EU - No Sanctions Against Russia Over Georgia

Despite being severely chastised, the Russian government is upbeat after hearing from the EU that there would be no sanctions against their country for their attack on south Ossetia. Quite coincidentally, I'm sure, the question was asked of the Russian government whether they...

Cyber-dissident Huang Qi kidnapped, foreign journalists arrested in Sichuan

UPDATE: 5:04PM EST - June 14Huang Qi and the other activists are still missing and no more information is known about them at this time.PREVIOUSLYThe organization 'Reporters Without Borders' is concerned about the...

PoV: SkypePhone - The Eighteenth Day

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I have learned once more. Mee andI had been criticising the day we got our hands on it but I havetotally changed my point of view since I used it from 29th January 2008. Atthe beginning, the very next day we signed a contract with 3...

End of the line for the voice of London's Tube

"The woman known as the 'voice of the Tube' in London has had her contract terminated for criticising the underground rail service. But the city's commuters are apparently siding with Emma Clarke, whose website,...

Hanging crackdown in Iran

"Surge in public executions is a push to silence political activists, say critics Robert Tait in Tehran Sunday August 19, 2007 The Observer Nikoubazl/Reuters Iran has hanged up to 30 people in the past month...

Bangladesh inspires; but we must pray for India’s survival

" Nepal could also beat Team India in West Indies! What I’m more concerned with is the attitude of ICC towards the other cricket playing nations like Kenya (which made it to semi-finals in the last World...

If it bleeds it leads

Never before has that adage been truer than today.  Here are the most popular stories on Yahoo News today..."# Iraqi Shiites hail Saddam's execution AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago BAGHDAD,...

You think you know Charity, Brangelina? You don't know Charity

""Madonna's remarks just sound nasty. Angelina thinks the worst part of it all is that Madonna could have used the opportunity to say something that could actually be of benefit to someone." As well as criticising...

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