23 killed in Indian bus accident

In the northeastern Indian state of Assam an overcrowded speeding bus collided with a stationary truck and killed 23 people and injured 44 others. The bus was carrying laborers to work before dawn in the state's Dhubri district some 185 miles (300...

Assam Blood bath: 33 dead in ethinic violence

 Assam(India): Authorities in  Assam on Monday said the  violence over the weekend  that killed 33  people and injured  more than 100 was systematic ethnic cleansing perpetrated  by the National Democratic...

“Peeping Tom” landlord camera shy as he faces 2,000 NEW CHARGES !!

"Norristown’s “Peeping Tom” landlord proves to be camera shy as he faces 2,000 new charges""The Norristown landlord who allegedly concealed cameras throughout his tenants' apartments for two decades hid...

Police: Pa. landlord spied on 34 female tenants

" PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia landlord secretly videotaped 34 female tenants over two decades after hiding cameras in their apartments, authorities said Friday. Thomas Daley, 45, will face additional charges stemming from the new victims identified...

"If Texas were a country, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the...

"New Marijuana Law Could Save Texas Taxpayers Millions — If Authorities Use It Tue, Aug 28, 2007 1:58 pm more: drug policy news, headline news source: mpp.org AUSTIN, TEXAS — A new law taking effect Sept. 1 could...

Lawsuit over ACORN filed in New Orleans Court

"by Rebecca Mowbray, The Times-PicayuneWednesday October 01, 2008, 8:34 PM Since Hurricane Katrina, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has fought to make sure that displaced New Orleanians can...

Sri Lanka: Rebel hideout bombed; clashes kill 30

The Tamil Tigers have been fighting for an independent homeland for the Tamil minority since 1972 in Sri Lanka. Tens of thousands have died in the conflict and still there is no hope of reconciliation between two...

Gunbattle in Assam, 7 extreamist dead

" Troops killed at least seven heavily armed militants in a fierce gun battle in the troubled northeastern Assam on Friday, a military spokesman said. India's military said they had not identified the guerrilla...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

Aussie 'free hugs guy' to donate kidney to stranger

In this self centred world at the time when we are witnessing so much of violence, hatred and being carpet-bombed daily with messages of fear and disconnection.Everyone is running for their own life but Juan Mann is...

Fire at China club leaves 43 dead

UPDATE: 12:38PM ESTMany people were hurt in a stampede to get out of the club away from the fire." Many partygoers were hurt in a stampede to escape down “a narrow aisle,” a club staff member was quoted by the...

Cheney must keep records, judge orders

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. ...

Las Vegas hotel room mock-up awaits O.J. jurors

Jurors in the OJ Simpson trial will get to see exactly what it feels like to have a 322 square foot hotel room with nine men all cramped in there.Workers have built a mock-up of the hotel room where OJ Simpson is...

Fourteen die in Nepal bus plunge

At least 14 people were killed and 26 others injured Friday when a bus careered off a mountain highway in Nepal. Nepal has shoddy old vehicles and that leads to high number of road accidents. The bus was en route to Kathmandu from the south when it plunged 150 metres...

McCain fortune traced to organized crime

This is from World News Daily and Jerome R. Corsi, who is so often quoted by the right's charges against Barack Obama." ELECTION 2008 McCain fortune traced to organized crime Mob...

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