JUNE 24–In a bizarre statement to police, the Oregon woman who claims that Al Gore fondled and groped her during a massage session described the former Vice President as a giggling “crazed sex poodle” who gave a “come hither” look before pouncing on her in a Portland hotel suite. read more
AN EARTHQUAKE shook Ottawa and Montreal on Wednesday, sending office workers scrambling onto downtown streets in Canada’s capital, and damaging buildings and roadways in Quebec province. read more
Jamaican police say they have arrested suspected drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke on the outskirts of Kingston.
He was detained at a roadblock on Tuesday accompanied by Rev Al Miller, a preacher who said Mr Coke was going to the US embassy to hand himself in. read more
Common pain medications are associated with higher risks of heart-related death in healthy people, a Danish study finds.
The research, published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association, is the first to report on specific cardiovascular risks among healthy people.read more
The skin cancer rate in Israel is among the highest in the world, the Israel Cancer Association reported yesterday. At the end of 2000 there were 3,631 skin cancer patients in Israel and around 200 die every year from the disease.read more
Nigeria’s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it
The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decadesread more
Christopher Coke, Edward Seaga, CIA and the trouble in Jamaica
Although, Christopher “Dudus” Coke is described by the US justice department as one of the most dangerous drug lords in the world, he is a folk hero who rose from the poorer neighbourhoods of Tivoli Gardens, to become a benefactor and protector of the masses.read more
Masked men torched a police station and traded gunfire with security forces in a barricaded slum in Jamaica’s capital Sunday, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency.read more
The… leading Jamaican entertainer Sizzla Kalonji, … has finally put to rest rumours regarding his future and …revealed … that he is in Harare [Zimbabwe] to stay.read more
Uganda: Ethiopian led river Nile agreement signed without Egypt and Sudan
River Nile basin states have today signed an agreement on the Nile river basin cooperative framework in which they agreed to collectively work towards conserving river Nile and equitably using it’s water.read more
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Christopher Coke, Edward Seaga, CIA and the trouble in Jamaica
Nigeria’s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it
The… leading Jamaican entertainer Sizzla Kalonji, … has finally put to rest rumours regarding his future and …revealed … that he is in Harare [Zimbabwe] to stay.