Monday, March 30, 2009
30-year peace treaty
Egypt is second guessing the peace treaty between Israel, which was signed 30 years ago. Discussion of the treaty focuses on concerns over Israel's new right-wing government and a campaign in the courts to stop Egypt selling its gas to Israel at below-market rates. It's bad that Egyptians have to live with the regret because Israel didn't live up to its treaty. 
Burkina Faso
Burkina is on of the only countrys in Farica that over 50% of its peoples religion is Islam and a mjority of them belong to the sunni branch and are very strong in following there muslim ways of life in there land locked country
Vietnams International Kite Festival
Vietnam held the 2009 International Kite festival in Vung Tau City on March 29. Members from 17 countries and territories came to Vietnam to show off their kites handmade from thier country. Awards were given out such as, largest kite, and longest kite. Vietnam got 3 awards, 'Most Traditional Kites', 'Most Unique Kites' and 'Most Enthusiastic'.
Six members of family dead in murder-suicide
Police were called to the home at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday by a neighbor reporting that a woman was injured outside the home, Cooke said. Officers arrived and found five people dead inside the home, Cooke said. All had been shot.
Two of the dead were men, one of whom was believed to be the gunman, Cooke said. The other slain victims were children, including a boy, a girl and a young teenage girl or young adult woman, police said.
The woman found outside the home had also been shot, Cooke said. She was taken to a local hospital, where she was reported to be in critical condition.
An infant girl found injured at the home died early today, Cooke said.
Two handguns were found inside the residence, but police are awaiting the results of ballistics tests before determining whether one or both weapons were used, authorities said.
Police had no previous reports of problems at the home, Cooke said. Authorities would not disclose a motive or say whether any notes were found.
"We do believe this appears to be a family-on-family murder-suicide," Cooke said.
This is pretty messed up....
Two of the dead were men, one of whom was believed to be the gunman, Cooke said. The other slain victims were children, including a boy, a girl and a young teenage girl or young adult woman, police said.
The woman found outside the home had also been shot, Cooke said. She was taken to a local hospital, where she was reported to be in critical condition.
An infant girl found injured at the home died early today, Cooke said.
Two handguns were found inside the residence, but police are awaiting the results of ballistics tests before determining whether one or both weapons were used, authorities said.
Police had no previous reports of problems at the home, Cooke said. Authorities would not disclose a motive or say whether any notes were found.
"We do believe this appears to be a family-on-family murder-suicide," Cooke said.
This is pretty messed up....
Obama Pressed To Sell Arms To Libya
The administration of President Barack Obama has been targeted for a major lobbying effort meant to launch U.S. military sales to Libya.
Bailouts, bailouts, and more bailouts.
President Obama today announced that struggling automotive giants General Motors and Chrysler will be given a limited period of time to "restructure in a way that would justify an investment of additional taxpayer dollars." Obama said that both automakers may need to file for bankruptcy "to help them restructure quickly and emerge stronger."
Now, how long will it be before we see business men on the sides of the streets holding a cardboard sign that says will fail for a stimulus package?? I think that if a company is being irresponsible with thier spending, then they should deal with the consequences themselves.
Now, how long will it be before we see business men on the sides of the streets holding a cardboard sign that says will fail for a stimulus package?? I think that if a company is being irresponsible with thier spending, then they should deal with the consequences themselves.
Another Drop, but Signs of Stabilisation
Industrial production took another dive in Japan, declining 9.4% m/m. This is the fifth month in a row with a major contraction in industrial production and overall industrial production has plunged by 36% since September of last year. We will see a slight recovery in the coming months.
China denies Spying Allegations
China has been accused of hacking into foriegn governmen ts computer networks and using that to spy on governments and also on the tibetian buddisism computer network. these allegations have come from the Dalie Llama. Investigators have found no sustainable evidence.
Be Careful Crossing Into North Korea!
On March 17th two Americans were walking on the Border of North Korea when they were taking video footage for Current TV a show out of San Francisco. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were taken into custody and moved to a question center near Pyonyang.
A South Korean Pastor told the two not to go that close to the border for it was way to dangerous!
Now Obama administration is having to focus on trying to get these two reporters back to safety rather then the most current issue of trying to prevent North Korea from launching their satellite into space!
