U.S. racial divide still strong

An interesting new survey has shown that perceptions about race relations still differ greatly between blacks and whites, with a majority of whites thinking race relations isn't a problem in US society and a majority...

India close to creating history with nuke deal: PM

"NEW DELHI: With the top Congress leadership closing ranks over the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday night said India is in the process of making history by going ahead with the deal. Another highlight of the two-hour long meeting of the...

Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

Briton guilty of family murders

A former British IT worker Neil Entwistle has been charged with murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and daughter. "A British man has been found guilty of murdering his American wife and...

Hip-hop hoodies represent British 'national identity' in Beijing Olympics clo...

Seems as though UK opposition leader David Cameron's plee that we should not demonise but instead 'hug a hoodie' has been taken to heart by the organisers of the 2012 London Olympics who are using a troop of hoodie...

Lisbon Treaty Referendum - "NO" result is almost certain

Would you be brave enough to predict the outcome?Early today I spoke with two contacts that I have who work for EU in Brussels. They were very worried by the possibility that the Lisbon treaty might be rejected. I...

McCain and Obama split on justices' Guantánamo ruling

"he presidential candidates took differing positions Thursday on the Supreme Court decision granting foreign terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay a right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. Senator John McCain expressed concern about the ruling, while Senator...

Food summit may end without declaration of intent

Rather than centering around the controversial issue of biofuels, as was expected, conflict at the emergency food summit in Rome is focused on disagreement between opponents over side issues, such as whether a resolution should condemn US economic danctions on Cuba."ROME...

Storm dumps more than 2 feet of snow in northern Minn.

The poor cowboys out there on the Iron Range!   ;}Although this is a serious weather story, I must admit that everytime I hear the words "Iron Range" I think of Da Yoopers and their song about the guy who...

Microsoft evaluating Yahoo bid: source

"SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is evaluating its bid for Yahoo Inc because the Internet company may have lost value since it made its offer, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. The news,...

China's Yellow Dust Storms Begin, Data Called a "State Secret"

Well this is awesome, heavy pollution from China is contributing to huge dust storms originating in the deserts of Mongolia and northern China and Kazakhstan, causing clouds of toxic gas to float through south-east...

Starbucks Retrains in attempt to start fresh

US - February 28th, - Starbucks shut it's doors yesterday to retrain it's employees for a couple of hours across the United states in an attempt to improve the quality of service. The goal was to attain a new level...

Kenyan Bloggers Speak Out Against Violence

The turmoil continues in Kenya, especially now that President Kibaki has announced his hand-picked cabinet, which included the leader of the third-place party as his vice-president. The opposition has been howling ever since, and fears abound of violence intensifying in the...

Banco del Sur: Breaking Washington's Grip

At least one region of the planet is waking up and taking substantive active to stop the horrendous damage done to "Third World" economies and peoples by the US backed World Bank and World Trade...

Recession fears weigh on markets

In Denmark yesterday, the Stock market took a tumble in a negative directions. Some analyst actually said it was close to a stock collaps. It seems that a general fear of a US recession is spooking the market along with a general fear with all the problems...

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