Politics: Carol Ann Duffy's first official poem as laureate

"How it makes of your face a stonethat aches to weep, of your heart a fist,clenched or thumping, sweating blood, of your tonguean iron latch with no door. How it makes of your right handa gauntlet, a glove-puppet of the left, of your laugha dry leaf blowing in the wind, of...

Iran blames the US in a deadly mosque bombing

Iran has accused the US of an involvement in a recent mosque bombing that killed many in the south-eastern volatile region of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " An Iranian official accused the United States on Friday...

19 dead in Bolivia dengue outbreak, 31,000 affected

Bolivia is in the midst of a health emergency after three people died from dengue hemorrhagic fever. More than 1,000 Bolivians are thought to have contracted the mosquito-borne disease since November. Dengue has...

UK diplomat suspended for anti-Semitic tirade

I personally think it is ridiculous to prosecute someone for making nasty remarks about anyone's religion or insulting anyone or anybody for any reason as long as it doesn't contain any threatening rants. This is the beginning of the end for freedom of speech in Europe. The...

UN official kidnapped, driver killed in Pakistan

There is report coming about the kidnapping of UN official working in the restive southwest Pakistan. Initial reports says that gunmen have kidnapped the regional chief for the UN refugee agency in quetta town of  southwest Pakistan after killing his driver. ...

GAZA: Another School Hit, UN Official Urges World to Investigate

GAZA - A United Nations official, on Saturday, has again pleaded with the international community to investigate the outcomes on the ongoing Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip. There were 50 airstrikes...

UNRWA in Gaza: "Nowhere is Safe"

"GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - A senior U.N. aid official appealed on Tuesday for the international community to provide protection for civilians in Gaza, calling it a "test of our humanity".  John Ging, director...

UN levels war crimes warning at Israel

War crimes warning for Israel The Killing of 30 people in Gaza when army shelled house full of evacuees 'has all hallmarks of war crime', says UN high commissioner for human rights. Unicef said at least 100...

Guinea coup, Capt. Camara agrees elections 2009, mining stopped

French envoy Joyandet The french envoy Mr. Joyandet it is not realistic to ask for elections in 6 months, voter's lists not ready. France will continue with financial aid to prepare elections 2009.  People...

'Locked Up for Complaining in China'

" In China, if you have a complaint about a corrupt official, or if you have been badly treated by the police, it is hard to get your voice heard. ...

Thailand expects Vietnam tourists to return

Thai tourism officials said yesterday they expected the number of Vietnamese visitors to remain high, despite the recent temporary closure of the country's airport." Speaking at a press briefing in HCM City, Pichai Raktasinha, director of HCM City's Tourism Authority of...

Al Gore waves off official role

"Featured Topics: Barack Obama Presidential Transition ...

pakistani army trying to get success over masood

" Pakistani authorities have placed restrictions on the movement of Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), "by confining him to his multi-storeyed concrete compound in the Model Town...

Commander Suspected Of Planning Mumbai Attacks Arrested In Pakistan

CBS News is reporting that Pakistan's security forces have arrested Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, an important Islamic militant commander who is suspected of being the planner of last month's terrorist attack's in...

Nato trucks torched in Pakistan

" Peshawar - Pakistani police say suspected militants have killed a policeman and torched 62 trucks at a terminal used to supply Nato and US troops in Afghanistan. Police official Kashif Alam says about 30...

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