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Man holds girl, 6, prisoner in ongoing siege
An explosive siege is occuring in Scarborough, UK, in which a man has taken a six-year-old girl hostage. He could be heard last night by observers shouting to police officers, "I'm going to die tonight." The standoff has now entered its third day, and police are still... Civilians Attempt to Break Gaza Siege
Al Jazeera writes about a new attempt by humanitarians to break the Gaza siege by boat."During a news conference in Athens, the group said that they would leave Athens on August 1 to draw attention to the plight of... Taliban:Pakistan's 29 hostages to be slain if Insurgents are not released
Taliban has threatned to eliminate all the 29 Pakistan hostages if their leaders are not freed. "Militants will start killing a group of 29 hostages Saturday if the government does not release several insurgent prisoners, a Pakistani Taliban spokesman said. A...Hunt for clues in Pakistan attack
Intelligence sleuths in Pakistan have started search for evidences to nail down the culprit for yesterday's blast in capital Islamabad. Yesterday's bombing comes after a period of relative calm, with the...Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police
"Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police Blood and body parts littered the street At least eight policemen have been killed and more than 20 people...Going down in a blaze - Restauranteur takes 4 hostages
It seems like an extreme moment when restaurant licenses are what drives people to creating community chaos. A restauranteur in the Dutch city of Almelo took four people hostage at the city hall after setting his...Leeds eye 'fantastic achievement'
Let's not get too far ahead, it needs to be won first, but if they hadn't had the 15 point deduction, they would be one point behind Swansea in an automatic promotion place, and nine ahead of Forest, who go up.... Chelsea gunman was a top barrister who was a rising star
The armed man who died in Chelsea, London, was a high-flying lawyer, who had a bright future and a beautiful wife.He tried to send a message to his wife Elizabeth, just before he was killed. He threw a white box into... Cult Members Emerge from Russian Cave Siege
"Fresh talks are under way to persuade 28 doomsday cult members in Russia to end a five-month cave siege after seven sect women came to the surface.The women were allowed to leave with cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov... China Intensifies Tibet Monasteries Siege
More than 2,000 police are surrounding one monastery, and two others are under siege by authorities in Tibet after the monks there began a hunger strike and continued their protests, despite harsh government... Gaza's last gasp
"Gaza's last gasp
Sonja Karkar, The Electronic Intifada, 23 January 2008
Palestinians in Gaza gather in front of the Rafah border crossing at the border with Egypt, 22 January 2008. (Wissam Nassar/MaanImages)
By now,... The Siege of Gaza is Broken
"The Siege is Broken The Palestinian people took their destiny in their own hands today and smashed down the wall that divided Gaza from Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people left their prison and walked into Egypt and bought up food, fuel and everything else in sight. It...Bush's silence won't make Israel's brutality any less counter-productive
"Bush's silence won't make Israel's brutality any less counter-productive By The Daily Star Thursday, January 24, 2008 Editorial Washington's refusal to endorse a draft United Nations Security Council statement condemning Israel's siege of Gaza effectively advocated the...Women under siege in Afghanistan
Sally Armstrong of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan), said: "Rescue almost never wears a name tag. When people are in trouble, we invariably say, "Someone ought to do something about that," never...Vancouver: Academy of Sex Research Controversy
"In academic feuds, as in war, there is no telling how far people will go once the shooting starts.Earlier this month, members of the International Academy of Sex Research, gathering for their annual meeting in...
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