China, heralded by some as a rising superpower, is never of want to be in the worldwide spotlight, and recent news has been no exception:  censorship issues surrounding Google and an arguably fixed-rate currency have been prominent topics within the last week.  Surrounding these talking points was the relevant issue of international business inside China and its [...]

From Filipino Congressman Mong Palatino… In 1995 I joined a protest action to condemn the decision of the French government to conduct nuclear tests in the Pacific. I was only a high school student at that time. We relied on mainstream journalists to document and report the rally. In 2001 I was part of the [...]

From Saudi Arabia Corespondent Eman Al Nafjan… Gender Apartheid is the best word to describe the situation in Saudi Arabia. I don’t believe there is any other place in the world where gender decides everything a person does on a daily basis and to the minutest details. To the outside world this manifests in the [...]

From Tanzania Corespondent Lute Wa Lutengano….. I am now in Kampala, the land of Kaguta the son of Museveni. I seem to have begun my life in this city of Bodabodas, as the thousands of motorcycle taxis are known here, from the wrong foot. On my arrival on the night of last Saturday, I checked [...]

Dear President Obama, I’m glad you took the advice in my recent letter to you and finished the issue of healthcare, even if it was at the expense of a few key issues such as abortion rights and a public option – thank you for using the political strength we, your voting electorate, knew you had within you to [...]

    Each year, millions of visitors come to Banff to marvel at the emerald waters of Lake Louise, but her less famous sister Moraine Lake, pictured above, has a magic all her own. Snow-capped peaks and towering evergreen forests surround the glistening glacier water below. At times it leaves all those who visit wondering [...]

The face of the music industry has entirely changed over the last ten years, and people simply do not buy music they way we used to. With file share sites, MP3 downloads, itunes and more, the days of going to the music store are fast being lost to an evening at home sitting in front [...]

It was like something out of a spy novel. On January 19th of this year, in an exotic setting, an assassination of a high level political player was made to look like a heart attack. The victim was a 50-year-old Hamas commander, Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, a man Israel claimed killed two Israeli soldiers. The place – [...]

From David Anthony Hohol… Ann Coulter is an American political commentator and columnist. She is also an over the top, radicalized Republican, and Glenn Beck clone of the FOX News variety. In other words, she’s an egocentric loudmouth who more often than not spews hate and prejudice.  When a local conservative group from Canada’s capital [...]

From Gibbs Burke… During the campaign season, Republicans boasted that Obama was out of touch with America because he was born in Hawaii. So where do you think this year’s Republican National Committee was held? That’s right – Hawaii. What where the main topics discussed you might ask? How about being fiscally responsible, and of [...]