‘Headlines’ Archives
Woman among five hanged in Iran
TEHRAN: Iran hanged five people accused of “anti-revolutionary” acts, including “moharebe” or waging war against God, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Farzad Kamangar, Ali Haydarian, Farhad Vakili and Shirin Alam-Houli were members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers Party [...]
“Non-Combat” Troops in Gun Battle as 12 Killed at Military HQ
(Reuters) - Up to six suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over. The assault began when a minibus packed with explosives was driven at the back gate of the base, followed by one or two [...]
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham really spells out his neoconservative views |video
The following is part of an interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) conducted by "Morning Buzz" host Richard Todd and Jack Hunter on WTMA 1250 AM talk radio, in Charleston, South Carolina, September 3, 2010, in which the senator explains his problems with Ron Paul and libertarianism by espousing an explicitly neoconservative agenda.
Colorado school forces student to remove US flag (UPD: Misunderstanding? VIDEO)
UPDATE: The school claims this was a misunderstanding. “The school doesn’t have any policy about flying American flags, in fact, we have one in every classroom, in the main office, in the auditorium, in the little theatre, we have in hallways upstairs, so we promote the flying of the American flag." - Mary Lindimore, school [...]
Death toll in Guatemala landslides rises to 36
GUATEMALA CITY — The death toll from landslides in Guatemala rose to 36 on Sunday as President Alvaro Colom declared the disaster a "national tragedy." Officials had earlier put the death toll at 27, but the figure was rising rapidly as rescuers uncovered the bodies of people caught in torrents of mud loosened by heavy rains. "It's a [...]
British man’s marriage proposal goes horribly wrong
John Lorne McDonald of Britain met Nanqueen Romero of the Philippines on an internet chat room. Apparently the online relationship blossomed into love and Mr. McDonald went to the Philippines to ask Ms. Romero’s hand in marriage. He went as far as arranging a party at Romero’s home for the event and that’s when things went horribly [...]
Windows Phone 7 has been sent out to manufacturers and mobile phone networks
This process, known as release to manufacturing (RTM), means that Microsoft's partners will be able to apply their own tweaks and settings to the Windows Phone 7 operating system in preparation for its launch later this year. Terry Myerson, corporate vice president of Windows Phone engineering at Microsoft, published a post on the Windows [...]
Afghan progress slower than first hoped, general says
KABUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - International forces in Afghanistan have at times overstated the progress being made this year, the deputy commander of the NATO-led force said on Saturday, with advances coming slower than originally expected. British Lieutenant-General Sir Nick Parker, second-in-command of the International Security Assistance Force [...]
Burger King to stop buying palm oil from Indonesian company accused of rainforest destruction
Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests. The U.S. hamburger chain giant — which recently sealed a deal to sell itself for $3.26 billion to 3G Capital — said Friday that it was canceling its contract with PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and [...]
Ron Paul Calls for Audit of US Gold Reserves
Texas (Kitco News) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul , R-Tex., plans to introduce a new bill next year that will allow for an audit of US gold reserves, he told Kitco News in an exclusive interview. Paul dropped the news in the interview, indicating that the bill still does not have an official name yet but will be unveiled at the start of the new U.S. [...]
