Tag: Saturday
53 Illegal Immigrants Held by Human Smugglers in ...
Fifty-three illegal immigrants being held against their will were found by authorities in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday after immigration officials received a tip. The immigrants were a group that had been smuggled into the US illegally and were being held in a fortified one...
Man Survives Mauling by 16-Foot Shark in Australia
An Australian swimmer who was mauled by a16-foot shark and survived said Sunday he saw a shadow in the waterseconds before the attack and thought it was a dolphin."The shark, believed to be a great white, seized...
Lebanese violence reaches Tripoli
Fighting has been reported in Tripoli between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the government."Machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades are being used and people have been fleeing their homes,...
Family's anguish over murdered son in South-East ...
A teenager who had just bought his first lottery ticket and was off to Disneyland later this year, bled to death in his brother's arms after an apparently unprovoked assault at a baker's shop in Lee Green, south of...
Police Taser 82 year old man three times - while ...
Only days after a major British Columbia public inquiry into Taser use by police (read the story here), another scandal has hit the headlines after an 82-year-old man recovering from heart bypass surgery was tasered...
Rugby striptease video hits the web
It is hard to believe that Lithuania beat Australia at rugby."The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the...
Prince Edward Island's 'can ban' ends
After almost 25 years, residents and visitors of Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island, can buy canned carbonated beverages. Soon the hiss of gas escaping the metal casing of a coke can will be heard all...
Cyclone Death Toll Soars Past 22,000
" YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll from the cyclone that battered Myanmar last weekend rose above 22,000 Tuesday as the international community prepared to rush in aid, state radio reported.A...
At Least 10,000 Feared Dead in Burma Cyclone
Relief agencies are pouring aid into Burma after a devastating cyclone ripped through the Irrawaddy delta, with at least 10,000 dead and 3,000 missing.Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced emergency aid from the...
British Artist spends second day in sand
A british artist has submerged in the sand for last 48 hours and plan to continue for more time. What a weired idea." A performance artist planning to stay buried in the sand on a Kent beach for the best part of 48 hours has said his stunt is going well. Mark McGowan...
Honest Filipino cabbie inspires, even after death
When asked what I would do if I were to be placed in this situation, I would still weigh the pros and cons and not naturally side with what's morally right. That's why individuals like these I admire so much. And that's why people like Nestor...
Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one
An explosion at a Mississippi plant earlier today has killed one worker and injured 17 others." The blast at the International Paper plant in Vicksburg was caused by a boiler explosion about 3:15 p.m., said Nicole Vera, deputy director of 911 services. Warren County Coroner...
Microsoft Withdraws its Bid for Yahoo
Microsoft Says It Is Withdrawing Bid for YahooSaturday, May 3, 2008 Microsoft Says It Is Withdrawing Bid for YahooAfter a three-month standoff over a deal that could have reshaped competition on the Internet,...
Missing Woman Found In Metro Park
"WESTERVILLE, Ohio — A woman who disappeared inside Sharon Woods Metro Park earlier this week was found alive onSaturday, 10TV News reported. The car belonging to Fadumo Abdi was found abandoned inside the park on Thursday. Police and search crews spent most of...
Irregularities and Violence Mar Nigerian Elections
UPDATE:The stakes are high: this election could see Nigeria's first fully democratic transition of power."
Police inspector general Sunday Ehindero told state television that
a preliminary tally showed 21 dead,...
