President Ahmadinejad Visit to Tajikistan

New Delhi: President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran arrived here Monday morning on the first leg of his Central Asian tour. ...

Strike to hit Scotland's railways

Union officials have failed to reach a deal, and strikes are set to go ahead on Scotland's rail network. 450 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union will walk out today on the first of two 24-hour strikes. The next strike will start at noon on Thursday. "Commuters...

France / Russia Cease-fire 6 point reached Georgia

EU president Sarkozy and Medvedev agreed for peace-plan, no Nato peacekeepers so far Video press conference, press prtv elysee (french) AUG 13/14 only"And after their talks, Mr Sarkozy and Mr Medvedev said they...

New map for Arctic Territories drawn

From my personal blog:   " On Wednesday, a map outlining current claims and agreements, was drawn up of future Arctic territories, by a group of British researchers. This map is meant to recognize...

Change We Can, Change We Shall says Maldives politician

"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...

Was Dublin 'shortchanged' on free bikes and can advertising be dangerous and ...

While you may not be too interested in what happens in Dublin I nevertheless suggest that you should be aware of this issue because it is more than likely that this will happen in your city or town in the not...

Starbucks is Closing Stores - Now Only 3 on Every Block

These guys are going to have the worst real estate problem in the US...."Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision...

Conservative Anglicans aim to avoid split

The Anglican (Episcopal) church is being torn apart by the issue of gay marriage and gay priests. Now conservative memebrs of the church are forming a new organisation which is hoping to prevent a split in the church."A new organisation for traditionalists wishing to remain...

Canada Needs Foreign Ownership Curbs

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Canadians and Americans have witnessed foreign ownership in our prospective countries.Statistics posted the left of this story from US Government agencies can...

They May Take Our Planet, But They'll Never Take OUR FREEDOM!

Muckraking on a galactic scale or giant waste of time? It's good to know that, with everything going on in the world today, that so many people are focusing their energy on making sure no shady deals are being struck with powers from beyond the sun."A multinational...

Chinese mainland, Taiwan sign historic agreement

"BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan around 9 a.m. Friday.  The Chinese mainland's...

In 2012 Internet providers want to limit amount of websites you can visit

"06/01/2008 - Every significant Internet provider around the globe is currently in talks with access and content providers to transform the internet into a television-like medium: no more freedom, you pay for a...

Germany is 14th state to ratify Lisbon Treaty

The latest opinion poll shows the campaign for the Lisbon Referendum tightening as it heads for the final fortnight. The Red C poll in tomorrow's Sunday Business Post shows the No side narrowing the gap on...

TV show host grills McCain on same-sex unions

"Republican John McCain says same-sex couples should be allowed to enter into legal agreements for insurance and other purposes, but he opposes gay marriage and believes in "the unique status of marriage between and man and a woman.""And I know that we have a respectful...

deviantART: False Advertising?

Looked up the definition of "deviant" lately? i started an account at deviantart.com a few weeks back only to find that, like flickr (from which i was looking for refuge), the TOU (Terms Of Use) "agreement" is......

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