Quebec Girl 12, Wins Court Case over Dad's Grounding

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Pub lic ContributorSociety has certainly opened a can of worms when a 12 year old how doesn't like the house rules sues her Dad over not being allowed on a school trip.  Why? Well...

Lizard on the runway hits Delhi Airport

Monsoon rains have brought all kinds of woes in the India's capital New Delhi. New Delhi airport is always in news for all the wrong reasons and this latest news is even more scary.Newspapers have reported that...

Iraq army tightens grip on southern city

Things are improving in Iraq. The Iraqi government is gearing up to go into the southern city of Amara, which borders Iran. "Iraq's security forces tightened their grip on the southern city of Amara on Monday and...

Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock

"Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock AP Posted: 2008-06-16 09:13:35 COMSTOCK, Mich. (AP) - Kalamazoo County sheriff's deputies arrested a suspected burglar they say ransacked a home, stacked electronic equipment outside and then fell asleep on a couch back...

Rice attacks Israel over new settlements plans

"The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday accused Israel of undermining peace talks as Israel announced plans to build thousands more homes in settlements in east Jerusalem.Upon arrival in Jerusalem...

UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians

The United Nations has offically handed over power of Kosovo to the majority ethnic Albanian authorities.A simple and low-key ceremony will take place tomorrow." Majority ethnic Albanian authorities will now run...

Egypt Earns Record Income from Suez Canal

"Suez canal earns record $487 million in May, Daily Star Egypt, June 4, 2008The Suez Canal’s monthly income surge 27 percent.CAIRO: The Suez Canal Authority posted a record monthly income of $487 million in May, a 27 percent surge on the previous year, authority chairman...

Sudan air crash death toll still unknown

The death toll is still unknown in the plane crash that happened in the Sudan yesterday. Investigators are searching passenger lists and examining the wreckage to try and determine what caused the plane to veer...

Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps

WASHINGTON — A top adviser to Senator John McCainsays Mr. McCain believes that President Bush’s program of wiretappingwithout warrants was lawful, a position that appears to bring him intocloser alignment...

Gaza agency working with Blair seized by Hamas

Former British PM Tony Blair's signature project in the middle east - a Palestinian water agency - took a major step backwards today when Hamas soldiers took over the North Gaza Sewage Treatment Works project. The project was set to build a water treatment plant and is...

High court shuts landbanking firm

It is probably every  investors worst nightmare: you pay thousands of pounds for a plot of land, which will get planning permission, only to find that the land did not get the permission and is worthless. "An illegal landbanking scheme which sold plots of land to...

Yet Another Database: UK to Record Who Wants to Work with Kids

The UK government's information addiction is growing, with a database meant to score anyone who wants to work with under-18's. Aside from the oft-demonstrated fact that the UK is very clumsy with private data, the...

Swiss "Reject" Controversial Immigration Proposal !

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe land of Chocolate and Secret Bank accounts, have dismissed 8 of 10 Cantons proposed by the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) proposal that naturalisation of immigrants be...

Texas Loses Court Ruling Over Taking of Polygamist Sect Children

A divided Supreme Court of Texas agreed yesterday that the state had actually illegally seized 468 girls and boys from a West Texas ranch in April, as the claims of physical and sexual abuse were unfounded. This...

First Ever Civilian to be tried by Court Martial

Civilian Contractor in Iraq to Face Court-Martial " BAGHDAD, May 29, 2008 – A contractor in Iraq charged under military law with stabbing another contractor was scheduled to be arraigned today in Baghdad. Alaa “Alex” Mohammad Ali, a contractor charged...

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