Tuesday, January 15, 2008
SriLanka Blast LTTE
Even as the six-year ceasefire between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tigers formally came to an end on Wednesday, a blast rocked Moneragala, near the the town of Badulla.
Seal Beach fire causes $1.5 million damage
50 firefighters respond to three-alarm Main Street fire Wednesday night; business owners try to recover Thursday.
BJP leader calls Maulana Jauhar 'Osama', Mushawarat
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has termed the great Muslim freedom fighter Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar as "Osama bin Laden of his age" and the University named after him in Rampur as the "den of terrorists".
Amnesty International Calls for Iran to Abolish Stoning
Amnesty International has called on the Iranian government to abolish death by stoning, a penalty the group describes as grotesque and horrific. Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA from London.
A Nation Abondoned By God
How does a society like ours get to a point where people believe that evil is good and wrong is right?
Zionists Continue Gaza Genocide
Editorial by dissident Rebel Media Group condemning the latest Israeli assault on Gaza, leaving 15 Palestinians dead and dozens injured.
German Chancellor: Iran Stop Enriching Uranium!
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Iran still must be pressured to stop enriching uranium, despite a recent U.S. intelligence report that said Tehran halted a secret nuclear weapons program in 2003.
Police use pepper spray on audience at Australian Open
The crowd at the Australian Open was a bit too noisy for the liking of the Victorian Police, so they used pepper spray on them. The spray also drifted across the court, affecting the players. "Me and my friend, we were sprayed, we couldn't breathe, they tried to throw us out. All they were doing was chanting."
Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza
Israel killed at least 18 Palestinians, most of them Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violence the Palestinian Authority said was a ''slap in the face'' to U.S. President George W. Bush's peace efforts.
Drama On High Seas As Japanese Hold Hostages
Two crew members of the Sea Shepherd ship, the Steve Irwin, were captured and lashed to a railing aboard a Japanese whaler after boarding the ship with a letter protesting about the whale hunt. The captain of the Japanese ship, the Yashin Maru No 2 is at last report refusing to release the men.
Vietnam War: Suspension of Offensive Action against North Vi
United States President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
Unit Delivers Water to Residents of Thumaniyah
Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, delivered water and held a medical clinic for the citizens of Thumaniyah, a small village south of Baghdad, Jan.12.
Letter from Iraq: The Lesson of Tal Afar: The New Yorker
Overview of the failed counter-insurgency in Iraq. Digs into why America's enemies have been emboldened and the US public divided by using one specific operation as an example.
Space Shuttle Columbia Takes OFF: Mission STS-107
Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for space shuttle mission STS-107 which will be its final one.
Skull and Bones "Christian preacher" exposed
...During his junior year [at Yale University], he became a member of Skull and Bones. This affiliation isn't mentioned in Stratton's book [Divine ProVision]; a lot of evangelical Christians, he says, are put off by what they regard as the satanic symbolism of the club, whose members include both George W. Bush and John F. Kerry...
Ex-PricewaterhouseCoopers workers settle with for insider trading
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Two former employees at accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) PWC.UL have agreed to pay civil penalties to settle insider trading charges, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday. ...
No charges for Wilders placard arrests
The posters show Wilders' head on a cigarette packet with the words 'extremist' and describing Wilders as being a danger to public health.
Italy court okays sex films of unwitting partner
Italian Supreme Court OK's using a hidden camera to tape sex. Also OKs overuse of cologne, bad haircuts, and ridiculously tight pants.
U.S., Poland hopeful of missile shield deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Polish officials said on Tuesday they believe they can strike a deal which would allow U.S. missiles to be installed in Poland as part of a defensive shield for Europe.
In the Rust Belt, drugs moved in as steel moved out
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. - Amid the bleak, run-down brick buildings, drug dealers drive around in shiny SUVs, Cadillacs and convertibles, the sun glinting off their chrome-plated spinning hubs.
How Long Foods In Fridge Stay Safe To Eat
ShopSmart magazine%u2018s Amanda Walker offered guidance about various items, on The Early Show.
Rich Getting Richer Government Making Us Poor - Ron Paul
This is what they want. The US has to increase the percentage of poor people in the country in order to be an effective player in the New World Order. Why do you think the illegal alliens have been allowed to stay so long. Because it increases our poor numbers. They want them here. Prepare yourself for the worst unless we elect Ron Paul.
Empire BlueCross BlueShield Asks: Do We Have Your Money?
An Advertisement in the New York Post Regarding Monies that are Due to Hundreds (if not thousands) of New Yorkers.
Mother of girl who spurred Shannon's Law passes away
Lory Smith, who lobbied for Shannon's Law following the death of her 14-year-old daughter in 1999, passed away on Monday.
Israelis Kill Son Of Hamas Leader
Israel is bracing itself for escalating attacks from Hamas after the bloodiest day of fighting in Gaza for more than a year.
US Iraq casualties jump over 83,000
The actual total is over 83,000 because the Pentagon chooses not to count as "Iraq casualties" the approximately 20,000 casualties discovered only after they returned from Iraq -mainly brain trauma from explosions
New Al-Qaeda cell in UK founded
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's intelligence services are investigating an Islamist Web site that says it is establishing a branch of al Qaeda in Britain, BBC television reported on Tuesday.
Search on for killers of baby, toddler and their moms
INDIANAPOLIS - A baby, a toddler and their mothers were shot to death while the women held their children in their arms, police said Tuesday as officers searched for two men seen running from the victims' home.
SF Zoo Tiger Attack: Employees Called Victims "Crazy"
911 Dispatch records from the Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo reveal a pattern of malfeasance by zoo officials and employees. A pattern that emerged when the two victims, brothers Paul and Kulbir Dhaliwal, first appeared at the zoo cafe, dazed, bleeding from wounds, and pleading for help.
No Longer Helpless
No child should know the helplessness of wiping the feverish forehead of a younger brother as he shivers under piles of scratchy blankets. But for Japhet, that is a reality each year as malaria enters his family's one-room home.
We Are Change Confronts Charlie Gibson
Charles Gibson refuses to answer important questions on the september 11 attacks and the treatment of Ron Paul in the news.
Gov't: Design Flaw in Minneapolis I-35W Bridge Collapse
Federal investigators have identified a design flaw as the cause of last year's Interstate 35W Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people and injured about 100, a congressional official said Tuesday. The official said that investigators found a design flaw in the bridge's gusset plates, which are steel plates that tie steel beams together.
UK: Displacement of whites increasing
Whites are leaving British inner cities, citing concerns over racism, violence, and radical culture change. Britain's controversial black race relations chief, who has a history of fostering negative attitudes toward native Britons, is blaming whites.
Girls Hitting Puberty Hormones In Food and Water to bl
GIRLS are starting to hit puberty at the age of THREE. Shocked doctors blame hormones in food and water for some British toddlers showing signs of breast growth. Other pre-school youngsters even experience periods that normally start in their teens – and have temper tantrums just like adolescents.
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