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BOGOTA, Colombia — The pied piper was a gangly, long-haired entrepreneur whose remarkable success story seemed to augur well for those who invested in his get-rich scheme. David Murcia, 28, had gone from being a traveling salesman making $130 a month to living in a luxury high-rise, driving a Ferrari and forging ties with government [...]
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 3 — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to resist calls by African, Arab and Islamic states to defer prosecution of Sudanese leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Read more
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President Bush offers a sweeping and optimistic defense of his Middle East policy in a new speech today, calling the region “a freer, more hopeful and more promising place than it was in 2001.” Read more
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MUSINA, South Africa — Zimbabwe’s crumbling economy and services have transformed this South African border town into a teeming district of shoppers, asylum-seekers and job hunters. Now something new has traveled south across the river that divides the two countries: cholera. Read more
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India acknowledged the Mumbai attacks had uncovered security lapses but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday evidence showed the strike originated on a neighbor’s soil, a clear reference to Pakistan. Read more
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday struggling automakers have put forward a “more serious” restructuring proposal to Congress but withheld judgment on the plans until hearings are held. Read more
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US employers axed 533,000 jobs in November, the biggest monthly cut in 34 years, the US Labor Department said. Read more
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States pledged on Friday to boost efforts to tackle the turmoil engulfing global markets and to continue high-level cooperation when President-elect Barack Obama takes office. Read more
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Play Video Reuters  – Iraq’s price of security Slideshow: Iraq Play Video Video: Done Deal FOX News Play Video Video: Police targeted in Iraq bombings Reuters AP – Twelve-year-old Omar Abdullah stands in front of his home destroyed in twin truck bombings in Fallujah, … BAGHDAD – A [...]
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THE mother of Shannon Matthews — whose 24-day disappearance sparked a massive police hunt and media campaign — faces a “substantial” jail sentence after being found guilty yesterday of kidnapping her daughter. Read more
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Social workers were told three times about the terrible conditions endured by Shannon Matthews before she was kidnapped by her own mother, it has emerged. Read more
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One New Zealander is among the passengers on board a stricken Argentinean cruise ship that is leaking and adrift in Antarctic waters, Australian authorities say. Read more
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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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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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The effort to maintain the cease-fire — in name only, as acts of violence still have been occurring — in the Democratic Republic of the Congo looks incredibly shaky tonight as the leader of the Tutsi rebels says if there are no face-to-face talks, there will be no peace. More: “General Laurent Nkunda, the [...]
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In today’s story, “Tax activist’s ad challenges Obama’s eligibility for office The Tribune examines allegations about president-elect’s ‘natural born citizen’ status,” my colleagues Sara Olkon and James Janega methodically take apart the arguments presented by Robert L. Schulz, chairman of We The People Foundation, in Tribune ads this week. Read more
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9:21pm UK, Thursday December 04, 2008 Dominic Waghorn, Middle East correspondent The West Bank city of Hebron is bracing itself for more violence following the eviction of hundreds of Jewish settlers from a disputed building. [...]
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Atari president Phil Harrison has expressed his belief the the next generation of gamers will shun physical boxed products in favour of digital media. Harrison told Edge: “There’s a generation of kids being born today and probably already alive who I’m pretty confident will never buy a physical media product. “They will never buy a [...]
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Six gunmen were shot and killed at the New Delhi airport after India put airports on high alert on Thursday. Several threats, including one purported to have been sent by Deccan Mujahideen had been made regarding India’s airports. The Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last week. Read full story [...]