Others say French decision was not really influenced by Yerevan. By Hasmik Hambardzumyan As politicians in Armenia vie to prove they prompted France to pass a genocide denial bill, some analysts say the vote probably had more to do with French politics than any pressure coming out of Yerevan. On January 23, France’s Senate approved a […]
In South Africa, Corrective Rape Claims Another Victim
Written by Haute Haiku The unending cases of “corrective rape” that have plagued South Africa at alarming levels are still on the rise. Corrective rape is a criminal practice, whereby men rape lesbian women, purportedly as a means of “curing” the woman of her sexual orientation. The latest victim is a twenty-four year old soccer […]
Unknown Islamic group claims responsibilty of Islamabad Marriott blast
A new unknown Muslim group Fida’iyin e Islam, claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad last week. That claimed 60 lives and more than 266 seriously injured. In an audio recording and SMS received through a telephone call to all prominent media outlets, claimed the responsibility of the blast. […]
Five die in suicide blast near Friendship Tunnel
Five persons were killed and 44 others, including 35 security forces personnel injured when an explosives-laden vehicle blew up after its driver was shot dead by the paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers in restive Darra Adamkhel town on Friday. According to official sources, the vehicle being driven by a would-be suicide bomber was on its way […]
Karadzic Revives Holbrooke Deal Claims
By Merdijana Sadovic (TU No 562, 1-Aug-08) If Radovan Karazic’s initial appearance at the Hague tribunal is anything to go by, his trial will be one of the most interesting in this court’s history. The former Bosnian Serb leader, and until recently one of the most wanted men in Europe, did not enter a […]
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE !
—– Original Message —– From: Max Watts To: WATTS MAX Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 1:19 PM Subject: RN3280ND 14 ISRAEL – With Friends Like These. 1/ please note: I have been corrected by RH, a Leichhardt expert: Ludwig Leichhardt – the (East) German explorer of Queensland and the Northern Territories – in […]