Gibbs to face trial in March : South Africa: News: News24

" Cape Town - The drunken driving trial of Proteas cricketer Herschelle Gibbs has been postponed to March 24 next year. He appeared before a Cape Town magistrate on Wednesday, but his advocate Craig Webster...

First Bashir, Next ... Bush?

The first thing I said when I heard Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was being indicted was,”Good, about time”. The second thing I said was, “When will western war criminals, such as President Bush, be indicted?” It is highly unlikely that the International Criminal...

Duke U. Patents Mind-Controlled Weapons

Give lab monkeys mind-controlled weapons and they might be gunning for some payback! Personally, I see a wide, wonderful future in mind-controlled prosthetics; weaponry is not the first thing to come to mind with this sort of thing, but I guess for some..."Work on...

A Plague On Both Your Houses

"January 29, 2007 Arrogance of Power Is anybody else angry at the arrogance of the Bush executive branch? I am not just talking about the White House, I am talking about the whole apparatus. It looks out of control. Power corrupts and when an Executive Branch has no check...

The roots of Dalit rage

"The roots of Dalit rage The symbolism of Dalit politics is a tactical response to the threat of violence lurking beneath the surface of Indian democracy. The benevolent tolerance that caste Hindu society affects may well be misplaced. by | Sukumar Muralidharan In January...

Fire Truck Stolen And Wrecked

"Texas - A 17-year-old who was cold and tired of walking took and then crashed a $650,000 fire engine in the West End Tuesday morning, said Beaumont Fire Chief Michel Micky Bertrand. The Quint 9, a nickname...

Paterson Fire Department - General Alarm

"New Jersey - On Saturday Morning, November 11th shortly after midnight the Paterson, NJ Fire Department responded to 225 16th Ave on a reported fire. On arrival, companies found a fully involved 2.5 story vacant frame partially collapsed and extending to both exposures....

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