Medecins Sans Frontieres to pay for aid worker release

A court order was issued to have Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) pay US$428,000 to the Dutch government. Payment is due in a dispute over ransom paid to liberate a Dutch aid worker Arjan Erkel from captivity in the Russian republic of Dagestan....

Childcare worker charged with rubbing feces in a four-year-old autistic boy's...

" A FORMER Ipswich childcare worker has been charged by police for allegedly rubbing a dirty nappy in the face of a four-year-old autistic boy who cannot talk. The alleged incident occurred at a childcare centre...

Malaysia's Anwar vows to seize power

As the likelihood of a coup in Malaysia increased, the Malaysian government is accusing the U.S. of interfering in it's internal affairs. The government has filed criminal sodomy charges against opposition leader and former prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, and the US has...

As Catholics flock to Sydney, brothels bracing themselves for a potential flo...

"SEX workers are bracing themselves for a rush of business next month - when thousands of devoted Catholic pilgrims flock to Sydney to see the Pope. From July 15-20, over 200,000 pilgrims will descend on the...

Toddler survives alone for days

The human drive to live is just an incredible force of nature. "In what Sacramento police describe as a "miracle," a 2-year-old boy survived on cat food for up to six days on his own and was found Thursday after his...

Briton guilty of family murders

A former British IT worker Neil Entwistle has been charged with murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and daughter. "A British man has been found guilty of murdering his American wife and...

Uniforms Change to Avoid Dutch Mix-up

Railway workers in Switzerland`s national railway have to stop wearing orange reflective vests for fear that Dutch soccer fans will follow them on to the railway lines. This change in uniform was prompted by an...

Bronx NY: Sweeper Sucks Up Dog

Who would have thought a leisurely stroll with your dogs would result in one of them getting Pooper Scoopered into an oncoming street sweeper.  Perhaps curbing ones dog to close to the curb isn't such a great...

Top Somali aid worker shot dead

One of top aid worker has been shot dead in Somalian capital Mogadishu. His killing with affect all the charity going on in the country.  "A prominent Somali aid worker has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, just days after a ceasefire agreement was signed. The...

YouTube Penalty For Fast-Food Felons

It was no longer fun when the boys were charged with crimminal mischief and battery for throwing drink at a person." A judge has used YouTube to punish two boys who threw a soft drink over a fast food worker and posted a film of the attack on the video sharing site. Video was...

Is B.C. Lacking Local Musicians?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI think this story is off the mark, there are plenty of Musicians in British Columbia, just walk down to any city street corner, shopping mall or liquor outlets or ATM...

Prices drive Zambo poor to begging

Mindanao, the southernmost of the three main Philippine islands, reels from the highest food costs (especially rice) in the country--driven mostly by greed and speculation--this, despite the island's nutrient rich...

Teenager guilty of murdering Polish care worker Magda Pniewska

A British teenager has been found guilty of murdering a Polish careworker who was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight."A 17-year-old has been found guilty of the murder of Magda Pniewska, a Polishnursing assistant, who was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle in...

Construction Worker Injured in Seattle

Today in downtown Seattle (8th & Virginia) a construction worker was injured when he fell on his head. He was talking with aid workers as he was put in a gurney and raised into an awaiting ambulance. (It was...

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