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International Press Freedom Awards 2009

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists will hold an award ceremony on Nov. 24, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Nov 20, 2009 by  Maciej Lewandowski in World

World's top military leaders to meet in Nova Scotia

Canada will play host to the world's most powerful military figures this weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They will discuss global security, nuclear weapons and foreign policy.
Nov 20, 2009 by  Kevin Jess in World - 1 comment

Nicolas Cage visits Kenyan prison to talk to Somali pirates

Hollywood superstar and debt-ridden actor Nicolas Cage visited a Kenyan prison to talk to the Somali pirates to hear their stories and understand their motivation for their crimes.
Nov 18, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in Entertainment - 2 comments

Canada is one of top ten least corrupt nations, Somalia worst

New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland are among the top five least corrupt nations, according to a new survey released by Transparency International. Canada is in the top ten. Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan are the most corrupt.
Nov 17, 2009 by  Salim Jiwa in World - 10 comments

Mystery over Toronto man's murder on Edmonton Synagogue grounds

Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton is the scene of a murder mystery. On Thursday, staff at the synagogue called police to report a body they found on the grounds of the synagogue. Police said on the weekend the victim was shot. He is from Toronto.
Nov 15, 2009 by  Salim Jiwa in Crime

Somali pirates seize another ship, other ships escape capture

With the end of the monsoon season in October, Somali pirates are stepping up their attacks on shipping. They succeeded in seizing one ship today, Wednesday, while two days earlier pirates made their longest range attack off the Somali coast ever.
Nov 11, 2009 by  Ken Wightman in Crime

It only took days for a giant crack to form in Afar Ethiopia

If anyone had been on site with a camera during the event, the formation of a giant crack in the north of Ethiopia in 2005 could have been a scene for the upcoming apocalypse movie 2012.
Nov 8, 2009 by  Stephanie Dearing in Science

Somali pirates move UK yachting couple further inland

Paul and Rachel Chandler, the British couple that was kidnapped by Somali pirates over a week ago when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania, have been moved further inland by their hostage takers.
Nov 1, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World

Somali centenarian marries 17-year-old girl

A Somali man, 100, married a 17-year-old girl in front of hundreds of guests on Tuesday. The man's family supports the marriage.
Oct 28, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in Lifestyle

'Somali pirates seize yacht and take UK couple hostage'

It is feared that the British couple that disappeared while sailing their yacht in the Seychelles last week has been taken hostage by Somali pirates.
Oct 27, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World - 1 comment
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