Mediterranean union launched: 43-nation group plans regional projects

Emulating the  European Union model 43 countries in Middle east have come together and formed a Mediterranean Union. Although unlike European countries many of these countries don't have great relations with each other. "French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched a...

Johnny Cash's Very American Recordings

"When Johnny Cash died at age 71 on September 12, 2003, he'd been everywhere, man. Everywhere, that is, in a geographic, moral, and spiritual sense. The son of a dead-end sharecropper who scratched out a meager...

Allison the Turtle to get new flipper

 Here's the stuff of a pretty good metaphor.  I'll leave it to others to work out the details.  But go, Allison, go!  "SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Allison is forever going in circles.  That's...

SHOCK VIDEO: Jets Humiliated By 'Gate D Party'

What do people expect these are Jets fans. Have you ever gone to a jets game? The testosterone is out of control."EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBS) ― They're subjected to taunting and teasing. Women are being encouraged...

ESO's VLT Captures Stunning Image of Spiral Galaxy

Public release from ESO  9-Nov-2007." VLT captures stunning image of twisted spiral galaxy Caption: Image obtained with ESO's Very Large Telescope of the spiral galaxy observed by the European Commissioner...

"What Now" For The Republican Party?

"Bush's approval ratings seem to have flattened out around 28%1. The Democratic Congress is trying to work out some sort of compromise so that Bush will actually pass a funding bill for his war; and all the while...

Afghanistan in a downward spiral by Haroun Mir

"KABUL - Despite a successful presidential election in 2004 and parliamentary elections in 2005, the situation in Afghanistan has been worsening since then. The year 2006 was a bloody one in terms of casualties for both coalition and Afghan forces as well as for the civilian...

Military Is Ill-Prepared For Other Conflicts

"Military Is Ill-Prepared For Other Conflicts By Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 19, 2007; Page A01 Four years after the invasion of Iraq, the high and growing demand for U.S. troops there and in Afghanistan has left ground forces in the United...

Veterans of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan predict failure in Iraq

The same might be said about the new surge in Afghanistan."Veterans of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan predict failure in Iraq By Matthew Schofield McClatchy Newspapers Captain Vladimir Vshivtsev was blinded in 1986 in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb. He notes similarities...

Borat Success Sparks million dollar bidding war for rights to next film

"Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen is at the centre of a major bidding war to secure exclusive rights to a new film based on his latest character."

Report: Newspapers Could Face $20B Revenue Gap Over 5 Years

"he newspaper industry faces a $20 billion revenue gap over the next five years if advertising and circulation revenue continue its downward spiral, according to a new report from the Burlingame, Calif.-based research firm Outsell. The firm based its projection on the...

Big Brother star Spiral's suicide heartache

FRIENDS of Big Brother star Glen Coroner have told of his hidden heartache over the tragic deaths of some of his closest friends. At least three of them have committed suicide in the past few years and an astonishing 20 or so more youths Spiral grew up with in north...

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