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Minister reflects on battle both sides of the Irish border...
A nationwide referendum is taking place in Switzerland on a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court....
Azeris in Talysh Mountains are no longer so long-lived...
Iceland rejects bank payback plan
Voters in Iceland overwhelmingly reject a plan to repay debts to the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of the Icesave collapse....
Ingushetia rebel killed in raid
A leading Islamist rebel in Ingushetia has been killed during a raid by Russian troops, Russia's Federal Security Service says....
Gang robs Berlin poker tournament
Armed robbers storm a luxury Berlin hotel hosting a poker tournament and make off with an undisclosed sum, police say....
Bulatlat
Take a Day Off, Join Protest on March 8: Gabriela
By MARYA SALAMAT Gabriela, the country's foremost alliance of progressive women's organizations, has declared March 8, International Women's Day, as a “day off” for Filipinas, a day to be spent out in the streets, marching, protesting and asserting their rights. “The worsening economic and political crisis under the...
Salungguhit: A Nation’s Defeat
A Nation's Defeat ...
Strict Monitoring and Permanent Blacklisting of Abusive Recruitment Agencies Sought
PRESS STATEMENT 6 March 2010 Government failure to permanently ban abusive recruitment agencies means that many more OFWs will suffer what the Annasban caregivers went through. As fellow OFWs celebrate the victory gained by Annasban OFWs who staged a three-day protest camp-out in front of the office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration...
Womens’ Groups Slam Arroyo’s Inaction Towards El Niño
News Release 06 March 2010 Women farmers and urban poor women joined forces today as they braved the heat and marched to Mendiola to condemn Arroyo government’s lack of action in addressing the severe effects of El Niño. “The so-called P1.7 billion calamity fund released by the government failed to reach the people...
Global Justice Is a Principle, Tossing Rocks a Tactic
By TED GLICK Truthout International Posted By Bulatlat.com “Political leadership is a matter of program, strategy and tactics, and not the color of those who lead it, their oneness of origin with their people, nor the services they have rendered.” - CLR James, The Black Jacobins I have discovered, over the course of my...
By JOE CONASON Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com If the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti carry any message for those of us fortunate enough not to live in those places, perhaps it is that government regulation could save your life — while right-wing ideology may kill you someday. For those of us unfamiliar...
Shanghai Expat
Shanghai Smoking Ban, Is it Just Hot Air?
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Want to Lose Weight? Have a Massage then….
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Networking for more Business Chances
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So How Much Do You Charge Exactly???
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Culture Clash: Foreign Workers in China
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5 Foods You Should Eat Everyday
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CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
Violence erupts as Iraq parliamentary elections begin
Militants intent on disrupting Iraqi elections carried out a series of attacks Sunday, resulting in at least 24 fatalities....
3 killed, 54 wounded in bomb blast on eve of pivotal Iraq elections
Three people were killed when a parked car rigged with explosives blew up Saturday in Najaf on the eve of parliamentary elections, the Interior Ministry said....
Coffee shop voters want Iraq security
At one of Baghdad's oldest traditional coffee shops on the banks of the Tigris River, the sound of dice rolling, domino pieces clanking and the blaring TV drown out conversation....
At least 3 killed by blast near Iraq shrine
Three people were killed when a parked car rigged with explosives blew up near a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Najaf on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said....
Iraq parliament vote on Sunday
Iraqis will go to the polls Sunday to elect a 325-member parliament, a vote marred by violence despite heavy security....
Dozens injured in clashes at Jerusalem holy site
Dozens of people were injured during clashes Friday between Israeli police and Palestinian youths in east Jerusalem at one of the city's holiest sites....
NYT > N.Y. / Region
Paterson Rewards Redemption With a Pardon
Gov. David A. Paterson pardoned a man whose rise from poverty and street crime in Chinatown to success as an executive was about to end in deportation. ...
Lottery Numbers for March 6, 2010. ...
At the Table | The Meatball Shop: Male Bonding, Over Meatballs
Before a celebratory dinner for a friend’s 30th birthday, a simple lunch on the Lower East Side. ...
Man Trying to Break Up a Fight Is Killed in the Bronx
Marcos Cruz, 27, was fatally stabbed at about 3:30 a.m. by one of the people in the fight outside a chicken restaurant near the Grand Concourse, the police said. ...
Queens Man Charged With Assaulting 13-Week-Old
The victim, the man’s daughter, was hospitalized with 17 fractured ribs, a broken ankle, a lacerated liver and other injuries. ...
New Jersey Dining | Online: A Vibrant Culture of Food Blogging
Restaurateurs have grown accustomed to seeing diners use cellphones to photograph meals, because of the rapidly expanding ranks of food bloggers. ...
WSJ.com: What's News US
Violence Kicks Off Iraq Elections
At least twelve mortar rounds rained down on the International Zone, the heavily fortified seat of government in Baghdad, and a large explosion rocked the city early Sunday, marking the start of voting in Iraq's first parliamentary election since 2005. ...
ABC Goes Dark for Cablevision Customers
Walt Disney pulled ABC television stations from Cablevision after the companies failed to resolve a financial dispute over monthly subscription fees. ...
