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World NEWS BLOG 2007
- looking back at International headlines
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December 31, 2007
Riots in Nairobi, Kenya have led to the killing of over 120 civilians.

 

December 30, 2007
Circumstances of the assassination of Pakistan`s former PM Benazir Bhutto remain mysterious. El Qaeda has denied any involvement and all statements of President Musharrafs`s investigators have been criticized by eyewitnesses. At the same time violent chaos rules Karachi and citizens fear for their lives.

Riots in Nairobi, Kenya have been triggered by dubious elections and political leaders fear the outbreak of a civil war.

 

December 28, 2007
Pakistan`s former PM Benazir Bhutto has been killed alongside 22 people.

 

December 22, 2007
U.S. Defense Secretary Gates has demanded more funds for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

December 16, 2007
The U.S. President Bush is very unhappy about results at the UN climate talks.

 

December 14, 2007
The UN climate talks in Bali have failed to generate large improvements concerning cuts on devastating greenhouse gas emissions. In particular delegations from China, India and the U.S. have prevented more positive developments.


December 10, 2007
Russia saw President Putin`s party as the big winner of the general elections and will now see Dmitrij Medwedew as the new President.

 

November 30, 2007
Bali is hosting a UN climate conference powered by Prince Charles and 150 International companies.

 

November 27, 2007
Paris is suffering once again from heavy ghetto riots.

 

November 18, 2007
The U.S. Government is worried about 90 nuclear bombs in more and more unstable Pakistan.

 

November 25, 2007
England`s Football squad is once again competing with Croatia for World Cup 2010 berth after the historic home loss that prevented the Euro Cup entry.

 

November 24, 2007
Rawalpindi saw two suicide blasts that killed over 30 people.

 

November 17, 2007
Up to 10.000 died in a cyclone over Bangladesh where waves have been reported as high as 5 meters.

 

November 12, 2007
In Italy 20.000 militant right and left wing football hooligans have triggered large scale street battles against the police after one of their members had been shot.

 

October 31, 2007
In Burma Myanmar thousands of monks had filled the streets whilst the government has been accused of kidnapping young children due to a lack of volunteer soldiers. more

 

October 05, 2007
Pakistan is under a state of emergency whilst the U.S. have demanded from President Pervez Musharraf a return to democracy.

 

October 18, 2007
Pakistan saw a severe attack on ex-PM Benazir Bhutto which had killed 130. Security forces suspect militant Muslims behind the blast.

The oil price has climbed to over $90 per barrel.

 

October 15, 2007
Iran had welcomed Russian President Putin whilst German chancellor Merkel is threatening the Teheran government with sanctions.

 

October 12, 2007
Al Gore has received a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work dedicated to environmental protection.

 

October 05, 2007
The US expert for gay bathroom sex, Senator Larry Craig has decided to support his Republican Party actively during the election.

 

September 22, 2007
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has kept on denying the Holocaust during his visit to the U.S.

 

September 15, 2007
Senator Barack Obama wants a foreign policy based on dialogues with Iran and other nations that do not meet current desires of the White House.

 

September 05, 2007
A big blast with chemicals has been prevented by German security forces with the arrest of 3 Muslims.

 

September 01, 2007
Republican Senator Larry Craig has resigned after he had gone for gay sex with an undercover agent in a public bathroom. He extends a line of extroverted Republicans started by Tom Foley, Rob Allen, Ted Haggard and several others.

 

August 26, 2007
Huge fires are devastating large parts of Greece and the EU has launched a large aid campaign.

 

Extremists have killed 38 people with 2 blasts in Hyderabad, India.

 

August 24, 2007
The U.S. Law system has lowered fines for the possession of drugs and drunk driving as shown by the actresses Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Ritchie whose jail sentences where shortened to one day or just a few minutes.

 

August 20, 2007
8 Indians were attacked by a mob of right wing extremists in Saxon, Germany. 70 policemen had been required to stop the violence. At the same time 2 Africans had been severely injured by established Nazi Gangs who apparently do not have to fear authorities and prosecution.

 

August 19, 2007
Jamaica had a tough night surviving Hurricane Dean. The power had been switched off and a state of emergency call was made by the authorities who had brought 350.000 into shelters.

 

August 17, 2007
1 million people try to escape a giant Taifun in China, Jamaica is in fear of Hurricane Dean and huge floods have triggered misery for millions in South Asia.

 

August 15, 2007
Peru has to get over an earthquake that has killed more than 500.

 

South Asia is further suffering from the heaviest Monsoon rain since 30 years leaving millions homeless.

 

August 09, 2007
Pakistan almost heard a state of emergency declaration from President Pervez Musharraf in response to intensified clashes with Taleban and radical Muslims.

 

August 06, 2007
20 million people in Southern Asia were forced out of their homes by one of the biggest floods in history caused by heavy monsoon rain. Over 1.000 people have lost their lives through snake bite and various deseases.

