Strike shuts down Indian Kashmir on U.N. day

A strike by separatists in Kashmir's main city today shut shops, businesses and schools, as strikers pushed for the implementation of a United Nations resolution for a referendum over the Himalayan region.Today is...

October 24, 1929 was Black Thursday, 79th anniversary has eerie similarities

As the global financial crisis continues to deepen it is hard not to draw parallels between current events and those that led up to the Great Depression.  October 24 is the 79th anniversary of Black Thursday,...

Japan's Gainsbourg Fever Live in Paris: Jon the Dog, Kenzo Saeki (October 24)

17 years after his death, the sometime bad boy of French singers, Serge Gainsbourg has Japan going crazy over his songs.As a testament of this Gainsbourg Mania, Cite de la Musique in Paris brings Jon the Dog and Kenzo Saeki for a sold out Gainsbourgmania in Japan concert on...

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