There has been an outpouring of grief around the world There was no sign of foul play in the death of Michael Jackson, coroners who completed a post-mortem on the singer’s body have said. But toxicology and other tests have been ordered, and the cause of the 50-year-old’s death could take several weeks to determine. [...]
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the “King of Pop” and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ed Winter, the assistant [...]
By Consesa John Thursday, June 25, 2009 Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to narrow the gap between their boundaries in the Indian Ocean to curb criminal activities taking place in the area. wg-tanzania-3364-400×300 This comes only days after it was proposed that the two countries mount joint naval operations to deter Somali pirates in the [...]
By Aseel Kami Reuters Wednesday, June 24, 2009; 4:42 AM BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Many Iraqis, inured to violence after years of slaughter between Shi’ites and Sunnis, seem more worried about the corruption that has crept into every corner of life and is eating away at Iraq’s nascent public institutions. The violence triggered by the 2003 [...]
Officials in Brazil have identified the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France disaster in which 228 people died three weeks ago. The bodies were those of 10 Brazilians and one male foreigner, officials said. They gave no further details. The Airbus A330 plunged into the Atlantic on 1 June. The data [...]
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US President Barack Obama has told Iran that “the world is watching”, after its supreme leader demanded an end to post-election demonstrations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said protest leaders would be responsible for any “bloodshed” if the rallies continued. The ayatollah backs President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election, but other candidates are contesting the results. More rallies are [...]
Iran’s top legislative body says it is investigating 646 complaints from the three defeated presidential candidates over last week’s election. The powerful Guardian Council said it had invited Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Mohsen Rezai to a meeting on Saturday to discuss the complaints. Another key body has raised eyebrows by failing to endorse [...]
US unveils banking reform plans President Obama: “We should not accept a system that consistently puts us in danger” The US government has announced a major reform of banking regulation to prevent future financial crises. The overhaul will require big banks to put more money aside against future losses to curb excessive risk taking. Consumers [...]
Supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi have held another big rally in northern Tehran, witnesses say. The protest came hours after Mr Mousavi urged them not to march in the centre of the city where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s supporters were rallying. Tough new restrictions on the foreign media mean the BBC is [...]