taosplaza.com

Wednesday, May 23rd

Last update:03:30:58 PM GMT

Headlines:
You are here: Data Points Global Stuff
Data Points/Global Stuff
Updated: Sat, 21 May 2011 13:31:30 -0400
Top stories
Saturday = Rapture & Judgment Day?
Warnings by a US fundamentalist preacher that Saturday is Judgment Day have sent some people into hiding or scrambling to repent, while others are planning parties to wave off good Christians as they are beamed up to heaven. Eighty-nine-year-old tele-evangelist Harold Camping has predicte...
Welcome to Fucking, Austria
The mayor of an Austrian town named “Fucking” is pleading with tourists to stop stealing its road signs for souvenirs. “Fucking has existed for 800 years, probably when a Mr. Fuck or the Fuck family moved into the area,” said Siegfried Hauppl. “We all know what it means now, b...
Video: President Obama with Turkish Students
Video (44min 41sec): President Obama with Turkish Students. The President talks to students in Turkey on his last day in Europe, April 7, 2009. Speaking in a majority-Muslim country, United States President Barack Obama addresses some of the issues between America and the Muslim world ...
Video: President Obama: Listening in Strasbourg France
Video (59min 54sec): President Obama - Listening in Strasbourg, France. President Obama spoke with and listened to a gathering in Strasbourg, France on April 3, 2009. President Obama had met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy immediately before this meeting. He reiterated a consist...



Leading stories
Video: President Obama with Turkish Parliament
Video (25min 45sec): President Obama: Addressing the Turkish Parliament. President Obama speaks to US-Turkish relations in his addre...
Video: G20 Pledge $1 Trillion to Boost World Economy
Video (4min 47sec): President Barack Obama attended the G20 Summit which pledged $1 Trillion to Boost World Economy. Despite a numbe...
Video: President's Message to the Iranian People
Video (3min 20sec): President Obama's special video message for all those celebrating Nowruz, or "New Day." "Today I want to extend ...
Video: Pakistan Protesters Head to Islamabad
Video (1min 12sec): Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defied house arrest Sunday to lead an anti-government convoy toward the ...
Video: al-Bashir Arrest Warrant, Is Bush Next?
Video (5min 8sec): Arrest Warrant for al-Bashir, Could Bush Be Next? The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for S...
Targeting Hiv Rates in Sex Workers Disappointing
Reducing HIV Levels Across the World by Ken Brower. Various campaigns are created to stop the spread of HIV infections that run ramp...
Tibetan Human Rights Center Releases Annual Report
Dharamsala, Jan. 23: According to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), at least 120 Tibetans have lost their li...
Video: Europe Heading for Severe Recession
Video (2min 15sec): Europe Heading for Severe Recession. The European commission has warned that the continent is facing a "deep and...
Video: Shoes Thrown at Bush in Iraq
Video (1min 45sec): Shoes Thrown at Bush in Iraq. "This is the End!." In Iraq throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. Bush...
Video: President-Elect's Message World AIDS Day 08
Video (2min 42sec): President-Elect's Message on World AIDS Day 2008. President-elect Barack Obama took some time on World AIDS Day t...
Video: G20 Summit Signifies A New World Order
New World Order: Video (4min 52sec): G20 Summit Signifies A New World Order. With the financial crisis in full swing, the leading eco...
Video: Angelina Jolie - No Peace Without Justice
Video (5min 48sec): Angelina Jolie - No Peace Without Justice. Angelina Jolie reflects on her international humanitarian experience w...
Video: Worldwide Reactions to the U.S. Election
Video (5min 16sec): Worldwide Reactions to the U.S. Election. For many abroad, Obama Renews America's Image. Many abroad embraced B...
Video: Message From the World About US Election Result
Video (1min): Great! Great! Yes! Thank you! Thank you America! Let's now celebrate choosing change. Working together again. Imaginin...
Video: The Globe: Vote - 'For All of Us'
Video (1min 6sec): The Globe: Vote - 'For All of Us'. How Americans vote will influence whether we see a timed end to the war in Ira...