Special Video Report: Eight Days of Ike

"For Eight Days Hurricane Ike churned through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico carving out a path of destruction along the way and claiming the life's of those who crossed it's path. The AP's Mark Carlson takes a...

Tanker accident in Tokyo kills one and injures four.

"One person was killed and four others injured after a tanker careered into the opposite lane of a Tokyo street, rolled over and hit four oncoming vehicles Friday afternoon, police said. The accident occurred at...

Soldiers face off on Thai-Cambodian border

Thai troops have allegedly mounted an incursion into Cambodian territory over a border dispute involving a 900-year-old temple."The incident was sparked when three Thai protesters crossed barbed wire to enter the disputed site and were arrested by Cambodian border guards. A...

A court of no appeal:Renata Adler & Individual Writers vs. The New York Times...

An absolute "must" read for any professional writer who must face down veiled  business interests and the cult of personality. Having myself already faced jail for not revealing a source, as well as thugs trying to scare me off a corruption probe, I find myself agreeing...

'Strong show' for Irish No vote

Irish Voters have supported for No Vote on the EU Lisbon treaty. Early indication suggests that No Vote is ahead but Yes side have also regained bounced as counting progresses. "Early unofficial vote tallies...

Pakistan Angry as Strike by U.S. Kills 11 Soldiers

Killing of Pakistani soldiers by America led Nato forces have angered  residents of  frontier town of Pakistan bordering Afghnistan.Dead soldiers include a major were belonging to the Mohmand Rifles. The incident has infuriated the Pakistani government and they...

Thousands of Protesters Out in Force Against High Fuel

Thousands upon thousands of people all across Europe have taken to the streets to protest the increasingly high cost of fuel. Truckers, fishermen and anyone who uses fuel on a regular basis for their employment  have been out in force in protests, some of which have...

Why adultery can help save a marriage

A therapist who seems to endorse having an extra-marital fling as a positive act."A controversial self-help book for married philanderers claims most adulterers are good, kind people. It says affairs can help a marriage and that those who stray should never admit it because...

Drug Suspect Crashes Redstone Arsenal Gate, Kills Space Center Employee in Crash

This is a tragic story that leaves many questions--how did a woman fleeing a drug investigation manage to crash the gates at the high-security Redstone Arsenal in Alabama? Her high-speed flight wound up killing a...

TV news photographer keeps camera rolling during scuffle with police officer

"An Eyewitness News 4 photographer was cuffed and cited Thursday morning for disobeying a police officer. It was a situation where the photographer was trying to do his job. And now the Albuquerque Police...

Canadian Farmer: Jeff Gill's "Inconvienient Truth"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Farmers, the backbone of Canada, are in jeopardy when cheap food imports flooding the Canadian Market sometimes makes one wonder if it is worth getting up at...

Chicago repeals foie gras ban

This issue has been going on forever in Chicago! Foie gras is opposed by some animal rights activitsts. To make foie gras, tubes are inserted down the throats of ducks andgeese that are then fed until their...

FAMILY GUY "Crosses the Line"?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYeah, I have to admit, it is Black Humour, but they say in Comedy, nothing is sacred, not even Michael J. Fox's Parkinsons which was featured in the  Zorro skit. I...

Burma migrants suffocate in lorry - survivors are jailed

UPDATE: 11:24PM EST - April 11The survivors of the people-smuggling have been sentenced to three days in a Thai jail."The survivors of a people-smuggling accident which left 54 illegal migrants from Myanmar dead...

Sarkozy calls for Franco-British Brotherhood, but his New Wife Proves a Distr...

The French President Nicholas Sarkozy visited the UK today, bringing along his controversial new wife."French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wanted to build a stronger alliance with Britain and improve...

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