Hawaiian Shirt Creator Alfred Shaheen Dies

The man who designed the iconic Hawaiian 'aloha' shirt, Alfred Shaheen, has passed away due to complications from diabetes.  Shaheen was a pioneer in the Hawaiian garment and textiles industry, and received a...

French Designer Ted Lapidus Dies at 79

French fashion designer Ted Lapidus died this week from respitatory failure, a complication suffered as a result of leukemia, at the age of 79.Lapidus made a name for himself throughout the 60's and 70's with his...

Games People Play

A commercial intelligence providing service has recently analyzed the situation in the Indo- Pakistan Sub continent. According to this analysis the geopolitics of the subcontinent dictate that the only expansion space for India’s Gangetic Plain is Pakistan’s Indus Plain....

Obama Pledges 3 Million New Jobs, but How?

.This sounds good but thequestion becomes wherethe money will come from.If it just adds to the deficitand national debt it couldbe counter preoductive. " Obama will meet with Democratic as well as Republican...

Two killed in Staffordshire plane crash

 Two people have been killed as result of plane crashed into a railway line in Staffordshire. the incident has caused delay train servers.  " Two people have been killed after the light aircraft they...

Israel rejects 48-hour ceasefire plan for Gaza

Israeli government is not in mode to stop bombardment and air strike therefore they rejected a french call for a 48 hours ceasefire. according the Israel attitude and as the Israel official said that the...

Most powerful people in the world (2008)

"They are the most powerful people in the world. They command respect and obvious admiration from their supporters across the world. Above all that, they are a mirror reflection of the nations they belong to....

Gaza Massacre Condemned

What would Iran do if Syria was firing daily missiles into Iranian cities?Also while talking tough Iran hastaken no military action against Israel. "Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei...

The 10 Poorest Countries on this planet.

By, Uwe Paschen.The 10 Poorest countries on our planet today.  The Republic of Congo in central Africa is leading the way being the Poorest Country today with a GDP-per Capita of  $300.00, being followed by...

Democracy Under Fire From Within. Niger Demonstration.

 By Uwe PaschenNiamey, the Capital City of Niger, has know a larger Uprising of people demonstrating by the Thousand's again their governments Plan to change the Constitutions allowing the President to remain in...

Iraq Unsettled by Political Power Plays

When change occurs there are problems.  In Iraq there have been big changes in the past year and more changes areoccurring.With luck Iraq will survive."There is talk of a coup to oust the prime minister. The...

Santa Shooting Rampage: 9 Killed in Brutal Murder Suicide

Breaking news.  Man in Santa suit kills three people at a Christmas Eve party, throws Molotov Cocktails, commits arson and burns down home.  Tragic!  Breaking news this evening, death toll later at...

Building in Sukkur, Pakistan collapses; six dead

Six people are dead, and many more injured after a multi-storey residential building collapsed in Sukkur, Pakistan Wednesday night. There are more people feared dead as people are trapped under the rubble, and rescue crews are still working to look for people. A school...

Google Earth Accused Of Aiding Mumbai Terrorists

The Times Online is reporting that an Indian Court has been called to ban Google Earth, since some are suggesting that the satelite imaging program was used to help plan the Mumbai terror attacks. The website goes on...

Eli Soriano - O Brother Where Art Thou

“A flash in the pan!” When applied to a person, this idiom means the person rose to success and then disappears just as quickly. Such is what happened to Televangelist Eliseo Fernando Soriano. Hounded by a multitude of legal problems, the self-proclaimed “pantas” is...

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