British troops 'should go home'

The prime minister of Iraq has said that British troops should withdraw from Southern Iraq because they are no longer needed there, according to reports today."British troops should leave Iraq because they are no longer needed to maintain security, Iraq's prime minister has...

UN relief supplies finally arrive in Myanmar

It's been five days since the cyclone hit Myanmar, and only now is the first UN aid arriving in the country, due to complications over the ruling junta allowing foreign aid into the country."The first seven tons...

Darfur continues to deteriorate: UN report

And so do blind eyes continue to be turned..."U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday in a new report to the Security Council that the situation in Sudan's Western Darfur region was deteriorating and more peacekeepers were urgently needed."Over the past two...

Official Dies in Monkey Battle

I quote so many sources below to point out the differences in reportage: some report that the Deputy Mayor fell whilst fighting the monkeys, others claim he fell whilst running away. Some say he was on his roof,...

Another Firefighter Testifies On Explosions Inside WTC

"Another Firefighter Testifies On Explosions Inside WTC We Are Change | August 8, 2007 BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Firefighter John Schroeder, assigned to Engine Company 10 directly across the street from the World Trade...

Traumatic memories "stickier" than happy ones

Forget Freud: Dalhousie researchers have more or less told the good old doc to take a hike. Seems we humans like our suffering more than we thought... "Feb 22, 2007 — TORONTO (Reuters) - Memories of traumatic...

The roots of Dalit rage

"The roots of Dalit rage The symbolism of Dalit politics is a tactical response to the threat of violence lurking beneath the surface of Indian democracy. The benevolent tolerance that caste Hindu society affects may well be misplaced. by | Sukumar Muralidharan In January...

90% of Iraqis say they were better off under Saddam Hussein

While the media feasts on Saddam Hussein's execution, and while the right wing in America celebrates as though his death somehow makes up for the nearly 3,000 dead American soldiers in Iraq, a new poll throws a cold, wet blanket on the morbid festivities:"About 90 percent of...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Poisoned former KGB spy dies in London

"LONDON - Poisoned Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died on Thursday in an intensive care ward, London's University College Hospital said. Litvinenko, a fierce critic of the Russian government, suffered a rapid deterioration in his health on Thursday, but doctors still were...

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