An explosive siege is occuring in Scarborough, UK, in which a man has taken a six-year-old girl hostage. He could be heard last night by observers shouting to police officers, "I'm going to die tonight." The standoff has now entered its third day, and police are still...
"Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945 Posted on 06 August 2008 by Kevin Today in history, on this day August 6, 1945, U.S. bomber, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima Japan...
08.02.08, 19:44 Israel time. News without Opinion. Hamas rulers are called 'the new Mongols'. " Islamist group' security forces raid stronghold of Fatah-allied Hilles clan in Gaza City. In retaliation, masked...
Robert Mugabe has been warned by Thabo Mbeki that he will face prosecution for the crimes he has committed during his 28 years in power in Zimbabwe, unless he signs a deal to give up all effective power."Mbeki, who...
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"The most senior militant in the war-torn Helmand province of Afghanistan has surrendered to authorities in Pakistan, the Ministry of Defence said last night.Mullah Rahim, a senior Afghan Taliban commander, feared...
Things are improving in Iraq. The Iraqi government is gearing up to go into the southern city of Amara, which borders Iran. "Iraq's security forces tightened their grip on the southern city of Amara on Monday and...
"She said authorities were in talks with Gastao Salsinha, the right-hand man of major Alfredo Reinado who was killed leading coordinated armed attacks on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and President Jose Ramos-Horta on February 11."He is in a house in a village near Gleno in...
The latest news is that the pregnant teller, Katherin Shuffield is in critical condition, thankfully her twin babies are expected to survive the ultimate act of cruelty."INDIANAPOLIS -- Some local ministers used a...
"Muzaffarnagar (ABC Live): On Tuesday Night Mood in Sisauli was not to surrender but latest from Spot Sent by ABC Live Local Correspondent suggests that on Mahendra Singh Tikait has agreed to surrender before court in Bijnaur today with this promise that government will not...
"The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, has called on China to open talks with the Dali Lama on the human rights situation in Tibet.He also questioned whether European leaders should attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.Mr Poettering,...
Because of the media embargos this report has to be taken with a grain of salt. I'm sure the Chinese state media has a different take on 'surrender' than most of us. The situation in Tibet continues to develop and...
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"The Tibetan Community in Ireland and a local support group are to hold a demonstration in Dublin this morning to show solidarity with the people of Tibet.
The march comes as the the authorities in Tibet gave what they called anti-Chinese demonstrators until Monday to...
"Patana(ABC Live): The most wanted accused in Bihar flood relief scam Nidhi Jha surrendered after hide and seek period of two years on Tuesday before the Special Vigilance Court."
An opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal:
I recently spent a week touring Iraq, meeting with American servicemen and women and interacting with Iraqis. What I saw convinced me that the war has changed in both tone and substance since the president surged 30,000 troops...