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The European Working Time Directive comes into force this Saturday and will require all doctors to work no more than 48 hours a week. Read more
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Germany: Minister loses car New 8:15AM Tuesday Jul 28, 2009 Germany’s Health Minister was under pressure yesterday to explain why she took her official limousine, with chauffeur, on holiday to Spain, where the vehicle was stolen. Ulla Schmidt flew to Alicante at her own expense, but her driver drove the nearly 2410km journey [...]
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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Definition: The PKK is the Kurdistan Workers Party, a militant Marxist-rooted rebel group that has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. The goal of the PKK, which has used tactics including assassination and bombings, is to carve an independent country of Kurdistan out of northern Iraq, parts of southern Turkey, [...]
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For all the talk that President Obama has reconciled America with the rest of the world, I think it’s quite overlooked that Nicolas Sarkozy has resurrected the reputation of France. Sure, he’s still French through and through, particularly with his high-profile divorce and quickie marriage to a model shortly into his presidency. But his hawkishness [...]
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Following up on Separation of church and state money? Not so much at Change of Subject July 21 we have: Read more
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4:09pm UK, Monday July 27, 2009 A major operation dubbed Panther’s Claw, in which 10 British troops were killed in Afghanistan, has ended. An area the size of the Isle of Wight [...]
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Spirit has acquired the rights to Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland’s book Kong: King Of Skull Island, reports Variety. Read more
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On Sunday, Nicolas Sarkozy, 54, was rushed to a military hostpital. The French president reportedly collapsed suddenly while jogging on the grounds of the Chateau of Versailles. His office said he will stay at the hospital under observation overnight. Read full story from snafu-ed.blogspot.com Read more
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy collapsed suddenly while jogging Sunday on the lush grounds of the Chateau of Versailles, then was rushed by helicopter to a military hospital where he will remain overnight, his office said. Read more
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Though the news was overshadowed by discussions about health care and budget cuts and police procedures in Massachusetts, this week saw the Obama administration take some big steps toward reshaping the… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Another school very evident at Chelsea Flower show was Writhlington School. Pupils embarked in March 2009 on a trip to Sikkim in the Himalayas to take part in the Gangtok Schools’ Orchid project. This has furthered the work of the botanical team at the school and resulted in a stand in the Continuous Learning area [...]
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WASHINGTON — The governor of New York says he wants to make roads safer, improve the performance of the police, and save insured motorists about $120 million a year in premiums. But so far his plan is stalled. Read more
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PARIS, July 26 — President Nicolas Sarkozy of France collapsed while jogging Sunday afternoon and was rushed to a military hospital for tests. His office described the incident as a minor fainting spell and said he never lost consciousness. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Soon after Pakistan launched its offensive against the Taliban this spring, President Asif Ali Zardari declared that the mission would go beyond pushing the Islamist militia out of the Swat Valley. “We’re going to go into Waziristan,” he said. Read more
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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — Signs of harmony seem to be budding in Nigeria’s conflict-plagued Niger Delta region amid a government offer of amnesty to rebels and a leading militant group’s halt to its attacks and kidnappings. But here in the swampy heart of the oil-rich but impoverished delta, many analysts and observers warn that the [...]
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QARAQOSH, Iraq — Louis Khno is a city councilman whose city is beyond his control. In his barricaded streets are militiamen — in baseball caps and jeans, wielding Kalashnikov rifles, with the safeties switched off. They answer to someone else. Leaders of his police force give their loyalty to their ethnic brethren — be they [...]
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ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdistan’s two ruling parties are likely to be confirmed in power despite an unprecedented opposition challenge when election results are announced on Monday. Read more
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States launched a fresh drive on Sunday to restart Middle East peace talks, sending senior officials to the region to deal with issues ranging from Jewish settlements to Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Read more