Irish Soldiers Score Web Hit With 'Stayin' Alive' Video Parody

Apparently the military isn't too happy with a platoon of Irish soldiers stationed in Lebanon who filmed a parody video of Stayin' Alive. But really, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, does it really matter?The...

Thai cabinet gives green light to buy Swedish jet fighters

"Bangkok (ANTARA News) - The Thai cabinet has approved a procurement of six Swedish-made Gripen jet fighters with a budget of 19 billion baht (637.75 million USD), the Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.Government spokesman Chaiya Yimwilai said the Royal Thai Air Force earlier...

Sukhoi weapons to be tested in March 2008

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Air Force Materials and Maintenance Chief Air Commodore Sunaryo said the all the arms of the four Russian-made Sukhoi jetfighters will be tested in March 2008. "Now the four Sukhoi aircraft have been equipped with complete weapons which...

Afghanistan: Fear of torture unfounded

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now public ContributorThough Amnesty International has it's place, perhaps  they should be concentrating on  the Taliban who do not  recognize the Geneva Convention in their...

FAO donates Rp15 billion to combat AI in W. Sumatra

""The donation from FAO will be spent on bird flu eradication programs in Lima-Puluh Kota, Padang Pariaman, and Pesisir Selatan districts because up to December this year there were still outbreaks in those regions," Edwardi said. He said the provincial administration would...

Costa Rica Plants 5 Million Trees to Combat Climate Change

Other countries prone to acts of mass deforestation and massive carbon output should take notice. This isn't a token low-emission light bulb replacement strategy, Costa Rica is taking necessary actions toward...

Financial Awareness To Avian Flu Threats Still Key :: MAXINE

"Over the last four years, cases of Avian flu infection have been reported from sixty countries. Through the processes of improved detection and containment these reported threats had been kept in check, but...

Bird flu pandemic could cost 2 trln dollars : World Bank

""The global economic costs could be between 1.5 to two trillion dollars,"Peter Harrold, acting Vice President of the World Bank, was quoted by AFP as telling an international conference on avian flu in New Delhi that wraps up Thursday.International donors have pledged 2.3...

EU endorses safer cigarettes

"THE EU's consumer chief is to get the green light today to make all cigarettes sold in the bloc self-extinguishing in a bid to combat thousands of fire-related deaths and injuries. European Commission officials...

(AP) Military Probe Focuses on Iraq Contracts

I found this when actually searching for a probe into Iraq oil contract fraud. I have always had suspicions about these types of fraud going on in Iraq and this war, but you don't always know if something is fact or fiction. Well, when the military starts a "probe", there...

Ex-Iraq commander says bring troops home

"Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top commander in Iraq shortly after the fall of Baghdad, said this week he supports Democratic legislation that calls for most troops to come home within a year."

Transportation safesty commission investigating Malaysian plane crash in Belinyu

""The investigation team of the Transportation Safety National Commission will soon go out into the field to find the cause of the crash of the Cessna trainer," he said in Tanjungpandan, Belitung, Friday...

Kanye Releases Statement on Mom's Death

"Grammy-winning singer/songwriter KANYE WEST has released a statement following the death of his mother, DONDA, on Saturday. The statement reads: "Kanye West, his family and friends would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words that have come in...

Musician gets 15 years for backing al Qaeda

Here's a guy, who in the middle of the US "War on Terror", sits in New York and agrees to help the enemy. From a historical standpoint, he's lucky he only got a 15 year sentence. In previous wars...

Antiwar protesters hit nation's streets

Before the Iraq war, there were many very lage protest, if i remember correctly, Bush is the most protested man EVER in history.It seemed to matter not though, the spin machine just went into a higher gear touting...

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