British Couple Kidnapped by Somali Pirates Pleads for Ransom

Posted on 11/20/2009 @ 8:12 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

The British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates last month has said they fear they will be killed within a week if their captors are not provided a ransom.Pirates kidnapped Paul and Rachel Chandler on October 23 as the couple were sailing in their yacht in the Indian Ocean. Shortly after the kidnapping pirates issued a demand of $7 million for their safe return yet those demands have gone unanswered.On Friday a video of the couple was released in which they stated “they will not hesitate to kill us, perhaps within a week” if a ransom is not paid. Paul Chandler is heard saying they had been treated adequately up to this point but “Mentally we are under great stress and threatened. Our kidnappers are losing patience. They are concerned that there has been no response at all to their demands for money.”The couple then made a desperate appeal for help saying, “we ask the government and the people of Britain and our family, to do whatever they can to enter into negotiations with these people to buy back our

Iran Draws Ire Over Response to Nuclear Program Talks, Refuses Latest Deal

Posted on 11/20/2009 @ 8:10 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Efforts to bring the controversial Iranian nuclear program to a peaceful resolution continues to prove problematic as the country once again refused to accept a deal forged by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council; Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, as well as Germany.Following talks in Brussels the six powers released a statement concerning the disappointing outcome declaring, “Iran has not engaged in an intensified dialogue.."As part of the offered deal Iran would be allowed to continue its development of a nuclear reactor but it would be required to send its uranium to France and Russia where it would be processed into fuel rods before being returned to Tehran.Iran has taken exception to the required shipment of its uranium, insisting they would only exchange its uranium for nuclear fuel on its own territory, guaranteeing they received the fuel for which they contracted.While angered by Iran’s decision to back away from the table the six major powers insisted they

Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy Selected as First Permanent European Council President

Posted on 11/19/2009 @ 5:35 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy has been selected as the first permanent European Council President after receiving unanimous backing by the 27 EU leaders.The position was born out of the Lisbon Treaty which was signed in December 2007 and designed to change the workings of the European Union. It is scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2009.Van Rompuy became a front-runner for the post after receiving strong backing from the French and Germans who lauded the Belgian prime minister for his ability to build coalitions among differing parties, specifically in Belgium where he essentially steered the country out of a governmental crisis.As part of his new position van Rompuy will serve a two-and-a-half-year term and can be re-elected once. He will chair EU summits and is responsible for pushing forward the work of the EU Council of Ministers as well as act as representative of the EU on a global stage.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBWooEB Community is a business, music andsocial

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sworn In for Second Term, Calls for National Forces to Take Charge within Five Years

Posted on 11/19/2009 @ 5:35 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Hamid Karzai has begun his second term as president of Afghanistan and as part of his inaugural speech the recently elected leader called for Afghan troops to take charge of the country within the next five years.Karzai also promised to put into practice methods that would eliminate corruption as well as instill peace in the often violent country.While Karzai has pledged to tackle corruption there are many who accused him of using such methods to earn a second term in office. Despite his detractors Karzai said his election win was free and fair and promised to move the country forward.Part of that move would be in ensuring Afghan troops led the charge in securing the country and fighting insurgents. Karzai stressed the importance of strengthening the capabilities of the Afghan forces while reducing the reliance on foreign troops.Thursday’s speech was attended by several dignitaries including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.

Computer Glitch Grounds Flights, Affects Travel Across the Country

Posted on 11/19/2009 @ 5:33 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

The Federal Aviation Administration has said a computer glitch at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is to blame for numerous flight cancellations and delays that are expected to extend throughout the day.According to the FAA the computer system at the airports stopped processing flight plans properly leaving several planes across the eastern coast sitting on runways.While the glitch has been fixed, the nearly five-hour outage will continue to leave many passengers stranded as airports struggle to get back on schedule.FAA officials did say that the outage did not cause safety issues for those planes already in the air as their flight plans had already been entered. With the computer system down the air traffic controllers were forced to enter flight plans manually, causing the long delays.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBWooEB Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to create an in depth

