Obama dares to wear unflattering headgear
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Bicycle safety helmets have come a long way since the early, toadstool-style that made everyone look more than a little dweeby (right).Â
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Was It The Web Wot Won It?
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Could Barack Obama go down in history not only as the first black US president, but also the first “search engine president”? Did he win the Democratic nomination by YouTube, or was he already preaching to the converted? We’ll be talking to a party strategist who helped former candidate Howard Dean make the most […]
Japanese In Shock Over Frenzied Knife Killings
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Dramatic amateur video has been released after a man went on a stabbing frenzy in Tokyo, killing seven people. Emergency services rushed to the scene after the attack. No commentary on this video.
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Housemates relive wedding task woes
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The housemates have been unable to resist analysing the wedding task, despite complaining that nothing new is being said.
During a mammoth foot-massaging session in the garden this afternoon, Lisa complained to Mario that Alexandra and Sylvia keep offering the same points of view on what occurred.
“A point is a point, itÂ’s taken, then you forget […]
Algeria bus station bomb reportedly kills 20
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A bomb exploded on Monday at a bus station in a town east of Algiers, killing 20 people, a security source said.
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$10M FIGHT OVER CATS
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$10M FIGHT OVER CATS
By STEFANIE COHEN
June 9, 2008 — They stole the show, literally, a Russian impresario claims in court papers.
The founder of the “Moscow Cats Theatre” is suing an American promoter and two […]
McCain Drops First TV Ad as GOP Unloads on The O
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No surprise where John McCain went Friday with this first TV ad of the general election: His personal history (ex-POW; scion of a military family) and national security. “I’m running for President to keep the country I love safe.”
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The price of oil soars, with no limit in sight
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As the Bush gang continues to spend recklessly on its illegal war in Iraq and its aimless “war on terror” caper in Afghanistan, while at the same time borrowing billions of dollars a day to keep the…
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Cómo hacer llegar dólares de inmigrantes más lejos
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Una vez al mes, el inmigrante promedio en los Estados Unidos ingresa a una agencia de envÃo de dinero o remesadora y envÃa aproximadamente $250 dólares al exterior. Minutos más tarde, en alguna parte del mundo, un pariente o amigo puede ingresar a una agencia similar y recibir el dinero- descontando la tarifa y otros […]
Hopes for Court Reform Stir in Russia
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MOSCOW — Yelena Valyavina, a senior judge at the Federal Arbitration Court, electrified a Moscow courtroom last month when she stated openly what had long been unspoken, at least by influential insiders: The Kremlin has pressured and threatened the Russian judiciary to secure favorable rulings.
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Japanese, South Korean Stocks Fall in Wake of U.S. Drop
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TOKYO, June 9 — Stock markets slid in Japan and South Korea on Monday morning, as Asia reacted to a wrenching Wall Street sell-off on Friday.
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Detainee-Trial Evidence Was Allegedly Destroyed
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 8 — The Pentagon urged interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to destroy handwritten notes in case they were called to testify about potentially harsh treatment of detainees, a military defense lawyer said Sunday.
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South America Ushers In The Era of La Presidenta
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BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 30 — Here in the land of machismo, where leaders were long supposed to conform to the standard of the strong-armed military man in epaulettes, a rising wave of leaders is working on a new 21st-century cliche: la presidenta.
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Roadside Bomb Kills Six Canadians in Afghanistan
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TORONTO, July 4 — Six Canadian soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Wednesday as criticism increased here of the growing military and civilian toll.
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Militias Block Zimbabwe Opposition Rally, Party Says
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HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 8 — Opposition officials accused ruling party militias of preventing their party from holding a rally in a suburb of the capital Sunday, a day after a court lifted a ban on opposition gatherings.
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A Cold, Hard Shelter, but a Shelter Nonetheless
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By Andrea Bruce Washington Post Staff Photographer
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Tough Intellectual Takes Rebel Reins in Colombia
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BOGOTA, Colombia, June 8 — The death of the world’s oldest rebel commander has ushered in a new chapter in Colombia’s long civil conflict, with a bookish communist intellectual now leading a waning guerrilla force against a government convinced of its ability to deliver a resounding defeat.
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Laura Bush visits Afghanistan and urges more support
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KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Laura Bush appealed to the international community on Sunday not to abandon Afghanistan in the face of resurgent Taliban violence.
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Obama’s vice presidential choice now the focus
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Hillary Clinton out of the U.S. presidential race, Democrats on Sunday began healing wounds from a bruising nominating contest and speculated about Barack Obama’s vice presidential choice.
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End struggle, Chavez urges Farc
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has urged the new leader of Colombia’s Farc rebels to end their four-decade struggle and release all hostages.
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