Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan kidnapped up to 400 students from a military-run college, with teachers and relatives, on Monday as they were traveling in mini-buses, police said. The abduction took place while the Pakistani army pressed on with an offensive against the Taliban in the Swat valley in another part of the northwest.
Archive for June, 2009
Taliban Kidnap 400 Students in Pakistan
Posted: 1st June 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: al-Qaeda, juhadi, kidnap, pakistan, students, swat, Taliban, terrorist
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Indonesian ‘Treeman’ Seeks Treatment
Posted: 1st June 2009 by Veritas in Oddly Enough, PoliticsTags: dede, fisherman, hpv, human papilloma virus, indonesian, treeman, vitamin a, warts
Dede is an Indonesian fisherman who’s body is covered in bark-like growths, giving him the appearance of being a half man half tree creature. Dede is in fact entirely human, and fears that the growth which has already destroyed his job and marriage will take its final toll on his life.
Girl Auctions Her Virginity Online To Highest Bidder
Posted: 1st June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Lifestyle, Oddly EnoughTags: Austrailia, internet auction, online auction, virgin
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman who auctioned her virginity online is back on the market after an Australian man who paid to meet her has been banned by his wife.
Its Official – Auto Giant GM Declares Bankruptcy
Posted: 1st June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Economy | FinanceTags: american car, auto industry, auto workers, automobile, bankrupt, Bankruptcy, broke, general motors, GM
In the largest industrial bankruptcy ever seen in U.S. history, General Motors Corp., the top U.S. automaker and once the world’s largest corporation, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
French Jet Is Missing, Vanished in Flight
Posted: 1st June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly Enough, PoliticsTags: airplane, flight, France, french jet, jet, missing, plane
A missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast.