Crash More, Costa Less: Cruise Company Offers Crash Victims 30% Discount On Their Next Trip
• www.jonathanturley.orgOne can certainly understand why victims of the recently wreck of the Costa Concordia were a little put out by a recent offer.
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Yemen's president heads to U.S. for treatment
• www.cnn.comPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh left Yemen on Sunday and stopped in Oman before continuing Monday on a trip to the United States, Yemeni government sources said.
Actual Great Escape Tunnel Found
• www.dailymail.co.ukIt has lain hidden for nearly 70 years and looks, to the untrained eye, like a building site. But this insignificant tunnel opening in the soft sand of western Poland represents one of the greatest examples of British wartime heroism. And the sensati
8 Guilty for Prison Massacre in Rare Trial of Haiti’s Police
• New York TimesIn a country where officials who abuse their power are almost never held accountable, 8 of 14 police officers tried for a 2010 prison massacre were found guilty on Thursday in the southern city of Les Cayes, Haiti.
Situation Deteriorates, Pakistan Tells US Envoy to Stay Away
• antiwar.comThe US State Department is reporting today that a request to allow Special Envoy Marc Grossman to visit Pakistan has been turned down by the Pakistani government, citing the “prevailing situation” in the nation.
Kim Jong Il's other son expects North Korean regime to fail, journalist says
• www.cnn.comKim Jong Nam, the eldest son, is the half-brother of Kim Jong Un, the new leader of North Korea. Kim Jong Nam believes his youngest brother will fail as the "supreme leader" of the reclusive state, according to the book's author, Yoji Gomi.
In Haiti, former dictator ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier is thriving
• Washington PostFor a once-notorious dictator facing charges of crimes against humanity, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier is living a nice life here after his sudden return from exile a year ago. Although technically under house arrest, the former “president for l
Pakistani Taliban Deny Death of Leader
• online.wsj.comIntercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed in a recent U.S. drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Sunday, but a Taliban official denied the report.
Almost 3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt
• The RawStory.comSwiss archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a female singer dating back almost 3,000 years in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said on Sunday.
Retired general assumes presidency in Guatemala
• The RawStory.comRetired general Otto Perez was sworn in Saturday as president of Guatemala, assuming power in a country awash in drug-related violence that he has promised to tackle with the military’s help.
China vows cooperation with Taiwan after poll
• The RawStory.comChina said it will cooperate with Taiwan after the Beijing-friendly leader Ma Ying-jeou claimed victory in the island’s presidential polls.
Pakistan Condemns Resumption of Drone War
• www.antiwar.comThe Pakistani foreign office claims the drone strikes are counterproductive and violate their sovereignty.
North Korea reportedly punishing those who didn't sufficiently mourn Kim Jong
• www.nypost.comFollowing the mourning period for former leader Kim Jong Il, North Korean authorities have begun to punish citizens who did not display enough sadness at his death, The Daily NK reported Wednesday.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joke about 'big atomic bomb'
• MSNBCIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez lavished praise on each other on Monday, mocked U.S. disapproval and joked about having an atomic bomb at their disposal.
Three dead after fire on Korean trawler in Antarctica
• The RawStory.comThree crew from a Korean fishing boat are believed to have died and seven others have burns after a fire broke out on their trawler off Antarctica, New Zealand rescue officials said Wednesday.
AMD talks with US crumble; Russia beefs up early-warning radar
• Robert Bridge via RT.comThe Russian Defense Ministry announces plans for extensive new early-warning radar system as talks with US and NATO over the controversial European missile defense system hit the wall.
Romanian Man Charged in $1.5 Million ATM Skimming Scam
• Kim Zetter via WIRED.comA Romanian man has been arrested in a $1.5 million card-skimming operation that targeted 40 ATMs belonging to HSBC branches in New York.
National-Security Assassination of Americans in 1973
• www.fff.org/blogA Chilean judge has indicted a retired U.S. Naval officer, Capt. Ray E. Davis, in the murder of two American citizens in Chile during the U.S.-supported Pinochet coup in 1973.
Prosecutor seeks death for Egypt's Mubarak
• ReutersThe prosecution in the case against Hosni Mubarak on Thursday demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian president and other defendants including his two sons and the former interior minister.
Man of the Year Nominee
Written By:January 5, 2012 Man of the Year Nominee Obama has been another status quo big spending bigger government politician. And so have the plurality of elected Senators and House members. Will the voters in 2012 vote for the status quo or
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Record $736k paid for single tuna fish in Japan
• The RawStory.comA deep-pocketed restaurateur shelled out nearly three-quarters of a million dollars for a single tuna, the most ever paid for the fish, at Japan’s Tsukiji fish market on Thursday.
Pakistan Taliban commanders ‘at each other’s throats’
• The RawStory.comAl Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Pakistani Taliban leaders, militant sources have said.
Taiwan mulls armed guards on ships against pirates
• The RawStory.comTaiwan is considering a plan to place armed guards on board local ships that sail in pirate-infested waters, especially off Somalia, officials and media said Tuesday.
SEIZE THE CHANCE TO END THE CRAZINESS IN NORTH KOREA
• www.ericmargolis.comWhat next for the Hermit Kingdom? Kim 3 – Kim Jong-un - has successfully made the transition. The 1.1-million armed forces, the Party, and security organs remain the power behind his leadership.
Human Sacrifice in India Claims Seven-Year-Old Victim
• www.jonathanturley.orgLalita Tati, 7, became the latest victim of tribal sacrifice — murdered in order to offer up her liver to the gods to improve crop growth.
Argentina ex-intel chief dies in New Year shooting
• The RawStory.comArgentina’s former spy chief, who recently took up a post as a provincial governor, was killed in a New Year’s Day shooting at his country house in Patagonia, authorities said Sunday.
Eat Your Leaders: North Korea calls for "human shields" to protect new leader
• ReutersNorth Korea called on its people to rally behind new leader Kim Jong-un and protect him as "human shields" while working to solve the "burning issue" of food shortages by upholding the policies of his late father, Kim Jong-il.
Britain hopes hosting Olympics will fix its ailing economy
• The RawStory.comBritain will not reduce the London Games to an “austerity Olympics”, but instead try to use the event to kick-start the flagging economy in 2012, the minister responsible said Saturday.
The 19 Smartest People The World Has Ever Seen
• www.businessinsider.comMeasuring IQ is an inexact science, and the following list is sometimes based on rumors and hearsay, but that's the only way to measure the smartest people in the world.
U.S. warns Iran not to block Strait of Hormuz
• The RawStory.comThe United States warned Iran on Wednesday against any attempt to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran issued threats over the vital oil route.
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