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Iran Package Eyes Israeli Nukes

" "The proposed package will definitely include Iran's nuclear issue based on an international approach," Hassan Qashqavi told IRIB Sunday. He said that the "comprehensive and updated" package aims to prepare a...

Swiss far right wins support for referendum to ban minarets

I am always amazed by the amount of effort some people expend in getting upset by what others believe or do."SWITZERLAND: SWITZERLAND BRACED itself for a troubled campaign of Islamophobia yesterday after the far right won enough support to force a national vote to ban...

Call for sharia rules in English law

Law is a shifting thing and all country's laws change over the years with changes in moral and cultural thinking. Societies move on but many feel it would be a change too early and too far to incorporate...

Drink UP! German Milk Delivery Strike Ends, Prices Raised

Once again, the local unions have won, and the retailers will raise their prices.  As if 50% income taxes, and inflation wasn't bad enough here we go again....."Published: 5 Jun 08 16:54 CETOnline:...

First Nations Chiefs: Screwing the Screwed?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIt is certainly distressing to find out financial  misappropriations of Casino Funds by Chiefs of First Nations Casinos.  Who would have imagined First Nations...

China president begins Japan visit

Chinese president Hu Jintao has begun a visit to Japan, an always awkward meeting considering the two are historical rivals. His visit was marked by significant protests in Tokyo over the Tibet issue, but there...

Kuwait: Sheik Dissolves Parliament

Conflict continues in the parliament of small gulf nation Kuwait, as the various parties are unable to agree."Kuwait’s emir dissolved Parliament and called for early elections after disputes between the...

New York State: Aide claims 3-way Gay sex with ex-governor and wife

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne wonders if this Aide Theodore Pederson (a gay male) will be afforded the same opportunities Call Girl Dupre is currently getting, in what seems to be another New...

Why a barren rock in the Atlantic is the focus of an international battle of ...

"AN ISOLATED pinnacle of granite, lashed by North Atlantic waves and gales off the British coast, Rockall has long been the focus of passionate territorial disputes. But talks this week between four nations are focusing on the sea or, more specifically, the oil and gas...

Left Hanging: Pants Lawsuit Judge Files Appeal

Here's an update on the story of the judge who sued his local dry-cleaner for $65 million dollars, embarassing the legal system he represents. Having lost his case, he feels that true justice has not been...

To The Manor Bought

""Lord of the Manor" titles are being bought at auction for thousands of pounds, provoking bitter disputes over the ownership of village greens and grass verges, and prompting campaigners to call for the abolition of feudal laws. A village in the Peak District has become an...

Ex-Strikers Realise Go-Kart Dream

"Three men who lost their jobs in one of Wales's longest industrial disputes have opened a £1m motor sport venture. John Davis, Richard Lawson and James Clarke have set up an indoor go-karting centre in Caernarfon. The trio were on the picket line at Friction Dynamics when...

'Historic' land-claim shakeup in the works

"Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice is contemplating fundamental changes to the way aboriginal land claims are settled and suggests the federal government will hand the job to an independent body. Aboriginal...

Viacom Throws Down over YouTube Content: What's at Stake

Basically, Viacom is claiming that Google (YouTube's owner) is not preventing the hosting of copyrighted videos. Google's likely defense is to call itself a neutral service provider. Before the case goes into full-on litigation, though, the jury is still out on what actual...

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