A South Korean Pastor told the two not to go that close to the border for it was way to dangerous!
Now Obama administration is having to focus on trying to get these two reporters back to safety rather then the most current issue of trying to prevent North Korea from launching their satellite into space!
Tibetan Uprising Day
On March 10, Exhiled Tibetan protesters on a six month foot march from india to tibet to shout there slogans and protest Beijings hold on the Himalayan region and China's hosting of the olympic games. The drive and and determination behind these people have shown to be quite fascinating.
church killings
Angry mob burns down a church to try to prove a point. this particular burning caused dozens of people to loose their lives. Town says its one of the most dirty disrespectful things that a group of people could do.
Spain And Guantanamo Bay
Courts in Spain might order the arrest of some officials from the Bush Administration. Though these warrants might be more symbolic, since they probably wont arrest them. Spain courts have jurisdiction in this case because five prisoners at Guantanamo Bay were Spanish. People that were complained against include Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzalez, John C. Yoo a former justice department lawyer that gave bad legal advice. So if found guilty it will be for allowing torture, which is forbidden by international law.
Mexico to Try 13 Ex-Cops for Links to Drug Cartel
MEXICO CITY – Thirteen former police officers from the southern Mexican state of Tabasco will be tried for their alleged links to hitmen employed by the Gulf drug cartel, the Attorney General’s Office said.
The former officers, who were arrested on Feb. 28, face criminal conspiracy and drug charges, the AG’s office said.
The 13 men worked for the police department in the city of Paraiso and allegedly provided information to a criminal group called La Compañia, a cell of “Los Zetas.”
Los Zetas is a group of army special forces veterans and deserters who initially worked as hitmen for the Gulf cartel and took over the criminal organization when its leaders were arrested.
The former officers allegedly provided information to La Compañia about municipal, state and federal police operations “so that the criminal group would not be arrested and could freely carry out its drug trafficking activities,” the AG’s office said.
The suspects were on the payroll of the criminal organization, the AG’s office said.
Officials launched a purge of municipal and state police agencies across Mexico a year ago in response to reports that many officers were involved with organized crime groups.
In December, prosecutors put 24 other former Tabasco police officers, including 12 chiefs, on trial for offering protection to groups working for the Gulf cartel in exchange for large sums of money.
That same month, 11 other municipal police officers were arrested in Tabasco for having links to the cartel.
Armed groups linked to the cartels murdered around 2,700 people in 2007 and 1,500 in 2006, with the 2008 death toll soaring to 5,630, according to a tally by the Mexico City daily El Universal.
So far this year, more than 1,200 people have died in the violence in Mexico.
Experts say that Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations are the Tijuana cartel, the Gulf cartel and the Sinaloa cartel. Two other large drug trafficking organizations, the Juarez and Milenio cartels, also operate in the country.
The Sinaloa organization is the oldest cartel in Mexico and is led by Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman, who was arrested in Guatemala in 1993 and pulled off a Hollywood-style jailbreak when he escaped from the Puente Grande maximum-security prison in the western state of Jalisco on Jan. 19, 2001.
Guzman, considered extremely violent, is one of the most-wanted criminals in Mexico and the United States, where the Drug Enforcement Administration has offered a reward of $5 million for him.
Since taking office in December 2006, President Felipe Calderon has deployed more than 45,000 soldiers and 20,000 federal police officers across Mexico in a bid to stem the wave of violence unleashed by drug traffickers.
The anti-drug operation, however, has failed to put a dent in the violence due, according to experts, to drug cartels’ ability to buy off the police and even high-ranking prosecutors.
The AG’s office recently began investigating its own staff, particularly the SIEDO organized crime unit’s members and the Federal Investigations Agency, Mexico’s equivalent of the FBI.
As part of the probe, begun after a protected informant revealed links between drug cartel kingpins and police, a dozen high-ranking officials, including erstwhile drug czar Noe Ramirez, have been arrested.
The initial investigation concluded that Ramirez received $500,000 a month for sharing intelligence with drug lords. EFE
The former officers, who were arrested on Feb. 28, face criminal conspiracy and drug charges, the AG’s office said.
