Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too

"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...

British adults intolerant of young

A new survey in the UK shows that half of British adults believe that British children behave like 'animals.' The survey is part of a growing body of evidence that the current generation of young people in Britain is estranged from the population at large."Half the population...

Tokidoki "Sometimes" a BIG Deal

"Tokidoki "Sometimes" a BIG Deal 11 12 2007 Tokidoki. In Japanese it means sometimes. But for one Simone Legno, Tokidoki would take on a whole new meaning. One to be shared around the globe. A believer in the Tokidoki...

160 Million Nelson Mandelas

" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...

Margo MacDonald bids to change Scotish law on aiding suicide

Margo MacDonald, a member of the Scottish parliament, has introduced legislation that would make assisted suicide legal in Scotland. The announcement comes a day after a British high court rejected an English petitioners request to clarify the law on whether it is illegal for...

Terror police raid 7/7 'bomb factory' flat

A flat allegedly used to plan the 7/7 terror attacks in London has been raided in the UK. It is unclear why the flat is being raided now, so long after the attacks, which occured in 2005."Officers began the search of the flat at 7am after receiving information from a member...