Grim Anniversary: Austria Remembers Nazi Takeover

To this day, people struggle with the notion that the Nazis didn't just falll from the sky, and that the seeds of their rise to power were germinating for a long time"Austrian leaders urged their people on...

Malta's ruling Nationalists re-elected in tightest election ever

As Spain's socialists are reelected, Malta's conservative government is also kept in power in another extreemly close vote." Malta's conservative Nationalist Party, in power in the tiny Mediterranean state for...

BC thief with 50 convictions to get Welfare Cheque

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA Career Criminal with 50 criminal convictions since 1977 whose Motive Operandi in preying on the elderly was arrested this week, on suspicion of stealing the rings off...

Men who do housework may get more sex

"NEW YORK - American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. The average dad has gradually been getting better about picking himself up off the sofa and pitching in, according to a...

A indian security man arrested with explosives in Jammu Kashmir

"Srinagar(ABC Live): Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir remains headache for past two and half decades. A considerable portion of Indian security forces is deployed in this troubled state for countering terrorism but results are coming of zigzag nature"

Nazi-era Singer Attempts a Comeback

This guy should have had a quick chat with Leni Riefenstahl about how quickly folks forget those who work with the Nazis."A 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed in Nazi Germany has given a concert...

Vancouver density debate needs to be reinvigorated

Trevor Boddy looks at the unfolding EcoDensity debate in Vancouver:"It is too bad the EcoDensity debate got dragged into an election year. Over the last few months, this discussion has entered an unwelcome and...

Russia's most notorious mafia boss arrested in Moscow

"Detectives in Moscow yesterday confirmed they have arrested Russia's most notorious mafia boss, who is wanted by both the US and British authorities for his alleged involvement in decades of major international crime."

Gaza's last gasp

"Gaza's last gasp Sonja Karkar, The Electronic Intifada, 23 January 2008 Palestinians in Gaza gather in front of the Rafah border crossing at the border with Egypt, 22 January 2008. (Wissam Nassar/MaanImages) By now, people watching their news programs around the world...

Two Largest Papers in SC Endorses Obama

Two of the Largest Papers in South Carolina Endorse Obama  "2nd Big SC Paper Endorses Obama Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of The Greenville News,...

Nose Bidet Achieves Sudden Popularity

"In recent decades, Western culture has become more open-minded to Eastern medicine and remedies. Many health insurance companies now offer competitive reimbursements for patients seeking care via acupuncture and...

Finger out your health

After the recent report fom Nottingham University UK on how the ratio between index and ring fingers can predict osteoarthritic problems here's the low down from an Indian palm reader on the same subject:"It’s...

Republican Presidential Nomination Still Wide Open

The race for the nomination of the republican party in advance of the presidential election breaks wide open, with Romney and Giuliani tied in first place with only 20 per cent among republicans."Two weeks...

New Jersey Abolishes Death Penalty

I had no idea that New Jersey has spent such a huge amount of money maintaining the death penalty without actually executing anyone.  But any move away from capital punishment is a good move indeed. "New...

Indonesian rights body may reopen cases under Soeharto

"Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission wants to reopen six cases of human rights violations during former president Soeharto's era that had been put on hold, a senior commission official said on Saturday. Achmad Baso, the commission's research coordinator on cases...

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