Monday, January 21, 2008
World oil demand to rise to 118 mn barrels a day
Abu Dhabi, World oil demand is set to rise to 118 million barrels a day by 2030, according to UAE Energy Minister Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamli, WAM news agency reported Monday.......
MAC to open doors to Chinese tourists via cruise
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) chairman revealed yesterday that the council is working toward opening the doors to Chinese tourists taking international tourist cruise liners en route to a third c
Mexicans against Oil Privatization
Mexico's opposition leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denounced on Friday that the administration could speed up handing in PEMEX (Petroleos Mexicanos oil Co) to foreign interests with Juan Camilo Muñoz' appointment as government secretary.
10,000 per year cannot afford funeral costs: group
Every year in Taiwan, at least10,000 people die without leaving enough money to pay for their own funerals, the Goodwill Charity Association estimated yesterday.
Sobhraj hopes 13 will prove lucky for him
Kathmandu, From his bleak cell in Kathmandu s central prison, Charles Sobhraj, serving a 20-year jail term for an ancient crime, is waiting for Feb 13, hoping the date considered inauspicious by many will prove lucky for him........
World travelling artist harrassed, because looks suspicious
He was to photograph each of the nation's 50 state capitol buildings and dispatch a postcard from each city, using stamps from a childhood collection. He told his mission to someone in a airplane flight and gets reported as suspicious. He had a stubble, looks foreign and has a foreign name. Now government treats him like terrorist suspect.
Blood Ritual in Queens
The Ashura blood ritual comes to Queens, New York. More gruesome photos. Nope... no barbarism here!
Nuclear pre-emptive strikes 'a must'
The West must be prepared to carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes to halt the spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, a radical new manifesto argues. The document - written by five of the West's most senior military officers and strategists - has been presented to the Pentagon and NATO's secretary-general.
Nikkei down 5.65 pct, biggest 1-day loss since 9/11
TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average plunged 5.65 percent to a 28-month closing low on Tuesday, its biggest one-day loss since the session after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, as growing fears about the...
Help find Osama a new job
Normally it's the dad telling the son to grow up, get a haircut and real job. But when you are a blood thirsty psycho and the most wanted man in the world, it takes a son to point out that you are on a misguided path.
Mourners farewell Everest legend Edmund Hillary
New Zealand today mourned the loss of Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary at a state funeral for the man hailed as the nation's greatest son. VIDEO and ARTICLE
Joanna Lei urges KMT not to take legislative break
Outgoing Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Joanna Lei urged the KMT again yesterday to reconsider a plan to call a recess only three days after a new session of the Legislative Yuan opens on Feb. 1.
Pre-emptive nuclear strike a key option, Nato told
The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to try to halt the "imminent" spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, according to a radical manifesto for a new Nato by five of the west's most senior military officers and strategists.
GIO chief has second thoughts about quitting
Government Information Office (GIO) chief Shieh Jyh-wey who vowed again on Sunday that he will absolutely not serve as either government spokesman or GIO head from Feb. 1, showed signs yesterday that
Everest conqueror Hillary makes last journey
By Chris Brokensha AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state...
Al Qaeda website takes questions from public
An offer by al Qaeda for the public to put questions to the terror organisation's deputy leader Ayman al Zawahiri has received hundreds of responses.
Indigenous facial tattoos resurface after 95 years
A woman of the Atayal indigenous tribe in eastern Taiwan has had an elaborate tattoo ingrained on her face, marking the first time an aboriginal woman in Taiwan has had her face tattooed in nearly a c
More than 5,000 foreign sex workers caught in Singapore
Singapore arrested more than 5,000 foreign prostitutes last year but it is unrealistic to expect vice to be eliminated, the Home Affairs Minister has told parliament.
Most stores ignore age verification on tobacco sales
Around 60 percent of convenience stores sell tobacco to students without demanding proof of age,in contravention of the Tobacco Hazard Control Act (THCA) that forbids tobacco sales to people under the
In Florida, Mystery Surrounds 8 Skeletons
MIAMI -- For almost six months, Fort Myers police have puzzled over the eight skeletons discovered in the spring in a forested wetland.
Saudi Arabia's bold bet on new riches
By the end of the year, this massive city of steel at the edge of the Red Sea will take its place as a cog of globalization: plastics produced here will be used to make televisions in Japan, cellphones in China and thousands of other products to be sold in the United States and Europe.
Venezuelans See Economy and Democracy Positively
The non-profit NGO Latinobarómetro released its annual poll surveying the development of democracies, economies, and societies in Latin America, applying attitudinal, opinion, and behavioral indicators. Its results are very eloquent regarding the Latin American people's ideology and opinion, especially when referring to Venezuela.
MoD admits inquiry into 69 lost laptops
The Ministry of Defence is investigating the reported loss of 69 laptops and seven personal computers over the past year, officials revealed yesterday, as Whitehall staff were banned from removing laptops containing sensitive data from their offices.
Man Found with Pipe Bombs Suspected of Targeting Synagogues
Investigators tried to determine Monday whether a man with a cache of pipe bombs and other weapons at his apartment was targeting synagogues and homes he had defaced in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a ranking police official said Monday.
Taiwan airline offers free Palau trips to poor
A Taiwanese airline and a local charity have teamed up to give low-income families in Taiwan something they could only dream of ?X a free trip to the South Pacific island of Palau.
Secret Scientology Organization at your school
I came across them on campus at UCLA. Their website used to list Scientology in the small text but it has since been removed. It lists "TXL Films" which works with "Golden Era Productions". You can read about "Golden Era" at ScientologyToday.com - http://www.scientologytoday.org/Common/question/pg41.htm
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