Malawi Expo 2008 Marked as a Success

"SAN BERNARDINO, July 11, 2008 (Cheetah Index)-The Malawi Expo says it is overwhelmingly impressed with the turn out at Malawi Expo 2008 which commenced from Tuesday July 1-3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in San...

Asia underground market awaits iPhone

Pirated mobile market all over Asia is eagerly awaiting for the launch of latest iPhone as Apple Inc.officially rolls out its newest iPhone in Asia on Friday. Pirates are already working out for making fake of the latest model. In India lot of people of use iPhone although...

South Korean 'shot dead in North'

Despite peace efforts between two countries this incident would further deepen tension between two countries. "A South Korean woman has been shot dead by a North Korean soldier while visiting a resort in the North Korean mountains, reports say. The shooting took place at the...

Whats Wrong with Selling Ghana Telecom?

"Is there really anything wrong with Ghana selling a majority share of its state owned telecom company, Ghana Telecom to a British concern?  After all governments are supposed to be in the business of taxing businesses not running them, right?  Here is an alternate...

Is Apple Socially Responsible… or too slow to confirm it

"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple...

$142 Collection Bill Sent To Couple's Dog

I know how they feel, I have had problems with AFNI too "SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party debt collectors in 2007, but one Sacramento couple said they have good reason to bark about the bill they received.Steve Fanelli received...

Ruling finds Japanese man died from overwork

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest in a string of such findings in a nation where extraordinarily long hours for some employees has long been the norm. The man who died...

'Tempo' loses legal battle to RAPP

Money talks, it's all about the money...."In what was called a "grave for press freedom" in Indonesia, a court here ruled Thursday in favor of a pulp and paper firm in a long-standing dispute with Koran Tempo...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

European Stockmarkets spooked by fresh credit crunch fears

London stock exchange opened with deep correction after the news of fresh credit crunch. Investors mood are turned sombre with similar news from other European exchanges. "Fears of fresh losses in the financial...

Frenzied demand for Apple's new 3G iPhone in the UK

I was going to switch to the iPhone but I got a shock when I saw the price of the  packages on offer here in the Republic of Ireland, especially as the Data bundle is limited to 1G:It will be available in an...

A Chinese YouTube Disappears, Along With Millions Of Western Dollars. Next?

There is speculation that the Chinese government is starting to crack down on what they see as unofficial media.  We'll have to see how this develops as the Olympics starts up.   My guess is that...

Five-year-olds to study Shakespeare

Students in primary and secondary school  will be taught Shakespeare in England. Each school will get a free copy of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales on DVD. "School children as young as five will be...

Viewzi Visual Search Engine come online

Viewzi is a new visual search engine that attempts to deliver a fun and interactive way to find online content. Recently out of beta (although the Web site still displays the beta tag), Viewzi focuses on the user experience by offering different "views" to organize the...

Old vs. Gold: Denim Gets Decadent

Everybody loves getting crazy with their denim. I have a vague recollection of an early 90s grunge-inspired style of jeans that came pre-blasted with double barrel shotgun holes and sold for about $500. Sound...

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