Margo MacDonald, a member of the Scottish parliament, has introduced legislation that would make assisted suicide legal in Scotland. The announcement comes a day after a British high court rejected an English petitioners request to clarify the law on whether it is illegal for...
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Alternative political parties among those representing in the Constituent Assembly have advised the first President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav to call on the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) to form a fresh government. Leaders of CPN (United), Nepa Rastriya Party, Dalit...
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The efforts of many women and associations have helped many suffering this dreadful condition, a condition that women in First World Countries can not even imagine. The numbers are still very high. The pressure...
"Pakistan and the United Nations have agreed in principle to set up a UN panel to investigate the killing of Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's foreign minister said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...
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China has taken the historic step of agreeing to meet with a representative of the Dalai Lama, but oly time will tell whether this is an empty gesture designed to cool off international pressure ahead of the olympics or a significant change in their Tibet policy."China, in an...
English people everywhere will be flying the St. George's Cross proudly today, as this marks the accepted day that Saint George died in 303 AD. The day is also recognized in Portugal, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria,...
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The EU has approved mobile phone use on airplanes in Europe. Now it will be up to the airlines as to whether they want to begin allowing mobile use on their planes. "The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given formal approval by the European...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBritish Columbia's NDP Party Leader Carole James, may seem to some as a "Crack Head", who has definitely "Cracked her Head" once too often walking the hallowed...
"A £25 MILLION plan to use robots to clean up the worst of the radioactive particles from the seabed near Dounreay was unveiled yesterday amid claims such measures were long overdue.
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) confirmed its preferred way to tackle the problem...
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"Town halls would be forced to take action over petitions with more than 200 signatures under new proposals to devolve power to voters.
Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, is to publish a consultation paper detailing new rights to trigger changes in council policy. This...
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This is an update from the United Nations Aboriginal summit. - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------------------"URGENT MATTER - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - GLOBAL CONSULTATION
IMPORTANT NOTICE
An...
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As the grip tightens on the purse of public services in the UK, it seems the Lancashire Fire Service is leading the way, with a review of which services they should be providing and which they shouldn't.Under...
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"A “carrot-and-stick” approach aimed at forcing local councils and private sector developers to address the UK’s housing crisis will be outlined by the government on Monday.
Seeking the release of land, a so-called “Housing and Planning Delivery Grant” will direct...
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This needs no further commentary. - The Angryindian----------------------------------------------------------"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States...
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What was yours is now the government's..."In a little-noticed executive order issued on Tuesday, President Bush directed the Treasury Department to block the U.S.-based financial assets of anyone deemed to have threatened "the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of...
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