The world watched as U.S. President Obama and Israel’s P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu met for the first time since both took office. In a visit to the White House, Netanyahu was pressed on agreeing to a two state solution to help bring peace to the Middle East. The Prime Minister did not say he would support [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Pirates’
April 20, 2009
Police Arrest “Craigslist Killer” Suspect
A 22-year-old med student at Boston University has been charged with killing a woman in Boston and robbing two others. Philip Markoff is suspected of being the “Craigslist Killer,” a moniker given to the person who shot Julissa Brisman, 26, in a Boston hotel room last week, CNN. Markoff is engaged to be married to [...]
April 18, 2009
Iran Convicts Journalist of Spying
Iran convicts journalist of spying. Roxana Saberi is a journalist with dual Iranian and American citizenship who was arrested in Iran in January for buying alcohol. The second reason given for the arrest was an accusation Saberi was working in Iran without proper press credentials, but that charge was later changed to spying for the [...]
April 15, 2009
Trial of Sole Survivoring Mumbai Attacker Delayed
The trail of the sole survivor of the group of suspects who perpetrated the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last year has been delayed. Ajmal Amir Qasab, a Pakistani national, was set to begin trial today when his appointed lawyer was removed due to conflict of interest because the lawyer also represented a victim of the [...]
April 14, 2009
The FDOTUS is Revealed to the Public
The First Dog the United States, Bo, has been introduced by the Obama family to the public. Bo is a sixth-month-old Portuguese water dog and the subject of much discussion in America since Obama announced the family would be bringing a dog to the White House on election night, MSNBC.
After Somali pirates declared revenge on [...]
April 12, 2009
Protesters Injured in Thailand
At least 49 protesters have been injured in Bangkok in skirmishes between anti-government rioters and police. Reports say the protesters threw petrol bombs at the police and officers had fired back after being shot at first. Earlier today the government issued a state of emergency for the country, Sky News. Update: BNO now says at [...]
April 12, 2009
Thailand in Turmoil and American Captain Freed
Thailand remains in turmoil after protests all week. Today the government has declared a state of emergency and local news sources are reporting that tanks are patrolling Bangkok. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is stoking the unrest and asking dissenters to revolt against the government, which they claim was not democratically elected since the [...]
April 11, 2009
Sunday School Teacher Arrested for Killing Girl
A Sunday school teacher has been arrested for the death of an eight-year-old California girl. The woman, Melissa Huckaby, has a daughter who played with the girl, Sandra Cantu, and owned the suitcase Cantu was found in, which Hucakby had reported missing, Sky News.
The British Medical Journal says China has 32 million more boys under [...]