The 13 men worked for the police department in the city of Paraiso and allegedly provided information to a criminal group called La Compañia, a cell of “Los Zetas.”
Los Zetas is a group of army special forces veterans and deserters who initially worked as hitmen for the Gulf cartel and took over the criminal organization when its leaders were arrested.
The former officers allegedly provided information to La Compañia about municipal, state and federal police operations “so that the criminal group would not be arrested and could freely carry out its drug trafficking activities,” the AG’s office said.
The suspects were on the payroll of the criminal organization, the AG’s office said.
Officials launched a purge of municipal and state police agencies across Mexico a year ago in response to reports that many officers were involved with organized crime groups.
In December, prosecutors put 24 other former Tabasco police officers, including 12 chiefs, on trial for offering protection to groups working for the Gulf cartel in exchange for large sums of money.
That same month, 11 other municipal police officers were arrested in Tabasco for having links to the cartel.
Armed groups linked to the cartels murdered around 2,700 people in 2007 and 1,500 in 2006, with the 2008 death toll soaring to 5,630, according to a tally by the Mexico City daily El Universal.
So far this year, more than 1,200 people have died in the violence in Mexico.
Experts say that Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations are the Tijuana cartel, the Gulf cartel and the Sinaloa cartel. Two other large drug trafficking organizations, the Juarez and Milenio cartels, also operate in the country.
The Sinaloa organization is the oldest cartel in Mexico and is led by Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman, who was arrested in Guatemala in 1993 and pulled off a Hollywood-style jailbreak when he escaped from the Puente Grande maximum-security prison in the western state of Jalisco on Jan. 19, 2001.
Guzman, considered extremely violent, is one of the most-wanted criminals in Mexico and the United States, where the Drug Enforcement Administration has offered a reward of $5 million for him.
Since taking office in December 2006, President Felipe Calderon has deployed more than 45,000 soldiers and 20,000 federal police officers across Mexico in a bid to stem the wave of violence unleashed by drug traffickers.
The anti-drug operation, however, has failed to put a dent in the violence due, according to experts, to drug cartels’ ability to buy off the police and even high-ranking prosecutors.
The AG’s office recently began investigating its own staff, particularly the SIEDO organized crime unit’s members and the Federal Investigations Agency, Mexico’s equivalent of the FBI.
As part of the probe, begun after a protected informant revealed links between drug cartel kingpins and police, a dozen high-ranking officials, including erstwhile drug czar Noe Ramirez, have been arrested.
The initial investigation concluded that Ramirez received $500,000 a month for sharing intelligence with drug lords. EFE
Afghan President Wants Taliban Leaders Removed From the UN's Blacklist
Two days ago, Afghanistans president Hamid Karzai said that he wanted some Taliban leaders names removed from the UN's blacklist. He wanted these leaders names removed because they are not part of Al-Qaeda anymore.
Famed Portuguese fado star goes global
Fado is the music of Portugal, a haunting, emotional style intimately bound up with that tiny country's history and seagoing soul. Yet on her latest recording, Mariza, fado's greatest contemporary interpreter, ranges into Cuban jazz, sentimental American pop, Cape Verdean Afro-world music and flamenco blues.
For fado's platinum-haired diva, Terra (Earth) is a natural extension of her love of music -- and of her eight years of performing around the world since the heart-stopping emotion and distinctive voice revealed on her debut album, 2001's Fado en Mim, made her a global music star. Her latest round of musical travels brings her to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday night.
'People, they like to put names on things -- `this is fado, this is blues, this is bossa nova,' '' Mariza said from New York recently. ``But at the end we are talking about music.''
``I'm a normal person who sings a music that explores human beings and life. But all music does that -- blues, gospel, tango, those kinds of songs, they explore your feelings. They try to touch the deepest part of your soul. [Fado] is a kind of music that does that.''
Although fado is intimately linked to Portuguese culture and identity, its sources lie across the world. The music's roots extend into the 12th century and the Provencal troubadors, Jews and North African Moors who lived in Portugal; and into Brazilian and African music brought back from Brazil, a Portuguese colony, in the 19th century. Its melancholy spirit, called saudade, comes from Portugal's centuries as a seafaring nation with colonies across the globe, and the sense of longing for home and lost loved ones that accompanied that role. Saudade is a combination of nostalgia, sadness and an emotional awareness of the power of fate.
