Thai airport blast kills activist

A blast has killed at least one Thai anti-government protester and wounded 22 others at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport, emergency officials have said."Local TV said a grenade had been fired at the domestic hub,...

Hong Kong legislative polls open

The polls have opened in Hong Kong for elections for the Legislative Council."Voters in this Chinese-administered but autonomous territory can vote directly for only half of the Council's seats, with the other half chosen by special limited constituencies. An upsurge in...

Shutting Down Future: Beirut Battles Claim TV Stations

As Hezbollah makes its way through Beirut, some of the victims are local television stations."The violent clashes between Lebanon's pro-government forces and Hezbollah-led opposition have had an immediate impact...

Zimbabwe announces poll results

So the results have been announced in the Zimbabwe elections - but it is not over yet, if you can believe it. The opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai won, but only with 47.9%, forcing a second round of voting.When will...

Chavez Reveals Real Hostage Release Scheme

It didn't take Chavez long to reveal the objective of his and FARC's stunt by releasing 2 of 700 hostages. He want's to legitamize FARC. Chavez knows that the only way for his and Castros plan to spread Castroism...

New unrest worries Chavez ahead of vote

Apparently the voices of descent against President Chavez' rush to socialism are much louder then previously anticipated. The movement started by the students grows stronger with each resistant measure taken by Chavez. If the people do not agree with the direction or the...

DR Congo Gives Mai Mai 48 Hrs to Disarm

The latest development in the ongoing DR Congo schism:"The Democratic Republic of Congo army has given the pro-government Mai Mai militia - involved in current fighting in eastern Congo - 48 hours to disarm. The...

'500 Islamist fighters killed'

With news that Ethiopian jets have bombed Somali airports to prevent Islamists from receiving reinforcements and re-supplies, the global war on terror has opened a new hot front.  Ethiopian forces are supporting the Somali government against Islamists supported by arab...

Malaysian newspaper gets slapped for sex story

"Malaysian government leaders have rebuked a local newspaper for publishing a frank expose of sexual attitudes among the country's youth. The Weekend Mail gave detailed descriptions of favorite sex positions from its survey -- including "spooning, galloping and tea bag...

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