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Did the Army 'Steal' FARC's Hostage Release?
There will be many twists and turns in the story about the rescue of Betancourt and other hostages from the FARC"QUITO, Ecuador, Jul 8 (IPS) - A source close to the insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) told IPS that the Jul. 2 rescue of Ingrid Betancourt... Austria needs early election badly
After months of political disputes among its members, the governing coalition dissolves. New elections are expected- if approved - by September. , " Governing Coalition in Austria Collapses; Early Election Expected function getSharePasskey() { return...New Zealand's prime minister says she won't step aside as party lags ahead of...
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Monday she has no plans to step aside as her governing Labour Party lags badly in opinion polls less than five months ahead of general elections. " New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Monday she has no plans... The Ronnie White Story: The Public and The Washington Post (Opinion, Analysis)
As I earlier noted in "Death of Newspapers? Save the Press!", one of the core strengths of traditional newspapers is the constant interaction with readers. Here, Marc Fisher aptly demonstrates this strength in responses to reader's views on the death of alleged cop killer... British GP will move to Donington
End of an era for Silverstone."British GP will move to Donington Donington hosted its last Formula One race in 1993 The British Grand Prix will... Tsvangirai Will Not Join Unity Government
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced earlier today that will not be joining a unity government to be a 'partner' to Robert Mugabe.He has accused Zimbabwe's 'new' leader of beating, torturing and... Twitter Secures Venture Capital, Aims to Become a Utility
The elite meet so we may continue to tweet. Twitter, that darling of the microblog world, has closed its venture capital round, apparently to the tune of fifteen million bucks, valuing the company at $100 million....Website naming rules may be relaxed
"The way the internet works could be changed forever following a proposed relaxation of the rules governing domain rules.Up until now websites could only use certain suffixes at the end of internet addresses, such as ".co.uk", ".com" or ".org". But in a move to liberalise the...Ronaldo staying put, say Man Utd
£50 - £80 million for Ronaldo, says who?"Ronaldo staying put, say Man Utd Ronaldo scored 42 goals for... Report: Hamas-Israel truce to begin Thursday
I am so hopeful that this is going to lead to a pathway to something interesting, both with Hamas and Syria. "Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said the group is committed to the truce deal. Israeli officials... Power Failure Leaves Washington, D.C. in the Dark
UPDATE: Power's restored. Which isn't to say that perhaps some portions of government aren't still working in the dark.Out of power: the Treasury Department. Apparently, though, Congress is still working. Maybe being... Indian inflation at 7-year high
Soaring to the highest level in seven years Inflation in India has become a big concern for ruling government. Indian government will be going for an election and it will find it very difficult to explain the rising... BBC told to improve UK coverage
The BBC has been told that they need to improve their coverage of the UK's nations and regions, as they are not doing it enough, or well enough.A little ironic I think..."A review for the BBC Trust said the BBC was "falling short of its own high standards" and failing to meet...Kucinich Forces Vote On Bush's Impeachment
Dennis Kucinich has brought another impeachment resolution against the Bush administration. However given that such a resolution wouldn't be resolved until Bush is out of office anyway, Democratic leaders are sidelining the proposal."Having failed in efforts to impeach Vice...Real reported over Ronaldo link
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...
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