Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north

The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image.  This meeting was attended by several government officials,...

NJ Muslim Leader, Advocate of Interfaith Dialogue, Eulogized

RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS, NOTE: A shorter version of this wrapper, running 00:01:48 with standard outcue, is at this link. Tributes are pouring in from the interfaith dialogue community for Voorhees resident Zia...

New Honduran leader sworn in

" A new president has been sworn into office in Honduras, hours after the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya. Congress speaker Roberto Micheletti will serve as interim president until polls are held, Congress...

Iranian Cleric Urges Harsh Punishment - Where is Obama?

"EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of...

Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...

Kim Jon Nam says he's not interested in succeeding Kim Jong Il

Kim Jon Nam, the eldest son of the current North Korean leader, has said that he's not interested in succeeding his father, Kim Jong Il to lead the country. Kim Jon Nam spoke to TV Asahi in Macau and said he had no interest in politics.""Personally, I am not interested in...

Tamil Tigers admit leader is dead.

" Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted for the first time that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead. A statement issued by the Tigers said their "incomparable leader" had "attained martyrdom" and declared a week of mourning. A spokesman for the group also...

Megalomaniac terrorist Prabhakaran Killed

This war is finally over and the rebel leader is dead.  Now is the time for Sri Lanka to unite. " The last inch of land under the control of LTTE was liberated by the valiant Security Forces. This totally...

RCMP Asked to Investigate Former NDP President & Current Funders

A former secretary to two CUPE Presidents has sent a letter to the RCMP requesting that they investigate tactics to which she was subjected after blowing the whistle about CUPE Local 116 executives staffing their...

Denmark’s PM steps down to become the new head of NATO

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has resigned from his position to take over the leadership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in August of this year. Rasmussen was named the next Secretary...

Czechs throw out David Duke, former Ku Klux Klan leader

The Czech authorities have ordered David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader from the United States, to leave their country by midnight tonight. Mr. Duke was invited to the Czech Republic by a far-right group and had...

Thai 'yellow shirt' leader shot

The leader of the PAD , known as yellow shirts, has been shot. He led the movement which brought down the Thaksin govenment."The leader of a Thai protest movement which brought down former PM Thaksin Shinawatra...

Netanyahu's large Cabinet sworn in today in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's large Cabinet was sworn in today in Israel, however there are signs already that the political road may be a bit rocky. He took office today amid some heckles, while Arab lawmakers sought to find a more 'permanent arrangement' for limited Palestinian...

Churck Norris: Nancy Pelosi vs. Rush Limbaugh

Opinion-Editorial by Chuck Norris Despite the fact that a recent poll found that Americans now believe (by a 3-1 ratio) gas prices are a bigger problem than global warming, The Washington Post noted that House...

Barclays gags Guardian over tax

"Barclays gags Guardian over tax Injunction forces news website to remove seven leaked memos showing how bank avoided hundreds of millions of pounds in tax guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 17 March 2009 09.05 GMT Barclays...

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