‘World News’ Archives
BBC News – London riots
BBC crime reporter Ben Ando said there were rumours in the community that a teenage girl who was part of the peaceful protest had been in a kind of confrontation with police. He said: “That appears to be the flashpoint. That was the moment at around about just after [Read More]
Geronimo Pratt Remembered in Los Angeles
“Lives of great men all remind us; we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Family, friends and comrades gathered today at the Agape International Spiritual Center to celebrate [Read More]
DemocracyNow: Horn of Africa Famine – Millions at Risk in “Deadly Cocktail” of War, Climate Change, Neoliberalism
KIKI GBEHO: As I said, I think it is a deadly cocktail. It’s an ongoing conflict. We have challenges with access, so we don’t have, as you would see in other aid operations, large numbers of international agencies working on the ground. And then the global crisis, we [Read More]
Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself
Disclaimer: Going Deep Alert! Do not bother to listen if you are merely into celebrity worship. Actor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her “otherness” — first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many [Read More]
Author Alice Walker to Confront Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza on U.S. Aid Ship
“Israel continues to threaten a group of international activists planning to sail to Gaza this week with humanitarian aid…One of the other ships that will try to reach Gaza from Greece is the “Audacity of Hope.” It’s set to carry up to 50 U.S. [Read More]
Somali Pirates Go High Tech | Fast Company
“Somali pirates aren’t content just floating around in their fishing boats, looking for victims. These days, pirates off the Horn of Africa are turning to a sophisticated mix of weaponry, jerry-rigged GPS devices, and ingenious hacks of shipping-industry [Read More]
