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Chinese Woman Sentenced to Hard Labor for Tweet
Tweet lands Chinese woman in labor camp. A Chinese woman has been sentenced to a YEAR of hard labor over a TWITTER post! Cheng Jianping got the sentence for “disrupting social order” after re-tweeting an apparently farcical message from her fiancé, urging protesters to smash … Continue reading
Bird Flu Reported in Hong Kong
Bird flu is back in Hong Kong. It’s baaaaack! Health officials in Hong Kong have confirmed the first case of human bird flu in seven years! A 59-year old woman is in serious condition after contracting the virus during a trip to the … Continue reading
Italy Arrests Top Mob Boss After 14 Years
Mob boss busted after 14 years on the run. One of Italy’s top mob bosses – Antonio Iovine – who was on the lam for 14 years was arrested after being found in a crawlspace. He THEN tried to evade authorities by attempting to … Continue reading
Authorities Bust International Drug Ring
Brazilian drug syndicate smashed. Brazilian police say they’ve arrested 22 people involved with an international drug ring! Operation Desert was looking into a group smuggling Bolivian cocaine to Europe and Africa. Along with the arrest, they seized about 2 and a half-ton of coke, a … Continue reading
Activists Go Topless for Womens Rights
Ukraine women go topless for equal rights. If you’re bored by American politics, maybe you should start following what’s happening in the Ukraine! The country is home to Femen a topless women’s rights group boasting over 300 members. They use nudity as a … Continue reading
Japanese Probe Successfully Back Space Dust
Probe brings space dust back to Earth. Japanese scientists have made history by bringing the first ever asteroid samples back to Earth! The Hayabusa probe returned to us in June after a 7-year mission to the 16-hundred-foot long Itokawa asteroid. Scientists hope its contents will … Continue reading
Rare Diamond Sells for 46 Million
Rare diamond sells for record price at auction. A rare 25-karat pink diamond has sold at auction for a record 46 million dollars! The gem sold to London jeweler Laurence Graff. This purchase actually smashes his own record, in 2008 he paid 24.3 million for … Continue reading
Police Seize a Ton of Cocaine
Over a ton of coke found in Italy may be mob-related. Italian police are celebrating what they call their largest drug bust in 15 years! Over a ton of pure cocaine worth about 340 million dollars was intercepted in a shipment from Brazil. Cops in … Continue reading
Sara May Bares All in Election Campaign
Rising in the polls. A Polish singer-turned-politician is baring nearly all in hopes of getting elected! Sara May has plastered steamy posters of herself all over her district in Warsaw, with a goal of landing a spot on the city council. The shots feature the … Continue reading
Suu Kyi Sees Peace for Burma
All she is saying is give democracy a chance. Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she’s hoping for a peaceful revolution in Myanmar. This a few days after her long-anticipated release from house arrest, where she’s spent 15 of the past 21 years! It … Continue reading
More North Korean Refugees Flee South
North Koreans Going South. Data from Seoul’s Unification Ministry shows that 20-thousand people have fled to South Korea from the North since the end of the Korean War! A 41-year-old woman just became the twenty-thousandth refugee claimant. The number of North Koreans defecting to the … Continue reading
Man Lives With Poisonous Spiders for Charity
Aussia man living with deadly spiders for charity. A man from Melbourne, Australia is risking his life to raise money for charity. Nick Le Souef is planning to move into a 12-foot by 4-foot shop window, where he’ll live amongst hundreds of poisonous, deadly … Continue reading
Imprisoned Democracy Leader Suu Kyi Released After 21 Years
Suu Kyi to be set free. Reports out of Myanmar suggest that long-imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will soon be freed! Military authorities have reportedly signed an order for her release. As leader of the National League for Democracy, Suu Kyi has spent … Continue reading
G20 Summit Tackling Trade Imbalances
Nations arguing over trade at G20 summit. At the G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea, world leaders have agreed to try and come up with guidelines to combat trade imbalances between nations. The biggest conflict is between the US and China. Washington feels that China’s … Continue reading
Iran Denied to Promote Women Equality
Iran not considered female friendly. Iran has been denied a spot on a UN agency to promote equality for women. Many other nations, including the US and Canada, have objected to Iran’s bid to join “UN Women”. Keep in mind, Iran advocates the lashing and … Continue reading