Spotlights On Our Global Village As A New Society
Strauss-Kahn news stuns France as Socialists discuss comeback Prosecution’s Letter To DSK Defense: The Maid Lied To The Grand Jury Update Headlines Prosecutors to release Strauss-Kahn on ‘own recognizance’ STRAUSS-KAHN INQUIRY Live: Strauss-Kahn’s surprise court appearance Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is making a surprise court appearance in New York Friday following revelations that prosecutors…
Update Headline July 1, 2011 Prosecutors to release Strauss-Kahn on ‘own recognizance’ STRAUSS-KAHN INQUIRY Live: Strauss-Kahn’s surprise court appearance Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is making a surprise court appearance in New York Friday following revelations that prosecutors in the sexual assault case against him are having problems with the accuser’s credibility. Follow our live…
Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder Adam Ferguson/VII Network Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, has a new project. By MARK MAZZETTI and EMILY B. HAGER Published: May 14, 2011 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Late one night last November, a plane carrying dozens of Colombian men touched down in this glittering seaside…
Old globes are comforting relics. They show how old rivalries and threats fade — just as today’s will do. al-Qaeda Crippled If you are looking for a date on a globe, you probably won’t find one. Most manufacturers want to preserve shelf life as long as possible. But half the fun of…
China Faces A Sudden Case Of Rock & Roll Fever As they develop a passion for pop gatherings, Chinese music enthusiasts are creating new market opportunities for organizers and sponsors. Authorities are allowing the shows to go on, but with a discrete presence of state police. And state censors. Midi Festival in Shanghai, May 2011…
THE GOVERNATOR BECOMES THE PRETENDER
Two Months Later: Tsunami Devastated Japan May 9, 2011 | 0 Two months ago this week, on March 11, the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan. As of today, nearly 15,000 deaths have been confirmed, and more than 10,000 remain listed as missing. In some coastal communities, where the ground has sunk lower than…
U.S. to allow Libyan rebels access Gaddafi’s frozen $33bn Libya’s rebels will be given access to part of the $33bn of Libyan state assets that have been frozen at US banks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. Clinton’s announcement that the US is creating a legal framework for rebels to…