A rabbi, a priest and an imam walk into a bar…
By JEREMY SHARON. JPost “Whether we are Jews, Christians or Muslims, we all need to take responsibility for the poor among us.” Rabbis, kadis and priests were all in attendance […]
What a Sleep? (Norwegian tourist falls asleep on airport baggage belt)
Credit:Gaurdian Rome’s Fiumicino airport has defended its security procedures after a drunk Norwegian tourist fell asleep on a baggage belt and travelled 160 feet before being identified by an X-ray scanner. Details:
British Regulators Plan Major Overhaul of Rate System
LONDON – The system at the center of the rate-rigging scandal will be overhauled as regulators respond to public anger over the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor. Martin Wheatley, the British regulator in charge of overhauling the rate-setting process, outlined plans on Friday that could lead […]
Planning intensifies for Syria after Assad
Source: Asia Time: While the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is “liberating Aleppo by destroying it” – to paraphrase the words of a general in an earlier civil war, in the former Yugoslavia – even his closest foreign ally, Iran, is preparing for his end at the top. “Syrian […]
Pak PM to defy top court’s summons on Zardari cases
Credit: TOI. LAHORE: Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf has been advised by his aides not to appear in the supreme court in response to a notice summoning him for failing to act on its orders to revive graft cases against the president. The ruling PPP believes that Ashraf ‘s appearance […]
Journalism, an increasingly risky business
Over 75 journalists have been killed so far this year. According to a recent report by the International News Safety Institute, INSI, it has been one of the bloodiest periods in recent times. The deadliest country for journalists and media workers is Syria. At least 19 news media casualties have […]
The Craft of Ruling! Which Country Has the Best Government?
Credit: Spiegel-Germany. The US House of Representatives: Is democracy still the ‘final form of human government? Of all the governing styles in the world, does one country stand out as more successful than the others? Shaken by the financial and debt crises, and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, leaders are […]
More Abandoned Children as Europe Austerity Wears On
Cnbc.com: As the euro zone debt crisis deepens and austerity measures take their toll across Europe, the number of young children and babies abandoned across the region has increased, according […]
Forget London: Kenya and others bid for 2024 Olympics
Global Post: Nairobi, Kenya has placed a bid with the International Olympic Committee to host the 2024 games. If they are chosen, Nairobi will be the first-ever African city to […]
Drought, food prices fan fears of new crisis
(Reuters) – Global alarm over a potential repeat of the 2008 food crisis escalated after data showed food prices had jumped 6 percent last month and importers were snapping up […]
Writer Says bin Laden Film Not Politically Motivated
Credit: Jakarta Globe: Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow, center, stands on the set during shooting for her upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Chandigarh, India, March 1, 2012. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo/Anil Dayal) […]
‘Trust No One Over 30!’ Euro Crisis Morphs into Generational Conflict
Elderly Greeks at a political rally: Are older people partly to blame for Europe’s debt crisis? People vs. banks, north vs. south, and rich vs. poor? While all of these conflicts may be real, one of the biggest issues of the euro crisis is rarely discussed: Older people are living […]
Will the ‘Jesus Christ of Politics’ Rise Again?
Credit: Speigel Germany By Hans-Jürgen Schlamp REUTERS Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seeking the limelight yet again. Silvio Berlusconi had Italy in his grip for two decades before personal and political crises forced him to step aside. Opponents may hate him and supporters may admire him, but one things seems […]
Ghana: Holiday for Mills Funeral – Daniel Nonor
Credit: Allafrica.Com. Former President John Evans Atta Mills addressing Parliament. Government has declared Friday August 10, the day the late President John Evans Atta Mills will be laid to rest a public holiday. The President John Dramani Mahama made this declaration after signing an Executive Instrument to affirm the decision […]
Capital City At Standstill
Credit: Daily Graphic Ghana One of the empty streets in Accra Wednesday Many cities and towns across Ghana came to a virtual standstill Wednesday as the nation mourned the late President John Evans Atta Mills who was laid in state at the Banquet Hall, State House in Accra. In Accra, […]
Is it okay to crack your knuckles and joints?
Source: TOI Is it okay to crack your knuckles and joints or is it detrimental to your bone-health? Debarati S Sen finds out… Vikky is watching television and staples his fingers after every hour, while Sunil periodically cracks his neck muscles by jerking his head to one side and Salim […]
Man orders TV online, gets assault rifle
Soruce: TOI. WASHINGTON: Police in Washington are looking into how a local resident who ordered a color TV set via Amazon.com ended up with a high-powered semi-automatic assault rifle instead. Seth Horvitz, who lives in the northeast quadrant of the US capital, said he contacted police immediately after a parcel […]
FIJI NEWS – Justice Fernando will not hear Qarase’s NLTB Trial
Justice Fernando will not hear NLTB trial Publish date/time: 09/08/2012 [13:10] Print this page Email this page High Court Judge, Priyantha Fernando has today revealed that he will not hear the Native Land Trust Board trial of former Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, former NLTB General Manager, Kalivati Bakani and former […]
Stuxnet, Flame…Gauss: New spy virus found in Middle East
RT: A new virus dubbed Gauss has attacked computers in the Middle East spying on financial transactions, emails and picking passwords to all kind of pages. The virus resembles Stuxnet and Flame malware which was used to target Iran, Kaspersky Lab says. Gauss has infected hundreds of personal computers across […]