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US corruption probe nets dozens

" More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and several rabbis have been arrested in a major FBI operation the US. Three mayors from the state of New Jersey and two members of the state legislature were...

Facebook used to invite friends to birthday rave err, party

" Riot police raided a 30th birthday barbecue because they thought the organiser, who had invited his friends via Facebook, was staging a rave. Four police cars, a riot van and a helicopter moved in on Andrew...

USA: Minnesota Auto Mogul Hecker HQ Raided for Possible Fraud

" June 2009 | by Eric Kelsey The Minnesota State Patrol raided Denny Hecker Automotive Group headquarters in St. Louis Park, along...

Labrador Dumps Raided for Groceries - Canada's Shame

"Health authorities in Labrador issued a warning to people scavenging in municipal dumps for food.  To augment their diets, people have been gleaning food disposed of by the food stores.  The high price...

Vicar jailed over child porn crimes

The Reverend Richard Hart, who became notorious in the UK after 56,000 images of child pornography were discovered on his computer, has today started his prison sentence. On the same day, a charity has used the opportunity to warn that child pornography is currently growing...

Marijuana-Sniffing Black Bear is Utah's Drug Buster!

When your neighbour starts growing dope, who you gonna call?  Drug Buster!  The Black Bear!  How many of us can remember the time when a bear was content with honey?     " A BLACK...

Jailed: The Goldilocks burglar who decided a child's bed was 'just right' for...

Oh how I love this fairy tale, but the guys got porridge now, what a nut case falling to sleep on the job. Any way his punishment is a hard bed in small cell. Can you imagine what his cell mates will say and now that embarising nick name Goldilocks. "There was no porridge on...

City Traders: Eight Arrested in London in FSA Insider Dealing Probe

Shockwaves reverberated around the City of London's financial centres today as eight people, believed to be traders, were arrested in a Financial Services Authority investigation into alleged insider dealing.     " Tuesday’s announcement that it had arrested...

Baghdad hit by deadly car bomb

"A car bomb blew up in Baghdad, killing a civilian and wounding four others, an Interior Ministry official said. The Sunday attack underscored the fragility of relative calm in the Iraqi capital; violence levels...

Italy fingerprint plan criticised

Profiling of a community in Italy has triggered off  big controversy. Italian government plans to fingerprint immigrants living in Camps. "Italy's interior minister has sparked criticism with a proposal that would see police fingerprinting all members of the Roma...

Zimbabwe opposition HQ raided

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Morgan Tsvangirai sequestered inside the Dutch Embassy,  as Police storm opposition Headquarters taking dozens of party members. Yep, certainly looks like...

Nations rally to blast discredited Zimbabwe election

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYa know, Mugabe said only God could remove him from office, now perhaps there are some in this world, who feel they speak for God and are biding their time to show...

Colombian police kill notorious drug lord

Colombian police say that they have killed one of their most notorious criminals, and one of the US' most wanted criminals - Miguel Angel Mejia Munera."The drug lord and leader of a new generation of paramilitary groups was one of the US' most wanted criminals. Washington had...

FBI Violated Constitution in Rep. Jefferson Raid

"WASHINGTON —  The FBI violated the Constitution when agents raided U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's office last year and viewed legislative documents in a corruption investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.The court ordered the Justice Department to...

Russia holds TNK-BP employee for ‘spying’

This is hardball, Russian style..."The diplomatic row between Russia and the UK threatened to spill over into the business sector on Thursday after Russia’s security service said it had detained an employee of...

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