Guns N, Roses in SA as First-ever African Show

"Guns N' Roses will play their first-ever African shows when they headline My Coke Fest 2007. The rock group tops a bill that so far includes Evanescence and Hoobastank at Johannesburg's New Market Racecourse on April 27 and Cape Town's Kenilworth Racecourse on May 1. My Coke...

Travel Weekly Article Quotes Coalition

"Travel Weekly Article Quotes Coalition http://www.travelweekly.com/articles.aspx?articleid=54702 Grassroots group argues for airline passenger bill of rights (01/23/2007) By Andrew Compart A group of air travelers, complaining they were stranded on an American Airlines...

The Latest News From David Cameron

''The political parties are warming up for a summer election in the UK. What are the Conservatives offering the British public. Will we see more Business management under a Conservative led party or will it be the same lawyers ruling, with more and more new laws...

Cisco hits Apple with lawsuit over iPhone

"Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday sued Apple Inc., claiming that the maker of computers and media players doesn't have permission to name its newest device the iPhone. Cisco has owned the trademark for "iPhone" since 2000, the result of its purchase of InfoGear, which owned...

New UN Chief Releases His First Appointments

South Korean Ban Ki-moon, who becomes U.N. secretary-general on Monday, announced his first two appointments after weeks of speculation and mystery about his intentions. Vijay Nambiar of India, a special adviser to Ban's predecessor, Kofi Annan, will be his chief of staff and...

50 Things We Know Now (That We Didn't Know This Time Last Year) 2006 Edition

You know how it is. You go through life thinking you've got your head wrapped around the world and all of its knowable information. Then one day you read that since 2005, scientists have discovered more than 50 new species of animals and plants on the Southeast Asian island...

More on Virgil Goode’s letter

"Liberal blogger Justin Rood is doing his best to stir up a reaction to Virgina Republican Virgil Goode’s immigration worries, outlined in a letter released earlier this week. I suspect he’s not going to have a lot of luck on the Friday before Christmas, but with an...

Starbucks in the Indigo Bookstore

"On the top floor of the Indigo Bookstore on Princess Street is the third Starbucks location in Kingston. This was previously the Indigo Cafe which served up cheap sandwiches (including pb&j), salads, and locally roasted coffee. Many, including myself, were sad to see it...

White House lowers economic projections

"WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and into 2008, reflecting the drag from the housing slump. Even with the downgrade, though, the Bush administration is predicting that the unemployment rate will turn out to be...