Activists win right to promote condoms to Catholics at World Youth Day

Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...

Belgian PM offers his resignation

After failing to bring the promised devolved powers for regional governments Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has resigned just ahead of  a state reform deal in the parliament on Tuesday. "Belgian Prime...

20 Killed in a Suidice attack in Afghanistan

There has been steep increase in the violence in Afghanistan and in this latest incident suicide bomber killed more than 20 innocent people. "A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 20 people, while a...

Australia prepares for Pope's visit

Christian devotees from all over world have gathered to welcome the visit of Pope in Sydney. The festival will start on Tuesday and more than 200,000 pilgrims are expected to attend this event. "Thousands of...

India government destroys domestic coalition by insisting on nuclear deal wit...

The Indo American nuclear deal has proved rather dividing. It is opposed in both countries but push forward by Congress and Republican governments. It has prompted the Indian Communist Party (Marxist) to threaten the governing coalition. According to the Hindu, rulig Congress...

Afghan parliament condemns US air strikes

Regular killing of innocent civilians in US Air strikes have been protested but now for the first time Afghan Parliament has condemned US Air Strikes on its civilians." The Afghan...

Austria needs early election badly

After months of political disputes among its members, the governing coalition dissolves. New elections are expected- if approved - by September. , " Governing Coalition in Austria Collapses; Early Election Expected function getSharePasskey() { return...

US forces bomb wedding party: 22 Afghan civilians killed

More than two dozen  innocent Afghan civilians have been killed in the bombing by US forces in Afghanistan's eastern province. Afghan government has ordered a probe about this incident."  Nearly two dozen people were killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition...

Islamist protests after mass death-row reprieve on Benazir Bhutto birthday

Islamists protested today over the decision to reprieve 7,000 death row inmates and change their sentences to life imprisonment in honour of Benazir Bhutto's birthday.This is one of the biggest amnesties in...

Mongolia opposition demands partial vote recount

Following temporary unrest in the country's capital after a disputed election result, Mongolia's opposition leader is demanding a recount."Mongolia's opposition leader demanded on Friday a vote recount in 12 areas, in a challenge to preliminary election results that showed...

India lorry driver's mass strike could force out government

" As many as five million Indian lorry drivers went on strike today to protest against a surge in fuel prices, dealing what may prove a fatal blow to the country's beleaguered Government. Congress, the biggest...

U.S. helicopter shot down in Afghanistan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat I would like to know is, where the hell are the Taliban getting their weapons from? It should be pretty easy, considering our troops capture Taliban, with available...

Malaysia's Anwar vows to seize power

As the likelihood of a coup in Malaysia increased, the Malaysian government is accusing the U.S. of interfering in it's internal affairs. The government has filed criminal sodomy charges against opposition leader and former prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, and the US has...

Break up of ruling coalition in Pakistan imminent

The ruling coalition in Pakistan faces imminent threat of break up as the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), which is leading the coalition government, doing everything except fulfilling the major demands of the second largest party in the National Assembly, Pakistan Muslim...

Afghan airstrike kills 22 militants

In a major offensive Nato forces have killed more than 22 Taleban militants in an airstrike. They were fighting on the ground and falling back on Iraq style guerrilla tactics including road side bombings. " Coalition airstrikes killed 22 militants who were attacking two...

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