Taiwan inaugurates new president

An almnus of Harvard Law school and former mayor of Taipei  had been sworn in as new President of Taiwan. 57 yr old Ma Ying-jeou is the chairman of the Nationalist Party and contested election on...

Scotland/Alba - Wendy Alexander in independence referendum chaos

If the Labour Party in Scotland keeps its promise and their leader,Wendy Alexander, manages to remain in control, then it looks likelythat Scotland could well get their referendum on independence in 2010,as the...

Pro-Europeans win in Serbia

Brussels is breathing a sigh of relief today as the results come in from the Serbian general election, in which the moderate pro-European party has emerged a voctor. Many had feared that the Kosovo independence...

Latest news from Ahmadinejad on Israel's 60 anniversary

An opinion on rats expertsLatest news from Ahmadinejad on Israel's 60 anniversary."Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called Israel a "stinking corpse" which is doomed dissappear, as the state...

Scottish independence - Labour implodes over Referendum issue

Even though the Scottish Nationalist Party (SMP) have repeated timeand again that they won't be swayed from their predicted 2010 timeframefor a referendum on Scottish independence, Labour leader in ScotlandWendy...

Scottish Labour planned for independence referendum

A leaked internal document from the Scottish Labour party reveals that as recently as nine months ago the party was considering calling for an immediate referendum on independence for Scotland in order to stymie...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

There are many Cinco de Mayo festivities happening today.  Parades, street fairs, live music, good food, and drinking are just a few of the ways people will be celebrating.  Today is a day of...

Cornwall – ‘cool’ or just cold?

sent to me by a dear friendCornwall – ‘cool’ or just cold?I first met Julie* at a little coffee group in our nearby Cornish seaside village. The group had been set up by local volunteers to help...

Two killed in Tibet-linked clash

China's state media is reporting that two people have been killed in western China when police moved to arrest an alleged pro-Tibet rioter."A policeman and the suspect were shot dead in the incident in Dari...

Afghan Leader Criticizes U.S. on Conduct of War

"KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai strongly criticized the British and American conduct of the war here on Friday, insisting in an interview that his government be given the lead in policy...

Malaysia's Olympic torch run passes off peacefully

Thousands of people braved heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to watch the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay, which passed off mostly without incident. The torch has drawn considerable protests from...

China urges 'calm' as anti-Western protests continue

It looks like the Chinese government doesn't ban all political rallies.  This is starting to get very ugly."BEIJING - China appeared to be trying to rein in a growing nationalistic fervor, urging its citizens to be "calm" and "rational" in the face of anti-Western...

Made in China

For those of you who have garnered some small pleasure from reading my previous compositions, I present to you this short diatribe.Last month, I happened upon several online news articles reporting that one of...

China speaks out against torch disruptions

China has spoken out against the distuptions to the Olympic torch relays in London and Paris, saying that this is not going to impede the Olympic spirit."Officials in Paris on Monday were forced to extinguish...

UIU inter-cricket-United International University Sports Club (UIUSC)

"A month-long inter-cricket tournament commemorating the Independence Day was organised by United International University Sports Club (UIUSC).   The teams competing in the tournament were School of Business (Orange), (Blue) and School of Engineering (Orange),...

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