20 July 2011Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:44PMThere is considerable discussion in the media about the ethics of journalists and the fairness of reporting, relating both to the scandals surrounding the Murdoch press in the UK and the actions of Australian media outlets in the domestic carbon tax debate.
Coca-Cola 2Q net income rises on overseas growthTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:24PMCoca-Cola 2Q net income rises on overseas growth
Canada Nears FTA With EU,Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:15AMCanada and the European Union (EU) have pressed ahead with trade talks, making significant progress with a view to concluding negotiations next year, according to the Canadian Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway.
Back to BostonSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:29AMBoston and Detroit are two cities in the world which I visit every year because my daughters and their families are there. Of course, the grandchildren are major attractions.
Syrian Lesbian Bloggers, Fake Geishas, and the Attractions of Identity TourismFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:44AMOn June 16, 2011, John Stewart appeared on his popular news program “The Daily Show” to report on one of the most shocking journalistic hoaxes to occur in recent memory. The popular and widely read “ Gay Girl in Damascus ” blog by “Amina Abdallah Arraf,” a young lesbian Syrian woman, was discovered to have been written in a dorm room by Tom McMaster, a white 40 year old American graduate student ...
Pranab Mukherjee condemns Mumbai serial blastsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:27AMStating that the indomitable spirit of the financial capital of the country would once again respond with courage and renewed vigour to such challenges, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack on the citizens of Mumbai yesterday.
Political violence kills 14 in Pakistani cityThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:24AMContentious remarks by a prominent politician sparked violence that killed 14 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi overnight and exacerbated the already precarious security situation, officials said Thursday.
Fourteen killed in Karachi violence after minister's commentsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:23AMKARACHI (Reuters) - Fresh political violence gripped Pakistan's commercial capital, Karachi, on Thursday, leaving 14 people dead in fighting sparked by a senior ruling party leader's criticism of the city's dominant political group.
Terror attack cannot impede growth story: PranabThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:21AMCondemning the Mumbai terror attack, the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, today said such cowardly acts cannot impact India’s march towards a robust economic growth.