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Venezuela expected to be admitted to Mercosur
The Brazilian government is confident that Venezuela will be admitted into the South American business network Mercosur. The current members of the international trade organization are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay,…
Schabir Shaik seen playing golf
Schabir Shaik, who had been released from a South African prison on medical grounds, was spotted playing golf, violating his parole terms. Times Live reports, “DA shadow minister of correctional…
Mexican border city reports record high murders
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across the U.S. – Mexican border with El Paso, Texas, has had almost 2,000 murders so far this year. The city has one of the highest murder…
Mogadishu attacks kill 17 civilians
Battles between insurgents and African peacekeepers killed 17 civilians and wounded 58. News24 reported, “An alliance of the al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab group and the more political Hezb al-Islam group on May…
China contemplating military action against Somali pirates
From the Mail & Guardian, “China has not ruled out military action to rescue the crew of a coal ship hijacked by Somali pirates, although it is also pursuing negotiations,…
Sweden democrats call Islam ‘Sweden’s biggest threat’
The leader of the Sweden democrat party stated that Islam is Sweden’s threat since World War II. The Local reports, “He goes on to claim that more than ten Muslim…
Moscow party leader’s vote not counted
Sergei Mitrokhin, leader of the Yabloko party, cast his vote for his party on the October 11 elections, but the polling station he voted at showed no votes at all…
‘Ramil’ slowing down over Pacific
The latest forcast has Typhoon “Ramil” (Lupit – international name) will make landfall in the northern Philippines either Thursday night or early Friday. The storm has slowed on its west…
Indian train accident toll – 22 dead
A train ran into the back of another in northern India, leaving 22 dead and 17 injured. The Taipei Times reports, “The force of the impact was such that the…
Finland proposing uniform religious teaching
Finland is looking at sweeping changes to its religious education system. Currently, children are divided into groups based on faith. IceNews reports, “Veli-Matti Kanerva, Director for Educational Services Development in…
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