President Barack Obama Calls Israeli Decision to Approve Settlement Construction in East Jerusalem “Dangerous”

Posted on 11/18/2009 @ 3:42 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

U.S. President Barack Obama has called the recent Israeli decision to move forward with construction in East Jerusalem “dangerous,” saying the move could further hamper peace talks with Palestinians and lead to more violence in the region.Israel has said they approved the construction of 900 housing units in Gilo based on their contention that the settlement is part of their capital city of Jerusalem. Israelis have refused to accept the belief that East Jerusalem is occupied territory and as such they have shown no willingness to halt construction.As part of international law it is illegal to build settlements on occupied territory and because Gilo is on land seized in 1967 many in the international community believe Israel is acting against internationallaw. Israel’s decision to move forward with the construction has also hurt any chance of further peace talks with Palestinians as one of their provisions is the end of settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.Obama spoke specifically about that

Captain of Hijacked Tanker Dies from Injuries Sustained During Pirate Attack

Posted on 11/18/2009 @ 3:42 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

The captain of a tanker hijacked by Somali pirates on Monday has died from injuries sustained during the attack.Somali pirates attacked the MV Theresa VIII as it was sailing about 180 nautical miles northwest of the Seychelles. During the attack gunfire was exchanged and the captain, whose name has not been released, was struck.Pirates said the captain of the Singapore-operated tanker died on Tuesday.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBWooEB Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to create an in depth profile within WooEB. Profiles include an About Me, Background and Lifestyle, Videos, Photo sharing, News, Music, Blogs, unique URL and networking with other members inside the WooEB community. WooEB provides ADit to each member providing them the opportunity to have an exclusive profile (no outside advertising) displaying only banner ads they upload to their pages. Members can run their own ads or give or sell

U.S. President Barack Obama Admits Delay in Closing of Guantanamo

Posted on 11/18/2009 @ 3:41 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

U.S. President Barack Obama has admitted that his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center has been delayed, recognizing that there are still questions concerning where to house the more than 200 prisoners currently held at the facility.While Obama has made the closing of Guantanamo a focal point of his first year on office he has met resistance from many sides who have insisted that the detention center was the best place to keep suspected terrorists. That resistance has led to a delay that could push the closing back to late 2010, something Obama has accepted.Obama admitted that the question surrounding where to move the detainees has been problematic but, that is not the lone issue causing the delay. The President said there are also technical problems associated with closing Guantanamo and until those issues are worked out the detention center would remain open.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBWooEB Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members

Teenage Boy Detained by French Police after Plans to Shoot Up School Foiled

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 9:22 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

A 13-year-old boy is now in custody after French police detained the teenager shortly after his plans to shoot teachers at his school were foiled.According to reports the boy was heading to Saint-Esprit, a Roman Catholic school near Paris, with a loaded hunting rifle and 25 cartridges with the intention of killing several of his teachers as well as himself. The boy’s parents were apparently aware of his intentions after noticing the rifle was missing and alerted police who then secured the school prior to the boy’s arrival.When the teenager spotted the police he turned away and was eventually found sitting in an internet café by his parents. Police then arrived and detained the boy.Police believe the boy had no intention of making it out of the school alive, noting his final blog post declared “This is the last day of my life.”###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBWooEB Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to

German Prosecutors Charge Former Nazi SS Member with 58 Killings

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 3:32 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

A former Nazi SS member known only as a “retiree from Duisburg” has been charged in the murders of 58 Jewish forced laborers more than 60 years ago.According to prosecutors the 90-year-old suspect, along with accomplices, forced the Hungarian Jews into a forest outside the village of Deutsch Schuetzen in eastern Austria, forced them to kneel before a grave and then shot them in the back of the head.The murders reportedly took place on March 29, 1945 as World War II was ending and the mass grave was eventually uncovered in 1995 by the Austrian Jewish association.The accused man now has two weeks to present evidence in his defense or appeal the case before the court decides if the case should go forward.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBWooEB Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to create an in depth profile within WooEB. Profiles include an About Me, Background and Lifestyle, Videos, Photo sharing, News,

