Cold wave claims more than 195 lives across north India

New Delhi: Cold wave claimed 195 lives across north India even as its intensity slightly abated on Tuesday after the Sun came out lifting the fog and raising temperature in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and...

US secretary of state, warned that Yemen poses a global threat

New Delhi: The US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has warned that Yemen poses a global threat and has offered US support in the Yemeni government's fight against al-Qaeda. Hillary Clinton's comments came...

Singapore Flyer resumes operations after recent shutdown

After a one-month shutdown from late December, latest additon of tourist attraction in Singapore, observation wheel called Singapore Flyer has resumed its services on Monday at the start of the New Year. The...

Gaza Children Return to School

Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip returned to school Saturday for the first time since the 22-day Israeli offensive that killed more than 1,300 people, at least 410 of which were children. " “Good...

Rock Slide Could Block B.C. Highway for Five Days

As NowPublic reported yesterday, a massive rock slide closed the Sea to Sky highway between Vancouver and Whistler and officials are now stating that it could take until mid-next week before the highway is able to be reopened.NowPublic is looking for photos, video, and...

Hamas arrests al-Aqsa spokesman

" Hamas forces in Gaza have arrested Mohammed Abu Irmana, the Al-Aqsa Martyr Brigades spokesman, after the group claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Israel. The arrest of Irmana, also known as Abu...

Pagan Tomb Under St. Peter's Basilica Reopened

An amazing pagan tomb built by slaves during the second half of the second century underneath St. Peter's Basilica in Italy has been reopened today after nearly a year of restoration work. Built for the Valeri...

Bush meets Mexican President in New Orleans

UPDATE: Greg Palast thinks the Bush meeting in New Orleans is some Big Secret!Can't blame it ALL on Bush, after all he didn't start it."by David Hammer, The Times-Picayune, Monday April 21, 2008, 10:36 AMPresident...

Stars Fight to Save Ellis Island

Advertising works: After seeing a powerful commercial promoting a campaign called We Are Ellis Island, I was compelled to go to the website in the commercial. When I was a temporary New Yorker I skipped the...

Exclusive: Abbas wants Orient House reopened

The illegal Palestinian Authority is now calling for a return to the PLO stronghouse that the Israeli government has taken offense to for years.  - The...

Collisions cause traffic mayhem

"Two roads were reopened this morning after two major collisions to the south of Northampton. The first, more serious incident, happened on the Swan Valley Way that goes between the A43 roundabout and leads to junction 15a of the M1. This incident happened at about 8.25am...

Passengers queue to leave Tonga

"People have started queuing at Tonga's International Airport after flights leaving the riot-torn country resumed today, it has been reported. The airport has been closed for four days to commercial airlines...

Classes resume at Gallaudet University (AP)

" WASHINGTON - Classes resumed Monday at Gallaudet University, the nation's premier school for the deaf, while faculty members voted overwhelmingly in support of students calling for the resignation of the incoming president. The campus was closed for three days last week...

Authorities Close Part of I-5 in Castaic in Bid to Contain Blaze

"Two lanes of Interstate 5 remained closed today in Castaic as firefighters continued to battle a stubborn brush fire that has burned more than 16,000 acres since Labor Day, officials said. Officials had closed...

Water flows to Sri Lanka farmers - BBC News

" Analysis: War and water Water has begun flowing to farmers in north-east Sri Lanka after a canal reopened that was at the centre of fighting between the army and rebels. Both the army and Tamil Tiger rebels say they have reopened the Maavilaru waterway after two weeks of...

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