Dog owner to face felony charge

Thursday, March 17, 2005 Two dog attacks in a week puts Spotsylania County authorities in the spotlight to take action on pet owners for their dog’s behavior. In unrelated incidences, an elderly woman was killed and another woman was bitten. Three dogs have been shot dead by police. An 82 …

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Countries around the world send aid, help to Haiti

Thursday, January 14, 2010 Countries and organizations from around the world are sending aid and help to victims of the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, damaging many buildings. The death toll is currently unknown, but estimated to run into the tens of thousands of people. US …

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Truth comes out about Suprnova closure

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Exactly one year since the popular Suprnova BitTorrent link site went offline, its founder, Andrej Preston (known as “Sloncek” to the Internet community), has spoken out about what happened on his website. After twelve months of speculation amongst former users and many sites popping up to …

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Australian government under fire over Haneef visa decision

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Australia’s federal government has come under fire by prominent human rights lawyer Julian Burnside, Q.C. for using migration laws to circumvent the release of Mohamed Haneef after he was granted bail in Brisbane Magistrate’s Court. Haneef is alleged to have provided support to a terrorist organisation, …

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Gunman kills Burundi environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 A gunman shot Burundi environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru dead early on Sunday, local time (UTC+2). Police said they detained a woman accompanying Niyonkuru. The 54-year-old minister was returning home for the night in Bujumbura. Burundi has seen turbulence since President Pierre Nkurunziza sought a third term …

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