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Obama Author Jerome Corsi Detained by Kenyan Government
2008-10-07 15:39:00 Investigative author Jerome Corsi has been detained by the government in Kenya just as he was just about to hold a press conference to announce his findings about Barack Obama’s dealings with the country. Corsi, the author of the No. 1 best-selling book “The Obama Nationa,” as picked up by authorities at his hotel at 9:45 ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Obama Author Jerome Corsi Detained by Kenyan Government", url: "http://bumpshack.com/2008/10/0-7/obama-author-jerome-corsi-det-ained-by-kenyan-government/" });
Beijing: Five US activists detained after lighting up ?Free Tibet? LED Thro
2008-08-20 08:37:00 [I used to print for Students for a Free Tibet. Good, hardworking folks. -RS] [From boingboing] An update on the pro-Tibet tech-art protests happening in Beijing: Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) tells Boing Boing that a group of five pro-Tibet activists displayed an LED Throwie Banner near the Olympics site in Beijing. The protesters, all of ...
By: News for Greens
Morgan Tsvangirai Detained Again
2008-06-07 09:07:00 The situation in Zimbabwe worsens as President Mugabe continues tightening the screws on opposition parties and organizations who dare challenge his rule. Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the Movement for Democratic Change was detained by police for the second time in a week. The police are employing this form of harassment in order to ...
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Asif detained in Dubai
2008-06-03 09:39:00 In a sensational turn of events, Pakistani pacer Mohd Asif has been detained at the Dubai International airport for allegedly carrying drugs in his luggage. The pacer, who was on his way back to Pakistan after a stint in the Indian Premier League, was detained on Sunday. Due to the hectic efforts of the Pakistan Cricket Board ...
By: Latest News
Stab mother is detained under act
2008-06-01 22:44:00 The injured baby is said to be 'critical but stable' The mother of two children who were stabbed to death at their home has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
By: Get rich
Soldiers detained for taking guns into Mexico, released in Cd. Juarez
2008-05-31 20:24:00 "I have no bad feelings, but I just want to go home," he said. "I have no bad feelings against Mexico or the people of Mexico."
By: Mexico Trucker
Teens detained, banned (or not, depending on the story) from Apple stores f
2008-05-31 06:31:00 iPhoneWorld.ca . .Apparently something as innocent as installing a third party iPhone racing game on a demonstration unit in an Apple Store can cause you to be detained for a few hours, by Apple Store security along with the Police, and then be escorted out like a criminal. At least that’s what a San ...
By: iPhone World
English Neurology Patient Detained in Polish Psychiatric Hospital
2008-05-27 14:00:00 A former salesman and resident of Lancashire has been detained in a psychiatric hospital in Poland after being discovered wandering the streets of Warsaw. Matthew Evans, aged 49, is in the advanced stages of Huntington's disease, a genetic neurological disorder characterizd by dementia and motor dysfunction, apparently travelled alone to Poland earlier this month. According to sources, he was found wandering the streets and taken to hospital just hours after arriving in the city. He then discharged himself three days later and vanished on his way to the airport to fly home. Polish authorities have since found him and admitted him to a hospital until he is well enough to return home, or can be collected by representatives from British social services. His brother Paul, who lives in Devon, has been kept informed of the developments by the Foreign Office and plans to visit Mr Evans as soon as it can be arranged. He said: "I feel so relieved that he's been found and is now bein...
By: Providentia
English Neurology Patient Detained in Polish Psychiatric Hospital
2008-05-27 14:00:00 A former salesman and resident of Lancashire has been detained in a psychiatric hospital in Poland after being discovered wandering the streets of Warsaw. Matthew Evans, aged 49, is in the advanced stages of Huntington's disease, a genetic neurological disorder characterizd by dementia and motor dysfunction, apparently travelled alone to Poland earlier this month. According to sources, he was found wandering the streets and taken to hospital just hours after arriving in the city. He then discharged himself three days later and vanished on his way to the airport to fly home. Polish authorities have since found him and admitted him to a hospital until he is well enough to return home, or can be collected by representatives from British social services. His brother Paul, who lives in Devon, has been kept informed of the developments by the Foreign Office and plans to visit Mr Evans as soon as it can be arranged. He said: "I feel so relieved that he's been found and is n...
