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Who will Save the Heritage Buildings in Shanghai?

I recently read this article about architect Ruan Yisan trying to save architectural heritage in China. Whenever I read something like this, either about someone trying to save an old building or demolishing of...

justice finally- 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case

Zaveri Bazar and Gateway of India were the places, where the explosion occurred on August 25, 2003 killing 54 people and leaving 244 injured.  i am  happy that all three got the death penalty. It is a...

Special zone for China in Sri Lanka

First time ever Sri Lanka had set up a specific area for foreign companies, and China's Huichen gets it. "Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment, said it signed a deal with China's...

Megalomaniac terrorist Prabhakaran Killed

This war is finally over and the rebel leader is dead.  Now is the time for Sri Lanka to unite. " The last inch of land under the control of LTTE was liberated by the valiant Security Forces. This totally...

Human Rights Watch; Sri Lanka's No-Fire zone is not safe at all!!

Civilians in Sri Lanka's no-fire zone are in grave danger. One witness describes an attack thatkilled 13 people who were waiting on line at a food distribution center earlier this week. Eye witness of a shelling at a food distribution center....

Thousands of refugees flee Wanni region in Sri Lanka: UN

Around 24,000 refugees have fled Sri Lanka's Wanni region so far this year, as clashes continue in the north of the island nation, where some 250,000 civilians are trapped by fighting between Government forces and the LTTE, United Nations said. " Hundreds more Tamil...

Congressman Wexler (D) Fl-19 Does't Live in Florida, high crime or misdemeanor?

 By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com Congressman Robert Wexler,  of the 19th District of Florida,  is one of the co-sponsors to impeach President Bush, and very vocal on the...

An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

18 dead in Baghdad bomb blast

The bombing in the streets of Iraq is normal phenomena, but this incident is bit different because most of the victims are women.The US troops withdrawal deal is hanging in air and there is no concensus building...

3 army colonels fired in Colombia for killings

" BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's army chief fired three colonels on Friday in the case of 11 men who disappeared from a Bogota suburb and were found dead months later in a war zone hundreds of miles away. It...

RP scientist named ‘hero of environment’

" ILOILO CITY - “It’s not for me. It’s for the mangroves.” As always, Jurgenne Primavera thought about her advocacy first before her achievements. The retired Iloilo-based scientist has been featured...

Russia 'starts Georgia pull-out'

They've said it before, but maybe this time they mean it. Russia has said today that its troops have begun withdrawing from the buffer zone around South Ossetia that is within Georgian territory."Russia says its...

Bomb explode near Baghdad Green Zone as US official visits

Two bomb blasts are reported to have struck outside Iraq's foreign ministry  tuesday as visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte prepared to hold a press conference in the Green Zone compound nearby.  " Two powerful bombs exploded just...

NTSB Reported Radio Silence Minutes Before Crash

"September 23, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Metrolink accident attorneys, the National Transportation Safety Board the audio recordings between the Metrolink engineer and the conductor showed they...

Putin: New US gov't should improve ties

"Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:26:05 GMT Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he expects the next US administration to improve the two countries' strained relations. "I wait for the relations to improve. They (the US)...

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