Shanghai Mayor: Foreign Firms May List A Shares
China "will definitely" allow eligible foreign firms to list in Shanghai, the city's mayor Han Zheng said Sunday. ...
Box-office hit "Avatar" is favored to win in many circles, but Hollywood insiders have chosen "The Hurt Locker" in earlier awards this season. ...
Iceland Voters Reject Debt Deal
Iceland's voters resoundingly rejected a $5.3 billion plan to pay off Britain and the Netherlands for debts spawned by the collapse of an Icelandic Internet bank, according to initial results. ...
AMD reduced the pay package for CEO Meyer by 14% last year as the No. 2 maker of computer microprocessors saw falling sales. ...
UK news, breaking UK news, latest UK news, latest UK politics news
Icelanders reject plan to repay £3.5bn to Britain and Netherlands
Icelanders have rejected plans to repay £3.5 billion owed to Britain and the Netherlands following the failure of the internet bank Icesave....
Ministers ignored safety warnings for years over children's heart surgery
Ministers repeatedly ignored warnings about the safety of Britain's child heart surgery units, it can be revealed....
Islamists got voters out for Livingstone
A fundamentalist group arranged an "unprecedented mobilisation" of voters for the former London mayor Ken Livingstone....
Newspaper apologises to Helena Bonham Carter
A national newspaper has apologised to the eccentric actress Helena Bonham Carter for criticising her bizarre living arrangements....
Tories offer shopkeepers the right to defend themselves
The Tories will pledge greater protection to small shopkeepers who fight back against raiders in the wake of the killing of a corner store owner in Huddersfield....
MPs demand right to travel first class
MPs have demanded the right to first class train travel in a move that threatens to reignite the expenses row....
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AFRICA)
Gnassingbe 'wins' Togo election
Togo president wins a new term as leader of the West African state....
Vessel seized off Madagascar coast as attacks intensify with the end of monsoon season....
US 'may back Somali offensive'
Weak government to get help to dislodge al-Shabab fighters from Mogadishu, report says....
Floods block Uganda mudslide rescue
Torrential rains hinder rescue of Ugandans made homeless by floods and mudslides....
Former oil minister takes helm as prime minister steps down amid political deadlock....
Yar'Adua skips Nigeria meeting
Ailing president's absence from cabinet meeting fuels speculation about his health....
Wangjianshuo's blog
During this trip, I used a strategy to change to a different hotel every one or two days depending on the price, and my meeting location, to optimize for both budget, and diversity of my stay, and get some idea about what is the best hotel fitting my needs. Here...
I don't know why, when I am back, Yifan put all his toys into two big boxes, and asked his mom: "Would you please hide them so dad cannot find it?" What is in his mind to hide his toys from dad? In the morning, Yifan kept asking me where I...
Are you serious to have breakfast meeting in Shanghai? Think twice before you make the appointment. I never really understand why people would think of the crazy idea of having breakfast meeting in Shanghai. I received the invitation for some times, but always rejected it. Why Breakfast Meeting is Good in...
Jet lag is good thing for me. Whenever in US, or back to Shanghai, jet lag drives me wake up earlier and then I became an early raiser for some days. Thus I have enough time to write more blogs (helping me to get clearer idea about my world, and...
My Passion to Second Tier Cities
In a private dinner at Goldman Sachs Internet and Technology Conference, I was asked to share a great idea with the accomplished investors, CEOs, and journalists. This is my idea: Put all your money in the second tier cities in China! 10 cities in China is building their first metro system...
This trip helped me to understand some basic weather phenomenon - the wind at the surface of the earth. West to East along 31-37 degree in Latitude In this article, I asked meteorology question: how come bay area is so warm when its latitude is as high as 37 °, it...
The Mindanao Examiner
A boy buys from a pharmacy while two children study in the dark in Kidapawan City as blackout continue in many parts of Mindanao due to low water level in hydroelectric power plants which provide electricity to millions of households in the southern region. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo...
Two Faces Of Poverty In Kidapawan City
Two faces of poverty – a homeless man sleeps under the shadow of a tree and a boy who sells pineapples – in Kidapawan City in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geo Solmerano)...
Army troops clash with NPA rebels in South RP
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 5, 2010) – Communist insurgents clashed Friday with government soldiers in Compostela Valley province in the southern Philippines, officials said.Army Captain Emmanuel Garcia, a spokesman for the 10th Infantry Division, said soldiers fought about 50 New People’s Army rebels for two hours in...
Victims of Basilan rebel attack, Maguindanao bombing get aid
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 5, 2010) – Acting Governor Ansaruddin Adiong of the Muslim autonomous region released some P260,000 in aid for the victims of rebel attacks in Basilan province and a recent bombing in Maguindanao, his spokesman said Friday.Ali Macabalang said Adiong also condemned the atrocities...
Mindanao crops damaged by El Nino
A vegetable farmer Loloy Abalan tills his dried land Friday, March 5, 2010 in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines which is experiencing widespread blackout brought about by low water levels in hydro power plants in the region due to the El Nino phenomenon. Abalan says the long dry...
