Malaysian capital Kualalumpur has been turned into a fortress and even Parliament house has been locked down fearing the massive protest from Opposition leaders. "Malaysian police locked down Parliament on Monday with roadblocks and massive security to prevent an anticipated...
Benin's intro: This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy. The report was very fairly balanced and...
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Hot on the heels of Roger's announcement that they would be the official carrier for the iPhone in Canada, comes Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Bold. It is the Blackberry's first major volley back at Apple after...
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Here is the promised update:Guinness manufacturer Diageo has announced it is to close its brewing facilities in Dundalk and Kilkenny with the loss of up to 250 jobs.
The company intends to rejuvenate its St James's...
For the first time, the Nepalese were allowed to vote to determine the direction of their country. No one could have foreseen that the majority would vote for the Maoists, the rebels whose failed insurgency killed...
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Admiral Fallon's abrupt resignation is highly interesting because he was seen as a critic of the Bush administration's troop policies, and it comes just a month before recomendations are set to be made about the...
"Spines tingle and hairs raise as a ghostly new suspense-adventure game for the PC haunts retail shelves this week
Got Game Entertainment LLC today announced that the “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” has shipped to North American retail. Created by adventure...
"ABC News' Eloise Harper and Rick Klein report: It was one of Hillary Clinton’s most secretive missions of the campaign.
Suddenly, just days before perhaps the most anticipated round of voting, she...
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"The world’s hottest developers pave the way for a banner year with a blockbuster lineup that includes “Gears of War 2,” “Fable 2,” “Ninja Gaiden II” and a rich mix of indie Xbox LIVE Arcade titles.
Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008, Microsoft...
"Leading Publisher Lighthouse Interactive and dtp Entertainment AG, today announced a solid release date for their highly anticipated psychological thriller Adventure game, Overclocked: A History of Violence. This PC DVD-ROM game will begin hitting stores shelves across the...
Issoff-Canada crowd vote spice 1 With squeals of Viva Vancouver the Spice Girls strutted pouted pole danced and giggled through one of music s most anticipated comebacks when they kicked off their reunion tour in...
"Australia's draconian classification regime for video games has taken yet another scalp, with local retailers banned from selling the upcoming shooter title Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back.
The highly anticipated game, which was to be released on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3,...
Another attempt by Democrats to micro manage the war has failed. The Democrats who have been claiming the war is lost and trying to legislate a withdraw from Iraq find themselves defeated by the Commander of...
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If Bush does indeed ask for, and get the funds, U.S. spending in Iraq would then total more than three billion dollars per week. "US President George W Bush plans to ask Congress for an extra 50 bln usd for Iraq following a highly anticipated report on progress in the...
NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actual experience. The good news is, on the military...
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