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Madonna granted divorce in London

The marriage of pop superstar queen Madonna and film director Guy Ritchie has come to an end. The superstar singer today  divorced formally at the District Judge Reid's office at the clinical...

Iranian Interior Minister's Oxford Degree Apparently Fake, Riddled With Spell...

"Iran's new interior minister has raised an uproar among lawmakers and Iranian media over an apparently fake claim that he holds an honorary doctorate from Britain's Oxford University. To back his case, he's shown off a degree certificate riddled with spelling and grammar...

Navajo Nation granted permit for coal power plant

From my personal blog:"July 31st marked the end of a battle for the air permit needed to progress plans to build a 1500 megawatt coal burning power plant in the middle of Navajo Nation territory. The EPA has...

Hijacker returns to Croatia after serving 30 years in USA

 A Croatian terrorist has been granted parole and will be deported to his homeland after serving 30 years of a life prison term for hijacking a plane and planting a bomb that killed a policeman. " Zvonko Busic, 62, came back to a warm welcome from several hundred...

'Warcraft' maker Blizzard Wins Copyright Cheating Lawsuit

Cheating is now a violation of copyright, according to a U.S. district judge who ruled for World of Warcraft maker Blizzard on Tuesday. Blizzard was suing MDY Industries for their software program WoWGlider, which...

Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book

A British journalist who wrote a book on terrorism has been ordered to turn over his sources to police within 7 days or face legal penalties."Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven...

Dozens of murder cases at risk after collapse of hitman trial

A Law Lords ruling last week that concluded that accused criminals in England and Wales have the right to see those who are accusing them of crimes has thrown the entire English criminal justice system in the into...

SC Executed Convicted Killer by Electric Chair, first time since 2004

SC Executed Convicted Killer by Electric Chair, first time since 2004 Media Credit gangsorus.com " COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The Corrections Department announced that James Earl Reed was executed at 11:27pm Friday.The...

Philadelphia: Former Nazi SS Guard To Be Deported After 52 Years in U.S.

Even though Anton Geiser's lawyer said that the U.S. shouldn't revisit old decisions, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court said the former concentration camp guard was being kicked out of the United States. Geiser was part...

Is B.C. Lacking Local Musicians?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI think this story is off the mark, there are plenty of Musicians in British Columbia, just walk down to any city street corner, shopping mall or liquor outlets or ATM...

US climate change bill blocked

US lawmakers have blocked a much-anticipated bill on climate change, after Republicans vowed it would be too expensive for the economy. "A US attempt to establish a system of caps and tax relief to cut carbon emissions has been blocked in Congress.The bill was backed by most...

High court shuts landbanking firm

It is probably every  investors worst nightmare: you pay thousands of pounds for a plot of land, which will get planning permission, only to find that the land did not get the permission and is worthless. "An illegal landbanking scheme which sold plots of land to...

Canadian Med Students: The Luck "O" the Irish

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Med students looking for that MD shingle to hang on their door are finding countless roadblocks trying to get into medical schools in their own country, a...

Swiss "Reject" Controversial Immigration Proposal !

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe land of Chocolate and Secret Bank accounts, have dismissed 8 of 10 Cantons proposed by the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) proposal that naturalisation of immigrants be...

Myanmar approves all pending visas for UN aid workers

Myanmar has made good on its pledge to Ban Ki Moon, and approved the visas for foreign aid works that it had been delaying on. However it is still unclear if they will accept aid from American and French military...

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