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....
created by Hiranya Malwatta | 19 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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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...
Current Affairs: A visit to The DMZ in North Korea.
The DMZ (the demilitarized zone) above the 38th parallel between North Korea and South Korea. The DMZ stretches across the Korean Peninsula from East to West (155 miles). Throughout the visit, we are constantly...
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,...
Viking War Ship 'The Sea Stallion' home in Denmark !
Text: Lars Normann from "The Sea Stallion"- site of "Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark" " The Sea Stallion from Glendalough is approaching the culmination of the biggest experimental project in the...
created by The One Wonderer PathFinder | 1 year ago | updated 24 wks ago
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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...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 41 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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