For fado's platinum-haired diva, Terra (Earth) is a natural extension of her love of music -- and of her eight years of performing around the world since the heart-stopping emotion and distinctive voice revealed on her debut album, 2001's Fado en Mim, made her a global music star. Her latest round of musical travels brings her to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday night.
'People, they like to put names on things -- `this is fado, this is blues, this is bossa nova,' '' Mariza said from New York recently. ``But at the end we are talking about music.''
``I'm a normal person who sings a music that explores human beings and life. But all music does that -- blues, gospel, tango, those kinds of songs, they explore your feelings. They try to touch the deepest part of your soul. [Fado] is a kind of music that does that.''
Although fado is intimately linked to Portuguese culture and identity, its sources lie across the world. The music's roots extend into the 12th century and the Provencal troubadors, Jews and North African Moors who lived in Portugal; and into Brazilian and African music brought back from Brazil, a Portuguese colony, in the 19th century. Its melancholy spirit, called saudade, comes from Portugal's centuries as a seafaring nation with colonies across the globe, and the sense of longing for home and lost loved ones that accompanied that role. Saudade is a combination of nostalgia, sadness and an emotional awareness of the power of fate.
Biker Violence
Several biker brawls, and attacks have sent fear through Sydny, and the rest of Australia. Rival gangs, the Comancheros and the Hell's Angels have been part of fights in the last couple weeks that have left several people dead. One of these fights was in a busy airport, where one man was left with a crushed skull while people stood by, forced to watch the horrific violence.
Russia's Economy is feeling the burn!
Due to low prices on oil; The World Bank predicts Russia's economy will go down this year. Also, the Russian government predicts a 2.2% contraction. Things do not look hopeful for Russia.
US Envoy: Don't expect warmer relations with Iran
A top american diplomat is not getting his hopes up for a breakthrough with Iran during an upcoming international conference.
VENEZUELA'S BIGGEST MOSQUE ROBBED
MARCH 24, 2009 SOMEONE HAD RANSACKED AND ROBBED VENEZUELA'S BIGGEST MOSQUE...AN ADMINISTRATOR FROM THE MOSQUE SAID THAT THE THIEVES HAD RANSACKED ALL THE OFFICES TAKING JEWELS, COMPUTERS, AND OTHER STUFF..MUHAMMAD ALI BOKHAIR SAYS IT WAS THE SECOND TIME BEING ROBBED SINCE SEPTEMBER...I GUESS THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS THAT THE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING..THE MOSQUE IS IN DOWNTOWN CARACAS AND I GUESS ROBBERIES AND MURDERS ARE REALLY COMMON DOWN THERE...SO THE POLICE JUST ARE USED TO STUFF LIKE THAT HAPPENING IN THAT AREA..
Octuplet Mom
33 year old mom of 14 children 8 of them being octuplets. Nadya Suleman is awaiting for her babies to be released from a hospital in whittier, California.She is currently living with her half-dozen kids in her mother's three-bedroom home in suburban Los Angeles, but the house is under threat of foreclosure.
Japan is SCARED.
North Korea has recently announced that they will be launching a missle and if anyone tries to interfere with it they will retalliate. This makes Japan nervous since they're neighboring them through the Sea of Japan.
Italian Mafia Protest
In Naples, Italy there were 100,000 people marching in the largest anti-mafia protest held in years. People carried flowers and marched while names of loved ones were being read who have been killed by the mafia. Antonio Bassolino, president of the Campania region, spoke to the crowd and declared the mafia to be not eternal. He claimed that they can be beaten but they need to fight "365 days a year". Many people attending the protest remained pessimistic about the situation and angry as ever.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Vietnam Boy tested for Bird flu
In vietnam, a three year old little boy has been tested for the deadly bird flu virus doctors announced last thursday. The situation of the boy is getting worse. Another doctor from the Municipal Pasteur Institute, said that they will test the boy again to make sure the infection is for surely positive. Vietnam has the worlds second-highest bird flu death count just behind Indonesia with 54 deaths. This three year old boy is the 4th infection reported this year. This virus is typically spread from birds to humans by direct contact but many experts fear that it could and will eventually mutate into a virus form that will be easily spread from human to human. If this happends, the virus could potentially kill millions in a panademic.
