Belgium: 249 days and counting without goverment
Due to political deadlock following June elections last year, Belgians have been setting a new world record of 249 days without a governmentthat. Last years elections failed to produce a clear winner. Despite the ongoing political crisis, residents are using Thursday to hold a “chips revolution”, honouring a favourite national dish, with various events going […]
Rush Hour News: anti-government protests in Libya “steaming”
Protests in the isolated North African nation broke out this week, part of a larger anti-government movement sweeping the region. Related videos and messages were posted on social media sites Thursday showing that anti-government protests in Libya were picking up heat in several cities, with some turning violent on a “Day of Rage.” Unofficialy reported […]
Rush Hour News US reporter beaten in Bahrain
The US network reported: while covering the unrest in Bahrain Early Thursday ABC News reporter was beaten by thugs armed with clubs , Correspondent Miguel Marquez was caught in the crowd and attacked while covering protests in Manama, ABC said. Marquez, who said he was not badly injured, was clubbed while he was on the […]
Berlusconi on trial
Silvio Berlusconi is to go on trial on 6 April, charged with paying an underage prostitute and then trying to cover up the alleged offence by abusing his position as Italy’s prime minister. All three judges named for the trial are women. Berlusconi heard the news while in Sicily, where he made no comment, but […]
Rush Hour News: Lady GaGa vs Jay Leno
Jay Leno show has presented again how Lady Gaga continued her Mellow Lady in Non-Mellow Outfit “You look beautiful,” while a big, sequined, black mask obscured most of her face, and she had a black-lace shmatah on her head. (It’s some sort of burlesque shivah look. Add her horns to this and our reference meter […]
Rush Hour News: HTC’s new tablet Flyer
HTC today announced the Flyer, a 7-inch tablet running one of the most heavily customized versions of Android I’ve ever seen. The Flyer integrates all sorts of new technologies: a new 3D UI, OnLive cloud-based console gaming, a new streaming movie-and-video store from Saffron Digital, and even a capacitive pen which lets you scribble words […]