Saint Maurice (also known as Maurice , Moritz or Mauritius) . He was the commander of the Theban Legion martyred and died in the early third century.
Dick Cheney strikes a Plea Bargain with Nigerian Authorities over criminal charges
Nigeria’s anti-corruption police have dropped charges against Dick Cheney, the former US vice-president, over a multi-million dollar bribery case after the energy firm Halliburton agreed to pay up to $250m (£161m) in fines.
Music of the Maroons – From Suriname to Moore Town Jamaica
St Brigid of Ireland, Moorish Goddess of Ireland: The FoMuurs, the Original Muurs of Ireland
Commemorated on February 1
St. Brigid, “the Mary of the Gael,” was born around 450 in Faughart and died 525, about two miles from Dundalk, in County Louth, Ireland. According to tradition, her father was a pagan named Dub-thach (meaning: the black man), and her mother was Brocessa, one of his slaves.
Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case, issue Interpol arrest warrant
The energy services company Dick Cheney ran prior to becoming Vice President of the United States was atop the tongue of liberals each time it was awarded a contract in Iraq.
Nina Simone … Ain’t got no…I got life
Catholic Church of Peadophilia – Another Child Molestation Church Against Roman Catholic Church
A Dutch Roman Catholic bishop who died in 2003 abused a boy while serving as a priest at a monastery after the war, Dutch media report.
Jan ter Schure, who served as bishop of Den Bosch until 1998, is said to have been one of seven priests involved in abusing the boarding school pupil.
Queen of Sheba’s Palace Found in Ethiopia
A team of archaeologists from the University of Hamburg said they discovered the Queen of Sheba’s palace and an altar that may have once held the Ark of the Covenant in Axum, Ethiopia.
Archbishop charged with sexual assault
Archbishop Kenneth William Storheim, who has held positions in a number of Canadian communities with the Orthodox Church in America, has been arrested and charged in Winnipeg with two counts of sexual assault.
Ethiopia warns Egypt to back off talks of war over the River Nile
Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia and was also aiding rebel groups in an attempt to destabilise the Horn of Africa nation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said in an interview.