Woman claims $43 million isn't enough to live on
A 36 year old swedish woman , divorcing her 67 year old husband who is a former CEO, says that she can not live on $43 million dollars. The husband stepped down from CEO at Hartford-based United Technologies Corp last year. He is still chairman of the board and has a net worth of $329 million dollars. The husband and wife accuse eachother of extramarital affairs. The woman, a former investment banker, is asking her husband to pay her more than $53,000 a week. That is more than most US households make in a year. In 2004, the couple signed a post-nuptial that would give the woman $43 million when they divorced. The man now wants that agreement invalidated.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Burkina Faso Is cool
Most of the population of Burkina Faso also as i descovered today known as the "land of the honest people," claims descent from the Mossi warriors who ruled over one of the most powerful empires in West Africa from the 11th to the 19th century. The landlocked country, desert in the north and savanna in the center and south, is home to 63 ethnic groups. Formerly known as Upper Volta, the French colony gained independence in 1960. Its mostly agricultural economy has been hurt by droughts and political instability.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
"bent" pyramid in Egypt
In a couple of months, travelers and tourists will soon be able to go inside the inner chambers of the "bent" pyramid. It is a 4,500-year-old pyramid known for its odd shape. People will be able to see more of the pyramid due to the recent campaign made to attract more visitors. I think this would be great for all the tourists because they would get to go further into the pyramid and see more things. I really want to go to Egypt now.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Ugandan Troops Begin Leaving DR Congo
Uganda has begun withdrawing its soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a three month hunt for members of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army. The first troops arrived at Uganda's Entebbe airport late Sunday. Uganda's deputy chief of defense forces, Lieutenant-General Ivan Koreta, said the rest of the 3,000 troops should be out within eight days.
Chinese Age Faking Runs Rampant
Three thousand chinese athletes have been found to have faked their age out of a test of thirteen thousand. One of the athletes was found to be seven years older than stated while most are one to two years older. This test raises even more questions about the chinese gymnast squad in the Beijing games. One of the reasons age faking is such a problem is because families see this a way to get out of poverty. But the integrity of the sport needs to be maintained despite whatever families sad story.
Gun politics in the United Kingdom
Unlike in the United States, there is practically no modern organised "right to keep and bear arms" lobby in the United Kingdom, and little debate between pro-gun control and pro-gun ownership advocates. These two situations create what is believed to be some of the strictest gun legislation in the world.
All firearms in the United Kingdom must be licensed on either a firearm certificate (FAC) or a shotgun certificate. The certificate also sets out the maximum quantities of ammunition which may be bought/possessed at any one time, and is used to record the purchasing of ammunition (except, optionally, where ammunition is both bought, and used immediately, on a range).
To obtain a firearm certificate, the police must be convinced that a person has "good reason" to own each gun, and that they can be trusted with it "without danger to the public safety or to the peace". Gun licenses are only issued if a person has legitimate sporting or work-related reasons for owning a gun.
Since 1946, self-defence has not been considered a valid reason to own a gun.
To many in the UK better public safety is the main concern which means.....fewer private guns means less crime! fewer massacres, less homicides, etc.
It is also a cultural thing because there country was founded by SWORD POINT instead of GUN POINT like the US.
All firearms in the United Kingdom must be licensed on either a firearm certificate (FAC) or a shotgun certificate. The certificate also sets out the maximum quantities of ammunition which may be bought/possessed at any one time, and is used to record the purchasing of ammunition (except, optionally, where ammunition is both bought, and used immediately, on a range).
To obtain a firearm certificate, the police must be convinced that a person has "good reason" to own each gun, and that they can be trusted with it "without danger to the public safety or to the peace". Gun licenses are only issued if a person has legitimate sporting or work-related reasons for owning a gun.
Since 1946, self-defence has not been considered a valid reason to own a gun.
To many in the UK better public safety is the main concern which means.....fewer private guns means less crime! fewer massacres, less homicides, etc.
