Violence against journalists in Mexico exaggerated, says top prosecutor

"Violence against journalists in Mexico exaggerated, says top prosecutor December 10th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under Filed Under: mexicoreporter.com Tags: David García Monroy...

Astronaut defends himself

"KUALA LUMPUR: Angkasawan Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor met with Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry officials Monday to defend himself against allegations that he had earned RM1.2mil from lecture fees....

Probing Golden West

"NEW YORK (AP) - The Department of Justice is investigating the mortgage lending practices of Golden West Financial Corp., the savings and loan bought by Wachovia Corp. for $24 billion at the height of the housing boom in 2006.U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello told The...

FBI Investigating Chicago Cops On The Take

For more than a year an FBI informant wore a wire and caught cops demanding payoffs, staging accidents and selling guns. This probe started after Investigator exposed widespread fraud in the towing industry two...

Human Remains found near Mt. Trashmore

"Human remains were found yesterday in a wooded area not far from Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach, and police are investigating.Police spokesman Wayne Gilbert said investigators have not yet determined the age,...

Three dead in Santa Clara office Park Shooting

SANTA CLARA - Police are searching for a man who supposedly returned to the office where he was recently made redundant and opened fire, killing three people. The infer is identified as 47-year-old Jing Wu of...

Indian woman beheads 'sex pest'

This really a shocking story from the Indian state OF Uttarpradesh,a women beheaded the attacker , who tried to rape her in grass field.The daring act of this women is going to set example for those women who...

Terror police raid 7/7 'bomb factory' flat

A flat allegedly used to plan the 7/7 terror attacks in London has been raided in the UK. It is unclear why the flat is being raided now, so long after the attacks, which occured in 2005."Officers began the search of the flat at 7am after receiving information from a member...

Best outlook for silver since the days of the Hunt brothers « Peter J. Coope...

"Not since the Hunt Brothers tried to corner the silver market in the late 1970s has there been more dramatic news for silver prices than last week’s confirmation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement division is investigating the silver market."

Palin's husband won't testify in trooper inquiry

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband won't comply with a subpoena issued by state lawmakers investigating her firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday. ...

Fifth arrest in PM death plot probe

The investigation into an alleged plot to kill UK prime minister Gordon Brown is expanding in scope. A fifth man has now been arrested in the scheme."Detectives investigating a suspected plot to kill the Prime...

Official: Man wasn’t a ‘credible threat’ to Obama

Opinion Barry Artiste Boy, that's a relief, for a second there, I though this guy was serious, what with all the guns, drugs, ammo, bulletproof vest etc,. etc . Guess he was just a local nutjob going off to work,...

Bomb hits Pakistan military truck, up to 14 dead

" A roadside bomb hit a Pakistan air force truck in a northwestern city Tuesday, killing as many as 14 people including a 5-year-old girl in the latest violence in the volatile region.Meanwhile, Pakistani officials said they were investigating whether a...

The secret preview of the Olympic opening ceremony China didn't want you to see

"Security and secrecy have surrounded the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games - until now.More than 10,000 performers have been working on the 50-minute show for three years and all were sworn to...

Attack on Asylum Center in Norway

Over twenty people were left injured at the Nordbybraaten center for asylum seekers when a group of men with bats and iron bars attacked the facility. This is the second attack this week."The center's director, Ole Morten Lyng, says 40 to 50 men were involved in the "planned"...

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