N Korea threatens attack on Japan if satellite intercepted

North Korea at it again. Flexing the mussles once again, the country clearly warned against any attempts by Japan or US to shoot down the satelite launch that is scheduled to lauch in this weekend."SEOUL: North Korea's military threatened on Thursday to attack "major...

G20 protest march in London draws thousands

G20 protests took place in London today as thousands marched for 'jobs, justice and climate' before the G20 summit starts next week. So far the protest is peaceful, but police are on alert and are ready in case...

March 21: Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Each year on March 21, the United Nations marks the day in 1960 when peaceful protesters were shot by police in South Africa when they were demonstrating against apartheid there. Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says that the massacre in 1960 represents...

Testing Obama?North Korea says all agreements with South are void

This could be a plan byKim Jong-Il  to test the new president, to see if he will respond."North Korea sharpened its hostility toward South Korea on Friday by abruptly declaring that it was scrapping a...

Free Journalists Unfairly Held

"(New York, December 3, 2008) - The Sri Lankan government should immediately drop charges and free J.S. Tissainayagam, a prominent Tamil journalist on trial for his writings, Human Rights Watch said today. A Tamil...

Pervez Musharraf working for establishment of global think-tank

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to set up an international think-tank to 'make the world a peaceful place' and is visiting Britain to gather support for his plan, his close aide said Monday. The aide told that Musharraf will also be visiting the US, Canada,...

Venezuela to build nuclear technology with Russia

"President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russia will help Venezuela develop nuclear energy - a move likely to raise U.S. concerns over increasingly close cooperation between Caracas and Moscow.Chavez said he accepted an offer from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for...

Bomb attack on train in Pakistan

There is news of another deadly terrorist attack from Pakistan. News is coming that terrorists have targeted a passenger train and initial reports says at least 4 people have been killed. " Authorities say a...

U.S.-led wars behind Wall Street crisis - Ahmadinejad

   Iranian president told a news paper that the Wall Street crisis partly steemed from American military intervention and said that next U.S. President should back off what he said Bush's confrontational...

Incredible Footage of Mass Arrest During Republican Convention

This video is just incredible. The person who took it buried the tape (it is unclear whether it was a tape or a kind of memory card) because he feared it would be confiscated. Why would he think that? Oh, just the...

Beijing Olympics: Chinese man 'kills American tourist'

"The attack, in central Beijing, was made on two Americans and their Chinese guide. It was still unclear whether the attack was a simple criminal assault or had a political motive. A spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee said the attack reportedly...

Controversial US spy office closed

Counterintelligence Field Activity office (Cifa) has been closed. It was created the office in 2002 by Rumsfeld  in response to the September 11 attacks. "Cifa caused concern after a database...

Mugabe and Tsvangirai Meet for Historic Zimbabwe Talks

The two supposed President's of Zimbabwe met today for the first in a series of negotiations designed to end the bloodshed and economic turmoil that has enveloped the country since the failed March elections. Some people think it's just a cop out, and don't trust Mugabe to...

Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion

I don't understand how the Dalai Lama can be so blind about these issues.  Or is it that the Dalai Lama only made sure he do not offend anybody? Why is it in the media, particularly in journalism, we can be very bold, direct and sharp in pinpointing who is who and what...

Ahmadinejad: Iran has improved its negotiating position.

President Ahmadinejad stated Iran position in nuclear negotiations has improved as Western Powers agreed to sit and talk. " 'Situation in favor of Iran N. issue' Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:50:00    The Iranian President says the situation has turned in favor of...

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