Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too

"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...

Sources: Sarkozy views Obama stance on Iran as 'utterly immature'

I think that this may be the first semi-public statement of  concern of Obama's foreign policy toward Iran from European circles. It is possible that the urgency and test by foreign powers of Obama's metal...

Juror's detective work ends trial

A trial in the UK has fallen apart after a juror tried to do his own detective work into the case. Outside of the trial, the juror went on his own to visit the site and conduct other investigations."A manslaughter trial collapsed after a juror admitted undertaking his own...

"Clark Rockefeller" identity uncovered by his German Brother

"BOSTON - A German man has identified the mysterious man held in the kidnapping of his daughter and a "person of interest" in the disappearance of California couple as his long-lost brother who left home as a teen...

Lil Kim: NYC club worker confesses to killing woman

"NEW YORK - Police say an employee of a New York City club has confessed to killing a woman whose body was found there days after she visited the club during a party for rapper Lil' Kim. ...

SPACE ALIENS REAL, HAVE VISITED, SAYS FORMER NASA APOLLO ASTRONAUT

Ahhh yes, the summer silly season is upon us. It's that time of year when editors look around for strange, different stories to break the summer doldrums in many areas. So, today's offering is a former NASA...

Canada: Trial of Khawaja Link to Suicide Bomber

An interesting turn of events nowq that a publlication ban has been lifted in Canada's first Terrorist Trial ongoing in Ottawa, the Nations Capital." Trial told of Khawaja link to suicide bomber By DONNA CASEY,...

U.S. students learn of Islam at UIN

" Students from nine universities in the United States visited Jakarta on Thursday to learn about Islamic teachings and culture from Muslim communities at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN). The students came from Chatham University, Cascadian Community...

Faces of Bali - Serangan Island

"Serangan island, a 73-hectare island located just 250 metres off the southeast coast of Bali, is the resident of Sakenan temple–one of the most visited temple for religious purpose on the southern part,...

Who says they’re not the Devil Rays anymore?

Seldom attended, widely reject, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were looking for a change and if they couldn’t buy a world series like the Yankees or have a fan base like the Sox maybe a name change would help Tampa...

Pokhara - 64 HIV/AIDS patients die, 900 undergoing treatment in Pokhara Hospital

"Pokhara, May 30: Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, has said 64 HIV/AIDS patients have died while undergoing treatment in the hospital so far. The hospital also said 900 HIV-infected patients are undergoing treatment in the hospital at present. Dr Basanta Tamrakar revealed...

At least 1,000 people suffer burns from 'toxic' leather sofas in the UK

About 1,000 people in the United Kingdom have already been treated for horrific burns from leather sofas sprayed with a toxic substance to stop them going mouldy. They bought these sofas from two different high...

McCain rips Bush record on warming

Now that he has spent the last few months courting his party's base with promises on conservative pet issues such as remaining in Iraq what kind of supreme court justices he would appoint, McCain has turned to...

What the tourists miss in Mexico

This is a blog from www.mexicoreporter.com."What the tourists miss January 16, 2008 · No Comments My folks just flew back last night after a month-long stay in Mexico. Amongst the places they visited, either with me or alone, were Oaxaca, Puebla and Acapulco. ‘I don’t...

Protests force Facebook to change

"Facebook members have forced the social networking site to change the way a controversial ad system worked. More than 50,000 Facebook users signed a petition calling on the company to alter or abandon its Beacon advertising technology. When Facebook users shopped online,...

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