Pakistan drone raid 'kills three'

" At least three suspected militants have been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, Pakistani officials say. They said missiles hit a house in the Hamzoli area of North Waziristan,...

Scottish Island Becomes Yoga Haven

Little Cumbrae, a small island in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is being converted into a yoga camp by Hindu yogis, and will now be known as Peace Island. India's most popular lifestyle guru Baba (Swami) Ramdev has blessed the purchase and conversion of the island, and was...

Mohammed Most Popular Name In London

Mohammed has become the most popular name for baby boys in London, England, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It includes all the various spellings of the name, such as Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed and Muhammed. The Islamic name is now...

Canada PM focuses on Arctic north - Global Chess game

" Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on a five-day visit to the northern Arctic region of his country. Mr Harper said it was all part of an initiative to promote Canada's sovereignty in the far north. ...

Tamils re-affirm desire for self-rule

Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the party ran on the platform of self-determination won a key council in Sri Lanka. The government was expected to do well for the following reasons: The election was held too soon after the end of the war for people to vote and for democracy...

Sri Lanka: The scars of a 30-year civil war

Story of the Victims, coming from their own mouths, reported by the BBC. Some sections of the so-called "international Community" keep refusing to listen to anything that the Sri Lankan people have got to say....

Video: Entrance to a 'Hidden Fortress' on Dover's Western Heights

The 'North Entrance' on Dover's Western Heights consists of a blocked-off road tunnel and the skeletal remains of two single-lane bridges. Hardly the stuff, one might think, to be worth risking life and limb for...

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,...

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...

The faces of North and South Korea - (My cool approach)

It’s very gloomy this afternoon the clouds are collecting in a dark grey mass that is the normal prediction of a tropical storm. I tend to have a headache at such times that predicts sheet lightning and...

NZ hunts accidental millionaires

" Police in New Zealand are searching for a couple who disappeared after a banking blunder deposited NZ$10m (£3.9m, US$6m) in their account. The couple had applied for a NZ$10,000 overdraft but received NZ$10m in their business account instead, part of which they withdrew,...

Russia to ban the hunting of baby seals

Russian government promised to ban the hunting of baby seals in its Northern regions. PM Putin said the industry is "bloody" and should have been ceased a long time ago. He promised to recompensate locals who...

Doctors call for Weight Loss Industry Regulation

Governments should be regulating the diet industry, to help keep Canadians from falling prey to all the misleading claims of fad dieting, says this week's Canadian Medical Assiciation Journal.   "Although...

Toyota Cutting Executive Salaries and Offering Buyouts

    Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to further cut North American production, cut executive compensation by 30% and offer buyouts to 18,000 workers. This is in light of the slumping economy that has hit...

Pentagon warns of US military intervention in Mexico’s drug war

Escalation,  Escalation, Escalation.... something has to give (or be taken). -Seems to be playing out nicely. GNN Reports: The United States Joint Forces Command issued a report last November to the...

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