After the New York Times alleged that brother of afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is involved in opium trading, now this new revelation will even make him more embarrassed. President's brother is accused of having met the Taliban representative. "The Afghan president's...
"GOP, Dems agree state loses out, disagree on why By Burt Hubbard, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Democrats and Republicans alike agreed Thursday the state was shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars on the Roan Plateau energy lease auction. But both sides point the finger...
Benin's intro: This is an article that I just penned about India's growing investments into Africa and against the backdrop of the even larger Chinese presence in Africa. The main question that this...
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Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...
Robert Murat, the first formal suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has spoken of the "utter destruction" of his life after settling a libel action against several newspapers which implicated him in her...
Free Wi-Fi in Philly as of today. To be honest, I did not think this project would ever come to fruition. I'm glad that it did: it's a 21st-Century quality-of-life boost."Although details are still being worked out, free wireless access will be available to Philadelphians as...
Japan has lifted sanctioned imposed on North Korea after latter tested a nuclear bomb in 2006. Sanction has been continued after every six months since then. But today it lifted and this will loosen restrictions on...
"Chinese and Taiwanese officials agreed Thursday to set up permanent offices in each other's territories, in the first formal talks between the two sides in almost a decade"
China and Taiwan have opened formal bilateral talks for the first time in almost a decade. "Negotiators from Taiwan and China have opened their first formal talks in almost a decade, aiming to forge an agreement on expanded charter flights between the sides that have had no...
Mmmm, pot, kettle and black spring to mind." Real reported over Ronaldo link Real Madrid are in pursuit of United's Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United have lodged an...
"Grubby little Paul Burrell who once style himself “Diana's Rock” will again profit from her memory by flogging gems on US shopping TV to unwitting Americans. Sadly our cousins across the pond simply have not yet...
South Korea has seen protests in response to a government decision to start allowing US beef imports again."Just a day ahead of South Korea's formal resumption of U.S. beef imports, some 20,000 protesters scuffled with riot squads early Monday and hauled police vehicles away...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPretty much a No Brainer! A time honoured tradition where Small and Large Corporates Wining & Dining a Client is just another form of Bribery in order to sway and...