It is also a cultural thing because there country was founded by SWORD POINT instead of GUN POINT like the US.
2 Hijackers of Jet in Darfur Surrender and Free Hostages in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - Two hijackers who commandeered a jetliner from the Darfur region of Sudan and diverted it to a remote desert airstrip in southern Libya surrendered and freed all their hostages on Wednesday after a daylong standoff, officials said. That the hijackers with two handguns commandeered the Boeing 737, with 95 people aboard, soon after it took off Tuesday from Nyala in southern Darfur, near a refugee camp that the Sudanese military attacked Monday. It was unclear whether the hijacking was in retaliation for that attack.
Man Given Death Penalty
Today a 62 year old man was sentenced to death for killing his sister-in-law and her two granddaughters in Kagawa Prefecture in November 2007.
Right to bear arms?
In America, we have many problems with gun control. There have been many school shootings in the last decade. The Columbine High School shooting was one of the worst. Thirteen dead, not counting the shooters who took thier own lives after shooting twenty-three others.
I think that gun control is necessary, because there are many shootings in other places such as streets, malls, sidewalks, and maybe even your neighborhood.
I think that gun control is necessary, because there are many shootings in other places such as streets, malls, sidewalks, and maybe even your neighborhood.
'Vodafone Portugal introduces new data speeds'
Vodafone Portugal has launched new data speeds as part of its mobile broadband packages. Clients subscribing to the Banda Larga 1 Mbps and Vita Net packages will see their speed double to 2 Mbps, while the 2 Mbps package's speed will increase to 3.6 Mbps and the speed of the 4 Mbps package will go up to 5 Mbps. At the same time, Vodafone has extended the Broadband at EUR 0 and Unlimited Traffic options until 30 April. The mobile broadband packages intended for use at home (Vodafone Casa T1 Net) have also seen an increase in speed
MEXICO
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AFP) – At least five bodies were found in an unmarked grave in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico's Chihuahua state, where four more people were found executed, police said Saturday.
"A hidden grave was found with at least five lifeless male bodies that had been shot by armed men who had taken them hostage earlier," the office of public security in Ciudad Juarez said.
Police did not rule out the possibility of uncovering more bodies near the grave, located in the outskirts of this city of 1.3 million, which has emerged as the country's most violent with upwards of 1,600 killings in 2008.
More than 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in suspected drug attacks amid the government's crackdown on warring cartels, particularly in and around Ciudad Juarez, a major distribution center for drugs bound for the United States.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090314/wl_afp/mexicocrime_20090314215712;_ylt=ArIBZzZjervgzR2M9uepvi6QOrgF
"A hidden grave was found with at least five lifeless male bodies that had been shot by armed men who had taken them hostage earlier," the office of public security in Ciudad Juarez said.
Police did not rule out the possibility of uncovering more bodies near the grave, located in the outskirts of this city of 1.3 million, which has emerged as the country's most violent with upwards of 1,600 killings in 2008.
More than 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in suspected drug attacks amid the government's crackdown on warring cartels, particularly in and around Ciudad Juarez, a major distribution center for drugs bound for the United States.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090314/wl_afp/mexicocrime_20090314215712;_ylt=ArIBZzZjervgzR2M9uepvi6QOrgF
Music Day in Kathmandu
Organized every year by the alliance francaise, Music day is organized and continues its place on Nepal's cultural scene. Music Day which is very succesful in Nepal is one of the country's claim to fame and is therefore a big deal to there people
Woman Mistaken For Monkey Gets Shot
Three days ago on Friday, March 13 a woman in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was mistaken for a monkey and shot. Police say she was picking sapodilla fruit in her neighbors tree and he came home thinking she was a monkey and shot her. Full story HERE
Spain and Mad Cow Disease Infected Meat
A women is dead after eating infected cow meat that was infected with the mad cow disease. She is the fifth person to die of this since 2005 in Spain. According to the Ministry of Health there is no danger in eating meat. From the city of Santader she was. Other people that have died from this include a mom and her son, they died in 2008, they had similar eating habits tending to eat the brains, eyes, kidneys and livers of Cows. The first person that died in 2005 was a women living near Madrid.
kenya
outbreak of chloera kills three people and several are are admitted to hospitals. villiges are trying to look into this and trying to find the source. I think that there should be some serious testing within the villiges that this is going on to protect the rest of the people in these villiges.
