Archive for March 23rd, 2008
Lam Akol survives assassination attempt
AFP: Former Sudanese foreign minister and controversial southern politician Lam Akol has survived an assassination attempt that killed three of his assistants, local media reported on Sunday.
The question that terrifies Mr. Vishnu Bisram & NACTA
Dear Editor,I regard Mr. Vishnu Bisram as one of the most barefaced persons with whom I have had an ongoing disagreement. This letter here is the fourth occasion that I have asked Mr. Bisram the following questions: (1) Who comprise the executive membership of his organisation, NACTA, of which he proudly exclaims he is the polling director? (2) How many members are in the executive? (3) What are the telephone numbers, addresses and e-mail contacts of the organisation? (4) Name some of the companies that have commissioned polls from NACTA?
Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Booneville Arkansas explodes
Emergency management spokeswoman Renee Preslar says the Cargill Meat Solutions plant exploded around 2 p.m. Sunday, injuring an unknown number of people. She says the ammonia leak has forced an evacuation of an unknown number of people who live southeast of the plant.
African Union troops arrive on Comoros island in invasion build-up
FOMBONI, Comoros (AFP) - More than 500 African Union troops arrived on the Comoros island of Moheli on Saturday to join local forces massed for a military offensive to retake the rebel island of Anjouan.
Sons of Iraq awakened by US bombs
A Samarra police official said the helicopter “mistakenly” hit a Sons of Iraq checkpoint, killing the six. Two other Iraqis were wounded in the attack in Ashaki, south of Samarra, 55 miles north of Baghdad.
