Category: News
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Outside World Turns Blind Eye to N. Korea's Hard-Labor Camps
Outside World Turns Blind Eye to N. Korea’s Hard-Labor Camps – washingtonpost.com: A distillation of testimony from survivors and former guards, newly published by the Korean Bar Association, details the daily lives of 200,000 political prisoners estimated to be in the camps: Eating a diet of mostly corn and salt, they lose their teeth, their…
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Who Will Succeed Kim Jong Il?
Who Will Succeed Kim Jong Il? – washingtonpost.com: Recollections of teachers and former students at a state school in Switzerland may offer a glimpse of the young man some say is destined to lead North Korea.
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Two French Security Advisers Abducted in Somalia
Two French Security Advisers Abducted in Somalia – washingtonpost.com: The hotel manager, Mohamed Mohamed, told news agencies that the two French abductees registered at the hotel as journalists on their arrival last week. He said a dozen armed men showed up Tuesday morning and, after disarming the hotel guards, searched the hotel door to door…
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Find condom in your man’s pocket?
The Sun News On-line | Wiveslive: There is nothing I can say. Of course I will be happy to find a condom in his pocket, knowing that he is being careful not to impregnate another woman or infect me with diseases.
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How T.B Joshua, Primate Ayodele predicted Michael Jackson’s death
The Sun News On-line | News: Like Nostradamus, Prophet T.B Joshua of The Synagogue Church of all Nations and Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele of the INRI Spiritual Home, both based in Lagos, accurately predicted the death of American pop music icon, Michael Jackson. June 12, 2009, a significant date in Nigeria’s electoral history, was Prophet…
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U.N. Yugoslav Tribunal's Prosecution of Ex-Spokeswoman Draws Criticism
Edward Cody – washingtonpost.com: Florence Hartmann has been charged with contempt, punishable by seven years in prison and a fine of $140,000, because after she left the tribunal she wrote about a secret ruling that allowed the Serbian government to conceal documents dealing with its official involvement in the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.
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Global Insurance Fraud By North Korea Outlined
Blaine Harden – washingtonpost.com: he helped arrange the shipment and watched in February 2003 as the cash was packed. After the money arrived, Kim Jong Il sent a letter of thanks to the managers and arranged for some of them to receive gifts that included oranges, apples, DVD players and blankets, Kim said. “It was…
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Area Family Likes Car So Much They Live In It
America’s Finest News Source says: While she likes her Pontiac’s smooth handling, Cullen is absolutely gaga for the neatly designed driver-side pop-out cup holder, which is a perfect place to store her Mace. She also loves the double sun visors, which help shield the family from the glare of sunrise and make a “pretty workable”…
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Detroit Mayor Throws First Brick In Glass-Breaking Ceremony For New Slum
America’s Finest News Source says: As community leaders and members of the press looked on, Detroit mayor David Bing proudly hurled the first brick this week in a window-shattering ceremony for the city’s newest dilapidated slum.
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Preparing for the Release of More Abu Ghraib Photos
State of the Art says: the Pentagon is about to release another batch of photographs from Abu Ghraib–perhaps hundreds of new images. This release comes as the country debates the use of torture in obtaining critical infomation. The Pentagon did not want to release these images, which it collected when it investigated the abuse at…
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Abu Ghraib Guards Say Interrogation Memos Show They Were Scapegoats
From washingtonpost.com: the recent release of Justice Department memos authorizing the use of harsh interrogation techniques has given Graner and other soldiers new reason to argue that they were made scapegoats for policies approved at high levels. They also contend that the government’s refusal to acknowledge those polices when Graner and others were tried undermined…
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Taliban Forces Continue to Advance Into Pakistan
From washingtonpost.com: Pakistani media reported that the Taliban have forcibly overrun Buner in the past several days, while many state judges and officials have abandoned their posts. The black-turbaned fighters have occupied a popular shrine and turned it into a radio station for extremist broadcasts. Public markets are reported to be deserted except for Taliban…
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The dark side of Dubai – The Independent
From The dark side of Dubai – The Independent: Dubai was meant to be a Middle-Eastern Shangri-La, a glittering monument to Arab enterprise and western capitalism. But as hard times arrive in the city state that rose from the desert sands, an uglier story is emerging. Johann Hari reports Check it out here.
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Can Pakistan Be Governed? And Is Asif Ali Zardari the Man to Do the Job? – NYTimes.com
Pakistan feels as if it’s falling apart. Last fall the country barely avoided bankruptcy. The tribal areas, which border on Afghanistan, remain a vast Taliban sanctuary and redoubt. The giant province of Baluchistan, though far more accessible, is racked by a Baluchi separatist rebellion, while American officials view Quetta, Baluchistan’s capital, as Taliban HQ. American…
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Custom’s officer throws wife from 3-storey building – The Sun News On-line
It was a most gruesome end, and the sight will shock even the coldest of hearts. There she was on the hard floor, her badly battered body lying in a pool of her blood. Her entire face was coated with clotted blood, with a few bones irreverently sticking out of her broken remains Check it…
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As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up – NYTimes.com
Last week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge that he had been doing research on the case on the Internet, directly violating the judge’s instructions and centuries of legal rules. But when the judge questioned the rest of the jury, he got an even bigger shock. Check…