Category

Sexual assault charges against former FMI director Dominique Strauss-Kahn have been dropped by a New York judge. Prosecutors cited doubts over the credibility of DSK’s accuser, hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo. DSK is oficially a free man, however he still faces a civil suit Diallo...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook the eastern coast of the United States and Canada, from Virginia to Toronto, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of the Pentagon and the Capitol in Washington. Initial damage reports from Washington included the central tower at the...

On the 48th anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” speech, a memorial will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The statue has been built in the National Mall. In the culmination ceremony President Barack Obama said, “Even though we’ve had dark days and dark clouds, we were able to...

One of the official messages that Pope Benedict XVI gave to over one million people at the close of World Youth Day (WYD) in Spain was the call to young Catholics to follow their faith not “on their own”, but according to the structures of Catholic Church. “You...

Nafissatu Diallo, the maid of the Sofitel New York accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, is scheduled to hold a meeting with his lawyer Kenneth Thompson and prosecutors in New York at 15H00 local (19H00 GMT), the meeting has been convened to inform Diallo that many...

Irene Hurricane  strengthened into the first hurricane of 2011 early Monday, with nearly 80 mph sustained winds, was located north about 105 miles west-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, moving northwest at about 13 mph. Heavy rain accompained Irene as it made its way to...

Hundreds of young evangelists shaved their hair as a sign of solidarity with the cancer suffered by Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela. On Thursday, 10 young Dominicans did the same at home and they were welcomed today by Chavez in the Presidential Palace. This gesture motivated...

Kenneth Thompson, Nafissatou Diallo’s lawyer, wants to declare the incompetence of New York’s prosecutor for the DSK case, and on Monday he will ask the judge to appoint another prosecutor for the case. “Diallo wants Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be found guilty and...

The Iraqi branch of al Qaeda said they had launched in August campaign of 100 attacks around the country because of the death of Osama Bin Laden and others responsible for extremist networks. “These attacks will include air strikes, martyr operations (suicide attacks),...

On Friday, Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam, warned citizens about the virus that has killed 81 children and has affected over 32,000 people in the country so far this year. The prime minister issued a statement on the official Vietnamese government website and asked to...