Your Views: More on the US gun control debate (The New Zealand Herald)
Andy There has been considerable invective visited upon New Zealanders by American folk on this forum. Less than 10 per cent of Americans have passports.The majority of New Zealanders have travelled....more...The RBI policy statement (rediff.com)
This Statement consists of two parts:...more... A killing every three days as violence surges on the streets (The Scotsman)
THE number of murders in Scot-land has jumped by nearly a third in the past year, with an even bigger rise in fatal stab-bings, according to new figures which deal a serious blow to the Scottish Executive?s record on violent crime....more... Doubts over hitting Scots tourism target (The Scotsman: Business)
VISITSCOTLAND yesterday cast doubt on whether the tourism industry's 50 per cent growth target could be achieved by 2015....more... Killer posted videos to TV station, then returned to shooting spree (Times Online)
The gunman who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech university paused during his killing spree to post a video manifesto of his grievances to a television station, it emerged last night....more... The British National Party gains strength (Times Online)
It is, at first sight, a vision of rural bliss ? a cream-coloured cottage high in the hills of Mid Wales and two miles from the nearest road. The daffodils are out. Lambs gambol in the fields. Chickens peck around the yard....more... Your Views: Americans to Kiwis: Lay off the calls for gun control (The New Zealand Herald)
The campus shooting in the US has once again raised questions about gun control. A number of US readers below are especially taking issue with the views of Kiwis in this debate and some are strongly justifying their "right to bear arms."...more... US Airways fights to keep valued passengers (USA Today)
After US Airways stumbled its way through a changeover of its reservations system and a paralyzing ice storm last month, CEO Doug Parker conceded that the Arizona-based airline risked losing passengers if it didn't get its act together soon....more... In an Indian village, going abroad is a son's duty (International Herald Tribune)
Many in the Punjab region will try anything to get to the West, goaded on by the success stories of those who have gone before....more... |