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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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Saudi Arabia’s king called for greater dialogue and openness between the world’s monotheistic religions on March 24, 2008. In the face of rising tensions over Mohammed cartoons, al-Qaida claiming Pope Benedict XVI is leading a crusade, and a stalled Middle East peace process, King Abdullah‘s outreach took on extra weight. From the International Herald Tribune: [...]
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I said these words to myself on a Thursday morning in April more than 23 years ago as I was walking up Michigan Avenue and saw a newspaper box showing a large picture of Studs Terkel on the front page. Read more
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4:46pm UK, Sunday November 02, 2008 Gordon Brown has warned that the world must not allow a repeat of the Rwandan genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Crowd at the [...]
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Rex Features Sir Michael Parkinson has criticised Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand for their prank phone calls, branding the pair’s behaviour “obscene, tasteless and unfunny”. The former chatshow host admitted that he was not surprised by the controversy surrounding the incident and described the broadcasters’ on-air conduct as “indefensible”. Ross has now been suspended without [...]
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One of the leaders of the movement for rights of Iranian Azerbaijanis Abbas Lisani was released in Iran. Thus, the fighter for the rights of Iranian Azerbaijanis Lisani was held in prison for 30 months. He was charged with organization of the march to the Babek fortress in 2006, meetings of Azerbaijanis and causing damage [...]
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By LUKAS I. ALPERT Loading new images… Posted: 7:16 pmNovember 1, 2008 Don’t mind the foul-smelling metal debris falling from space. Parts of the largest piece of trash ever jettisoned from the International Space Station are expected to crash to earth sometime later tomorrow, NASA officials said. While most of the refrigerator-sized, 1,400-pound tank of [...]
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(AUDIO) Palin pranked? Really? Ohhhhh nooooooo Sarah Palin getting punk’d by two Canadian DJs pretending to be French president Nicholas Sarkozy raises soooooo many questions. First, take a listen here. For the love of God. “Joe le plumber”? Oy. Who could not see through this? If Palin’s flacks are still employed by sundown, they should [...]
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That U.S. air attack on a village in Syria, near the border with Iraq, this past Sunday “was intended to send a warning to [the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in] Damascus to take stronger action against Iraq-bound foreign jihadists” who are operating within Syria’s borders. “The warning came as senior officials in Washington [...]
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MOSCOW, Oct. 29 — Ukraine’s fractured parliament broke a political deadlock Wednesday and gave initial backing to a legislative package negotiated with the International Monetary Fund as a condition for a $16.5 billion loan to bolster the nation’s reeling economy. Read more
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GURGAON, India — When Moshumee Jha moved to a luxurious suburban condominium called Belvedere Towers four years ago, she had never shopped in a mall before. Read more
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ZHARI, Afghanistan — The company of Canadian soldiers set off from the small base in southern Afghanistan a few hours before dawn. Combat boots crunching along the wide plains of the Kandahar desert, they moved slowly in a long line into the moonless black ahead. Read more
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TONGO, Congo, Nov. 1 — Tutsi-led rebels tightened their hold on newly seized swaths of eastern Congo on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands of frightened, rain-soaked civilians out of makeshift refugee camps and stopping some from fleeing to government-held territory. Read more
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A senior Iraqi political leader said yesterday he is “doubtful” that a bilateral agreement authorizing U.S. forces to remain in Iraq after the end of the year would be approved by the Iraqi cabinet and parliament. Read more
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BRUSSELS — The global blacklisting system for financiers of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups is at risk of collapse, undermined by legal challenges and waning political support in many countries, according to counterterrorism officials in Europe and the United States. Read more
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq expects a reply from the United States within days to its proposal for changes to a pact requiring U.S. troops to leave by the end of 2011, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Saturday. Read more
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LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for billions of dollars in extra funding for the International Monetary Fund on Sunday, after India cut its main short-term lending rate and China braced for slowdown. Read more
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Mr Obama also has the edge over Mr McCain in Nevada and Colorado, both of which voted for George W Bush four years ago. Read more
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Reuters – Traders work on the floor of New York Stock Exchange October 8, 2008. U.S. stocks stayed near their session … Slideshow: Stock Markets Play Video Video: Dwindling food supply forces haitians to eat mud AP Related Quotes Symbol Price Change CVX 74.60 +0.42 F 2.19 -0.09 GM 5.79 -0.28 GOM 9.12 -0.91 IBM 92.97 +2.28 NEW [...]