Canada: Quick deportation For Nigerian Scammer

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNorth Americans have all been affected in some way, whether those pesky spam mail stating untold millions await those foolish enough to provide thier bank account...

European Initiative: Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality

While the United States "...remained one of the world's few democracies in which leading Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Trans-gender (LGBT) groups failed to organize even one single public IDAHO (International Day...

Labour suffer massive by-election defeat

Yesterday's all-important by-election in Crewe was a complete disaster for UK prime minister Gordon Brown. he saw his Labour party lose with a shocking 17.6 percent swing toward the Tories. Everyone is watching...

NBC, ABC and CBS to tone down 'upfront' advertising sales events

The networks are still having a tough time as viewership remains down after the writer's strike, and the sluggish economy is making advertisers hesitant to spend."TV lineup presentations to advertisers are being scaled back because of the sluggish economy and lingering...

Federer suffers early Rome exit

Roger Federer, currently ranked number one in the world, is out of the Rome Masters tournament, after a surprise defeat at the hands of Radek Stepanek in the quarter-finals."Federer lost 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (9-7), his...

Sweden ranks world's best place for mothers

Among the many social benefits of living in Sweden are the long maternity leave and care for new mothers."Sweden has once again been rated as "the best place to be a mother in the world" by a U.S.-based charity in...

Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood

"'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston,...

Paris tackles rat problem again

Paris has a lot of rats. Having been there numerous times, I know this for a fact. So every year they have to do something about the pesky rodents. They have now launched their annual effort to reduce the...

China jails 17 over Tibet rule protests in Lhasa

There have been further crackdowns in Tibet today, as 30 people were sentenced for taking part in the protests and riots in Lhasa last month.The sentences range from three years to life in prison and it was unclear whether the accused had any legal representation."Those...

More Drivers Steering Toward Hybrid Cars

More and more people have decided to go green and drive a hybrid.  Gas prices have gone up, and so have hybrid sales nationwide.  Among the most popular hybrid vehicles is the Toyota Prius, which still...

Bomb blast in Spain Injures Seven

Though a cease-fire was declared by ETA in 2006 following the Madrid bombings, the group has kicked up its campaign of violence again with persistent bombings. ETA has now killed more than 825 people since...

Iraq Dismisses 1,300 After Basra Offensive

After mass desertions during the Basra operation, conducted by the Iraqi government with little cooordination with the Americans, the Iraqi army has dismissed almost 1500 soldiers."The Iraqi government has...

Egypt Sentences Five Men to 3-Year Prison Terms for Being Gay

It's sad that in a worldwide society that some members are still being singled out for their sexaul preferences. I know it is not the same thing, but over in some parts of North America, same sex couples are...

Complaints soar at US airlines

Whenever I take a flight it seems like it's more of a chore than a pleasure: delays, lost luggage, poor service... I could go on. It seems like many US passengers agree, based on the rising level of complaints...

Scientific Study Proves: Researchers Guess 99% of the time,

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNow this is not an April Fools Joke, this is a verifiable fact.A Fact based on numerous studies reported in the media over the decade pretty much shows conflicting...
 

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