Press OUT, Corruption IN (A Political Prognostication)

A dark cloud looms....   According to Peter Worthington of the Toronto Sun despite predicting revived fortunes in Iraq, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain has not benefited from the accuracy of his...

On your marks! For the last batch of Olympic tickets

BEIJING - Police have struggled to control the crowds who were lined up hoping to catch the final batch of tickets for next month's Olympic Games.With 6.8 million tickets sold around the world, these were the last...

Cargo ship with 20 Filipinos hijacked off Somalia coast

Somalian sea pirates have struck again. Gulf of Aden is infested with Somalian Pirates and they are known to do hard bargaining. in this recent incident  A cargo ship of Filippines have been hijacked by Somalian pirates. The ship has 20...

RIP, Tony Snow

"from CNN… "WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former White House press secretary Tony Snow — who once told reporters “I’m a very lucky guy” — died at the age of 53 early Saturday after a second battle with...

UN to investigate Bhutto killing

"Pakistan and the United Nations have agreed in principle to set up a UN panel to investigate the killing of Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's foreign minister said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had...

McCain avoids Viagra question

" John McCain is known for his frequent chats with reporters and his willingness to discuss nearly any issue. But at least one is off-limits, the Republican presidential nominee suggested Wednesday: Viagra. "I certainly do not want to discuss that issue," the Arizona senator...

Afghanistan blames Pakistan for bomb attack outside Indian Embassy

About the Bomb Attack on Indian Embassy- 40 Killed in Afghanistan "Afghanistan's government has accused Pakistani intelligence agents of masterminding the attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, on Monday, which killed 41 people and injured 140. In the latest escalation in a...

N Korea nuclear talks 'to resume'

After officially declaring their nuclear assets and also the symbolic gesture of blowing up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon reactor  North Korea is resuming Nuclear talks. "Six-nation talks on North Korea's...

Cuba says US organizing demonstrations

"Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day."There has been an escalation of provocative actions organized and financed by the U.S. Interests Section in Havana,"...

Why don't Jehovah's Witnesses vote?

Because of John 17:14 and other passages in the Bible?  In that verse, Jesus declares to his followers: "They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world." Jehovah's Witnesses have interpreted that statement as a call to remain neutral in all political...

RI warned of toxic waste from Japan

Way the go. Finally, the govt realized how danger toxic waste for environment. Save our nation" Environmental groups have warned that Japan could "dispose waste" in Indonesia under an Economic Partnership Agreement...

UN Inspectors Examine Site of Alleged Syrian Nuclear Facility

Nine months after it was bombed to rubble by Israeli air strikes, a UN inspections team is headed to the site to check for signs of the alleged nuclear reactor that was being built there.The US and Israel claim the site was a nearly-complete functioning nuclear reactor, which...

Chinese president promises divergent voices be heard online

"BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao talked to Internet users Friday morning via a major news portal, the first time that the nation's leader has gone online to chat with the public.      Hu, also general secretary of the Communist...

Fox's O'Reilly gets pushy at Obama event

O'Reilly has outdone himself now.  He shouldn't be able to get away with this kind of behavior:"But it was after Obama's speech that O'Reilly threw some elbows. And not so figuratively either.  Obama...

Hundreds of Taliban killed in battle

One can only hope normalcy will return top Kandahar, as the Taliban have been terminated in this region for now."ARGHANDAB DISTRICT, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Taliban fighters have been killed or wounded after two...

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