Month: March 2011

MALIBU – The tsunami may have killed hundreds in Japan and caused havoc in northern California, but further south in Malibu, surfers were philosophical – and still taking to their boards. “We wanted to say […] […]

Japan is scrambling to prevent nuclear accidents at two atomic plants where reactor cooling systems failed after a massive earthquake, as it evacuates tens of thousands of residents. Radiation 1000 times above normal was detected […] […]

The woman Roman Polanski had sex with at a Hollywood party when she was just 13 has accused US court authorities of ruining her life, insisting they used the case for their own “political gain”. […] […]

A Moroccan official was offered a bribe to backdate the birth certificate of the Moroccan-born erotic dancer at the heart of the sex scandal engulfing Silvio Berlusconi, it was claimed yesterday. The Moroccan registry official […] […]

The Saudi Arabian Government made good on its pledge to crack down on any hint of dissent yesterday, opening fire on protesters who had gathered to voice their discontent at the country’s repressive political system. […] […]

AMMAN, Jordan—Jordanians demanding democratic reforms protested in the capital for the 10th street week following Friday’s Muslim prayers, defying an edict by the kingdom’s religious leaders not to demonstrate. Chanting “We want to change the […] […]

A VIETNAMESE high school principal was sentenced to nine years in prison for having sex with eight schoolgirls in a high-profile sex scandal, the presiding judge has said. Sam Duc Xuong, was convicted at yesterday’s […] […]

THE US army soldier at the centre of the WikiLeaks affair has charged that he is being improperly subjected to unusually harsh conditions at a military prison. In an 11-page memorandum, Private Bradley Manning said […] […]

AMERICA’s top spy has warned that Muammar Gaddafi’s forces would “prevail,” even as the Obama government reached out to the Libyan opposition with direct talks and humanitarian aid. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she […] […]