Israeli-trained Colombian soldiers to protect UAE
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly recruited soldiers form the Colombian army’s special forces units to protect the sheikdom in case of heightened tension in the Persian Gulf or domestic unrest. European Phoenix — The oil-rich Arab country offers Colombian soldiers between USD 2,800 and USD 18,000 per year while officers are said to […]
Read More →Oil prices surge before Norway lockout
(AFP)NEW YORK — Oil prices surged Monday as Norway’s oil industry appeared headed for a labor lockout at 2200 GMT with little hint that a shutdown will be avoided in Western Europe’s largest oil and gas producer. After pension talks between the industry and unions failed over the weekend, the industry side raised hopes […]
Read More →EXCLUSIVE: Jon Voight defends Brad Pitt’s mom after she gets death threats for penning anti-Obama letter to the editor
LOS ANGELES –  You can always count on family. FOX NEWS: Last week, Brad Pitt’s mother Jane Pitt hit headlines after penning a response letter-to-the-editor of her local newspaper, Missouri’s Springfield News Leader, in which she advocated support for Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, referring to him as a “a family man with high […]
Read More →Strange vortex discovered on Saturn moon Titan
June 27, 2012: This true color image captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft before a distant flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan shows a south polar vortex swirling in the moon’s atmosphere. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) Space.com:A NASA spacecraft has spied a vortex swirling in the atmosphere high above the south pole of the Saturn moon Titan, hinting that […]
Read More →Scientists name blood-sucking parasite after Bob Marley
Paul Sikkel of the University of Arkansas names a newly-discovered parasite after Bob Marley. The blood-sucking parasite was found in the Virgin Islands. The Bunsen Burner A tiny, blood-drinking crustacean parasite has been discovered by Paul Sikkel of the Arkansas State University. Dr. Sikkel, an assistant professor of marine ecology, named the new speciesGnathia […]
Read More →Ethiopia: Skype me maybe
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is seen at his offices in the capital, Addis Ababa, Washington post has gathered the following highlights concerning about the new  criminalizing VOIP law. We have shred the whole thing to give you an idea of it. WP:A new law in Ethiopia has criminalised the use of VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) services […]
Read More →Speculations on PM Meles Zenawi’s health [Addisfortune]
Fortune Gossip Not surprisingly, and for obvious reasons, the healthand wellbeing of Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi has been the subject of intense discussion among members of the public. This came following photos released recently while he was in Mexico, where he was attending a summit by leaders of the group of 20 major economies (G20), and […]
Read More →Activists seek answers in Trinidad turtle tragedy
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Trinidad and Tobago conservation group called Tuesday for a prompt investigation into how government work crews crushed leatherback turtle eggs and hatchlings on a remote beach that experts say is the globe’s densest nesting site for the endangered marine species. Witnesses in Trinidad’s tiny town of Grand Riviere said they saw […]
Read More →S. Korean president’s brother jailed in bribe case
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean president’s brother was arrested and taken to a detention center Wednesday after a court approved a warrant on bribery allegations, a major embarrassment to the ruling party in a presidential election year. The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant for Lee Sang-deuk, the elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak, […]
Read More →Courtney Love’s ex-assistant sues for unpaid wages
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Courtney Love‘s former assistant is suing over unpaid wages and claims the rocker made unethical requests such as instructing her to hire a hacker and falsify legal letters. Jessica Labrie filed the wrongful termination, wage and breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The suit states Labrie worked as Love’s administrative assistant for […]
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