World's richest brothers feud again

They are the world's richest brothers with a combined wealth of $85bn - and they are fighting again. Two years ago, Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, who control India's Reliance group of industries, accused each other...

Popularity drop sends 'a yellow light' to President

No body is perfect nor the president... It's not easy to rule a country with economic problems and the only way to regain people trust is to implement good governance..ode/173517"]The latest survey showing a steep...

Gold and silver break above $900, $17, ready for Iran crisis? « Peter J. Coo...

" Oil prices remain very high and the Jeddah international conference will be keenly watched by observers this week. A coordinated move to dampen oil prices by increased supply is, however, unlikely to impress markets now eyeing the security implications of Israel’s dummy...

Summit targets global food crisis

World leaders have gathered in Rome to discuss the fallout of soaring food prices. Although delegates are discussing more about Mugabe's presence than food crisis.   " A key UN-sponsored summit is set to...

Tsvangirai in Zimbabwe Run-Off

MDC presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has vowed to compete in the second round of Zimbabwe's embattled elections, even as the threat of violence looms."Speaking in South Africa, he said people would feel...

A Human Rights Crime

Retired American President and tireless peace activist Jimmy Carter speaks out about the siege of Gaza, and the betrayal of the USA's vaunted stand for Middle East democracy in today's editorial commentary published...

Charges of fraud in Zimbabwe vote

The votes haven't even been counted yet and already there are charges of fraud floating in the air."Mugabe, in power since independence from Britain in 1980,faced his strongest challenge in Saturday's election,...

Sri Lanka army claims more gains

The Sri Lankan government is making headway in its operation against the Tamil Tigers (this group always sounds like a sports team to me)." ...

Medvedev to Take Over for Putin (Exit Poll)

Update: Dmitry Medvedev has won, with just over 70% of the vote, according to exit polls. the official result will be announced tomorrow by the Central Election Commission. Update: Turnout is high, induced by...

Russia to invite 400 observers for presidential poll

Moscow (ANTARA News) - Russia will invite 400 foreign observers for its March 2 presidential election, just as in parliamentary polls last month that were boycotted by Europe`s main monitoring body, officials said Thursday.The observers will be invited on Monday after all the...

The Winning Ticket: Hillary and Diebold in 2008

" “Its not who votes that counts. Its who counts the votes.” Joseph Stalin Something doesn't ring true about Hillary's “upset” victory in the New Hampshire primary. It just doesn't pass the smell test. All the exit polls showed Clinton trailing Obama by...

Kenya Opposition Calls for Mass Rallies To Protest Election Results

A day after mediation talks broke down, opposition leaders in Kenya announced three days of mass protests next week.Uhahidi.com has a google map of all the outbreaks of violence.Previous NowPublic Coverage here."NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's main opposition party said Friday it...

MIDEAST: U.S. Seen in Policy Retreat

"MIDEAST: U.S. Seen in Policy Retreat Analysis by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO, Jan 10 (IPS) - Recent months have witnessed several notable political reorientations in the Middle East, involving Iran, the Gulf states, Egypt and Lebanon. Several experts say...

List-a-licious: The -est of 2007

"It isn't only Santa who gets listy in December. Lazy observers of culture (present company sheepishly included) also turn to the list -- a convenient way to create splashy content with minimal reportage. Here at Celebritology central, we've been accumulating an uber-list of...

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