By: Providentia
[Scary] Two innocent men arrested and detained. One because he shared a nam
2008-05-25 20:01:00 NJ.com
Saudi Shiite Detained For Protesting To King
2008-05-24 09:33:00 Saui authorities have detained a leading Ismaili activist who complained to the King of Saudi Arabia ovr allgedrights abuses againt the Shiite minority in the country. Ahmd Turki Al-Saab was arrested days after he and five othr Shiites from the southern province of Najran handed King Abdullah a 300 page report over abuses by his ...
British Student Detained For Doing His Homework
2008-05-24 09:09:00 A masters degree student at Nottingham University, who was engaged in research, was detained for six days after his university informed police about al-Qaida relalrled material he he downloaded. Depsite, Nottingham university supervisors insisting to the police the material was directly relevlant to his research, Rizwaan Sabir was heald for nearly a week under the Terrorism Act and accused of downloading material for illegal use. The case highlights what lecturers are claiming is a direct assault on academic freedom led by the government which, in its attempt to put into action a “prevent agenda” against terrorism are preventing the development of necessary intellectual research, which, ironically can assist in efforts to combat terrorism. Sabir was arrested on May 14 after the document was found by a university satff member on an administrator’s computer. The administrator, Hishm Yezza, downloaded the material because the young man could not have afforded costs i...
1,000 Detained By Iraqi Forces
2008-05-17 16:33:00 Why is this not bigger news? Also, how the hell did this actually get printed (goes back to my theory that good news from Iraq is printed in the NY Times of Saturdays because the editors are all getting drunk on Friday nights. Apparently, it extends to Reuters) Iraqi forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects ...
By: Pirate's Cove
B K Ong, Suaram activists, Hindraf supporters detained after Hindraf demons
2008-05-11 07:53:00 5.30pm - Three more Hindraf activists or supporters are also said to be held by police: Vimal, Hindraf activist Selvam and press freedom activist Stanley, who had earlier campaigned for a boycott of The Star. This brings the total to seven detained. 3.15pm - About 10-15 people are at the police station. B K Ong, Satish, ...
By: anilnetto.com
Another Indonesian MP detained
2008-05-04 03:44:00 Indonesia's anti-graft agency has detained a member of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's political party on suspicion of accepting a bribe in a forestry investigation, officials said yesterday.Indonesia's anti-corruption commission has gone into high gear in recent months, detaining several senior officials including the central bank governor and a member of the Attorney-General's office.Sarjan Tahir, a member of parliament for Yudhoyono's Democratic Party, was detained on Friday night, officials said, adding that this may be the first such case for the party.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Austria 'sex captor' is detained
2008-04-29 14:54:00 An Austrian man who admitted holding his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering her seven children has appeared before a regional court.
By: Get rich
Treach Detained By Newark Police
2008-04-23 18:13:00 Naughty by Nature frontman, Treach was detained by the Newark Police Department yesterday, after what police call “the most violent 24 hour period in Newark’s history.” After reports of shootings were made on West Runyon Street in Newark, New Jersey, Treach, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was stopped and questioned by the police. No guns ...
Jakarta Olympic Torch Relay, Dutch protester detained
2008-04-22 10:30:00 The Jakarta leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay began at 2 p.m. local time (0700 GMT) Tuesday in the Bung Karno Sports Complex as cloudy Jakarta sky turned to a bright sunshine. Jiang Xiaoyu, vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of Olympic Games (BOCOG), handed over the torch, which was kindled with the sacred Olympic flame from ancient Olympia of Greece, to Rita Subowo, president of the National Olympic Committee of Indonesia.Governor Fauzi said in his opening speech: "Sports are always an element that can unite the world, unite many cultures in the world. Through sports, we promote peace and understanding among people in the world. "Jakarta is very proud of being the host of the Olympic torch relay. We wish the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a great success."The chosen torch bearers include Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, Tourism Minister Jero Wacik, Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Lan Linjun and badminton world champion Taufik Hidayat.Meanwhile, police swooped on ab...
Everrest 2008: 600 Protesters Detained in NEPAL
2008-04-18 20:03:00 Protests have erupted inside Nepal over the past couple of days. Nepal, which has been fairly quiet in regards to Tibetan protests, has finally been hit with the rage. Over 600 Tibetan protesters have been detained in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, since yesterday. All of the protests are centering on the Chinese Visa Office ...
By: The Adventurist
A number of monks detained during fresh protects in Tibet
2008-04-17 17:51:00 Dharamshala:Â A number of monks were detained in Drepung Monastery in Tibet, after they protested against Chinese efforts to denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama, says Dharmshala based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). “Security forces were called into the monastery by the “Work Team” to control the monks who protested the ...
