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Blogrel reports that the head of the notorious Passport and Visa agency (OVIR) in Armenia has been fired for corruption . However, Unzipped wonders why no legal proceedings have been...

SINGAPORE-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2008 - Asia-Pacific's broadband subscriber base is expected to reach 171 million by the end of 2008, representing a year-on-year growth of 31.5 percent and a household broadband penetration rate of only 19.7 percent.

The surge in demand for broadband is driven by the growing popularity of video-on-demand, multi-player online games, video content sharing ...

Grilled cheese, World War II and fiduciary have one thing in common: if you “Google” them, each prompts a Wikipedia entry as the No. 1 result.

Wikipedia is all too convenient, but of what value is it? What good is a stockpile of information if it’s unreliable and often incorrect, as many have said Wikipedia is?

Since its launch in 2001, the “The Free Encyclop...

The Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) celebrated the vision and boldness of these industry leaders in the Middle East for the past decade, those who have transformed the landscape and created one of the world's fastest growing regions, with hospitality investment the focus point.

Judges took into consideration investment, scale of the project, design, use of materials and innova...

PORTSMOUTH — The Mark Wentworth Home has successfully reinvented itself as a state-of-the-art elderly assisted care living facility and has created a comfortable living environment full of fun, food and, most importantly, fellowship.

Recently, the Seacoast staple serving seniors for the past 100 years opened its doors as a modern senior living community designed to create a culture ...

When Patrick L. Meehan was nominated by President George W. Bush to lead the U.S. Attorney's office in Philadelphia, one of the most powerful and influential criminal justice posts in the nation, this newspaper declared him well qualified for the post and called for a swift confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

That was on Monday, Aug. 13, 2001. Less than a month later, the world changed when...

Imagine a community where children play freely in indigenous gardens, where you and your neighbours share cars, where cycling lanes take you to nearby restaurants and shops, where all waste is recycled and where fresh fruit and vegetables are dropped off on your doorstep.

Though it may sound idyllic, a pie in the sky some might say, it could soon turn into reality on our doorstep.

B...

ANAHUAC - Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Houston Brewery employees conducted a grass restoration project hosted by the Waterborne Education Center (WEC) in Long Island Bayou, in the Trinity River Delta on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.

The project goal was to expand a previous planting. Thirteen volunteers dug California bulrush and phragmites from the original project and relocated the plants to nearby ba...

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BEIJING - Chinese police shot dead five members of a radical Islamic separatist group in western China, state media reported Wednesday, as officials called for an all-out security push ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

No hard evidence was offered to back up the claim, although a leading terror expert said such incidents underscore the significant threat Beijing faces from an al-Qaida-linked...

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LAS VEGAS - An influx of foreign players has helped the World Series of Poker increase its numbers this year even as general visitation and gambling numbers have declined in Las Vegas.

Tournament spokesman Seth Palansky said Wednesday that the series attracted more players from other countries than ever before, giving it a boost despite a weak U.S. economy.

A record number of people...

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