Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity?

It is still very unlikely the island will reunite soon. "Britain granted Cyprus independence in 1960. Only three years later, communal conflict led the Turkish Cypriots to withdraw from powersharing. In...

Communal clash in Sasaram, armed forces march in

India-Bihar: Communal clash in Sasaram"Patna, March 13: Armed forces marched through Bihar's Sasaram town Friday following a communal clash that injured more than...

Madoff Scandal Hits Jewish Philanthropy

The collapse of Bernard Madoff's investment group is being called "the atomic bomb in the world of Jewish Philanthropy."  Since Madoff's arrest a number of Jewish charities have suffered hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a December 18 article in the Jewish...

Iraq still locked in communal struggle: Pentagon

EARLIER THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND NOW PENTAGON CAME INTO THE LIMELIGHT WITH EPORT ON IRAQ.....COLD  WAR IS GETTING HETED NOW...." Recent security improvements in Iraq are "fragile, reversible and uneven" and the country is still locked in a "communal...

Ancient village offers new tourism products - Duong Lam Ancient Village

Various new and typical tourism products have been restored to offer to tourists to Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay City, Ha tay Province, the relic management board has announced."Duong Lam Ancient Village,...

The Concept of Wealth in Traditional Africa

"Most lineages in traditional Africa have a "family pot," a general welfare fund managed by the head of the extended family. Income-earning members are obligated to make contributions to this fund. Obligations...

Politics of Vendetta Vs Peace Process

With the smuggling in of almost 40 trucks of weapons from India, ordinary people’s concern for their life security has sharpened in Nepal. They had become quite happy when the Maoist insurgents entered the mainstream peace process about two years ago. But the status-quoist...

Spiders teamed up to create giant web, scientists say

"A variety of spider species built on one another's work to create a sprawling communal web that blanketed hundreds of yards of trees and shrubs at a North Texas park, according to entomologists who studied the...

Make jam not war on 8/19

"Be part of the Public Fruit Jam 2007 — and join your fellow Angelenos in a communal jam-making session."

Aboriginal Communal land up for grabs

AhHa! Now we know!The current Australian Aboriginal crisis is all about a LAND GRAB!  Soon, the developers will be able to get their hands on indigenous lands!!.........Related: a few weeks back we heard that...

Ten hurt in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt

"CAIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - At least 10 Egyptian Christians were injured on Friday in sectarian clashes after rumours spread in a village near Cairo that Christians planned to build a church without government permission, security sources said. They said four Christian homes...

Trip to toilet saves 100 lives | Malaysia

"Renjis Empati, a Malaysia, was paying a late night visit to the toiletwhen he noticed that part of his communal longhouse was collapsing.Longhouses are large communal buildings used by indigenous groups in the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo"

You Can End War

What the Time's Person of the Year can do besides being a part of Web 2.0? YOU can be an agent of change. Here's a video of what "YOU"- and we can do together to end war."“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Snake Massage: Ssssssoothing.

I am not affiliated with this company, but I wish I had thought of this. Snakes are not slimy, but dry, strong and firm: ideal candidates to became Registered Massage Therapists. The photos published in the...

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