4 soldiers wounded in Basilan blast
A Philippine military armored troop carrier passes by a dirt road in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. Four government soldiers were injured in an improvised bomb explosion on Thursday, March 4, 2010 in nearby Basilan province. The military blames the blast to the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group. (Mindanao...
The Mike Abundo Effect
Google Buzz: FriendFeed in Gmail
Google Buzz strikes me as a lightweight clone of FriendFeed integrated into Gmail....
Filipina-German Cosplayer Jessica Ouano
Alodia Gosiengfiao isn't the only Filipina cosplayer rising to international fame. Joining Alodia on the cover of an international cosplay photobook is Filipina-German cosplayer Jessica Ouano....
Otacool 2 Cover Cosplayers Revealed
When top otaku culture blogger Danny Choo needed cosplayers for his upcoming photobook, Otacool 2: Worldwide Cosplayers, he didn't seek them out in the traditional way....
As I watched Apple CEO Steve Jobs reveal the iPad yesterday, I felt like I was watching a parody straight out of College Humor. He used words like "magical" and "revolutionary" to announce something that, stripped of such hyperbole, looks patently ridiculous: a giant iPhone....
Alodia to Serve at Ozine Maid Cafe
The Ozine Maid Cafe features a special guest maid: Filipina cosplay queen Alodia Gosiengfiao....
Philippine Online Video Site Holds Auditions
Wanna be Web-famous in the Philippines? Manila-based online video production company Flippish is looking for new talent....
FT.com - Pakistan
Taliban commander killed in US airstrike
Pakistan officials believe a deputy commander of the country's Taliban movement with links to al Qaeda has been killed in an airstrike by Pakistani helicopter gunships...
US forces aim to wrest back Kandahar
US forces are planning a new offensive to wrest control of Kandahar, a senior official says, on the same day as attacks in central Kabul kill 17 people, including nine Indians...
Pakistan to hand Taliban chief to Kabul
Islamabad has agreed to send the captured rebel commander to Afghanistan in the latest sign that it is bowing to US pressure to distance itself from Afghan insurgents...
Opinion: Turning the tide of militancy
The neutralisation of this Taliban network will also rest on bringing to an end the conflicts and disputes in the region that have motivated and nourished the forces of militancy, says Maleeha Lodhi...
Pakistan's finance minister Tarin quits
Shaukat Tarin has resigned to concentrate on his private banking interests, ending days of speculation over the political fate of the minister...
Pakistan kills 30 militants in air strike
An air strike by the Pakistan air force killed 30 suspected militants in the mountainous region along the country's border with Afghanistan...
WSJ.com: What's News Asia
Suspected Philippine Militants Killed
Philippine marines killed at least seven al Qaeda-linked militants in a raid on a coastal hide-out, but failed to capture a Malaysian terror suspect long wanted by Washington....
Afghan Factions Wage Deadly Battles
Gunbattles between the Taliban and another Islamist faction killed at least 50 people in northeastern Afghanistan....
China Urges U.S. to Repair Relations
China said that it is up to the U.S. to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between Obama and the Dalai Lama....
In Afghanistan, NATO Denounces an Ally
The U.S.-led effort to flush the Taliban from a stronghold in southern Afghanistan has been dealt a setback by controversy over Abdul Zahir, the man chosen by the Afghan government to run the town....
Zhou Signals Yuan Policy Shift
China central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said China would eventually move away from its current exchange rate policies but he gave no timetable....
Fujitsu Changes Explanation For Executive's Departure
Fujitsu said its former president stepped down last year after an internal probe found he had links to a company with an "unfavorable reputation," and not due to illness as Fujitsu had earlier said....
OhmyNews International :: KOREA
The European Dream: 2 Children
In the first story of OhmyNews' year-long series "Reporting the European Dream," a team of reporters, citizens, and experts arrive in Paris to examine the high birthrate in that country, and what Korea can learn from it......
Happy 10th Birthday to OhmyNews
Web-research pioneer and OhmyNews columnist Ronda Hauben wishes the organization a happy 10th anniversary, and tells how some of her stories for the Web site helped to change her world......
Korea's HIV/AIDS Policies, Empty Promises
In January, both the Republic of Korea and the United States lifted travel bans on HIV-positive people. But does it mean the same thing in both countries? Michael Solis suggests not......
[Opinion] America Can Be Asias Copilot
As Washington's hesitates, Pyongyang's nuclear ambition mushrooms, according to Lee Byong-Chol. He asks why Mr. Obama and his foreign policy team find it so hard to achieve North Korea's denuclearization......
Korea's "Comfort Women" Rally at 900th Protest
Bundled up against a temperature of 3F, survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery, also known as the "comfort women," gathered on Jan. 13 for their 900th weekly protest......
[Opinion] Dictating Nuclear Terms
In order to transform the nuclear energy debate framed in 1970s into that of the 21st century, there is no reason that the U.S. can't communicate better with South Korea, its major ally in Northeast Asia, says Lee Byong-Chol.......