Dawood still in Karachi: Aide

"Mumbai Aug. 21: A key Dawood Ibrahim aide arrested from Thane Thursday claimed that the underworld don, for whom an Interpol warrant is out for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and who has been designated as a "global terrorist" by the United States, is living in...

Wife Swapping Italians Make Lunch A Swinging Affair

The Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi recently jokingly offered his wife to the Danish prime minister but maybe it wasn't so far from the truth of Italian sexual culture as we find that wife swapping and swinging...

Dogs off the menu in China, but not animal organs.

Couple questions of mine have been answered through this article. Few weeks back, I posted on the banning of dog meat in China. I was unsure about whether this was a permanent ban or a temporary ban, but after...

NS Prisoners Strike: Smoking Mad Over Tobacco Ban

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPrisoners on Strike? When people go on strike it is usually a stoppage of what they do for a living against their employer!What will Prisoners do on Strike? Stop...

President Declares Major Disaster For Mississippi

"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...

Indiana Voting Information

Check back tonight begining at 3-4 pm for Politisite Exit Polls, Real Time Election Results, Breaking News & Commentary from North Carolina & Indiana"Indiana is poised for a record turnout for a primary...

Imprisoned Canadian in Mexican Jail Her Own Worst Enemy

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBrenda Martin imprisoned and convicted of Money Laundering, rots in a Mexican Jail and has been for the last two years.   Brendan has been regularly seen wailing...

Raul Castro plans reforms for Cuba

Raul Castro has issued a decree that now enables Cubans to own the titles to the houses they live in, rather than just renting them from the state."The measure was the first legal decree formally published by the...

High River puts New Orleans on Alert

"by Sheila Grissett and Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune, Thursday March 20, 2008, 9:06 PM Recent heavy rains in the Midwest, combined with the last melting winter snows, will swell the Mississippi River to an expected crest at 16.5 feet in New Orleans by April 9, high...

China's Olympic Goal: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue

"BEIJING: Every day, 27 monitoring stations across the city measure air pollution to determine if the skies above this national capital can officially be designated as blue. It is not an act of whimsy: With Beijing preparing to play host to the 2008 Olympics next August, the...

Protestors at Bush-Harper-Calderone Gabfest

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorProtestors and Presidents alike will undoubtedly enjoy scenic Montebello, Quebec as Canada's Prime Minister Harper hosts what the media are calling "The Three Amigios...

so, its a useless constitution that we are killing time waiting for rejection...

"Jaafari’s stand is contrary to the electoral program of the mostly-Shiite United Iraqi Alliance that designated him as the head of the government — a program that included the demand for a timetable for the withdrawal of occupation troops — there is much less certainty...

James Doohan's Ashes Beamed Back Down to New Mexico

I, too was under the impression that Doohan's (who played Scotty in TV's Star Trek) ashes would remain in outer space, but I guess it was only a brief tour. At any rate, the temporarily-mislaid ashes have been...

Mais considerações sobre "Mais Armas , Menos Crimes"

Aqui um trecho do texto de Mark Steyn para o Sun-Times"Virginia Tech, remember, was a "gun-free zone," formally and proudly designated as such by the college administration. Yet the killer kept his guns and ammo on the campus. It was a "gun-free zone" except for those...

Tech Firms Push to Use TV Airwaves for Internet

Finally, a use for TV. Use it to transmit internet!"A coalition of big technology companies wants to bring high-speed Internet access to consumers in a new way: over television airwaves. Key to the project is...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from