POWs to be honored in San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO - Three prisoners of war who survived a Nazi slave labor camp will be honored today by state and federal officials.
San Bernardino Sun,
Sun Nov 29 17:31:43 PST 2009
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Niihau, Hawaii's "Forbidden Island," remains a world apart
Niihau is everything Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, even Kauai, are not.
The Record and Herald News,
Sun Nov 29 10:53:47 PST 2009
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Feudal Magnates Gone Wild
November 29, 2009: In the last year, over 340 Somali pirates have been captured and released. Most Western nations no longer have laws on the books that deal with piracy.
Strategy Page,
Sun Nov 29 04:57:03 PST 2009
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Captives embrace liberty
WHILE Nigel Brennan could be home within days, the scars of his time in captivity will take a lot longer to heal.
News Mail,
Thu Nov 26 08:30:37 PST 2009
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New Hawaiian bliss: A day trip to Niihau
Niihau is everything Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, even Kauai, are not. It has 130 residents, give or take, that live in the town of Puuwai. They don't have running water. Electricity is prod...
Louisville Courier-Journal,
Sun Nov 29 00:09:30 PST 2009
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Navy releases Somali pirates caught red-handed
SOMALIAN pirates who are terrorising yachts and cargo ships in the Indian Ocean are being routinely allowed to go free by international naval forces despite being captured with their weapon...
Times Online,
Sat Nov 28 13:26:09 PST 2009
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Company
Southeastern U.S. Insurance Inc. was declared insolvent more than a month ago, but the effects of that action still are being felt by several area agencies and individuals.
The Gainesville Times,
Sat Nov 28 21:43:49 PST 2009
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PREVIEW: Alleged ex-Nazi guard Demjanjuk to go on trial in Germany
Munich - John Demjanjuk, 89, alleged to have been a guard working for the Nazis at Sobibor death camp, goes on trial Monday in Munich as an accessory to the murder of 27,...
EARTHtimes.org,
Sat Nov 28 18:22:54 PST 2009
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Afghan detainees allege abuse at U.S. site
Teenagers say they were slapped, punched even after Obama promised to rein in tactics.
Contra Costa Times,
Fri Nov 27 22:05:37 PST 2009
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Canadian ex-official: Afghan prison claims known
Canadian federal officials were well aware of allegations of abuse in Afghan jails as the Canadian military was handing over detainees to Afghanistan's intelligence service in 2006, Canada'...
AP via Yahoo! News,
Thu Nov 26 16:55:05 PST 2009
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Rudd had 'no idea' about Nigel
THE mother of freed hostage Nigel Brennan says Kevin Rudd was clueless about her son's case when she asked for help in freeing him from Somali captors.
The Courier Mail,
Fri Nov 27 06:00:00 PST 2009
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The Ampatuans are cowards
IF THERE had been no international and local outrage over the mass killings in Maguindanao, do you think President Gloria would have ordered the arrest and disarming of the Ampatuans?
Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Fri Nov 27 08:38:40 PST 2009
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Canadian, Australian journalists held in Somalia arrive in Kenya
Two freelance journalists held hostage in Somalia for 15 months arrived safely in neighboring Kenya on Thursday.
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Thu Nov 26 05:54:28 PST 2009
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Friends await freed journalist
As Amanda Lindhout received medical care in Nairobi yesterday, those close to the recently freed Alberta journalist were buzzing over her release and her imminent return home.
CNews,
Fri Nov 27 04:03:29 PST 2009
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Mumbai attack survivor: 'It's like a dead man living'
Corpses piled on top of Apurva Parikh as bullets killed two of his friends, lined up by terrorists against a wall at a hotel in India's financial hub.
CNN,
Thu Nov 26 04:43:32 PST 2009
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Taxi lights flicked, and Canadian journalist freed
Amanda Lindhout's 15 months of captivity ended with the flick of car lights on a road south of Mogadishu and a ransom paid.
Toronto Star,
Fri Nov 27 02:40:48 PST 2009
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Dick Smith helped pay Aussie ransom
Millionaire businessman Dick Smith and Australian Greens leader Bob Brown contributed money to secure the freedom of kidnapped Australian journalist Nigel Brennan.
Stuff,
Fri Nov 27 03:12:45 PST 2009
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The taxi lights flicked - and then she was free
Amanda Lindhout's 15 months of captivity ended with the flick of car lights on a road south of Mogadishu and the transfer of more than half a million dollars.
Toronto Star,
Fri Nov 27 01:41:31 PST 2009
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Nigeria : Averting Kidnapping During Xmas
Kidnapping which sends goose pimples on the bodies of the wealthy in the country and also pump more adrenalin into their system started as a genuine protest by various militants in the oil ...
AllAfrica.com,
Fri Nov 27 00:51:55 PST 2009
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