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Armed Escort At Amish Community Print E-mail
posted by Genevi   
Thursday, 20 September 2007
On September 14, 2007, Jefferson County Ohio Sheriff Fred Abdala took a fully-armed SWAT team and raided an Amish school to take two young children because of a domestic dispute.
The Amish, who typically do not go on camera , described the incident in this video. (full article on WTOV)
last updated ( Saturday, 29 September 2007 )
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Ethiopia: UN report warns of looming food crisis in Ogaden Print E-mail
posted by Genevi   
Thursday, 20 September 2007
'Parts of eastern Ethiopia could face a major food crisis if the shortage in the region is not immediately addressed, an inter-agency United Nations report released Wednesday concluded.'
last updated ( Wednesday, 24 October 2007 )
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Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god Print E-mail
posted by Genevi   
Friday, 07 September 2007
'Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.'
last updated ( Monday, 24 September 2007 )
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U.S. expands domestic spying program at home Print E-mail
posted by Genevi   
Thursday, 16 August 2007

"The Bush administration has decided to expand the government's use of information from U.S. spy satellites for homeland security and domestic law-enforcement purposes. Officials say the change is intended primarily to help them monitor the borders and coastal areas. But it is also raising some serious privacy concerns."

last updated ( Saturday, 18 August 2007 )
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New Angkor Map Reveals Ancient Urban Sprawl Print E-mail
posted by Genevi   
Wednesday, 15 August 2007

"The great medieval temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia was once at the centre of a sprawling urban settlement, according to a new, detailed map of the area."

last updated ( Friday, 17 August 2007 )
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