff  between Cambodia and Thailand deepened after  Thai protesters crossed into Cambodia on Tuesday to visit the temple and were briefly detained. Their arrest sparked off  the row and now both countries have deployed large armed troops. ...

US Secretary of State in Georgia Hours After Deadly Georgian Firefight

Condoleeza Rice is in Georgis today, as teh country continues to experience violence in the breakaway northern region of Abkhazia, where an ethnic minority is fighting for independence. The breakaway area is supported by Russia, which it borders. "U.S. Secretary of State...

Russia and Uk in new spying row

In another bilateral event, Russia and UK debate over the activities of a British diplomat. Moscow accuses Chris Bowers, the acting director of UK Trade and Industry, as another British spy in Russia....

Bush to attend Olympic ceremony

Despite worldwide condemnation of China over its human rights abuses US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.  "US President George W Bush will attend the opening...

Canada: Parole Board Members, Replaced with Ex Police,Prison Guards

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's Conservative Government has taken a Giant Leap in the Right direction, but replacing Parole Board Members with retired Police and Prison Guards who in the...

Gordon Brown blames Margaret Thatcher for poor social mobility

So Brown will blame low social mobilty on Thatcher which is maybe a bad move - true or not - as many will see him trying to shift the blame - true or not - for the drowing gap between poorest to richest on...

Zimbabwe opposition rallies banned

Morgan Tsvangirai was stopped at two roadblocks while trying to campaign in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city. "HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Police briefly detained Zimbabwe's opposition presidential candidate Friday for the second time this week and told him the party's...

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