 

August 02, 2007
After the collapse of an 8 lane bridge in Minneapolis technical analysts from the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) point at another poorly maintained 160.000 bridges and risky airports that suffer from reduced public funds.

 

July 30, 2007
Taleban Kidnappers have killed another one of the 20 South Korean aid workers held hostage in an attempt to free 8 fighters.

 

July 29, 2007
Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar now threatens to butcher 22 South Korean hostages in case several of his captured rebel troops will not be released. Earlier the body of a tortured German had been returned to authorities.

 

July 28, 2007
President Bush's latest vision of Peace for the Middle East is based on large commercial deals that will flood the region with new weapons worth around $ 70 billion from which Israel will receive 30, Saudi 20 and Egypt 13.

 

Pakistan is suffering from further attacks of radical Muslims and suicide bombers.

 

July 28, 2007
NATO has decided to reduce the size of bombs in order to lower the amount of civilian casualties.

 

The BBC is further enforcing it's global leadership by offering now a fullscale free Internet TV service within their own IPlayer.

 

July 25, 2007
Mass killings remain popular in Iraq. This time over 50 Football fans were murdered by extremists whilst celebrating the victory of their team against South Korea. Sunni and Shia Muslims had formed a team together with Kurds to represent unity and peace.

 

July 24, 2007
Climate changes had triggered a heatwave which has killed more than 500 in Hungaria. At the same time giant floods are hitting several regions in the UK.

 

July 23, 2007
At the recent election in Turkey Islamic Fundamentalists and their President Erdogan have scored a triumphant win.

July 21, 2007
Taleban in Afghanistan threaten to kill 23 South Korean hostages in order to force out 200 Korean troops who are already lined up for departure by the end of the year.

 

July 19, 2007
Russia & the UK were exchanging multiple activities to downgrade the quality of their relations.

 

July 09, 2007
The Turkish Police reports, that every 3 minutes a woman is becoming the victim of abuse or violence. 73.000 cases are reported every year in addition to undetected murder and suicides.

 

July 01, 2007
Wladimir Putin and George W. Bush had met in the U.S. for some intensive talks.

 

July 02, 2007
London Police has tracked down 8 suspects in conjunction with the attempted bombings in London and Glasgow.

 

June 29, 2007
London Police has removed a car bomb and some gas canisters from Heymarket near Piccadilly Circus. Later during the day a second car bomb had been detected near Park Lane.

 

June 25, 2007
6 Spanish UN Peace troops have been killed in Lebanon by the Fatah al-Islam.

 

June 24, 2007
The Hamas has taken over Palestine whilst the UN, EU, USA and Russia still see Mahmud Abbas as the legitimate leader of the Palestinians.

 

June 13, 2007
Gaza City sees a civil war between Fatah and Hamas with hundreds of fighters all over the area whilst civilians no longer dare to go out.

 

June 12, 2007
Colin Powell's former assistant Lawrence Wilkinson has revealed, that up to 50.000 foreigners have been kidnapped and tortured in secret prisons as potential terrorists.

 

June 08, 2007
A mentally disturbed Paris Hilton has been sent back to prison.

 

June 08, 2007
In Sri Lanka the government has fueled the danger of a civil war with having deported 400 Tamils including women and children from the capital Colombo into war zones. Opposition and human rights organizations have criticized this as a form of ethnic cleansing and Embassies from the U.S. and Norway have issued critical notes on that.

 

June 08, 2007
President Bush insists on new U.S. missiles in Eastern Europe despite criticism from Germany and Russia's offer to use their defense shield.

 

June 07, 2007
Paris Hilton has been released from prison after only 2 days from a 45 days fine what does point at some flexibility within the U.S. law system.

 

June 07, 2007
At the G8 summit President Bush has succeeded with his resistance against immediate steps to combat global warming. Now the year 2050 has been named as a vague target line.

 

At the G8 summit President Bush has succeeded with his resistance against immediate steps to combat global warming. Now 2050 has been named as the new target line.

 

In Sri Lanka the government now seeks to improve security by having deported 400 Tamils from the capital Colombo into Northern war zones. The UNP opposition and human rights organizations have criticized this as a form of ethnic cleansing.

 

June 05, 2007
President Bush has decided to cut funds for environmental protection and at the G 8 summit in Germany huge amounts of demonstrators had been excluded by local security forces.

Vicepresident Cheney's former executive Lewis "Scooter" has been sentenced to 30 months in jail for perjury, obstruction of justice and lies within a CIA scam.

June 04, 2007
Russian President Putin threatens to bounce back on U.S. President Bush's missile concept for Europe whilst his targeted enemy Iran has emphasized friendly relationships to the European countries instead of assumed aggression.

