Tag: news
Lebanese violence reaches Tripoli
Fighting has been reported in Tripoli between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the government."Machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades are being used and people have been fleeing their homes,...
St. Norbert’s Monastery Fence Comes Crashing Do...
You sure can’t keep away eager history buffs from getting a glimpse of the Trappist Monastery Ruins in St. Norbert just south of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The fence that was put up to keep people out of the Ruins came...
Media military analysts on Pentagon payroll, but ...
This is yet another reason why a free and open internet utilized by citizen journalists and active bloggers is so important to the flow of information. When the press refuses to spread stories like this one then it is up to us to do so."Since The New York Timesreported on...
Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for wee...
Two children and their mother lived for about two months with thedecaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's onlybathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed thecorpse would...
Police Taser 82 year old man three times - while ...
Only days after a major British Columbia public inquiry into Taser use by police (read the story here), another scandal has hit the headlines after an 82-year-old man recovering from heart bypass surgery was tasered...
World oil prices strike fresh record
"Singapore (ANTARA News) - World oil prices continued their record-breaking run on Thursday, reaching a fresh intra-day peak near $124 a barrel despite a larger-than-expected rise in U.S. crude stocks.The record of...
21 Indian firms among world's top 100 BPOs
Twenty-one Indian companies, including Infosys Technologies, TataConsultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro, are among the top 100 BPO firmsin the world, according to a new study.Five of the Indian firmsfiguring among the 10 best outsourcing service providers are: Infosys(No.3),...
UPDATE: Future of Guinness' Dublin brewery in dou...
Here is the promised update:Guinness manufacturer Diageo has announced it is to close its brewing facilities in Dundalk and Kilkenny with the loss of up to 250 jobs.
The company intends to rejuvenate its St James's...
A dearth of news accounts from Myanmar
The LA Time's coverage of the Cyclone discusses NowPublic's role:"Previous disasters have proved to be opportunities for "open-source" reporting, in which citizens post photographs, videos and written accounts that...
Myanmar Rulers Stubborn Like Congressional Democrats
News reports during the past 24 hours reveal that a 46-year-old stubborn streak running through the hearts of government leaders in Myanmar closely resembles one that’s been embedded in the bleeding hearts of...
Russia Expels Two US Embassy Staff
Another indication of the deepening chill between Washington and Moscow is the expulsion order for two American military attachés from the US embassy in Moscow, the latest in a round of what appears to be tit for...
ABC News to Launch On-Campus Bureaus
This could either be the best move ABC News ever makes or, just as likely, the worst. What do college kids know about real journalism? Oh wait, they all have news blogs that are just as popular as mainstream news...
Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic...
Pakistan test fire Missile for range of 350 Km
Responding to India's missile test, Pakistan has retaliated within a day and test fired the nuclear capabale Hatf VIII missile today. Analysts think this might create a missile race between two traditionally...
Rugby striptease video hits the web
It is hard to believe that Lithuania beat Australia at rugby."The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the...