Two Taiwanese detained at airport for carrying drugs
2008-04-13 04:04:00 Customs officers at Jakarta`s Soekarno-Hstta international airport on Friday detained two Taiwanese nationals for trying to smuggle in a quantity of crystal methamphetamine.The two Taiwanese, identified by their initials as KTL (23) and HYL (26), arrived on a China Airlines flight from Hong Kong carrying 6.9 kilograms of crystal metamphitamine, Banten customs and excises office chief Bachtiar said.They were arrested at 8 on Friday evening after they had disembarked from China Airlines flight CI-679.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Afghans Hold Secret Trials for Men That U.S. Detained
2008-04-10 05:31:00 KABUL, Afghanistan - Dozens of Afghan men who were previously held by the United States at Bagram Air Base and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are now being tried here in secretive Afghan criminal proceedings based mainly on allegations forwarded by the
By: Get rich
Man detained at police station dies in hospital after complaining of chest
2008-04-10 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}KASUGAI, Aichi -- A man in detention at a police station for theft died after he complained of pains in his chest and was rushed to a local hospital, police officials said.Local police are poised to conduct an autopsy on the man's body in a bid to determine the cause of his death.At around 5:30 p.m. no Wednesday, a worker at the detention facility of Kasugai Police Station found the 36-year-old suspect in a theft case was holding his chest, and called fo ...
Mugabe Mulls Options; Foreigners Detained
2008-04-04 07:24:00 HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 3 -- President Robert Mugabe's fractured inner circle called an emergency meeting for Friday morning to debate whether the president should step down or participate in a second round of voting against opposition leader Morgan
By: Get rich
Mugabe Mulls Options, Foreigners Detained
2008-04-04 06:24:00 HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 3 -- President Robert Mugabe's fractured inner circle called an emergency meeting for Friday morning to debate whether the president should step down or participate in a second round of voting against opposition leader Morgan
By: Get rich
Aussie detained over 27kg of heroin
2008-03-27 04:44:00 AN Australian man has been detained in Indonesia over alleged drug offences.The Indonesian news website Detik.com said Hong Kong-born Jose Manuel Xavier, who has an Australian passport, was detained after a request from Australian police."He was arrested after the Australian police made a request to Indonesian police," Mugiarto, the head of Yogyakarta Police's drug unit, told Detik."The evidence is mostly still in Australia, estimated at 27kg of heroin."Mugiarto would not comment on the reported involvement of Australian police in the man's detention.But he did say Mr Xavier was detained at Yogyakarta Airport on Tuesday and had been taken into police custody after flying to the central Java city from Bali.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Bhutto ally elected PM, releases detained judges
2008-03-25 07:08:00 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The deposed chief justice emerged from house arrest Monday after Pakistan's new prime minister ordered police to pull back razor-wire barricades and release judges ousted last year by President Pervez Musharraf.
By: Get rich
Detained Judges Freed in Pakistan
2008-03-24 22:03:00 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - To thunderous applause from fellow lawmakers and a packed visitors gallery, the newly chosen prime minister of Pakistan on Monday immediately released the judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf when he imposed emergency
By: Get rich
Elder Fireman Detained Against His Will.- His Crime "Owning Too Much Proper
2008-03-24 12:10:00 by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman The Free PressNorman Baker is an American hero who has been detained against his will for more than three years. His "crime": owning too much property. ?His sentence: a court-appointed guardianship on the brink of costing him everything he spent his life building.His rights in this case: virtually none, significantly less in many ways than an actual law-breaking criminal. ?His future if this continues: long-term de facto imprisonment, followed by abject poverty, if he has anything left at all. ?A retired firefighter who once helped save a child's life, Norman Baker is not suspected of terrorism. He has never been charged with any statutory infraction, and has never been in any kind of trouble with the law. ?But he has been stripped of his right to vote and access to his own assets, which appear to have been weel in excess of $1 million as little as three years ago.Until he was placed in a nursing home against his will by the court-appointed atto...
By: Elder Abuse
50 Tibetans detained for trying to storm Chinese embassy
2008-03-15 10:10:00 Over 50 Tibetan activists were detained Saturday afternoon when they tried to storm the Chinese embassy here - the third time in a week - to protest the crackdown on demonstrating monks in Lhasa, in Tibet.
