" Brazil's local elections have brought mixed results for President Luiz Ignacio da Silva's Workers' Party. Almost 130 million Brazilian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and councillors. ...
"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday have announced a ten-year ban for 13 of its top cricketers for joining the unauthorised Indian Cricket League (ICL), and is now hoping that the BCCI’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Champions Twenty20 League will help...
"Only a few weeks before the all important tour to India, Michael Hussey said the team is yet to settle after injuries to key players and the controversy surrounding Andrew Symonds. Hussey hoped that senior players like captain Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden, who are...
"All morning, the Russian soldiers had been standing listlessly around the checkpoint at Igoeti, just 35km (22 miles) from Tiblisi. As they cradled their rifles and chatted to local villagers, it seemed they were in no hurry to go. Then suddenly, at around noon, the first...
Third Party and independent candidates will have a major role in Novemebers election.Synopsis by Albert N. MillironThis story should give one an indication of how unhappy the electorate is with the two party...
Wow, this is a new one. An Englishman has been awarded 20,000 euros ($30,000) because he says he was taunted by his Irish coworkers while working as a pipe fitter in Ireland. He claims that they called him "the Brit" and would consistently recomend that he be sent in for...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have ruled out any kind of reconcilation with Mugabe government. He also rejected any mediation conducted solely by South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, who the...
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I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...
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" Lawmakers are joining the calls for the government to rid the Attorney General's Office (AGO) of corrupt prosecutors in a move to build up the institution's credibility. A major bribery scandal involving...
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This looks pretty cool." YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- Following the wave of awe and acclaim over the iPhone's distinctive touch-screen, PCs are joining the latest "hands-on" revolution in tech, led by Hewlett-Packard. The question is whether the innovation will catch on as well...
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So apparently Clinton is open to being Obama's VP...That would be really interesting!"On a conference call with other New York lawmakers, Clinton, a New York senator, said she was willing to become Obama's vice...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBritish Columbia's Red Scorpions, the lower mainlands scourge, a blight on the Vietnamese community, show no mercy, they would as sooner execute their own...
" Thompson finishes playing career Thompson made 551 club appearances in 17 years (Getty) Leeds United club captain Alan Thompson has announced his immediate...
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Facebook and Bebo is now being used to trace missing children such as Madeline McCann, as her parents are the first to back the idea."The charity Missing People has set up an application for Facebook users...
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