Mass protest at funeral of slain Sri Lanka editor

Amidst the tight security thousands of  people attended the last rites of  killed Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickramatunga in capital Colombo. The dead editor was a fierce critic of Sri Lankan government...

Bilawal recives UN award for shaheed benazir bhitto

Slain Pakistani leader and former Premier, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto has been conferred upon United Nations award of Human Rights for her services rendered for the poor human beings and in recognition of her...

Suspect arrested in Jennifer Hudson family murder case

William Balfour has been arrested." William Balfour, a suspect in the deaths, was arrested Friday but has not been charged, The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun-Times reported, citing law enforcement...

Greyhound Bus Beheader Vince Li "Fit to Stand Trial" as Mom Calls for "Tim's ...

Carol DeDelley, mother of Tim McLean, 22, publicly and callously butchered on a Greyhound bus on its way to Manitoba, allegedly by drifter Vincent Li, 40.  Li was found fit to stand trial last week, accused...

Georgia police officer slain near Russian checkpoint

Russian soldiers have shot and killed a Georgian police officer at a checkpoint, a day after they agreed to withdraw from Georgia proper in a treaty with the EU."A Georgian policeman was shot and killed on Wednesday near a Russian checkpoint in Georgia, Georgia's Interior...

Afghan NATO force fires into Pakistan

NATO forces in their quest to route out the Taliban have now invaded Pakistan.  One can only wonder what the ramifications will be when Pakistan a US ally will do next at this firing on their soil."KABUL --...

Of last-minute efforts from Pakistan to stop Bhutto from staging comeback

The will of slain Benazir Bhutto was in her own handwriting and it had three parts: First she paid tribute to her colleagues, then she mentioned her spouse Asif Zardari whom she described as a courageous and the one who fulfils promises while in the third part she advised the...

Pakistan honors slain Bhutto on 55th birthday

Pakistan - Pakistani officials commemorated Benazir Bhutto's birthday Saturday with plans to rename an airport after the slain former prime minister, build a monument on the site of her assassination and grant clemency to thousands of death row inmates. Prime Minister Yousuf...

Leading Somali journalist slain

A leading Somali journalist was gunned down today in what was described as a 'targeted assassination', making him the 10th journalist to be killed in the African country." Nasteh Dahir Farah, 36, who freelanced...

At Least 50 Die in Iraq At Funeral for Slain U.S.-Friendly Sunni Tribesmen

A funeral for two anti-al Qaeda Sunni men turned from tragedy to devastation on Thursday when a suicide bomber attacked.At least 50 people were killed and 55 were wounded in the blast, which occurred north of Baghdad."A suicide bomber struck the funeral of two anti-al Qaeda...

Northern Illinois University Debates Fate of Hall Where Gunman Killed 5

"SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —  Yellow police tape and wooden barricades no longer block the entrance to Northern Illinois University's Cole Hall, but it remains empty nearly two months after a gunman killed...

4 Shiite pilgrims slain in new attack

A roadside bomb killed four Shiite pilgrims and wounded 15 as they traveled to a religious gathering near Baghdad.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from people affected by this...

George Polk Award Winners include Josh Marshall of TPM

This is from editor and publisher.com but I like Steve Yelvington's take on the issue of blogger vs. reporter. I got the tip about what Steve wrote via my Twitter client, snitter, as an interesting side note. Those 140 character "tweets" are especially useful in snitter...

Football Player and Wife Charged with Killing Cheerleader

Sad event. This is how some people deal with their problems. They try to kill them."UNION, S.C. — A football player at a small North Carolina university and his wife were charged with murder in the stabbing...

Fidel Castro’s Victims of His Revolution Documented

Does anyone know how it feels to want freedom so badly that they would risk everything to try to escape their homeland not knowing if the Cuban Coast Guard or the sharks will kill you before you reach freedom.. ...

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