Canadians banned entry to Hong Kong for torch relay

"At least seven activists, including two Canadians, have been banned entry to Hong Kong prior to the Olympic flame's return to Chinese soil after a turbulent 20-nation tour. Two members of Students for a Free Tibet, who were planning to hold a news conference to coincide with...

Tories kill access to information database

this is one of the most ironic/hilarious[?] comment i find in the cbc news report on the decision behind closing down atip:  "extensive consultations showed it [ATIP] wasn't valued by government departments."  welloff course it wouldn't be valued by govt....

Israeli tank shell kills woman, her four children in Gaza

[i] the silent genocide continues. [ii] this is how suicide bombers are created[iii] and this justifies indiscriminate murder of civillians?" [i] An Israeli tank shell slammed into a tiny Gaza Strip home yesterday, killing a Palestinian woman and four of her children as they...

Extremist Hindus vows armed struggle to protect Nepal's deposed King

Religious fanatics from India want to overthrow a democratically elected government in Nepal in order to reinstate a much despised monarch ."Hardline Hindus have vowed an "armed struggle" to save Nepal's King Gyanendra from losing his throne after former Maoist rebels swept...

Bangladesh raises storm alert, urges swift rice harvest

"Bangladesh on Tuesday asked farmers to speed up their rice harvest as the country braces for a powerful cyclone likely to hit in two or three days. Cyclone Nargis is about 1,200 km southwest of Bangladesh's Chittagong coast and likely to gain strength in the Bay of...

10 Best Restaurant Cities in the World

Which is the most exciting restaurant city in the world right now? Hint: It’s not Paris, and it’s not New York.."..(vancouver is on the list though!)"

Van City sizzles, T.O. fizzles

"New York's finest are making waves on the West Coast while one of Toronto's best bolts elsewhere. As one city shines and another loses its lustre, Beppi Crosariol reports on what may be the passing of a prestigious torch: the culinary capital of Canada"

George Soros predicts bursting of a "Superbubble" in new book on the US finan...

George Soros has always been a controversial figure. But he is becoming more so with a new, dire forecast for the world economy.

The upcoming Traffic Jam on Internet

"Consumer demand for bandwidth could see the internet running out of capacity as early as 2010, a new study warns. US analyst firm Nemertes Research predicted a drastic slowdown as the network struggles to cope with the amount of data being carried on it. Such gridlock would...

Antarctic cruise ship evacuated

"More than 150 passengers and crew have been rescued from a tourist ship, after it hit ice off Antarctica. The M/S Explorer began listing close to King George Island in the Antarctic Ocean, near the South Shetland Islands. Susan Hayes, of Gap Adventures, which owns the ship,...

Marrying a Bitch! Literally!!

"An Indian man has "married" a female dog, hoping the move will help atone for stoning two other dogs to death. P Selvakumar, 33, said he had been cursed since the killings, suffering paralysis and a loss of hearing. The wedding took place at a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu...

Spain's king tells Chavez to "Shut up"

"Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to "shut up" as the Ibero-American summit drew to a close in Santiago, Chile. The outburst came after Mr Chavez called former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar a "fascist". Mr Chavez then interrupted Spanish...

Thou Shalt Kill || 'Ten Commandments' of the Italian Mafia

"Italian police have found what they say is a "Ten Commandments"-style code of behaviour for Mafia members, at the hideout of a captured Mafia boss. Prohibitions include frequenting bars and looking at friends' wives, while members are urged to treat their own wives with...