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Politics, News & Issues > International News Anti-America sentiment growing, according to 2007 BBC poll: 2 of 10
Iran appears reluctant to abide by the United Nations call to stop its nuclear enrichment program. This only goes to show that Iran doesn't understand why he is a member of the United Nations owing to its hard-headed mentality. Does it really make any difference if Iran cooperates for the attainment of world peace?If Iran doe... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Is Europe the answer to our ethnic divides?: 1 of 5
Teaching the millions of refugees the language of adopted countryA sad reality, indeed, to know that some four million Iraqi refugees have yet to find a better place to migrate. And the question always boils down as to who caused these refugees to go astray? Isn't it the unrest and wars now going on in some countries in Afric... More..
Food & Drink > Meat & Poultry Eating dog: 1 of 4
The idea alone of eating dog meat scares a lot people, especially those in the West, whose appetite for this animal seems remote considering that they are man's best friend. The question that would always crop up in their minds is that why should we kill dogs for meat purposes? Some kind of a big puzzle for many dog lovers, w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Economic and political crises: How they can change the world: 3 of 10
Missing key witness in ZTE scandal surfacedAnother key witness in the anomalous ZTE broadband deal between the Philippines and China, surfaced early dawn today at a catholic school in San Juan, Green Hills, Metro Manila, after he was allegedly abducted more than 20 hours ago by unknown individuals as he disembarked from a Cat... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia US diplomacy with North Korea: Patience or folly?: 4 of 13
As North Korea tightens its grip on the movement of people, the more that many of its citizens, particularly those who become hungry, are eager to get out of the country as fast as they could. And the only way is to get closer to the border of friendly countries like South Korea.Today, it was reported that more than 400 North... More..
Personal Finance > Investing (Other) Investing in domestic vs. foreign markets in a volatile economy: 4 of 12
Pros and cons on foreign capital inflowsWeak economies do experience cash shortages. The reasons are either they generate low revenues so that they could hardly keep up with their government expenditures or that most of them are saddled up with addressing the prevalence of graft and corruption sometimes perpetrated by top gov... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News The issues behind African countries' underdevelopment: 4 of 8
After waiting for months, the United Nations has finally decided to put pressure on the Sudanese government to convince its government-backed militias to stop attacking innocent civilians in Darfur. At last, the slaughter, rape and murder of innocent Darfurians would finally grind to a halt once Sudan's President Omar Hassan ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture UN and Asian Development Bank (ADB) join hands to develop water project in Asia: 1 of 1
Good news to hear that the United Nations and the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) had agreed to collaborate on how to efficiently manage Asia's water resources and bolstering investments in safe and sustainable sanitation in the region.The action came at a time when many parts of Asia, particularly those far-flung a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East The conflict in Lebanon: Questioning military readiness to handle Palestinian refugees: 1 of 1
What kind of military does Lebanon have?It's really hard to imagine why on earth the Lebanese military is having difficulty crushing at least 200 al-Qaeda inspired Muslim militants now holed up inside the Palestinian refugee camps in Tripoli? With some 40,000 soldiers at its disposal, the Lebanese military is considered weak ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Why is the Bible boring: 19 of 35
Such a question is only for those whose perception of the Holy Bible is myopic. But for those whose fate is strong enough to understand every word in the Bible, it is not boring at all. That is why it is considered and established as the true "word" of God. Nothing more, nothing less. Although, some of us would go overboard t... More..