Fidel Ramos, Former President of the Philippines Visits Virginia

The former president of the Philippines, Fidel V. Ramos, visited the Hampton Roads area of Virginia last week.  On May 14, 2009 he arrived at the Norfolk Virginia airport, and was immediately shuttled to...

Bush's Ex-Press Secretary, Dana Perino, Defends AIG Bonuses

Reports over the weekend that bailed-out insurance giant AIG will be paying $165 million in bonuses to executives “in the same business unit that brought the company to the brink of collapse last year” have...

Alleged human traffickers' ring exposed

Finally some encouraging action taken through  international cooperation. "As the country and the world marked International Woman's Day on Sunday, police revealed an alleged international network for...

Former Serbian leader acquitted of war crime charges

Milan Milutinovic, the President of Serbia from 1998 to 2002, has been cleared of all charges laid against him by the UN International Criminal Tribunal. At the end of his presidential term in 2002, Milutinovic...

Jade Goody too sick to leave her bed for hospital visit

.... TV reality star Jade Goody has been told by doctors she only has months left to live." Reality TV star Jade Goody has spoken about her fears for the future following her diagnosis with cervical cancer. ...

Sri Lanka rejects UK's new envoy

In  a big blow to British government , Sri Lanka has angrily rejected Britain's appointment of Des Browne, the former Defence Minister, as a special envoy to focus on the humanitarian situation in the war-torn Indian Ocean Island. Rohitha Bogollagama, the Foreign...

Hasina, allies secure majority in Bangladesh

"Dhaka, Dec 30: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her nine-party alliance raced to a landslide victory, winning 225 seats of the 299 seats that figured in Bangladesh's ninth General Election. This meant a...

Moguls and Arab States Are Big Donors to Clinton Charity

I am not sure if we needed all this information.  I can't see how any of this could create a conflict with Hillary Clinton serving as secretary of state.This is more than enough information. " The governments...

Pak agrees to 48-hour timetable to act against LeT

"Washington, Dec 06: Pakistan has agreed to a 48-hour timetable set by India and the United States to formulate a plan to take action against Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and to arrest at least three Pakistanis who...

In the World of Politics: Is everyday turkey day?

According to CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider, it is. "Turkeys are foolish creatures -- overstuffed, noisy and self-important. A lot like the politicians on our list of Turkeys of the Year."Schneider's...

PM's terror stand comes back to haunt him

"NEW DELHI: Of all his formulations, the one that has returned most often to haunt Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the assertion that Pakistan too, like India, was a victim of terrorism. The macabre irony...

Don't force players to return to India: Hussain

Kevin Pietersen and his men should not be forced into returning to India for next month's Test series if their security fears don't subside, said former England captain Nasser Hussain as he urged the ECB to...

Al-Qaeda helps US advance agenda

"Former Cuban president Fidel Castro says al-Qaeda terrorists have been engineered in order to advance the Bush administration's agenda. In an essay published on Sunday, Castro said the terrorist group "was born from the empire's own entrails", using the term "empire" to...

Pervez Musharraf working for establishment of global think-tank

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to set up an international think-tank to 'make the world a peaceful place' and is visiting Britain to gather support for his plan, his close aide said Monday. The aide told that Musharraf will also be visiting the US, Canada,...

Life Sentence for Argentine's Ex-Army Chief

Former commander of the regional Third Army Corps in Cordoba, Luciano Benjamin Menendez, was given a life sentence for committing 'dirty crimes' during the military dictatorship of Argentina."A court in Argentina...

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