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Supreme Court, Pakistan: Sharif Brothers can contest elections

Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Tuesday lifted a ban on Sharif Brothers which means that now they are eligible to contest elections and hold office. Sharif Brothers, Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz...

State of emergency in Makarska, Croatia

" Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:26:44 GMT A state of emergency has been declared in the southern Adriatic resort of Makarska, Croatia as gusts continue to fan forest flames. The forest fire, suspected to have been sparked by power cables short-circuiting, broke out on Friday evening...

FireFighters Fight Separate House Fires

"(WIVB) - It was a busy night for volunteer firefighters across western New York. Firefighters are still trying to determine what sparked two house fires overnight. A tanker truck provided the water...

20 Killed in a Suidice attack in Afghanistan

There has been steep increase in the violence in Afghanistan and in this latest incident suicide bomber killed more than 20 innocent people. "A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 20 people, while a...

Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears

"NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sparked an outcry on...

Muslims in Scotland Raising Heck About Police Ad with Puppy

When it will ever end, who knows? No doubt if someone finds a Muslim official's dress or actions objectionable in the setting of a Western culture, they would not be allowed to protest." A postcard featuring a...

Israel agrees to Hezbollah prisoner deal

OpinionBarry Artiste, now Public ContributorIsraels swap of a Lebanese Man, Samir Kanter who crushed the head of a 4 year old girl to death with a rifle butt in exchange for the bodies of two dead  soldiers,...

Hindus will not get Kashmir land

" The government of Indian-administered Kashmir has said it will revoke its decision to transfer land to a body that manages an important Hindu shrine. News that the Amarnath Shrine Board was to get the forest...

Italy fingerprint plan criticised

Profiling of a community in Italy has triggered off  big controversy. Italian government plans to fingerprint immigrants living in Camps. "Italy's interior minister has sparked criticism with a proposal that would see police fingerprinting all members of the Roma...

Wildfires Rage in California

"Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County. Along the coast in the...

Steal Your Face: Lawsuits Increase over Fake Social Networking Profiles

More and more teachers are taking legal action against students who dis them on Facebook and MySpace...We think of our teachers as "old", but they are the age we are now, teaching our kids, who are the same age we...

Longtime High School Wrestling Coach Says Religious Controversy Sparked Firing

Fox News Reports " A high school wrestling coach in a Michigan city known for its large Arab community says he’s being forced out of his job of 35 years on trumped up allegations he allowed his assistant, a local clergyman, to try converting students to Christianity. ...

Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure

Hezbollah has said that they will be withdrawing their gunman from Beirut after the Lebanese army settled tensions between armed government supporters and the Shia group."The army revoked two key government...

Bush offers $770m for food crisis

Rising food prices in the election year has got US president worried and he has pledged international food aid to stem the food crisis. " George W Bush has offered $770m  in international food aid to help ease the effects of surging food prices that have sparked riots...

Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream

"Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream Eleanor Roosevelt once said: The future belongs to thosewho believe in the beauty of their dreams.How true that statement is, and it is a message I share with audiences...

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