Arroyo wants ‘to reconcile’ with Erap

" CEBU CITY -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former president Joseph Estrada were briefly reunited during the wedding Saturday afternoon of lawyer Christina Garcia Codilla and Liloan Mayor Vincent...

Cluster bombs used in Sri Lanka war: UN

The United Nations have accused Sri Lanka of using cluster bomb in the ongoing offensive against tamil rebels. The UN said that they have confirmed report of  killing of 52 civilians in a shell attack at Suranthapuram (in Wanni region) last evening. However UN spokesman...

US Wants Four Ex-ISI Officials Declared Terrorists

" US Wants Four Ex-ISI Officials Declared Terrorists(NSI News Source Info) Source; The News By Ansar Abbasi, ISLAMABAD - December 6, 2008: The US has given four names of former ISI officials, including Lt-Gen (retd) Hameed Gul, to the UN Security Council to put them on...

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...

Pervez Musharraf working for establishment of global think-tank

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to set up an international think-tank to 'make the world a peaceful place' and is visiting Britain to gather support for his plan, his close aide said Monday. The aide told that Musharraf will also be visiting the US, Canada,...

OJ Simpson wants to be on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

" OJ Simpson has reportedly asked Donald Trump if he could be on next season’s Celebrity Apprentice. Of course Trump is thinking about it. I would be a little scared to see what would happen if Simpson gets in a heated argument with any of his fellow contestants....

Senate stunned by sugar mills scam

"ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The Senate on Thursday was stunned by revelations made by two PML-Q lawmakers about what they termed the biggest sugar mills scam hitting Sindh. Interestingly, no one from the treasury side came out to defend or reject the allegations made by opposition...

Are BC's cities and towns turning into little fiefdoms?

Who is running our cities in BC? And what can citizens do when  governance of them seem to be spinning out of control? Do you think our un-elected city management staff have too much power, and along with our elected officials, tend to abuse the power of public office...

Pakistan incurred $34.5 bn losses in war against terror: FM

"NEW YORK: Pakistan suffered huge losses, amounting to US $34.5 billion, since 2001 for its role in the war against terror and wants regional ownership of the crisis in a bid to bring peace and stability to the troubled region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said...

Pelosi supports new help for ailing US automakers

The US has been rife with specualtion over whether the US government would inject huge amounts of money into the US auto industry in order to keep it afloat or let it die. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...

Thailand wants Van der Sloot transcript

He went into hiding after the video and the story broke. Where is Joran Van der Sloot?"Thailand wants Van der Sloot transcript The Thai authorities have asked for a copy of last night’s tv programme in which...

Boa::Eat You Up - YUM! OUT TODAY!!!

"Boa::Eat You Up - YUM! OUT TODAY!!! 21 10 2008 Update: BoA comes out today!!! Be sure to grab it like its HOTTT! Thanks to BoA’s Jewelry Box for updates! 10.14.2008. That will be the anticipated release date of BoA’s 1st US...

Father who threw son off balcony is to challenge unlawful killing verdict

Following a ruling against a father who threw his two children off a hotel balcony in Greece, attorneys for the father have decided to file an appeal in the case."A father who threw his two children off a hotel balcony in Crete, killing his son, today won permission to launch...

Boris wants first-timers only prisons for UK

London mayor Boris Johnson has said that he thinks the UK should start building "first-timers only" prisons. so that people who have committed only their first crime don't mix with repeated offenders.q...

Millions mark UN hand-washing day

Every  20 second a mother mourns a dead child lost to diarrhea - a completely preventable and utterly inexcusable cause of  death. Each year 1.5 million children under the age of five years die from...

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