 

June 01, 2007
Lebanon sees a further expansion into warfare between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants.

 

May 30, 2007
U.S. President Bush has been accused by Russian President Putin for having triggered a new arms race with his new missile plans for Eastern Europe whilst Condoleezza Rice has pointed at human rights insufficiencies.

 

May 21, 2007
Lebanon seems to be on the way into a civil war with heavy fighting between government forces and the Fatah al-Islam.

 

May 18, 2007
"Wolfie" Wolfowitz has finally failed also on President Bush's World Bank mission after a drastic payrise for his fling had been widely published. Also some blame for his failed architecture in Iraq might hit him soon. "Fredo" Gonzales is expected to leave next.

 

May 10, 2007
Paris Hilton rules news sites all over the world with her forthcoming stay inside a U.S. prison.

 

May 09, 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy has been elected as the new President of France and now he is partying on the yacht of his billionaire buddy Copé.

 

May 05, 2007
According to Newsweek as little as 28% of all Americans are pleased with the policy of U.S. President Bush.

 

April 30, 2007
The Teheran police has launched a drastic campaign against UN-Islamic hairstyles and clothing.

 

April 28, 2007
Emirates and other Airlines have terminated flights to Sri Lanka after the Tamil Tigers had flown an air raid over Colombo damaging 2 fuel plants.

 

 

April 28, 2007
During the Cricket World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers had flown an air raid over Colombo damaging 2 fuel plants. After that Colombo was blacked out.

President Bush's USAID Chief Randall L. Tobias had to resign after frequent usage of escorts and massage from a prostitute service called DC Madame had been disclosed. Randell had branded himself with recommendations to African countries such as living without sex. Before he dad been working closely for Condoleezza Rice.

 

April 25, 2007
Africa had been promised aid programs worth $50 billion at the last G-8 summit. But so far not even 10% have reached the poorest continent.

 

April 23, 2007
George W. Bush`s World Bank Chief and personal buddy "Wolfie" Wolfowitz has hired Bill Clinton`s former lawyer Robert Bennett after he got criticized for having raised the salary of his girlfriend. At the same time President Bush had been very satisfied with his other close friend, attorney general "Fredo" Gonzales despite his faulty memory in 50 recent cases.


France has decided to see Sègolène Royal vs. Nicolas Sarkozy in the final race for presidency.

 

April 16, 2007
33 students were killed during a massacre at the Virginia Tech university.

 

April 10, 2007
Over 75,000 individuals including the government of Thailand have lost their Internet domain names through criminal activities of the registerfly.com registrar. All U.S. Law systems have failed alongside ICANN to stop the still ongoing fraud.

 

April 9, 2007
Iran has officially introduced it' s ability for nuclear enrichment at industrial strength.

 

April 5, 2007
Those UK troops which had been captured by Iranian forces were allowed to sell their story.

 

April 4, 2007
Iran
has released the captured British Marines.

 

March 29, 2007
Iran and the UK
had a dispute about several British troops that are accused of having violated territory rights.

 

March 13, 2007
Global warming
continues with the mildest ever recorded winter.

 

March 12, 2007
France
sees a tight race for presidency between Royal, Sarkozy and Bayrou.

 

March 07, 2007
Afghanistan
is facing intensified U.S. and NATO operations against Taliban troops.

 

March 03, 2007
After 16 civilians were killed by U.S. troops Eastern Afghanistan saw some fierce demonstration.

 

February 28, 2007
After his Oscar triumph Al Gore might become again a candidate for the White House.

 

February 18, 2007
German foreign minister Steinmeier has expressed resentments against President Bush's desire for nuclear missiles around Eastern Europe. He fears, that they might trigger another cold war with Russia.

 

February 10, 2007
Iran and the U.S. have intensified their exchange of verbal threats and former Nato General Wesley Clark has criticized the Bush administration for rushing into another war and the hopeless situation in the entire Middle East.

 

Vladimir Putin has demanded from NATO and the U.S. more respect and caution when dealing with other Nations.

 

February 10, 2007
Iran and the U.S. have intensified their exchange of verbal threats and former Nato General Wesley Clark has criticized the Bush administration for rushing into another war and the hopeless situation in the entire Middle East.

 

February 08, 2007
North Korea has been inspired by China and Japan to cut down nuclear ambitions.

 

February 02, 2007
The Bush administration insists on creating 25% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions in order to help the domestic economy.

 

January 29, 2007
The British Sun has reported that the Blair government is aiming to deploy terrahertz surveillance cams to monitor what citizens carry underneath their clothes.

 

January 24, 2007
In his latest annual State of the Union address President Bush has announced to increase the Army by 92,000 over 5 years.

 

The tobacco industry has increased the amount of nicotin in cigarettes by 11% in order to optimize addiction.

 

Russia is selling latest missile technology to Iran.

 

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