1 dead, scores hurt in latest Bangladesh protest
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Opposition activists in Bangladesh clashed with police and ruling party members Sunday on the first day of a four-day general strike amid concerns by businesses that...
Echoes of history heard in JFK Air Force One tapes
DETROIT -- John F. Kennedy arrived in Dallas on Air Force One before noon on Nov. 22, 1963. Hours later, the slain leader was being flown back to Washington, D.C.,...
2 shot dead, 22 hurt at Houston-area birthday party
HOUSTON (AP) — A burst of gunfire at an 18-year-old girl's birthday party Saturday night left two dead, another two critically wounded and dozens hurt in a chaotic scene where...
More hit-and-run crashes reported in L.A., USA
Hit-and-run crashes are increasing in many major cities, and fatal hit-and-run collisions are rising nationally as legislators in several states look to toughen up laws to address this troubling "plague."...
Anambra 2013: Candidates, Factors, Intrigues In Buildup to Nov. 16
WHEN the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in September released the list of 23 candidates for the November 16 Anambra governorship election, expectations were high that the election would be...
Ngige Leads Other Candidates In Pre-election Poll
Seven days to the Governorship election in Anambra State, an opinion poll conducted in the state has ceded the result of the election to the candidate of the All Progressives...
Goldman Sachs Price Gouging Typhoon Survivors
Goldman Sachs is coming under fierce criticism today for attempting to profit from Typhoon Haiyan though price gouging. According to local reports, a company controlled by the notorious Wall...
Anambra Election: The Big Test
Some weeks ago, Verbatim magazine published a cover story on the Anambra State governorship election entitled “Battle of Billionaires”. It was a near-correct analysis of the situation in a part...
Pakistani private schools ban Malala’s book
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani education officials said Sunday that they have banned teenage activist Malala Yousafzai's book from private schools across the country, claiming it doesn't show enough respect for...
Illegal migrants in Saudi surrender after deadly riots
RIYADH (AFP) – Hundreds of illegal migrants targeted in a Saudi nationwide crackdown turned themselves in on Sunday after security forces besieged a Riyadh neighbourhood where riots had killed two...