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- Forces loyal to Ouattara plan to seal Ivory Coast border
- Gaddafi loyalists go on offensive, rebels pushed back
- George Clooney to be defense witness in Berlusconi sex case
- British music royalties suffer first ever decrease
- New York City disputes 2010 Census
- Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs may work for Facebook
- Explosion at Yemen weapons factory kills dozens
| Forces loyal to Ouattara plan to seal Ivory Coast border Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
On Monday, Ouattara forces, dubbed New Forces, and those loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, who claims to be the winner of a disputed election last fall, began fighting in Duekoue, a western town of strategic importance due to its position at a crossroads, with access to both Liberia and Guinea. More... |
| Gaddafi loyalists go on offensive, rebels pushed back Posted:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi launched an offensive Tuesday and managed to push rebel forces out of the town of Bin Jawad. This comes as world powers met the same day to discuss the future of the country. More... |
| George Clooney to be defense witness in Berlusconi sex case Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy, has announced he will call American actor George Clooney to testify at his trial. Berlusconi has been accused with having sex with a underage prostitute, Karima El Mahroug during a party at his villa near Milan. He has denied the charges. The Italian PM has also been accused of abusing his power by intervening in a theft that Ms. Mahroug was involved in. Berlusconi also attempted to evade the charges by using a recently overturned law that would leave him immune to prosecution. More... |
| British music royalties suffer first ever decrease Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
In the United Kingdom, PRS for Music has announced that the total royalties that artists in the music receive has decreased by 1%. This is the first time that such a decline has ever occurred. More... |
| New York City disputes 2010 Census Posted:
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 New York City officials plan to dispute the Census Bureau's data, after it was discovered that the 2010 Census reported only minimal growth in New York City and in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. More... |
| Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs may work for Facebook Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Robert Gibbs, the former press secretary for the U.S. White House, has been said to be in talks with Facebook about possible future employment as a manager for the communications aspect of the company. According to an anonymous source close to the company, Gibbs is being pressed to quickly accept the job, in which Mr. Gibbs may receive millions of dollars in both salary and initial stock options for a planned public offering of Facebook Inc. in 2012. More... |
| Explosion at Yemen weapons factory kills dozens Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
According to the BBC, at least 78 people were killed, while The Independent reported that over one hundred people had been killed. The explosion occurred in the southern town of Ja`ar, located in the province of Abyan. More... |
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