‘Blind angel’ has 80 bits of shrapnel inside her TimesOnline THE little girl known as the “blind angel†of Iraq and brought to Britain for medical treatment funded by Sunday Times readers has up to 80 pieces of shrapnel in her face and head, doctors discovered last week. One said he was astonished three-year-old Shams [...]
Obama brother accused of UK sex assault Samson denied British visa after incident with teen girl in Berkshire By Gloria De Piero News Of The World BROTHERS: Samson Obama and (inset) US President Obama AMERICAN president Barack Obama’s half brother was REFUSED a visa to enter the UK after being accused of an attempted sex [...]
Personally, I disagree. Besides, it doesn’t matter either way. They want us dead or living like serfs. And I’m a firm believer in reciprocity.
Dramatic Pic Of Woman Attacked By Polar Bear Skynews This is the moment a woman was mauled by a polar bear after she jumped into its enclosure at Berlin Zoo. Polar bear attacks the woman after she swims towards it The intruder was attacked just yards away from Knut, the abandoned bear who became famous [...]
FBI Begins Building Criminal Case Against Somali Pirates Foxnews WASHINGTON — FBI agents planned to interview the crew of a U.S. cargo ship Saturday as the bureau began building a criminal case against Somali pirates who attacked the ship and took the captain hostage. The Maersk Alabama arrived safely in Kenya on Saturday, three days [...]
Crisis Altering Wall Street as Big Banks Lose Top Talent By GRAHAM BOWLEY and LOUISE STORY New York Times The turning point for Stephan Jung came in February, around the time bonus checks were slashed. A veteran of UBS, one of many banks tarnished by the financial crisis, Mr. Jung realized that the old Wall [...]
Negotiations Break Down in Standoff With Pirates By THE NEW YORK TIMES Negotiations over the American captain taken hostage by Somali pirates broke down on Saturday, according to Somali officials, after American officials insisted that the pirates be arrested and a group of elders representing the pirates refused. Somali officials said the American captain, Richard [...]
Washington Post: Senior Obama administration officials are debating how to address a potential terrorist threat to U.S. interests from a Somali extremist group, with some in the military advocating strikes against its training camps. But many officials maintain that uncertainty about the intentions of the al-Shabab organization dictates a more patient, nonmilitary approach. Al-Shabab, whose [...]
“…gun control is on the table again in the wake of several mass shootings…” Politico: The culture wars are making a comeback, but this time around, social conservatives find themselves in an unfamiliar position: playing defense. Just look at the headlines of the past few weeks — gay marriage is gaining ground with landmark rulings [...]
Time: Denny’s, one of the many casual dining chains whose sales are suffering in the recession, needs a few thousand customers like Cory McGrath. On Apr. 7 McGrath, 20, saw a television ad for a Denny’s promotion that was taking place the next day. The deal: buy one of it famous $5.99 “Grand Slam”breakfasts, and [...]
RAMADI, Iraq (AP) – As the Marine Corps shrinks its footprint in Iraq’s western desert, Iraqi tribal and community leaders here are publicly voicing worries about what will happen once the Americans are gone. They fear a wave of corruption and the return of the insurgency that once held sway over the area. Marines have [...]
Times Online: A video game that revisits one of the key conflicts of the Iraq war has ignited controversy on both sides of the Atlantic, one year before its scheduled release. The game, Six Days in Fallujah, is currently under development by Atomic Games at its base in North Carolina. Announcing the game to the [...]
Times Online: A young French yachtsman was shot dead yesterday when French commandos stormed his vessel off Somalia, releasing his wife and three-year-old son and another couple who had been held captive by Somali pirates. President Sarkozy offered condolences as the violent death of Florent Lemaçon, 28, a computer programmer from Brittany, stirred emotion in [...]
