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A UPS cargo plane has crashed at an air force base in Dubai, killing two crew-members. Officials said the plane had suffered technical difficulties and that emergency services are on the scene, close to the Emirates Road. The air was engulfed in smoke and a fire raged at a distance in what appeared to be [...]

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said today he takes full responsibility for the outcome of the bus siege that killed eight members of a Hong Kong tour group. “At the end of the day, I’m responsible for everything that has transpired,” Aquino told reporters in Manila. “What happened last week was a wake-up call for our [...]

It took me a while to muster up courage and write about the so talked-about topic prevailing all over the media and the cyber world today. Yes, you got that right! I am referring to the Sialkot incident – the most horrific example of barbarism and cruelty – an incident which will take eons to [...]

Sri Lanka nature is considered as sacred heritage. Sri lanka is an Island Situated In The Indian Ocean.At The Base Of The Indian Sub Continent.It Is A Multi Ethnic Religious Country.This small island of only 270 km long and 140 km wide has the most diversed activities can do.The Island Is Blessed With 103Rivers Radiation [...]

A Filipina housemaid is to serve three months in jail after she admitted in court that she stole 600 euros, which is roughly 2,600 AED, from her sponsor. The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the 25-year-old Filipina housemaid of the charge of stealing money from her Belgian sponsor at her house in Emirates Hills. [...]

Supreme court agrees to review case after outcry over chemical firm officials’ lenient sentences

Dimitris Aspiotis confesses to sexually assaulting four women over a six-week period

The Philippine Information Agency’s (PIA) website was hacked last Sunday, August 29, 2010 by a hacker whose identity is yet unconfirmed. The Agency’s website was defaced and was replaced by an image of a black screen with a Chinese Flag with the words “Hacked by 7Z21″ and “Black Matrix team | 0x.oday@Gmail.com” Sunday afternoon and [...]

Egyptian police in the Sinai Peninsula have seized 190 rockets from which the explosives were to have been removed for smuggling into the Gaza Strip, a security official said on Saturday. The rockets, as well as landmines and 1,500 rounds of ammunition, were found in several caches and date back to Egypt’s wars with Israel, [...]

Despite multiple police-involved shootings in recent months, the investigation of a Metropolitan Police detective accused of falsifying evidence, a former police officer’s indictment over falsifying a court document, a Henderson police department officer admitting to soliciting prostitution, and a deputy in the Las Vegas constable’s office being arrested in connection with a seduction charge involving [...]

Since Muslims began their daily dawn-to-dusk fast for Ramadan two weeks ago, Egypt has been hit by its worst power outages in decades. The cuts at the height of summer with daily temperatures hovering around 38 degrees Celsius, along with rising food prices and water shortages, have Egyptians fuming, sweating and cursing during a month [...]

Egypt has been hit by its worst power outages in decades, a situation that has made life difficult for Muslims observing the Ramadan fast. The power cuts at the height of summer with daily temperatures hovering around 38 degrees Celsius, along with rising food prices and water shortages, have left Egyptians fuming. Last week, an [...]

Around 175,000 people, about 70% of the city’s population, are believed to have left their homes overnight

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police have busted 10 members of an all-female gang that had been terrorizing merchants in the northeast area of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas in May. The Lady Macc gang had become violent during a four-day spree as they punched and slashed people while robbing a convenience store and a clothing [...]

It reads like a script from Law & Order.  The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detective recently cleared in a police-involved killing of an unarmed suspect now faces investigation into lying about drugs seized in a raid that apparently didn’t happen. Detective Bryan Yant has come under internal affairs investigation in connection with a drug buy [...]

A day after securing anticipatory bail, the chief of the Dhaka metropolitan unit of Jamaat-e-Islami, Rafiqul Islam Khan, has been arrested at a residence in Mirpur’s section 10. “The Jamaat leader was arrested at around 1:30pm in a case under investigation by the Detective Branch,” Mirpur police chief Kazi Wazed Ali stated today. On Tuesday, [...]

Security around the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta as well as the residence of Ambassador Datuk Syed Munshe Afdzaruddin has been beefed up in anticipation of demonstrations to protest against the detention of three Indonesian maritime officials by Malaysian authorities. The three men have since been released and returned to Indonesia. “We are on the alert [...]

Italian brand LIU•JO is absolutely modern, global, self-confident and illustrates the evolution of an aesthetic code increasingly focussed on the full range of modern living contexts and daily needs of an multi-faceted actress. The woman of today is dynamic and independent and can choose among unique items and unexpected combinations, constantly focussing on new fashion [...]

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued Law No. 5 for year 2010, on real estate registration in the Emirate of Sharjah. The provisions of this law are applicable to the real estate located in the emirate of Sharjah. According to the law, the [...]

A letter to the editor in the Las Vegas Review-Journal challenges the concept of a coroner’s inquest in regard to police-involved shootings. The letter is only the latest to reflect the public anger in this town that has seen a rash of police-involved shooting resulting in the deaths of unarmed suspects.   On Saturday, a [...]