Spanish twins sue over separation
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A woman who found out she was a twin 28 years after being separated from her family, is suing health authorities in the Canary Islands for A3m ((pounds sterling)2.4m). Read more
Myanmar (Burma)
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Burma or Myanmar: Geography, Maps and InformationHistory of Burma – MyanmarUS Burma Relations – Profile of US Burmese RelationshipGeography and Map of Burma (Myanmar)Which country has the largest population? Read more
China Allows Another Birth for Select Quake Victims
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In the wake of China’s devastating earthquake, the one-child policy limiting “legal” births has apparently been relaxed for couples whose kids were killed, disabled or severely hurt, according to the AP. How generous (insert sarcasm) of the People’s Republic: “Those families can obtain a certificate to have another child, the Chengdu Population and Family [...]
Dost thou still pledge thy allegiance?
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One of the Memorial Day afternoon songs played by the chimes at the Lutheran church in our neighborhood was “This Is My Country.” Read more
Is Internet Freedom Being Threatened?
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Another packed show tonight. It’s Metallica vs Napster all over again. We’re talking about the huge legal battle between U.S. media giant Viacom and the filesharing site YouTube. Its owners Google claim that “internet freedom is being threatened”. We’ll ask media lawyer Mark Stephens if that’s true – and what it means for watching film [...]
South Africa: Bus Plunges Off Cliff Near Cedarville, Eastern Cape Province
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At least 28 people have been killed and 22 critically injured after a bus plunged off an 80-metre cliff into a river in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. See pictures of the crash aftermath. No commentary on the video. Read more
Video Preview: This week’s ‘Apprentice’
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The candidates are asked to sell a fleet of high-value, exclusive vehicles on this week’s episode of The Apprentice. Lucinda struggles with the task after separating from her teammates Alex and Lee. Click play below to watch two clips of Tuesday’s episode The Apprentice airs on tonight at 9pm on BBC One. Read more
Officials in China rush to evacuate 80,000
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Chinese officials rushed Tuesday to evacuate another 80,000 people in the path of potential floodwaters building up behind a quake-spawned dam as soldiers carved a channel to try to drain away the threat. Read more
QUAKE PARENTS MAY HAVE 2ND KID: CHINA
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May 27, 2008 — BEIJING – Chinese officials said yesterday that the country’s one-child policy exempts families with a child killed, severely injured or disabled in the country’s devastating earthquake. Read more
Schwarzenegger reacts to Kennedy diagnosis
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Schwarzenegger reacts to Kennedy diagnosis Here’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s statement regarding the diagnosis of Senator Edward Kennedy, the uncle of First Lady Maria Shriver: ”Maria and I are thankful for everyone’s thoughts and prayers today and over the past several days. While we are still learning the extent of Teddy’s diagnosis and treatment options, what [...]
Israel to Jewish-American critic Finkelstein: Stay out!
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Norman G. Finkelstein is a Jewish-American researcher, author and former Depaul University (Chicago) professor whose most recently published book, Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History (University of California Press, 2005), “argues that Israel uses the outcry over perceived anti-Semitism as a weapon to stifle criticism” of its policies. He [...]
Un sueño esquivo
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Julita estudia psicologÃa y español en una universidad de Texas y aspira a hacer un postgrado para poder enseñar algún dÃa. A los 23 años de edad está a punto de celebrar su primera década en este paÃs — la primera de muchas, espera. Read more
Neighbors Ally Against U.S. Project
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BEIJING, May 23 — China and Russia expressed clear-cut opposition Friday to U.S. plans for a worldwide missile defense system, saying the Bush administration’s project undermines stability and nuclear nonproliferation efforts. Read more
Outpouring of Help Shifts Mood in China
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BEIJING, May 26 — An unprecedented and politically significant flood of foreign aid has been pledged to China since the devastating Sichuan earthquake, ranging from a $50 million Saudi Arabian check to crates of cellphones from Nokia. Read more
Former Salvadoran Foes Share Doubts on War
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SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador — José Wilfredo Salgado says he collected baby skulls as trophies in the 1980s, when he fought as a government soldier in El Salvador’s civil war. They worked well as candleholders, he recalls, and better as good-luck charms. Read more
FARC Rebels Vow To Continue Fight
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BOGOTA, Colombia, May 25 — Colombia’s largest rebel group pledged Sunday to carry on in its decades-long war against the U.S.-backed government after confirming that the group’s legendary commander had died of natural causes. The Defense Ministry had said the day before that Manuel Marulanda, who led one of the world’s oldest insurgencies in a [...]
U.S. Anti-Drug Aid Would Target Mexican Cartels
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7 — The Bush administration is close to sealing a major, multiyear aid deal to combat drug cartels in Mexico that would be the biggest U.S. anti-narcotics effort abroad since a seven-year, $5 billion program in Colombia, according to U.S. lawmakers, congressional aides and Mexican authorities. Read more
Amid Broken Dreams, Poverty Breeds Hatred
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RAMAPHOSA INFORMAL SETTLEMENT, South Africa — This was the kind of place that was not supposed to exist in the new South Africa. All black. All poor. Dense, squalid, dirty, angry — with charred patches of earth where men once stood. Read more
Petraeus Expects to Recommend Troop Cuts in Iraq This Fall
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Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said he expects to recommend additional cuts in U.S. troop levels there this fall. Petraeus said he would assess conditions before his departure in September, when he is scheduled to take over the U.S. Central Command. Read more
New Civil War Feared in Sudan As Town Empties
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ABYEI, Sudan — This contested town along Sudan’s volatile north-south border has been obliterated. Read more