By: Latest News
Officials Say C.I.A. Secretly Detained Suspect
2008-03-15 04:26:00 WASHINGTON - The secretly detained a suspected member of Al Qaeda for at least six months beginning last summer as part of a program in which C.I.A. officers have been authorized by President Bush to use harsh interrogation techniques, American
By: Get rich
Sri Lankan journalists detained
2008-03-13 05:02:00 Media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RWB) has expressed concern about the fate of five Sri Lankan journalists detained by the police.1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Second SocGen employee detained
2008-03-13 04:55:00 A second Societe Generale employee has been arrested as part of the inquiry into an alleged rogue trader scandal at the bank, judicial officials say.1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Detained and Harassed at Walmart for not showing a receipt [Digg]
2008-03-03 19:17:00 Reader J was detained and harassed by some Walmart employees on his way out of the store the other day. J had already put his receipt inside his wallet after purchasing a $25 shower rack when a Walmart employee demanded to see his receipt. J declined and continued exiting the store. That's when things got weird. First, he was grabbed by a Walmart e
Former Thai PM Thaksin detained
2008-02-28 04:41:00 A large crowd of supporters was waiting for Thaksin in BangkokFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been taken into custody on his arrival in Thailand after spending 17 months in exile.
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Three Illegals Detained Following Explosion of Anti-Tank Ammo
2008-02-20 04:04:00 One of the guys arrested had anti-tank ammo at his house: Authorities now have three people under arrest as they conduct an investigation into unspent anti-tank shells found in a Raleigh metal scrap yard. A federal agent says three Hispanic men were being held on immigration violations, but declined to elaborate about the case. Disposal operations ended Friday at the plant. Raleigh police said Army experts detonated 34 explosive devices. Sanford police say they found similar shells at one man’s home and were told it came from the Fort Bragg area. The FBI didn’t offer much more information, but what they did is worth noting: How the scroungers got the shells is still a mystery. An FBI spokeswoman in Charlotte said Friday that she couldn’t release any new information about the investigation. Working from identification given to the scrap yard, investigators traced the explosives to Sanford, and the two men detained by the Sanford police said the munitions had com...
2 senior Indon central bank officials detained
2008-02-15 08:57:00 INDONESIA'S top anti-graft body has detained two senior central bank officials over their alleged involvement in misappropriating US$11 million (S$16 million) of Bank Indonesia (BI) funds, a report said. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) nabbed BI's director for legal affairs Oey Hoey Tiong, and Rusli Simanjuntak, head of BI's Surabaya office, the Jakarta Post reported on Friday. 'They will stay in detention for 20 days' while the investigation continues, KPK deputy chairman Chandra M. Hamzah said. The anti-graft body also questioned Supreme Audit Agency head Anwar Nasution, the whistle-blower in the case, and two other witnesses, former BI deputy governor Iwan R. Prawiranata and lawmaker Hamka Yamdhu, the report said. BI governor Burhanuddin Abdullah, who was named a suspect by the commission last month, was expected to be questioned next week, it said. About a third of the misappropriated funds were allegedly transferred to more than 10...
Iraqi medic detained over blasts
2008-02-13 17:36:00 The blasts tore through two popular animal marketsA psychiatric hospital official has been detained in Baghdad in connection with bombings by two allegedly mentally disabled women, says the US military.
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Woman is detained on oil platform
2008-02-10 16:41:00 Workers are now returning to the North Sea oil platformPolice are making arrangements to fly a 23-year-old woman from a North Sea oil platform which was at the centre of a security alert.
By: Get rich
Sanjay Nirupam detained by Mumbai police
2008-02-06 09:37:00 Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam and his ten supporters were taken into preventive detention by Mumbai Police on Tuesday at Shivaji Park area here. Nirupam was arrested after Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists attacked his office at Andheri. Nirupam and his supporters were supposed to hold a protest rally at Shivaji Park and a sit-in in front of Raj Thackeray’s house against the MNS-led violence in the state since Sunday. The police reportedly arrested MNS spokesperson Shishir Shinde and 14 other MNS activists. After the attack, Nirupam denied to cancel his planned ‘dharna’ at Raj Thackeray’s house. MNS activists has clashed yesterday with SP workers, attacked two theatres screening Bhojpuri films and assaulted north Indian taxi drivers and vendors. "Today, the situation in many parts of Mumbai, like Worli is not good, we drivers do not go to those places even if offered a good deal," said Sarju Mahto, a taxi driver. MNS...
