The Egyptians weren’t the first peoples in the Arab world to rise up against an oppressive government in 2011. Before that Facebook group was made, the people of Tunisia rose up against their (now former) president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, kicked him out, and have had an acting president since mid-December. Egypt got so much [...]
Arizona fights back against Westboro Baptist Church
Jan. 12, 2011 1 Comment
In a move that should be emulated by all state governors, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed an emergency legislation last night in an effort to prevent members of Kansas’ infamous Westboro Baptist Church from picketing the funeral of Christina Green, the nine-year-old girl who was shot Saturday outside a Safeway in Tucson. The law now outfits all [...]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shot, social media erupts
Jan. 8, 2011 21 Comments
Social media is praised for its role in bringing people from all walks of life, from all over the world, together in one forum to discuss and debate both public and private matters. But when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head today at a Safeway in Tucson, the ugly side of social [...]
Iran attacker to lose ‘eye and an ear’
Dec. 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
A while ago, a Saudi Arabian court enlisted the help of doctors to find out whether severing the spinal cord of a convicted criminal (as punishment for his crime) would result in his death. The punishment was proposed, after the man was found guilty of paralysing a man after attacking him with a cleaver. An [...]
Wikileaks: An American’s perilous escape from Iran
Dec. 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
Wikileaks. I know, I know, you’re probably sick of hearing about cables and embassies and what diplomat said what nasty thing about what leader. But, it’s only day four of nine in the latest Wikileaks saga, and there’s more to come next year regarding U.S. banks. There’s been a lot of chatter about whether what [...]
American woman arrives in U.S. after more than a year in Iranian prison
Sept. 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
An American woman detained in Iran arrived back to the U.S. after more than a year. Sarah Shourd touched down in Washington D.C. early this morning from Dubai, according to Shourd’s media spokeswoman, Samantha Topping. Shourd then made her way to New York and held a press conference this afternoon. Shourd thanked the Iranian government [...]
Afghans will go to the polls tomorrow
Sept. 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan will go ahead tomorrow, marred by allegations of fraud and tampering against election candidates, and, most recently, by the kidnapping of a candidate and 18 election workers by Taliban members. Earlier this week printers in Peshawar claimed they were told by Afghan election candidates to produce and laminate fake voter cards [...]
Another oil rig explodes off Gulf coast, no evidence of oil sheen
Sept. 2, 2010 4 Comments
Another oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
Southern Sudan proposes animal-shaped cities
Aug. 22, 2010 1 Comment
Right now, Southern Sudan has about 60 km of roads and health care services are rarely readily available for the country’s populace.
Six-month old baby has three transplant surgeries, symbolizes National Minority Donor Awareness Day
Aug. 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
Weeks before his six-month birthday, doctors told Zach’s parents he was about to die.