Governments across Europe tremble as angry people take to the streets

   Governments across Europe tremble
as angry people take to the streets 
LONDON, Jan 31 — France paralysed by a wave of strike action, the boulevards of Paris resembling a debris-strewn battle field. The Hungarian currency sinks to its lowest level ever against the euro, as the unemployment figure rises. Greek farmers block the road into Bulgaria [...]

It’s a catastrophe for the apostrophe in Britain

   It’s a catastrophe for the apostrophe in Britain 

 
 
“Apostrophes denote possessions that are no longer accurate, and are not needed,” he said. “More importantly, they confuse people. If I want to go to a restaurant, I don’t want to have an A-level (high school diploma) in English to find it.”
But grammarians say apostrophes enrich the [...]

Human Rights Watch, World Report 2009 – Burma

Human Rights Watch, World Report 2009 – Burma
 

Events of 2008
Burma’s already dismal human rights record worsened following the devastation of cyclone Nargis in early May 2008. The ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) blocked international assistance while pushing through a constitutional referendum in which basic freedoms were denied.
The ruling junta systematically denies citizens basic freedoms, [...]

French Muslims should make friendship with French Jews to pressure Israel to agree for the formation of free Palestine State

French Muslims should make friendship with French Jews to pressure Israel to agree for the formation of free Palestine State 
 
PARIS (Reuters) – An umbrella group of Jewish groups sought assurances on Friday from French President Nicolas Sarkozy that authorities would do more to stem a rise in anti-Jewish crime due to the war in the Gaza [...]

Priests’ comments on Jews, Muslims embarrass Pope

Priests’ comments on Jews, Muslims embarrass Pope
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Outbursts about Jews and Muslims by Italian leaders of an ultra-traditionalist Roman Catholic group show the challenge facing Pope Benedict as he tries to bring them back into the Church.
 
 
The same day Abrahamowicz made his comments about the gas chambers, Father Pierpaolo Petrucci, head of [...]