Thoughts on Pravda, Izvestia and President Obama

Jake Tapper’s Political Punch post, about a “newsgathering” effort (see video above) launched recently by the Obama Administration, reminded of something I learned during my brief tenure as a graduate...

Queen's speech speaks of a more sombre Christmas this year

The Queen will deliver her speech from Buckingham Palace tomorrow to the world, and she will focus on the impact of the global financial crisis this year. " "Christmas is a time for celebration. But this year...

'Koobface' Virus Attacks Facebook

"Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus dubbed "Koobface". Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now...

London National Climate Change March

"London National Climate Change March Almost 4000 marchers, along with several hundred cyclists, demonstrated in London on Saturday 6 December, marching from Grosvenor Square along Piccadilly, past...

Bush: "I Was Unprepared For War," "I'm Sorry" For The Economic Crisis

Bush: "I Was Unprepared For War," "I'm Sorry" For The Economic Crisis stumble digg reddit ...

Muslim body refuses to bury 9 killers of Mumbai

This is bit strange and ruthless, How any civilised world can do this, we cannot handle terrorism in this way.This will surely backfire.We humans must understand that only love can solve the problem.Just imagine the reverse situation, if they would have been given proper...

Robovox in Ljubljana

Robovox arrived to Ljubljana to give people a voice. I heard that it will come to Ljubljana but still seeing a 8m high robot is quite impressive." RoboVox is a large (8m high) interactive public sound...

Strictly Come Dancing John Sergeant had Double the Votes of Other Contestants

BBC faced more controversy this weekend as "Dancing Pig" John Sergeant danced his last waltz with professional dance partner, Siberian, Kristina Rihanoff with 11m viewers.  Amidst accusations that Sergeant...

Obama will act quickly on climate change

Barack Obama sent a message to the world yesterday: he will deal with the issue of climate change quickly and decisively, as soon as he moves into the White House.He wants to reassure the people who voted for...

Artistes of hypocrisy in Sri Lanka

"The response by a critical mass of Sri Lanka’s artist community to the protests by South Indian artistes to the fighting in the North of Sri Lanka will be noted down as a shameful moment by future generations of creative Sri Lankans. While war lobbies have often recruited...

The Tech President's to do list

"The internet and technology are credited with helping Barack Obama win the presidency."

Artistes of hypocrisy in Sri Lanka

"While war lobbies have often recruited artistes to manipulate and revise the impact of war, it is sad that Sri Lanka’s artist community unites only to re-enforce military engagement. There have been many peace vigils during the recent years. Most of these only attract a...

Pastor: Married couples should have sex every day for a week

Nice that someone is saying good about sex from the pulpit.""Sexuality is related to spirituality, so I think it can be spiritual growth as well, and we shouldn't be insecure about that," Kindley said."I think that historically, because of some of the writings of St....

£3m pledged to tackle UK knife crime

The British government has pledged 3 million pounds toward attacking knife crime in the country, particularly in the capital, after yet another gang-related stabbing death."An extra £3m to help keep young people...

Al-Qaeda's 'mild' message to Obama

"Al-Qaeda's 'mild' message to Obama By Frank Gardner ...

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