Archive for January, 2009

The Sun UK: By VINCE SOODIN RANDY reveller Emma Modrate repeatedly performed sex acts on her boyfriend in the street in front of dozens of appalled passers-by. The 26-year-old landed herself in court for the despicable act which was captured on CCTV. Modrate performed the act three times on her boyfriend Liam Dougherty outside Yates’ [...]

JPost: IDF troops in the Gaza Strip on Saturday targeted Hamas operative Amir Mansi, a senior member of Izzadin Kassam, the group’s military wing. A senior commander of IDF operations in the Strip said that Mansi was the head of the Gaza Strip rocket division, and was previously involved in dozens of rocket attacks against [...]

NORFOLK, Va. — President George W. Bush landed Saturday on the USS George H.W. Bush, a new aircraft carrier named after his father — the ultimate honor for a decorated Navy pilot from World War II. With just days left in his presidency, Bush and first lady Laura Bush joined his father, now 84 years [...]

Politico: By ALEXANDER BURNS With only a longshot court appeal standing in the way of Democrat Al Franken’s election to the Senate, Republicans are gritting their teeth and bracing for the arrival of a new senator whose every utterance will sound like nails on a chalkboard to them. While Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) has filed [...]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli forces pounded rocket-launching sites and smuggling tunnels in Gaza Saturday and planes dropped leaflets warning of an escalation in attacks, as Palestinian militants fired at least 10 more rockets at Israel. Egypt hosted talks aimed at ending the violence. Flames and smoke rose over Gaza City amid the heavy [...]

Christian Science Monitor: The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up a potential major reverse discrimination case examining the use of race as a factor in government hiring. The announcement came Friday afternoon after the justices’ private conference earlier in the day. The case will likely be argued in April. It stems from a [...]

Related: Burris Intentionally Prosecuted Innocent Man For Murder Politico: Following a decision by the Illinois Supreme Court, Jesse White, the Illinois secretary of state, has certified Roland Burris’ appointment to the Senate, removing a major roadblock blocking Burris’ ascension to the body. According to his office, White has signed a certificate saying that Roland Burris’ [...]

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Caption: CCTV,Gauteng,Johannesburg,,South Africa.Recently recorded footage of wanted men who blew up an ATM during a robbery.

Caption: News video:January 08/09,SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, A strong earthquake shook the Costa Rican capital of San Jose Thursday afternoon, sending frightened residents running into streets. There were no reports of injuries in the minutes following the earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.2 magnitude temblor struck 22 miles (35 kilometers) northwest of San [...]

Caption: This was recorded recently by a Russian tourist and his local guide at Indonesia’s Mahameru volcano. Apparently, there was no indication at all that the volcano was about to ‘fart’, so they had to make a run for it from quite a high elevation. The tourist said he got hit in the leg by [...]

Caption: In this computer CGI simulation you will see exactly how the Ak-47, Glock 9mm and .38 revolver inner mechanisms work. It’s interesting to know that the Ak-47′s mechanism works by compressed gas emitted by the bullet being fired.

Haaretz: A spokesperson for U.S. president-elect Barack Obama on Friday denied a report that Obama is expected to engage Hamas in dialogue, after he takes office. The U.K. newspaper The Guardian reported on Thursday quoting unnamed sources reportedly close to Obama’s transition team, who said he has been urged by close advisors to launch low-level [...]

Parachute with $3 million ransom floats toward Saudi tanker Sirius Star MOGADISHU, Somalia – Five of the Somali pirates who released a hijacked oil-laden Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a reported $3 million ransom after their small boat capsized, a pirate and port town resident said Saturday. Pirate Daud Nure says the boat [...]

Y-Net: WASHINGTON – The US Congress on Friday passed a resolution backing the Israeli offensive in Gaza and supporting Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas terror. The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority of House members, and followed a similar, unanimous Senate decision, passed on Thursday. The motion, put forward by Speaker of [...]

CNN statement: Responding to accusations that the resuscitation efforts of Mashharawi’s brother appeared inauthentic, Martin said that, based on his years of reporting from Gaza, doctors often go through such efforts even with little hope that a patient can be saved. Original story and video here.