Tamils re-affirm desire for self-rule

Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the party ran on the platform of self-determination won a key council in Sri Lanka. The government was expected to do well for the following reasons: The election was held too soon after the end of the war for people to vote and for democracy...

Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later

" Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast three years ago this week. The president promised to do whatever it took to rebuild. But the nation is trying to fight wars in several countries and is dealing with economic crisis. The attention of the president wandered...

Ohio's Voting Machines Busted, and Won't Be Fixed

Ohio's electronic voting machines, made by don't-call-them-Diebold, are broken, and won't be fixed by Election Day. Does that sound right to you? What do you think of a company that can't fix its software by...

Has Bigfoot Been Found? Photo Says 'Yes'

"Has Bigfoot Been Found? Photo Says 'Yes' Last Edited: Wednesday, 13 Aug 2008, 6:00 AM CDT Created: Wednesday, 13 Aug 2008, 5:52 AM CDT Bigfoot Three "Bigfoot'' seekers who released a documentary titled "Bigfoot...

The cars that Saddam’s son used to own are unearthed

Iraqi police displayed five cars that belonged to Odai Hussein, the eldest son of Saddam Hussein, today. The display featured two Rolls Royces and several vintage classics. The fate of these classy cars was by no...

Myanmar accepts ASEAN aid, announces 3 days of mourning

UPDATE:  3:00 PM EDT  Myanmar's goverment announces three days of mourning.Myanmar's junta has followed the example of the Chinese government in announcing a 3-day official period of mourning, beginning...

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

"The chosen book for this year’s Dublin: One City, One Book is Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Now in its third year, Dublin: One City, One Book is a project designed to encourage everyone in the city...

Islam: Eye for an Eye for All, But Life in Prison for Us.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe all remember last when air travellers were refused boarding aircraft with liquids, everything from Baby Formula to Soft Drinks to Shampoo, it was all taboo.This Law...

House Panel Questions High Pay for CEOs

Like the oil company profits last year, it's another situation of individuals making a lot of money in sectors experiencing trouble."The heads of three companies implicated in the mortgage crisis have been asked to explain how they collectively received hundreds of millions...

Google: Age Bias Lawsuit From Former 50-ish Executive Can Continue

Old fuddy duddy? In his 50's?Google needs a good spanking."A state appeals court in San Jose ruled Thursday that a former Google executive in his 50s who was allegedly called "old fuddy-duddy" and told he was "slow" before being terminated in February 2004 has the right to...

ROMA FACE COERCIVE STERILIZATION

The White world has learned nothing from the Nazis, have they?  An already despised and marginalised people, the Roma are now the subjects of yet another genocide programme aimed at "cleaning up"...

Club Inferno: Gatecrasher Burns Down in Sheffield

One of the largest nightclubs in the UK has burnt down, though nobody was reported injured in the incident."Sheffield super-club Gatecrasher has been destroyed in a huge fire which engulfed the building on...

Copyright Duel: JK Rowling Vs. eBay India

As the world eagerly awaits the final Harry Potter book, eBay India is charging Harry's creator with harassment. This is the latest battle in an ongoing war over the presence of pirated e-book versions of the...

Author Adichie Wins Orange Prize

"Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. She beat five other contenders for the £30,000 women-only award, including Kiran Desai, shortlisted for her Booker Prize winner The Inheritance of Loss. Adichie's...

Decarbonised Energy projects with BP and Rio Tinto?

"hydrogen energy logo * Home * Press release * Hydrogen Energy * BP * Rio Tinto Rio Tinto and BP join forces to develop clean energy worldwide May 17, 2007 BP and Rio Tinto today announced the formation of a new jointly-owned company, Hydrogen Energy,...

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