Bus Crash kills 9 russian tourists
The bus was coming back from the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, when it crashed and instantly killed 10 people including nine russian tourists. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced his sorrow and apologies to the family members still alive to feel the grief of their lost family member. Though lives were lost, not all died in the bus crash. Doctors of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, flew to the city of Ho Chi Minh to tend to the surviving russian citizens, say they will make a full recovery
Crocodile suspected of Killing girl
A missing eleven year old girl who was last seen swimming in a swamp outside of Darwin, is suspected to have been attacked and killed by a Crocodile that was just seen in the same swamp seconds earlier. This would be the second fatal attack by a Crocodile in Australia in the last five weeks.
Iran, China sign $3.2 billion gas deal.
State T.V. says Iran and China have signed a $3.2 billion gas deal to produce more than 10 tons of liquid natural gas. The deal was signed in Tehran between Iran LNG Company and a Chinese-led consortium.
Nine bodies found after helicopter crash
helicopter crash last week 17 people went missing and nine bodies were recovered. The funeral for the first person was Monday.
Robo-Fashion-Show
In Japan they have created a robot that can walk down the catwalk of a fashion show. Exactly a clothing strutting robot, what the heck happened to people wearing clothing. This is a crazy idea, the whole point of fashion is to make PEOPLE look good, not robots.
France
freak'n rad!
In Cantal a remote southern area in central france the economic drop has been avoided. With a 5% unemployment rating against the nations average of 8.2% unemployment. Most companies are having a hard time finding lowly qualified workers. (to be continued)
In Cantal a remote southern area in central france the economic drop has been avoided. With a 5% unemployment rating against the nations average of 8.2% unemployment. Most companies are having a hard time finding lowly qualified workers. (to be continued)
Mongolian News
Mongolia will stabilize the development of its coal industry and raise over 90 million tons of coal capacity in 2009. This will make a great contribution towards economic development.
International donors will give Mongolia a 160 U.S. million dollar loan to help the country cope with its current financial crisis. The agreement was made between The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Japan. During the first two months of this year, Mongolia's foreign trade declined 50%. This country's economy is driven on exports, so this economic rescue plan is being implemented to reduce the financial turmoil.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Italy's first Trans-gendered jail
A renovated jail in Empoli, Italy that was previously used for housing women with drug related problems opens it's doors to transgender inmates. Maria Pia, the head of the regional penientiaries, said that the Warden's are undergoing training for the new addition in April.
Mongolian Miners Killed at Coal Mine
Safety violations led to the death of six coal miners in Mongolia at 10:20 pm Monday. The miners were killed by a gas poisoning in the mine. The four people responsible for the tragedy have informed that the mine has been shut down until safety requirements are met. The investigation continues
Meanwhile...
"Statistics Office Releases More Bad News"
Mongolia's budget is suffering a deficit and tax revenue has decreased.
And...
The Mongolian prime minister will be visiting Russia. They will speak on economic relations and trade.
Meanwhile...
"Statistics Office Releases More Bad News"
Mongolia's budget is suffering a deficit and tax revenue has decreased.
And...
The Mongolian prime minister will be visiting Russia. They will speak on economic relations and trade.
Iran's President blames West for economic crisis
Iran's president blamed the West on Wednesday for the global economic meltdown, saying capitalism has failed and U.S. efforts to bail out companies prove its collapse.
Men get shot in Kenya
two unlikely men get shot right outside a highly gaurded facility. Oscar Kamau Kingara and John Paul Oulu we stopped at traffic and a man came up and shot them with a atomatic gun and just walked away. I dont get how some one could just go up and do a thing like that with no one saying anything or trying to help. it shows that there are alot of crazy/scary parts within the country of Kenya. But i think that there needs to be some people to step up and help out
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
DPR of Korea has plans to launch a satellite that is supposed is to enter into orbit as a telecommunications satellite. The launch date is set for sometime between April 4th – April 8th. U.S. officials have asked that DPR of Korea to cancel their current plans to launch the satellite. DPR of Korea has told the U.S. that any attempt on shooting down their launch will be a direct assault on them and considered an act of war! DPR of Korea in 2006 test fired a Nuclear Missile. U.S. picked up on this test from seismographs located near DPR of Korea. There was a pretty big quake detected, but no after shocks. If DPR of Korea continues with putting their satellite into orbit and the satellite is not a telecommunications satellite but a missile satellite, the U.S., can be in great danger of an easier attack from DPR of Korea.
