Posted in Americas, health, Justice, news, tagged Chile, depression, miners, trapped on August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
According to Chilean health minister Jaime Manalich, some of the miners trapped in a collapsed shaft show signs of depression.
He said five of the 33 miners, trapped 700m (2,300ft) below ground, were not eating properly and had refused to be filmed. (photo, from aljazeera.net) (more…)
Posted in Asia, health, Human rights, Middle East, news, tagged abuse, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, surgery on August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
13 nails and five needles have been removed by doctors from a Sri Lankan housemaid. She said her Saudi Arabian employer hammered them into her body.
The injuries were inflicted as a punishment, LP Ariyawathie, 49, told staff at Kamburupitiya Hospital.
X-rays showed that there were 24 nails and needles in her body (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk). The nails were up to 2in (5cm) long, a hospital official said.
Posted in Asia, Human rights, news, politics, tagged army, Aung San Suu Kyi, election, Myanmar, rules on August 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A list of rules for campaining ahead of November’s general election has been published by Myanmar authorities. The rules prevent candidates from making speeches that “tarnish” the ruling military government. (more…)
Posted in history, news, Oceania, politics, tagged Australia, election, initial results, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott on August 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Following an inconclusive election, Australian prime minister Julia Gillard (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) has made contact with independent candidates in order to try to form a government. (more…)
Posted in environment, history, news, tagged astronomy, moon, shrink on August 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Astronomers said that the moon is shrinking. However that said that the earth’s satellite will not be disappearing any time soon and its shrinkage will not affect the earth in any way. (photo, from aljazeera.net) (more…)
Posted in environment, Europe, Middle East, news, politics, tagged Iran, Russia, UN, uranium on August 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Russian officials attended the ceremony held as Iran has begun loading fuel into its first nuclear power station. (photo from aljazeera.net)
The Bushehr plant in southern Iran will be operated by Russia : the country will supply its nuclear fuel and take away the nuclear waste. (more…)
Posted in Americas, Europe, Justice, media, Middle East, news, tagged Afghanistan, arrest warrant, documents, Julian Assange, Sweden, Wikileaks on August 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The arrest warrant issued by Sweden for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) on accusations of rape and molestation has been cancelled.
The Swedish Prosecution Authority website said the chief prosecutor had come to the decision that Assange was not suspected of rape but did not give any further explanation.
Posted in Americas, Middle East, news, politics, tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Gen Petraeus, troops, USA, withdraw on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gen David Petraeus, the new commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan, said a 2011 target date to start withdrawing US troops will not bound him. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) (more…)
Posted in economy, environment, Europe, news, politics, world, tagged ban exports, Dmitri Medvedev, drought, grain, Russia, Vladimir Putin on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Following a severe drought and a series of wildfires devastated crops, Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk)
Posted in Africa, Justice, media, news, religion, tagged al-Qaeda, journalist, prison, Puntland, Reporters Without Borders, Somalia, trial on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Puntland, Somalia’s semi-autonomous region, a court has jailed a journalist for interviewing a Muslim leader with ties to al-Qaeda-inspired fighters, local media and an international watchdog have said. (more…)
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