Saturday, June 6, 2009 A Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces today while protesting the separation wall in the West Bank village of Nilin. Another protester, who is 15, was wounded. Aqel Srur, who was 35, died in…
Delhi High Court restores copyright infringement case at Delhi University
Monday, December 12, 2016 On Friday, the Delhi High Court restored a trial over claims of copyright infringement from photocopying of study materials for Delhi University (DU) course packs. The charges of violation of copyright by DU’s Rameshwari Photocopy Service…
Cargo ship Arctic Sea may be found
Saturday, August 15, 2009 A cargo ship spotted off the African island nation of Cape Verde could be the missing MV Arctic Sea. The Maltese flagged MV Arctic Sea disappeared off the French coast sometime after July 29. Owned by…
‘Crown Fire’ forces residents in Southern California to evacuate homes
Friday, July 30, 2010 Antelope Valley, California — A huge wildfire that has been burning in the High Desert of Southern California since 2:00 pm (2200 UTC) yesterday continues to threaten residents in the city of Palmdale in the Antelope…
Circus elephant escapes in Zurich, Switzerland
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 A circus elephant managed to escape from her handler on Sunday night in the city of Zurich, Switzerland before being recaptured by local police and circus animal keepers. The 26-year-old female elephant, named Sabu, is from…
Hell Pizza condom advertisements: complaints upheld
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 A record number of complaints, over 600, against the New Zealand restaurant chain Hell Pizza for its advertising campaign using condoms delivered via letterbox have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Family First “welcomes…
Common Sense Advisory announces size of worldwide translation and localization market and ranking of top 20 language services companies
Saturday, July 16, 2005 Common Sense Advisory, Inc., an independent business globalization, internationalization, and localization and translation research and consulting firm, announces the release of its list of the top 20 language service providers (LSPs) and its estimate of the…
Government shuts off water to California farms in controversial effort to help threatened species
Thursday, August 13, 2009 A farming town in California claims that it may disappear due to the United States federal government shutting off water pumps, though the government states the actions are necessary to save several marine species. In July…
East Timor – Australia problematic billion-dollar gas and oil accord
Saturday, December 3, 2005 Australia and East Timor officials signed a billion-dollar gas and oil accord, which is necessary because of a current maritime border dispute between the countries, which covers a major oil field. Although the accord has to…
Three children die in Edinburgh house fire
Thursday, August 5, 2010 A criminal investigation has begun in Edinburgh after three children were killed in a fire at a three storey house just before 3pm yesterday. Firefighters were called to the house on Slateford Road in Scotland’s capital…