Illegal wildlife trade!

Scientists back bluefin tuna trade ban: Greenpeace and WWF ...Illegal wildlife trade... Scientists who advise fisheries regulators support a ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a sushi staple, to protect...

Spaniards March Over Abortion Law

Changes to Spanish abortion laws have Spaniards marching in protest.  Backed by the Roman Catholic Church and conservative Popular Party politicians hundreds of buses brought people to Madrid to protest the liberalisation of the laws regarding abortion. "The...

asking for impossible

I do not know how many of us have heard of TAS. The first time I came to know about it was during 1980s when I was the student at an Indian premier business school. For a fortnight or so the school campus had been bustling with the life; companies of the repute came rushing...

It's Official - Sim nós podemos (yes we can) - Rio de Janeiro

Chicago Eliminated From 2016 Olympics - First Round The international "I/Me" tour fails to secure Olympic bid for the city of Chicago. What a mess of prioritization this young President has shown, especially if...

Chicago Eliminated From the 2016 Olympic Bid: IOC Votes

Chicago has been eliminated from the 2016 Olympic bid - the IOC has voted and Chicago is already out of the running.People were watching in Daley Plaza in Chicago and the crowd gasped when the announcement was made. Rio, Madrid, and Tokyo is still in the running, but...

Rio Wins 2016 Summer Olympic Bid: IOC Voted and Decision is Made

Rio de Janeiro has won the 2016 Summer Olympic Bid and the IOC has voted. 2016 Olympics Announcement happened at 6:30pm CEST, so 9:30am PST, and 5:30pm BST. Watch the 2016 vote live online 8:30am PST UPDATE:...

The 2016 Announcement: What City Will Win? NowPublic's Prediction

[UPDATE -- October 2]: The Games have been awarded to the city of Rio de Janaeiro, just as NowPublic has predicted! Chicago is already out as of 8:29 PST. Our prediction is holding up so far! The vote to decide the 2016 Summer Olympic Games capital is taking...

2016 Olympics: Host City Decision Out Friday

The host of the 2016 Olympics Games will be decided in Copenhagen on Friday, finalizing an 18-month race between Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, and Tokyo. On Friday, the presentation ceremony will begin at 07:30 BST. Then Chicago will make the first presentation to the...

Obama Won’t Travel To Denmark To Back Chicago’s 2016 Olympic Bid

On October 2, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the capital of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Four cities are in contention: Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Chicago, USA. In recent years, it became somewhat of a tradition and a...

Banks in Spain World's next Financial Drain

Spanish Housing market is much worse than people think. “Spanish banks are among the strongest in Europe,” reports Forbes Magazine.The real estate crash in Spain is worse than widely is believed, while Spanish...

Rayan, Spanish Swine Flu Baby, Killed By Feeding Error

Rayan, a Spanish baby who was was born prematurely before his mother, Dalila Mimouni, died from swine flu, was killed because of a feeding error by a staff member at Madrid's Gregorio Marañón hospital. "The child died Monday after a member of the nursing staff at the...

Spanish bishops apologise for silence over killings

It has taken a rather long time for the Spanish Catholic Church to acknowledge these unfortunate deaths during Franco´s dictatorship. " Spanish bishops broke decades of silence at the weekend to apologise for...

Hot Cristiano-Paris Frolic Is Off

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and hotel heiress Paris Hilton have ended their hot frolic.Both news makers have fallen out faster they fell in and swifter than the swine flu seizure sneeze.After dumping lover...

Black Swan in a Pond

Park of Retiro in Madrid

Real Big Goals : Two Major Zap Coups

Spanish giants Real Madrid has zapped in two big goals with the world whopping transfer of soccer stars Christiano Ronaldo and Brazilian playmaker Kaka within days.The Real Madrid's world record 94 million euros...

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