"Asif Ali Zardari said, in a BBC interview, that the world and Pakistan were losing the war on terror. "It is an insurgency", he said, "and an ideological war. It is our country and we will defend it. "The world is losing the war. I think at the moment they (the Taleban)...
The Chinese are still insisting that everything will turn out perfectly fine for the Olympics in Beijing, although moderate smog is still hanging in the air."As Beijing's polluted air came close to exceeding levels...
" It has some of the finest archaeological sites in the world and some of the holiest places in Islam - but persuading tourists to visit Iraq has to be one of the toughest jobs around. Hamood Massam al-Yakoubi,...
Former US President Bill Clinton has finally extended his support behind Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama after making vitriolic remarks about Obama's candidacy. But now when his wife had withdrawn from...
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"The HSBC Gulf Business Confidence Index for the second quarter of 2008 reveals that the prevailing mood of Gulf business people remains buoyant, but that levels of confidence among business people continues to fall, maintaining the downward trend of the past 18 months. "
Yet another copyright issue has been brought to the forefront of Canadian policy, after a highly controversial copyright bill was introduced to parliament on Thursday.The bill, which would see illegal file sharers...
Hmmm. At this stage, I would have imagined a candidate to be humbled
by the support, proud of what his team had done, and eager to take on
the opposition in the upcoming general election. But apparently...
According to Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo is the best player in the world, if that's the case perhaps he should go to Real." Ronaldo 'wants to play at Madrid' Ronaldo scored 42 goals...
Two men from San Francisco believe they have claimed the record for the world's longest handshake - it went on for 9 1/2 hours. Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens desperately wanted to beat the previous record set by two...
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"This fascinating article on the Food Security Pack Programme provides a good case for government to expand the agriculture sector and move Zambia to a position that would guarantee food security. Although Zambia's food production has increased in recent years following those...
If it sounds too good to be true ..."For a time, the ads were everywhere on TV and radio, the ones with the head of a security company brazenly challenging would-be thieves to try to steal his identity.Richard Todd...
They started arriving as dawn was breaking. Thousands of people wanting to take part in a public mass with the Pope. They bought t-shirts for $20 and posters of His Holiness for $10. By 9:30am when the Pope arrived...
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" VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Benedict XVI is confident that the US government has done enough to protect him during his upcoming visit to the United States, the Vatican's number two said Sunday."Security...
"MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers' big fella had a plane to catch, but first he needed a few minutes of deep thinking after going oh-for-the-series against the Reds. If looks could kill, the bobblehead doll in Prince...
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