Israeli Interior Ministry Approves Planning Applications for New Housing Units in East Jerusalem

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 3:32 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Despite calls from Washington to freeze the construction of further settlements in Jerusalem the Israeli interior ministry has approved some 900 planning applications for new housing units at the Jewish settlement of Gilo.The decision to approve the applications will likely put any chance of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians on hold. Palestinians have insisted they would not sit at the table with Israel as long as construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where Gilo is located, is halted.According to Israel while Gilo is on land seized in 1967 it is part of Jerusalem, the Israeli capital, and it is within their right to build on that land. That right has been debated by the international community and under international law it is illegal to build settlements on occupied territory.U.S. President Barack Obama had encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to use “restraint” in settlement construction but Netanyahu has only agreed to use that restraint in respect to settlements in

Senior Aide to Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Charges

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 9:02 AM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Roy Bennett, a senior aide to Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and treasurer for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, has pled not guilty to terrorism charges and insisted the accusations are politically motivated.According to prosecutors Bennett was part of a plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe between 2002 and 2006. Bennett was arrested in February for allegedly possessing illegal weapons, a move that many inside his party believe to be orchestrated by the ZANU-PF.At the time of his arrest Bennett had been scheduled to be sworn in as deputy agriculture minister in the new unity government. That has been put on hold as Mugabe has refused to swear Bennett in while the case against him remains open.The charges against Bennett have added more tension to the fragile unity government in Zimbabwe as Mugabe has clearly shown that he will make little in concessions to Tsvangirai and his MDC party.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBYourFindit Community is a business, music andsocial

U.S. President Barack Obama Encourages China to Extend Individual Rights and Freedoms

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 9:02 AM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

U.S. President Barack Obama has encouraged China to extend individual rights to citizens, insisting certain freedoms were universal and should be made available to all.Obama addressed the issue before an audience of Chinese students during a questions-and-answer session at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum on Monday. During one portion of the session Obama stated, “We do not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation, but we also don't believe that the principles we stand for are unique to our nation.”The President went on to say, “These freedoms of expression and worship, of access to information and political participation - we believe are universal rights.”While Obama tried to remain diplomatic about the issues and said the relationship between the U.S. and China was improving his comments regarding rights and freedoms was not popular with the country’s leadership.Following the session, which included questions about Taiwan and his Nobel Peace Prize award, Obama flew to Beijing to

Gunmen Disguised in Iraqi Army Uniforms Open Fire on Village Southwest of Baghdad, at least 12 Killed

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 9:01 AM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

A group of gunmen disguised in Iraqi army uniforms launched an early morning attack on a village southwest of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and leaving several more wounded.According to officials the attack in Zauba was likely a result of a tribal dispute as many of the victims were tied to the Sunni militia Awakening Council. Among the dead was Attala Ouda al-Shukir, a leader of the Awakening Council, and three of his sons.A senior figure in the Iraqi Islamic Party was also killed in the attack.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBYourFindit Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to create an in depth profile within WooEB. Profiles include an About Me, Background and Lifestyle, Videos, Photo sharing, News, Music, Blogs, unique URL and networking with other members inside the WooEB community. WooEB provides ADit to each member providing them the opportunity to have an exclusive profile (no outside

Kosovo Holds First Local Elections Since Declaring Independence from Serbia

Posted on 11/16/2009 @ 9:18 AM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Kosovo is holding its first local elections since declaring independence from Serbia just over one year ago and while there has been strong opposition from the Serbian minority the government has insisted the process would be free and fair.Despite the historical marker that the election represents it is believe only about 40 percent of the eligible voters will turn out at the polls. That could be due in large part to threats of violence by Serbs who opposed independence.Sunday’s vote was being billed as “the most important since the proclamation of independence” by Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci who declared “We today confirm that our country has deserved to be independent and to have a European perspective.”While Serbia has encouraged Kosovo Serbs to boycott the vote many local Serb politicians have said that call should be ignored.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBYourFindit Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications that

