Into this bleak picture Friday came stunning word of rescues from beneath the ruins, 10 days after the killer quake.

An Israeli search team pulled a 22-year-old man from a crevasse in the rubble of what had been a three-story home, according to an Israeli Defense Forces statement and video of the rescue obtained by The Associated Press. He was reported in stable condition at an Israeli field hospital in Port-au-Prince.

Earlier Friday, an 84-year-old woman was said by relatives to have been pul… Continue

Read following Straits Times Article:"The Casino Regulatory Authority says that those with criminal records that involve dishonesty, lack of integrity or a blatant disregard for the law would be unsuitable for the industry.

IT WILL be months before the first cards are dealt at Singapore's two casinos, but several employees have already been fired because of stringent rules that dictate who can work there.

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has fired more than 30 casino employees, while Marina Bay San… Continue

COPENHAGEN - Once every turn around the sun, inhabitants of our battered blue globe gather by the thousands in an assigned place, for a two-week ritual of despair and hope called a climate conference.

It's humanity distilled under a single roof. And never has such a mix come together as in Copenhagen, where up to 34,000 people — from Eskimos to "talking trees" to CEOs — will have crowded through the Bella Center before it's over next weekend.

In just 15 years, the annual conferences reviewing… Continue

Dmitry Medvedev’s Article, Go Russia!
September 10, 2009

In a few months Russia will enter a new decade of the twenty-first century. Of course, important junctures and significant dates are more symbolic than practical. But they give us a reason to reflect on the past, evaluate the present, and think about the future. Think about what awaits each of us, our children, our country.

First, let’s answer a simple but very serious question. Should a primitive economy based on raw materials and endem… Continue

Hi everybody.
I will be in Korea from october, 9 until october 17.
I will there for visiting the 6th WTA HI-TECH FAIR in DAEJEON.
Please let me know if any of fierends are there.
The website of exhibition is : www.wta2009.org
Best Wishes