Paulson to Urge Congress Not to Delay Bailout

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson plans to urge Congress, in testimony on Tuesday, to not weigh down a proposed $700-billion financial system bailout with unrelated provisions that would delay addressing key issues. "We saw market turmoil reach a new level last week, and...

Israel's Olmert meets with America's Bush

Some leaders might keep their heads down amidst overwhelming controversy, but not US President Bush or Israel's Prime Minister Olmert, who are meeting today in the states to discuss Iran's nuclear capabilities and the middle east.Olmert, who left behind a parliament reeling...

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

Britain's last 'witch' may be pardoned

"Campaigners will submit a petition to the Scottish Parliament today calling for the last woman convicted under the Witchcraft Act to be pardoned."

Behavioural Profiling of Air Travellers urged

The article below says that 70,000 people were pulled aside in U.S. airports and screened very carefully. Behavioral Profiling is the tool that was used to identify them as potential risks. Of these 70,000 people, all of whom were no-doubt aggravated by the experience of...

Fake Islamic Leaflet Distributed By Australian Liberals Asks For Bombing Forg...

Well this is an interesting twist. I'm sure they thought the sheer amount of publicity would work out in their favor regardless of how many people they ticked off. It turns out they were wrong!The husbands of a couple of politicians decided to make their own leaflets,...