By: B4U India
Bhutto's alleged killers detained for 10 more days
2008-02-03 12:33:00 An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has extended the remand of two men suspected to be members of a squad of suicide bombers that killed former premier Benazir Bhutto by another ten days. The two men — 15-year-old Aitzaz Shah and Sher Zaman — were produced in court under tight security on Saturday. Shah had earlier told investigators that he was next in line to target Benazir, who was assassinated in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi on December 27. City Police had booked the two under Sections 302/24, 435/36, 120-B, 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act and 4/5 of the Explosive Act. According to the Daily Times, Judge Chaudhry Habibullah has ordered the accused to be produced before him again on February 12. Meanwhile, Karachi Central District and Sessions Judge Sofia Latif has directed Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to appear before her court on March 15 in connection with the next hearing of the Justice Nizam Ahmed and his son Nadeem Ahmed's ...
By: B4U India
Aitzaz Ahsan re-detained for 30 days
2008-02-03 12:27:00 Just a day after his release, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan on Saturday was re-arrested for 30 days. Ahsan, who was detained for three months under the emergency law of Pakistan, has been placed under house arrest. He was detained soon after he tried to go to assassinated ex-premier Benazir Bhutto’s residence in Sindh. According to sources, Ahsan was trying to go to Singh to express his condolences to Benazir’s husband Asif Ali Zardari. Confirming Ahsan’s detention, the Pakistan Interior Ministry has refused to give reasons for his arrest. Authorities in Pakistan have also issued detention orders for another senior opposition lawyer Tariq Mehmood. He was also placed under house arrest. “These orders have no legal and constitutional justification. In fact, there is no law and constitution prevailing in the country,” the Dawn quoted Mehmood, as saying. After his release, Ahs...
By: B4U India
5 Pinoys detained in Malaysia over ?love triangle?
2008-01-29 05:57:00 Five Filipino technicians were detained for two days in Malaysia over an alleged ?love triangle” spat with a Malaysian. In an interview with GMANews.TV on Monday, Penang Support Group (PSG) president Veronica Estores said the Filipinos were brought to a police station for questioning after ?sharp weapons” were found in their hostel. According to the information ...
Filipino entertainers detained in Malaysia
2008-01-18 04:53:00 At least 30 Filipino entertainers, including two pregnant women, are detained in a police station in Malaysia. Maricel Lacsamana Martin, 21, a resident of Caloocan City and one of the detained Filipina entertainers in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, said in a text message sent to a relative that they were arrested last Dec. 16, 2007. The Filipinas are ...
Activists detained for 'trespassing' on Japanese whaling ship
2008-01-17 00:00:00 Two anti-whaling activists were detained Tuesday by members aboard a whaling ship operated by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research, the Fisheries Agency said.The two men, reported to be an Australian and a Briton belonging to the U.S. environmental preservation group Sea Shepherd, were detained in Antarctic waters, where the No. 2 Yushin Maru is carrying out scientific whaling.It is the first time for a whaling ship to detain activists since the scientific whaling prog ...
Czech woman pretending to be 13-year-old boy detained in Norway
2008-01-10 13:31:00 Skrlova's new identity was allegedly part of the plans of a religious sect.
Saudi Blogger Detained Indefinitely
2008-01-04 09:00:00 Fouad al-Farhan (center) On December tenth, Saudi blogger Fouad al-Farhan was detained for questioning by the Saudi Interior Ministry. In a case that has invoked international condemnation, possible charges against Farhan have not been elaborated on, except for a brief statement by a Ministry spokesman, stating that, Farhan was detained "for violating rules not related to state security." read more »Tech-norati Tags: Innovation International Miscellaneous News Technology Travel Wacky Websites Array
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Medan city mayor detained for alleged corruptio
2008-01-03 00:34:00 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained the mayor of Medan, Abdillah, as a suspect in two corruption cases said to have caused the state a financial loss of at least Rp26.69 billion. After being grilled for 12 hours at the KPK building here Wednesday, Abdillah was sent to the Metropolitan Jakarta Police`s detention center. KPK Vice Chairman Chandra Hamzah said Abdillah was suspected of having committed graft in the procurement of fire trucks causing the state to lose Rp3.69 billion, and misused Rp26 billion in Medan City Budget funds from 2002 to 2006. The charges against Abdillah were based on articles in Law No 31/1999 and Law No 20/2001 on enriching one`s self, one or more other persons or a corporate body unlawfully by abusing one`s authority.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Malaysia detained 5 under ISA [Digg]
2007-12-14 13:47:00 Malaysia detained 5 hindu extremist leaders under ISA. The five were lawyers P. Uthayakumar, R. Kengadharan, V. Ganabatirau, M. Manoharan and a senior executive with Malaysia Building Society Bhd, K. Vasantha Kumar.ISI is an internal security act |
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