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Bin Laden Is Dead

By Paul Koring and with files from the Associated Press (from today’s Globe and Mail Newspaper) The killing of Osama bin Laden – iconic symbol of radical jihad and the fugitive leader of al-Qaeda – marks a historic moment and the end of a decade-long hunt for the most wanted man on the planet. “Justice [...]

May 2, 2011 Uncategorized, World News 0 Comments

Brits rejoice as William and Kate marry

Reuters News – Joyous crowds cheered and gaped in awe as beaming newlyweds Prince William and Kate Middleton rode through London in a fairytale horse-drawn carriage and kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. They then delivered two — not one — sweet, self-conscious kisses on the balcony, with William blushing deeply at the highly [...]

April 29, 2011 Bloggers, Uncategorized, World News 0 Comments

President Obama Refuses to Act on Clemency Request for Charles Manson

By Ro Hurley In response to a request for clemency for Charles Manson by defense attorney Giovanni Di Stefano, the United States Department of Justice on behalf of President Barack Obama stated, “The President does not seek to intervene in State clemency issues,” and suggested that the request be sent instead to the current California [...]

April 21, 2011 Bloggers, Crime, Politics, World News 1 Comment

British police face various security headaches ahead of royal wedding

Reuters – From Islamist and Irish republican militants to anarchists and crazed stalkers, British police appear to be facing a huge array of possible threats when Prince William marries Kate Middleton next week. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to throng the streets of London to cheer the bride and groom as they head [...]

April 20, 2011 World News 0 Comments

Sheen kicks off tour in Detroit; crowd yells for refund

Mike Householder, The Associated Press Charlie Sheen and his “goddesses” took the stage to thunderous applause Saturday night for the first leg of his “Torpedo of Truth” tour. The 70-minute show hadn’t even ended when the first reviews were in, and they were brutal. The former Two and a Half Men star showed that comedic [...]

April 3, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Bloggers, Style & Design, World News 0 Comments

To Japan from Milton with Love

Two local entrepreneurs here in Milton, ON are playing their part in helping with the relief efforts in Japan following the horrific earthquake that claimed the lives of thousands of people. The 9.0 earthquake that struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on March 11, 2011 was news that sent shock waves around the [...]

April 1, 2011 Bloggers, World News 0 Comments

Gaddafi Will Not Accept Exile Offer from Italy, Germany

On Tuesday March 29, 2011, Italy and Germany are expected to offer exile to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. This information came from Italy’s Foreign minister, Franco Frattini at a meeting arranged by France and England to prepare a “political and diplomatic” solution to the current strikes against Libya. In an interview with journalist Ro [...]

March 29, 2011 Bloggers, World News 0 Comments

Arrest Warrant Sought for British Minister of Defense for Threats Against Gaddafi

By Ro Hurley On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Muammar al-Gaddafi’s attorney Giovanni Di Stefano will appear before the London Magistrates Court to seek an arrest warrant against Liam Fox, Britain’s Minister of Defense. According to the British newspaper THE DAILY MAIL, Fox reportedly called Gaddafi a “legitimate target” and threatened a “Bunker buster” aimed at [...]

March 22, 2011 Bloggers, World News 0 Comments

Strikes will ‘antagonise’ many in Arab world, says Chomsky

Military intervention in Libya is a serious mistake, activist Noam Chomsky tells SAUNDRA SATTERLEE NOAM CHOMSKY wrote about the Spanish Civil War at the age of 10 for his school newspaper, was briefly jailed with Norman Mailer in 1967 for an anti-Vietnam protest at the Pentagon, and last May was detained by the Israelis when [...]

March 21, 2011 Bloggers, World News 0 Comments

Japanese authorities race to contain threat of multiple nuclear meltdowns

Eric Talmadge and Mari Yamaguchi Japan’s nuclear crisis intensified Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple reactor meltdowns and more than 170,000 people evacuated the quake- and tsunami-savaged northeastern coast where fears spread over possible radioactive contamination. Nuclear plant operators were frantically trying to keep temperatures down in a series of nuclear [...]

March 13, 2011 Bloggers, World News 0 Comments