Pakistan president to visit China in mid-October

"ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to visit China in the middle of next month, said Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui here Wednesday. “The exact date of the visit is being worked out through...

Martin Bashir forced to give humiliating apology after 'stupid, tasteless' As...

TV interviewer Martin Bashir, who came to prominence after interviewing Diana, Princess of Wales, about her failed marriage in 1995, issued the apology after he had a "moment of stupidity" and made a "tasteless"...

Where are the Conservative Journalists?

Where are the Conservative Journalists? Over at the Politico, Jonathan Martin writes, "GOP losing the new-media war." The article is generating some thoughtful discussion from conservative tech folks inside the...

An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing

"An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing As nearly everyone who even occasionally watches the news, listens to the radio, or glances at a newspaper knows, there is quite a bit of controversy...

New Year's card sent by Anne Frank found

Certainly a New Years Card with "Good Luck for a New Year" from a 8 year old, in which 5 years later, a young child could never envision things to come, spending Two New Years hiding for her life in an family friends...

Dalai Lama Addresses 15,000 Children in Seattle

The Dalai Lama was received by an enthusiastic and appreciative audience of 15,000 children on Monday in Seattle. National, local media reports and audio clips via the links below."Thousands of Washington state...

Hillary, Queen of All Media

"After Hillary Clinton lost the January 3 Iowa caucuses, she made “improving likeability” a central campaign strategy, as U.S. News & World Report revealed on January 11.* All of the questions listed in this parody are the exact queries subsequently asked of Clinton...

SLUMS: The problem

Architecture theorist Lebbeus Woods blogs on slums:"There are some problems that seem beyond solution. This is because the causes of the problems are either not known, not well understood, or are so paradoxical and contradictory, so hopelessly intertwined with one another...

Venezuela: CIA Destabilization Memo Surfaces

With the critical December second referendum on constitutional amendments in Venezuela looming the government of Hugo Chavez has circulated a confidential memo from the US Embassy to the CIA.  It clearly...

CANADA: LIBERAL MPS ATTEND VIGIL FOR SLAIN TERRORIST

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDoes this not surpise anyone? Time and Time again Liberal Members of Parliament which for the large Part helped make Canada the "NANNY STATE" stick as a name during the...

Osama bin Laden urges Iraq fighters to unite

"Osama bin Laden has called on insurgent groups in Iraq to avoid "extremism" against each other and unite around common interests, days after US generals declared that al-Qa’eda in Iraq was fatally wounded. ...

Dreaming of Sex

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Polls, where Canadians choose Sleep over Sex speaks volumes of our hectic society today.Television gives false hope to many in what seems to  be TV  and...

Destructive Congressional Criticism of the Iraqi War by Members of Congress W...

"The continual droning in Congress about the Iraq War and the need for the United States to declare defeat and impeach the judgment of President George W. Bush and our top military commanders, such as General David Petraeus, highlights a deficiency in Congress which rarely is...

Argentina's first lady - Shades of Hillary

"Argentina's first lady Sep 27th 2007 From the Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire Cristina Fernández de Kirchner aims for the presidency Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s first lady, a popular...

Human Rights Commission Urges Mexico to Rein in Army

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission has urged the country's President Felipe Calderon to rein in the military following a slew of alleged abuses of civilians by the armed forces. "Mexico Prez Urged to Rein in Army Mexico, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The head of Mexico's...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from