Toyota, Japan’s biggest car maker and the world’s second-biggest behind General Motors, said today it would close all of its domestic plants for 11 days in an unprecedented attempt to stave off redundancies and shift its stock of unsold cars amid a catastrophic decline in sales.
The decision, coming soon after the Japanese car maker announced [...]

After the Mumbai attacks the Indian and Pakistani governments moved to the brink of nuclear war. But only cooperation to defeat terrorism will offer the peace they both crave.
Mumbai - Pakistanis woke up to fighter jets circling their cities last month. There were reports of troops being hastily moved to the India-Pakistan border. Gallows humor [...]

India said at least eight of the P-8I anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare planes would be delivered in four years.
India has signed a $2.1 billion contract with leading U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co for naval patrol aircraft as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation’s mainly old Soviet military hardware.
India, fast becoming one of [...]

Former President George H W Bush, father of the outgoing United States Commander-in-Chief, has touted another son, Jeb, for a future Presidential bid.
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“I’d like to see him run. I’d like to see him be President some day,” the elder Bush, 84, who was the 41st President, told Fox News Sunday.
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“I think he’s as qualified and [...]

For the first time, more people are getting their news from the Internet than from print sources.
Biggest Stories of 2008: Economy Tops Campaign

The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as an outlet for national and international news.
Currently, 40% say they get [...]

‘India’ 18-year-old cat of The Bush family’s, has died at the White House, First Lady Laura Bush’s office announced Monday.
Press secretary Sally McDonough said in a statement said The President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna are deeply saddened by the passing of their cat India (”Willie”).
“India was a beloved member of the Bush family for [...]

Malaysian Ex- Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday called for a global boycott of the US dollar and US-made products, including Coca-Cola, in protest over Washington’s backing of Israel.
Mahathir, who during his two decades in power was a leading voice in the Muslim world, said people had to take action against the United States over [...]

If one sentence comes to mind regarding this year, it is “Good riddance.” On its coattails, next year’s sentence: “I hope it doesn’t get too much worse.” Collectively, there’s a feeling akin to a strong hangover, the kind that chooses its own terms of exit rather than yielding to the traditional 3,000-calorie breakfast, Gatorade and [...]

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First year Anniversary of the HINDRAF People Power Makkal Sakthi fell on the 25/11/08 in a small but meaningful way. After a series of nationwide roadshows in September- November 2007 we have succeeded in awakening the Indians out of their fear of violence by UMNO as in the 13th [...]

[Editorial, Eelam Nation]
The following  were words spoken by the Sri Lankan Head of State and the government  and Commander in Chief of the armed forces, President Rajapakse in his 2008 Christmas message celebrating Christmas along with  Christian dignitaries particularly the Roman Catholic Archbishop saying: “The spirit of love and joy that Christmas brings has [...]