Sri Lanka's forgotten displaced Muslims

Displaced in Sri Lanka dueto late ltte terror. " Sri Lanka's forgotten displaced Muslims By Swaminathan Natarajan ...

USA: Minnesota Auto Mogul Hecker HQ Raided for Possible Fraud

" June 2009 | by Eric Kelsey The Minnesota State Patrol raided Denny Hecker Automotive Group headquarters in St. Louis Park, along...

'New government' for Tamil Tigers

" Sri Lankan rebel group the Tamil Tigers say they are forming a "provisional transnational government" to pursue self-rule for the Tamil minority. In a statement released from an unknown location, a Tigers'...

Calling All Bands - Green Man Music Festival Needs YOU!

Fancy being the first band to play at Green Man 2009, standing on the main stage on Friday August 21st as the sun beats down over the Black Mountains and opening the festival with one of YOUR songs in front of thousands of people?How about sharing the bill Animal Collective,...

AIG bonuses four times higher than Originally MisRepresented

" The 2008 AIG bonus pool just keeps getting larger and larger. In a response to detailed questions from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the company has offered a third assessment of exactly how much it paid out in...

Randy Cain of The Delfonics Dies at 63

Randy Cain, one of the founding members of The Delfonics, died on Thursday, at the age of 63.  The cause of death is not yet known. The Delfonics was formed in the late 60s by brothers William and Wilbert...

Watchdog group calls for investigation of Obama's urban czar

A government watchdog group asked the U.S. attorney general's office Thursday to open a bribery investigation into White House urban czar Adolfo Carrión.Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr. gives his state...

Japan introduces 'toilet poems' to save on toilet paper

A Japanese group has introduced 'poems in the loo', with the intent to cut down on toilet paper being used in excess, to help cut down on global warming. By posting a 'toilet poem' at eye level inside the cubicle,...

Miley Cyrus in trouble for racist photo

Miley Cyrus is in trouble yet again for posing for what could be seen as a racist photograph. The singer is seen posing with her boyfriend and some friends and some of them are making a gesture with their eyes that...

Vandals attack Venezuela synagogue in 'worst ever' attack on J...

The attacks intensify against Jews in the world and the world excuses it by blaming Israel. This is deja vu all over again."An armed group vandalized Caracas' oldest synagogue, shattering religious objects and...

China Dairy Boss Pleads Guilty in Melamine Case

The trial of the chairwoman of the now bankrupt Sunlu Group, a Chinese company at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, started today.  Sixty-six year old Tian Wenhua has pleaded guilty to charges of...

Hey, Facebook, What have you got Against Breastfeeding?

A mass online protest movement is gathering after Facebook banned some breastfeeding photos from their social network site.  Many people are upset that Facebook is classifying these photos "obscene," and are...

Chinese Dairy Bankrupt after Tainted Milk Scandal

Dairy producer Sanlu Group, at the center of a melamine scandal in September which sickened nearly 300,000 and killed at least 6 babies, has filed for bankruptcy. " A court in Shijiazhuang, China, where the company...

Nintendo Wii Hospitalzing At Least 10 Per Week

Was watching Fox News and had to get this up before someone else.  Can you believe video games are injuring so many folks?  Ay yi yi. " The growing toll has prompted NHS doctors to warn of the dangers. Wii-itis sufferers usually have excruciating pain in the...

Somali Al-Shabab Mujahideen Movement

  " group that has taken control of the southern city of Kismayu, have told Al Jazeera they plan to impose Islamic law across Somalia. Kismayu, Somalia's third biggest city, was once one of the most dangerous...

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