Tag: incident
Mindy Jordan Overboard from Norwegian Dawn Cruise...
Latest update as of Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:00 PM EST:"Miami-based
Norwegian Cruise Line says surveillance video from an interior hallway
shows that Jordan was alone in their room from 7:36 p.m. until 7:53
p.m.,...
911 dispatcher gets pink slip after cursing caller
"A Nashville, Tennessee, 911 operator has been fired after he was recorded saying that he didn't "give a s---" about what happened to a woman who had just called to report her ex-boyfriend was threatening her."
Suge Knight knocked out & hospitalized
The founder of Death Row Records, Marion “Suge” Knight was beat up and knocked out last night. Knight did not corporate with police, and stated he’d deal with the incident internally as opposed to filing...
Dalit minors paraded naked for killing birds
In the deeply entrenched caste system of Indian society, Dalits have lowest place in the social set up. Despite attempts made to bring dalits and other downtrodden caste to mainstream, their condition in rural...
Probe into sub-station explosion in England
UPDATE: 2:35PM EST - May 8There is to be an official probe into the explosion at a sub-station in Essex, England yesterday." A member of staff working for EDF Energy died at the sub-station in Chelmsford on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Bishop Hall Lane in...
US police seen in kicking video
"US police are investigating a video showing a group of officers in Philadelphia apparently pulling three suspects out of a car and beating them.The incident was filmed by a TV helicopter overhead. The officers were responding to reports of a shooting nearby, police said."
First a rapist, now a life partner
A teenage boy raped his girlfriend and took her nude photograph to blackmail her. He was arrested under the rape charges but after court's ruling he married her. "A juvenile court in Chennai has united in wedlock a 19-year old youth with his girlfriend, whom he had...
Honduran jail riots kill 18
At least 18 prisoners have been killed in another round of riots in a Honduras jail."Police were called in to help restore order after prisoners attacked another group of inmates at the main jail in the capital, Tegucigalpa.It is the second such clash in Honduras in recent...
Dolphin killed during stunt at SeaWorld park
A dolphin died at a SeaWorld sister park after colliding with another dolphin during a guest interaction program." About 32 visitors were in the lagoon Saturday afternoon when the dolphins swam into the deeper...
'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin
There would seem to be sexual predators in the animal kingdom too"An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet...
Taking Back The Debate Over Israel
Sick of right-wing Jews speaking in their name, progressive American Jews have launched J Street to change the way the game is played in Washington."For years, liberal American Jews who have chafed under the taboo...
Somalis storm hijacked United Arab Emirates ship
A UAE cargo ship that has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, has been stormed by forces from Somalia's Puntland region."The men from the semi-autonomous region defeated the pirates after "brief fighting",...
Taser shock triggers fire in man's pants
This gives a whole new meaning to "Is there a fire in your pants or are you just glad to see me?""A Hamilton man Tasered by police is in hospital after the stun gun ignited a "flammable object" in his pants, burning...
Attacks in Rwanda genocide week
This week marked the anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and sadly there have been two fatal attacks against people trying to mourn.Warning: the videos are explicit."Police spokesman Marcel Higiro said armed...
Muslim Wife: Repeatedly beaten. Koran says It's Ok.
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHow can two apparently intelligent people, Muslims, one a PhD Student, the other a Masters of Engineering student in this day and age think all is well with the...