Helicopter crashes of the coast of Canada
Off the coast of Toronto Canada a helicopter crashed and seventeen people are missing. The helicopter was ferrying workers to an offshore oil platform. 18 people were on board and one person was taken out of the water.
Australia Eliminated from WBC
The Australian baseball team was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic by Mexico on Wednesday in a 16-1 loss. The game was called after the sixth inning due to the Classic's mercy rule. This comes after the Australian team overpowered Mexico 17-7 on Sunday.
Egyptian cadets and police clash
In Cairo, a police station was stormed by a group of army cadets. At least five policemen and three cadets were injured. The attack was a result of a local police chief arresting a cadet on Thursday evening for refusing to show ID and loitering on the street corner. The cadet was taken into the police station and held overnight and beaten. I think that it wasn't right what the police did to the cadet, but I still don't think it was right for the cadets to storm the station. It just ended up in people getting hurt.
Central High School Boys Basketball
Oregons 4a val-co league champions move to 19-1 after a 12 point victory over Gladstone in the state quarter finals. Centrals Brandon Whiteman finished with 12 points including a halftime buzzer shot. 3rd ranked Panthers play #4 Hidden Valley in the semi finals.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Russia Invades Georgia!
Last year, Russia invaded the former Soviet republic of Georgia. They took South Ossetia and Abkhazia, who had declared their independence and then thousands were killed by the angry Georgians. Russia then defended them. This war has been going on for a long time, but was put on pause. Considering it enevitable, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been preparing for it. But the Russian military is relentless and powerful...will they be able to defend themselves?
China-US Tensions Flare
Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton met with a chinese official in order to pave the way for the presidents upcoming visit to China. Confronations between chinese and american navy ships sour this meeting. The U.S. was accused of being in Chinese territorial waters, even though the area is still being disputed. Also tensions about Tibet have not made this the most welcoming of visits. the US is concerned with the human rights violations that the tibetian people have faced at the hands of china.
5 Years After It Halted Weapons Programs, Libya Sees the U.S. as Ungrateful
TRIPOLI, Libya — When Libya gave up its nuclear and chemical weapons programs in late 2003, President George W. Bush pointed to the decision as a victory in Washington’s so-called war on terror and as a potential model for pressing Iran and North Korea to give up their weapons programs, too. But now Libyan officials say they are dissatisfied with the way the deal worked out, insisting that the United States has done too little to reward Libya’s concessions. Officials here say they believe that Libya’s limited payoff undermines the credibility of the United States as it presses other nations to abandon weapons programs.
Monday, March 9, 2009
China’s Messing With the Wrong People!
China is starting to make a big mistake in my opinion. They are starting to push Obama’s buttons on various things they are doing to conflict with the laws of International Waters. If it was not for America’s great need in China I think we would annihilate them in any armed combat needed to support the laws of International Waters.
Currently China is buying up our debt. It is our job as Americans to find a way to get out of this debt so we no longer have a need for China’s support. Once we can find a way to get out of the need of China’s support Obama won’t have to take anymore of China’s crap of interfering with the laws of International Waters.
China has assaulted American ships and other ships of different countries in the waters. They have had four incidents in the last week. When is enough, enough?
BBC has the full story http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7933171.stm You decide what should happen!
Currently China is buying up our debt. It is our job as Americans to find a way to get out of this debt so we no longer have a need for China’s support. Once we can find a way to get out of the need of China’s support Obama won’t have to take anymore of China’s crap of interfering with the laws of International Waters.
China has assaulted American ships and other ships of different countries in the waters. They have had four incidents in the last week. When is enough, enough?
BBC has the full story http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7933171.stm You decide what should happen!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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