Karachi is not new to conflicts and violence but its people have forever proved to be quite resilient. However, suicide bombings happening in some cities of Pakistan like Peshawar, Quetta, Lahore and also...
"As obsessions go this has to be one of the weirdest known to man - someone who would voluntarily file his teeth, split his lip and undergo extensive facial surgery - to turn himself into a 'human tiger'.Dennis...
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The snow leopard, amongst many other animals, is listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and listed as Endangered on the U.S....
"MONTREAL -- 27 arrests in Quebec child porn ring bust Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 An extensive child pornography ring has been cracked with the arrest of 27 people, Quebec provincial...
Michael Fiola, a 53-year-old state employee was set free of child-pornography charges by a Massachusetts court, It was alleged that he had accessed the illegal material at work, but an extensive forensic investigation of his computer revealed that viruses and other malicious...
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"Badung Regency, south coast of Bali When the other rival kingdoms in south Bali were defeated by the Dutch in 1900, Badung Kingdom gained an expansive links trade. But it was last only for six years as Badung was finally invaded in 1906 through a massive battle known as...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe as Canadians remember the fiasco a couple of years ago when the owner of Tim Hortons was outraged and resigned after the sale of his Tim Hortons Corp when his beloved...
This issue has been going on forever in Chicago! Foie gras is opposed by some animal rights activitsts. To make foie gras, tubes are inserted down the throats of ducks andgeese that are then fed until their...
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Seaweed found at an inland settlement in Chile confirms that thevillage is one of the oldest inhabited sites in the Americas anddemonstrates that residents had extensive contact with the coastline,50 miles...
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UPDATE: 4:20PM EST - May 3 Severe tropical cyclone Nargis continued to lash Myanmar's main city today."Electricity supplies in Yangon have been cut since late Friday night as the storm bore down from the Bay...
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"RTÉ has unveiled its St Patrick's Day coverage across television, radio and online.
The annual Skyfest fireworks display will kick-off coverage on RTÉ Television on Saturday 15 March and will be broadcast live on RTÉ One from the Rock of Cashel. The event will be hosted...
One year ago in 2007, the King Family issued this statement:"
Was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Murdered by the U.S. Government?
Crimes of the State""After hearing and reviewing the extensive testimony and evidence, which had never before been...
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"New role awaits a historic eyesore
Church of Scientology buys former Alexandra Hotel
By Thomas C. Palmer Jr.
Globe Staff / January 30, 2008
The Church of Scientology of Boston Inc. has bought the historic Alexandra Hotel building at Washington Street and Massachusetts...
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The UK government has implemented an internet blocking mechanism called Cleanfeed. Ostensibly implemented to block access to child pornography in the UK, Cleanfeed blocks sites listed by the Internet Watch Foundation. But, as Frank Fisher observes, this list is...
"Dodd, Biden drop out after Iowa defeat
By: Martin Kady II
January 4, 2008 01:52 AM EST Two Senate veterans — Democrats Joe Biden of Delaware and Chris Dodd of Connecticut — are abandoning their...