Turkish artillery shelled suspected Kurdish rebel targets across the Iraqi border Thursday, an Iraqi Army officer said. NTV television, citing Iraqi Kurdish officials, said Turkish warplanes also attacked rebel positions in northern Iraq. But Turkish authorities did not immediately confirm the reports. The Iraqi Army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was […]
Indonesian Maid Gets 7 Months Jail For SMS Threat.
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia: An Indonesian maid got herself jailed for seven months after she was found guilty of sending threatening SMS to a man whose daughter is he subject of a nationwide hunt. Sharlinie Mohd Nashar was lost for almost a month now and still there are no trace of her. The Police had […]
Vishnu’s Terracotta statues stolen
Two rare invaluable terracotta statues of Hindu God Vishnu were stolen from the Zia International Airport of Bangladesh. The statues, valued at about $65,000, were among a number of artifacts sent to France for exhibition at Guimet Museum in France by the Bangladesh government. The two terracotta statues were sculpted about 1,500 years ago. These […]
Key Lockerbie Witness Admits Perjury
[They] have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear … –Ezekiel 12:2The Lockerbie Affair has taken yet another extraordinary twist. Last month, I received from Edwin Bollier, head of the Zurich-based company MeBo AG, a copy of a German original of an affidavit. The document is dated July […]
Valentine’s Day Is Stupid Unless You Have One
Dear St. Valentine: Who you are is not really clear to many historians but you stand for love, which is commendable. However, every year you make more people feel terrible about life than Hannity & Colmes, runway models, and the New York Knicks combined, which is a lot of damn people. Because of you, I […]
Citizens on the March for Democracy– From Nepotism to News
Tuesday America ventured out in what election-activist groups say was “the most heavily watched election in history,” with volunteer lawyer battalions and an arsenal of media contacts, corruption databases and documentation systems at the ready. As voter watchdog groups stood guard, the Sunlight Foundation and its contributors determined exactly how Congress members dipped into their […]
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