" ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared National reconciliation ordinance (NRO) unconstitutional, Chief Justice of Pakistan announced the verdict of 17 member larger bench of Supreme Court on...
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"he World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global flu pandemic after holding an emergency meeting.It means the swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being seen in the UK, Australia, Japan and Chile. WHO chief Dr Margaret...
The Governor of Kentucky has declared a weather state of emergency in the state, as a winter storm is expected to cause even more havoc throughout the region. This announcement allows for state resources to help...
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After clashes overnight in which one person died, Thai PM Samak Sundaravej has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok.The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) took to the streets overnight and forced...
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"“Now keep in mind Exxon has announced it made $12 billion dollars almost. Almost $12 Billion dollars last quarter. More than any U.S. corporation has ever made in a single quarter. It’s time we used some of those record profits, uh, to help ordinary Americans pay for...
"In an age when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad openly declares the Holocaust a myth, it is increasingly important to tell people the truth of what happened, and Tosia Schneidner has made that her life’s mission.“There is no occurrence that was better documented...
Evidently a certain UK supermarket chain thinks a photo of a baby's bum is pornographic, even when the photo is of the kid whose birthday it is... Does that speak more to the store's mindset, or to the person...
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Muckraking on a galactic scale or giant waste of time? It's good to know that, with everything going on in the world today, that so many people are focusing their energy on making sure no shady deals are being struck with powers from beyond the sun."A multinational...
The potential for the 'quake lake' - a lake in China whose dam was threatened by the earthquake there - to flood has been removed, according to the Chinese government."Evacuees headed down from temporary camps Wednesday after Chinese authorities declared the flood threat over...
"WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Mississippi to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms...
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"The Himalayan nation of Nepal has become the world's newest republic, ending 240 years of monarchy.Royal rule was officially abolished by a new constituent assembly meeting in the capital, Kathmandu.The Maoists,...
"Until President Ahmadinejad's name is mentioned Mokhtar, an Iranian labourer, stands listlessly with his friends on a street corner in a blue-collar district of south Tehran. Suddenly he grows animated. He voted enthusiastically for Mr Ahmadinejad in 2005 because he had...
Chad has declared a state of emergency in response to recent violence in the region."Chad's president declared a nationwide state of emergency Thursday, telling citizens that tightened controls are needed to...
An update to our earlier story on Hezbollah blaming Israel for the killing of Imad Mughnieh. The conflict continues."Lebanon's Hezbollah opposition chief declared "open war" on Israel on Thursday while hundreds of...
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