Colombia to Release Members of Venezuelan National Guard

Posted on 11/16/2009 @ 9:17 AM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Four members of Venezuela’s national guard detained by Colombia after they were spotted on their territory will be released shortly.According to authorities in Colombia the four men were detained in the border province of Vichada on Friday. The detention was met with anger by Venezuela and President Hugo Chavez who continued to urge his armed forces to prepare for a possible war.Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe attempted to downplay the incident and insisted his country shared an “unbreakable affection” with Venezuela.While Uribe insists his country is not at odds with Venezuela that sentiment doesn’t appear to be mutual as Chavez has said Colombia’s recent military cooperation with the U.S. set the stage for a possible invasion.Uribe has denied those accusations, saying the partnership with the U.S. was aimed at stopping drug trafficking in the country.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBYourFindit Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of

Google Faces Swiss Court Case Due to Privacy Issues Related to Street View

Posted on 11/16/2009 @ 9:17 AM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Google’s Street View service has landed the Web search giant in a Swiss court where they are now facing charges that their popular application is a violation of Switzerland’s privacy laws.Street View provides a 360-degree view of any street level location, a tool that data protection commissioner Hanspeter Thuer said could produce images of individuals without their consent. Thuer has said Google has not done enough to ensure faces and license plates from vehicles were unrecognizable, a failure that could leave an individual in danger.Perhaps most upsetting to Thuer is Street View’s ability to show people inside hospitals, prisons, schools and other sensitive locations.Google has insisted that Street View was legal and they would fight to preserve the application. While it could still be months before the case makes it to court Thuer has asked that Google be forced to remove all pictures of Switzerland from the service and refrain from taking any more pictures until a ruling has been made.###Click here for

Explosions at Russian Arms Depot Leaves at least One Dead, Toll Expected to Rise Significantly

Posted on 11/13/2009 @ 12:32 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

A series of explosions at a Russian arms depot near Ulyanovsk has left at least one person dead and authorities have already said that death toll will rise significantly as several people remain missing.It is believed that a fire at the arms depot set off the explosions inside the facility, shattering the windows of nearby homes and sending large fireballs into the sky.Officials have evacuated 3,000 people from the area while firefighters continue to try and contain the blaze.###Click here for moreWorld NewsAbout WooEBWooEB Community is a business, music andsocial networking community. WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to create an in-depth profile within the community. Profiles include an About Me, Background and Lifestyle, Videos, Photo sharing, News, Music, Blogs, unique URL and networking with other members inside the WooEB community. WooEB provides ADit to each member providing them the opportunity to have an exclusive profile (no outside advertising) displaying only

9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Four Other Suspects to Appear in NY Civilian Court

Posted on 11/13/2009 @ 12:32 PM in #News by Brendan123 0 comments

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, along with four other men suspected of taking part in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, are being transferred from Guantanamo Bay to New York where they will appear in a civil court to answer to charges tied to the deadly events.All five men had been facing prosecution at U.S. military commissions in Guantanamo but a controversial decision to move the case to civil court was made after President Barack Obama announced plans to shut down the detention facility.Mohammed, believed to be the number three man in al-Qaeda, has already admitted he helped plan, finance and coordinate the attacks and planned on pleading guilty to all charges against him. While he has already offered an admission of guilt that could be thrown out of a civil court after evidence suggested he may have been subjected to water-boarding and other tactics used by investigators to gather information.Those tactics may have also been used against the other suspects and many now fear that their admissions will be thrown out of

As nursing is the most diverse of all attention professions, nurse profession is extremely good

Posted on 11/13/2009 @ 9:16 AM in #News by rub 0 comments

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