Pakistan president warns India against misadventure

Condemning state-sponsored terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, Pakistan said Tuesday that the country's armed forces were ready to foil any attempt of misadventure.In a meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, President Asif Ali Zardari termed the latest...

A blog about technology from BBC News

"Do we really need another news aggregator to follow in the footsteps of Google News, Digg, Reddit, Netvibes and the rest? Well, the founders of NewsCred have decided we do - and they reckon they've got two killer angles which will make their service, launched today, into a...

4-alarm blaze strikes historic university in San Antonio, Bomb Threat

Our Lady of Lake University is a site to see.  It has been in San Antonio since 1895.  I saw the campus while I was stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, TX. A loss for a wonderful college.  Some are...

Scottish Labour planned for independence referendum

A leaked internal document from the Scottish Labour party reveals that as recently as nine months ago the party was considering calling for an immediate referendum on independence for Scotland in order to stymie...

Middle East Toilet Paper

" It is perhaps unusual to open an article on the credibility of  writers on Middle East topics with in the headline the words ’Toilet Paper’. But why not? And lets see...

Opinion: More Con, Less Pro on Immigration

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Perhaps a quote by Liberal immigration critic says it all.Liberal immigration critic Maurizio Bevilacqua had the chutzpah to say yesterday that "family reunification...

Chomsky on World Ownership

"Chomsky on World Ownership Michael Shank | January 23, 2008 Editor: John Feffer Email this page to a friend Comment on this article Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank...

Kenya’s stolen election

"Kenya’s stolen election The presidential election in Kenya has triggered major violence. Tribal rivalries have been ignited, taking upwards of 300 lives so far. The incumbent President, Mwai Kibaki, has claimed victory over Raila Odinga. Strangely, the parliamentary and...

Police pose as reporter to arrest protester

"Vancouver police acted inappropriately by impersonating a reporter from the newspaper 24 Hours in order to arrest anti-Olympics protester David Cunningham, says the editor-in-chief of the free daily commuter...

Nigeria Polls: US Press Release

"Press Statement Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman Washington, DC April 27, 2007   Nigeria’s Elections The United States regrets that Nigeria has missed an opportunity to strengthen an element of its democracy...

Nigerian Opposition Seeks Power in Numbers

As the ruling party seeks to legitimize the results of the election, opposition leaders are consolidating to express their discontent, with the threat of public demonstrations looming. "The runner-up in Nigeria's presidential elections convened a meeting with other opposition...

Oil prices rise on Nigerian fears

"Global oil prices have risen on the back of violence and political turmoil in Nigeria, the world's eighth largest crude exporter. With militant attacks shutting down a fifth of Nigeria's oil production, London's...

655,000 Iraqi deaths: Study - Toronto Star

" Bush dismisses toll as `not credible' Estimate based on household survey Oct.12, 2006. 01:00AM BETH GORHAM CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTONU.S. President George W. Bush is dismissing a new report that pegs Iraqi civilian casualties at 655,000 more than 20 times higher than his...

Is Bin Laden Dead?

"Saudi sources tell TIME that credible reports suggest the fugitive Qaeda leader has contracted a serious 'water-borne illness,' and may have already died Fugitive Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, believed to be...

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