Kathmandu January 13 2008 The Bikini killer, French National Charles Gurumukh Sobhraj a.k.a. known as The Serpent has been turned down by the Supreme Court of Nepal (SC) in his desperate attempt to escape law. The SC on Tuesday announced that it would pass the verdict on the case only after the Appellate Court settles […]
Nepal must talk to Mukherjee on border encroachment by India
Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee is on a three-day visit to Nepal. Nepal must seek equal respect from the neighbor by raising the issue of continuous border encroachment by the Indian side. Nepal has continuously faced a series of border encroachments from the Indian side. It has been an issue of independence and sovereignty, […]
Leona Helmsley -“Queen of Mean”
In 1983, real estate tycoons and hoteliers Harry and Leona Helmsley bought the weekend retreat of their dreams. The newly acquired 21 room estate, known as Dunnellen Hall, was situated on 26 sprawling acres in Greenwich, Connecticut. The cost of the enormous house and surrounding property was a staggering $11 million. Leona Helmsley was a […]
Tony Alamo: Arkansas Evangelical Compound Raided
Federal authorities and detained six children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries complex in southwestern Arkansas, the culmination of a long investigation into Tony Alamo and his followers. Tony Alamo, 74, is described by some as a cult leader and is a self-proclaimed prophet. Police were after him on allegations of child pornography and abuse. […]
Evangelist suspected of child abuse and pornography
The Tony Alamo 15-acre Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark., was raided by federal officers Saturday, Sept. 20. They were looking for evidence of child abuse and production of pornography. No one has been arrested, but officers say a future arrest is likely. The raid is the result of a two-year investigation of the ministry, […]
Free market Economists Urge Post-Olympics Social and Political Reforms
For its foreign visitors, the Olympics seemed to be an introduction to all that free market forces have done to China since Opening Up and Reform began following Mao’s death (which was 32 years ago today, btw, and barely paid any attention). What does that mean? It led Thomas Friedman to write that American cities now look third world in comparison […]
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