Arroyo-Obama meeting ‘a triumph for Filipinos’

" MANILA (3rd Update) -- Malacañang said Friday that the historic meeting between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and United States President Barack Obama is a triumph for all Filipinos. "It's a historic...

UN backtracks on claim that deadly IDF strike hit Gaza school

Well NOW. Once again UNWRA needs to back down from their accusations." The United Nations has reversed its stance on one of the most contentious and bloody incidents of the recent Israel Defense Forces operation...

Climate Change Now the Main Driver of Natural Disasters

"Most natural disasters today are linked to climate change, says the UN emergency relief coordinator. From 1988 through 2007, over 75 percent of all disaster events were climate-related and accounted for 45...

Girl child still unwelcome in Delhi

Indian's obsession for male child is well known. This obsession runs not only in the poor & uneducated section of the Indian society but even runs deep in the urban, affluent city like Delhi. Now a new study...

Kane Enabled

Why, Bruce, why!?! At least it's not a Uwe Boll vehicle:"Bruce Willis is in negotiations to play a death row inmate in "Kane & Lynch," a thriller based on a video game.Willis' character, Kane, and a schizophrenic killer named Lynch, are sprung by Kane's former team so...

‘Philippine hospitals not good for health’--expert

A UK-based health expert has warned about the dangers of chemicals found in common household and industrial materials which, unavoidably, are also found in medical care institutions.  I've always had that queasy feeling when in hospitals." Unknown to many,...

BC: 3,600 ready to roll in Bike to Work Week

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBritish Columbia is gearing up for Bike to Work Week and by the price of gas reaching upwards of $6.00 a gallon, so using your bike is pretty much a given by many who...

Immigration marches return with messages aimed at voters

I remember not so long ago when Immigration was the central issue driving the political vehicle of CHANGE. Oh, how true. Things CHANGE! The truth is that when everyone recouperates from this wonderful Black & White campaign that has left the democratic party Black &...

Litter on British beaches at an all time high - threatens marine wildlife

An environmental charity in the UK released their findings today from a survery of British beaches conducted last year, and the results are not encouraging.Plastic litter on the beaches is now so dense that it...

Morning news show in virtual freefall

" ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - To conquer his fear of heights, "Good Morning America" host Chris Cuomo jumped from the roof of an Atlantic City casino Tuesday morning. As part of the ABC morning show's series...

Arctic Ice-cap Melts off Twice the Size of France

I'm sure this is just a natural heating cycle and has nothing to do with the massive amounts of garbage we're pumping into the atmosphere every day. After all, what's a few square million miles of water,...

Germany To Send Craft to Moon

Maybe they can take some pictures of the original moon landing site and put the conspiracy theories to rest."Germany hopes to put an unmanned space craft into the moon's orbit in the early part of the next decade, a senior German official said on Wednesday. The lunar orbit...

Three newspaper workers murdered in Mexico

Three journalists were murdered in Oaxaca yesterday following weeks of threats. Mateo Cortes Martinez, Augustin Lopez and Flor Vasquez Lopez, workers for the newspapers 2El Imparcial del Istmo' were shot dead in the street in Tehuantepec - Salina Cruz Highway."Yesterday, a...

Mexico is 'out of control' for journalists

British coverage of the problem for journalists in Mexico."Mexico is 'out of control'Unlike Iraq, there is no war in Mexico. At least officially. Despite that, the country is one of the most dangerous to work in...

Peru Earthquake Victims struggle

Many victims of the earthquake in Peru find themselves in desperate conditions." PISCO, Peru (AP) - An unforgiving wind lashes Juan Escate as he huddles around a bonfire with his three children, chilling him as he...

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