Wednesday, August 30, 2006 East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and other 56 inmates escaped last night from Dili‘s mail jail. Australian and Portuguese forces initiated a massive manhunt for the escapees, which with their escape, created a new crisis for international security forces in East Timor. Australian SAS troopers using Black Hawk helicopters and night-vision goggles were involved in […]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn refused bail after appearance in New York court
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has been refused bail after appearing in court in New York charged with sexually assaulting a chambermaid at a hotel in Manhattan. The decision by the judge to remand him in custody yesterday will likely disrupt emergency talks over the European debt crisis, demolish hopes that he […]
Channel Tunnel between France and Britain resumes limited service after major fire
Saturday, September 13, 2008 The Channel Tunnel, which runs between France and Britain, has resumed limited services after an earlier fire. Of the two tunnels, only the South tunnel has been reopened to the trains that run the route, the blaze having seriously damaged the North tunnel. The fire started on a freight train loaded with lorries. It burned for […]
Experts: obesity is a bigger threat than AIDS or bird flu
Friday, September 8, 2006 From September 3 to 8, experts gathered at the 10th International Congress on Obesity in Sydney, Australia, to discuss what they call the worldwide “obesity epidemic”. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 billion people in the world today are overweight, and 300 million of those are obese. “Obesity and overweight pose a major risk […]
Americas Impending Recession Is Good News For Mlm
By Anthony J. Namata When you go back in history, it is when there was a recession when some people got rich! This is the beginning of 2008, and after President George W Bushs speech, markets are jittery due to fears of a recession in the US economy. Americas impending recession, however, brings that window of opportunity, yet again, for […]
Why Skull Rings For Men Are Cool?}
Submitted by: Harley John For more than a hundred years, skull rings for men have been an accessory of great design and workmanship in the jewelry industry. No one can claim to be a bona fide jewelry lover without this accessory in his or her collection of jewels. In different cultures, skulls are used to symbolize various human values in […]
UEFA Euro 2016, day 8: Italy-Sweden, Czech Republic-Croatia, Spain-Turkey
Saturday, June 18, 2016 Yesterday in UEFA Euro 2016, Italy defeated Sweden 1–0 and assured their advancement to the knock-out stage. Croatia vs Czech Republic resulted in a 2–2 draw and Spain defeated Turkey 3–0 as Álvaro Morata scored twice. Spectators from the Croatian end threw flares before the final whistle. Italy faced Sweden in the first match of the […]
The Pirate Bay back online
Saturday, June 3, 2006 Swedish BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay is back online following the Swedish police raid of their office on May 31. Pirate Bay has previously announced on their website that they “will be up and fully functional within a day or two”. A Pirate Bay spokesperson identified as brokep told Slyck News that if necessary, they’d reopen […]
Blue Coat and AT&T take parts of FOSI for Internet Security
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Recently in Sunnyvale, CA, Blue Coat Systems and AT&T are confirmed to join the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), an international non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and promoting best practices, tools and methods for online safety. A safety online experience should be established. Kids often spend most time on Internet surfing, but [their] parents often ignored […]
Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds at hurricane event
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 On Saturday night, former United States presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and father and son George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush attended a concert at the Reed Arena in Texas to raise funds for hurricane relief. This came after a week of comments from Obama and the younger Bush that many in the […]