Yoga guru refuses to give private lessons to Madonna

According to NDTV News Channel report, the efforts of Pop Queen Madonna to hire YOGA GURU, Bikram Choudary for private lessons in Yoga received a set back with the YOGA Guru asking her to join join common classes like every body else.  The Yoga Guru says that none of the...

Dutch protest Britain's Wilders ban

The END of free speech in the EU? "The Dutch foreign minister has protested Britain's refusal to allow right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders into the country to show his anti-Islam film "Fitna."   Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen says he "deeply regrets" the British...

US overturns ban on nuclear trade with India

Though there were concerns that the deal allowing the UNited States to trade in nuclear materials with India would not pass before the end of President Bush's second term, it appears that the deal has gone...

EU - No Sanctions Against Russia Over Georgia

Despite being severely chastised, the Russian government is upbeat after hearing from the EU that there would be no sanctions against their country for their attack on south Ossetia. Quite coincidentally, I'm sure, the question was asked of the Russian government whether they...

Presidential Candidate Debate Shelved Due To Asia's longest serving leader - ...

"A flagship presidential candidate debate planned for broadcast across the nation on Monday evening was scrapped due to a refusal by President Gayoom to participate. His ruling Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party (DRP)...

Hillary Clinton is one sorry sight on her way to defeat- Michael Goodwin, NY ...

"She once described herself as "the most famous person you know very little about." But as she careens across the country in a desperate attempt to rescue her campaign, America is coming to know Hillary Clinton...

UK Teachers to strike for first time in 21 years

Unless a deal is reached, UK teachers will be locking students out of school for the first time in 21 years, after they confirmed strike action today."Pupils aged five to 16 will be locked out on Thursday, April 24, after members of the National Union of Teachers voted for...

Conservatives to Obama: More badges of flair!

There are plenty of legitimate things to say about Obama and every other nominee this season but fixating on badges of flair doesn't seem like one of them.  " WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack...

Former policeman arrested for refusal to testify at pedophile inquiry

If your an honest cop, you get it in the ear.  As an ex-peace officer, I know what Perry Dunlop is going through.  I to went through a similer action.I have lost alot of respect for the Force, I belonged to.

China's Execution Vans - Bringing the Show to a village near you

Sometimes there is so much news in the world that stories like this pass me by. This story was published in 2006 so it is not breaking but I thought it was interesting enough to post it.In China's attempt to...

Challenges Brew Over 'State Secrets'

No matter the opinion on the subject, I think it is important for this subject to be brought before the courts. Just a blurb in the news today, but very important to our constitutional rights."WASHINGTON - In federal courts and on Capitol Hill, challenges are brewing to a key...

Civil liberties group challenges US visa ban for Muslim intellectual

"Ramadan, one of the world`s leading scholars on Islam, was forced to turn down a tenured position at the Univertity of Notre Dame when the US government revoked his visa in late 2004 on the basis of the so-called...

Britney Spears' One-Night-A-Week Custody Rights Suspended

"Following an emergency hearing called by Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, yesterday in the ongoing custody battle between Kevin Federline and Britney Spears, there are indications that Britney has lost the one-night-a-week custody of her two children. The...

UK Battered With Budget

The long awaited pre-budget gave the British public just more of the same, more taxes and less Government spending"Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned that spending growth was "considerably slower" than in...

The Romney-Blackwater connection

"On September 22, the Politico reported that Mitt Romney "has remained mum on the alleged killing of 11 Iraqis by a company where one of his top advisers serves as vice chairman, even as the case has led to an...
 

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