Did painkiller addiction and pressure of making a comeback kill Michael Jackson? The Daily Mail | It’s too early to give a definitive account of exactly why Michael Jackson died last night of a cardiac arrest aged only 50. | But people who know the singer well say that his long term addiction to painkillers is the obvious underlying health issue which – combined with the considerab...
Gov’t vows to act on human trafficking cases The Daily Tribune | By Riza Recio and Michaela P. del Callar | 06/19/2009 | Somewhat being awakened from its stupor on the issue after the United States government retained the Philippines in its watchlist of countries that have failed to address the problem of human trafficking, Malacañang yesterday vowed to rectify...
Haughty Hamas Honcho Plays Pundit Wall Street Journal By JAMES TARANTO | Israel's Arutz Sheva reports that a notorious Arab terrorist is taking credit for Barack Obama's election as president: In a public address delivered on Al-Aqsa TV by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, the Damascus-based terror boss info...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad. Star Tribune | Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: | June 25 | San Antonio (Texas) Express-News, on readmitting Cuba to the Organization of American States: | The United States has no argument with the people of Cuba. It...
Editorial Roundup Denver Post | Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: | June 25 | San Antonio (Texas) Express-News, on readmitting Cuba to the Organization of American States: | The United States has no argument with the people of Cuba. It...
Jackson's Final Panic The Daily Beast | A close Michael Jackson confidante tells the Daily Beast he believes the star triggered his death with a foolhardy plan to void a concert commitment: mixing pills to prompt a minor hospital visit. Plus, behind the scenes at the stormy meetings wher...
Beholden To The Big Powers: Israel, Gaza And The Un Medialens | On December 27, 2008, Israel launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive assault on Gaza. 22 days later, around 1,400 Palestinians, including over 300 children, and 13 Israelis were ...
Students set fire to Bahrain classroom Arab News | Arab News | MANAMA: For the third time in less than three months, miscreants set fire to a classroom at Al-Naim Boys Secondary School in the capital. School authorities informed ...
Religion, along with music, played roles in Jackson's Mideast appeal Star Tribune | CAIRO - A Bahraini royal mourned him publicly, young Lebanese held a candlelight tribute, Egyptian musicians hailed him as an inspiration. | Beyond his global reach, Michael Jackson held a special place in the Muslim world, as one of the first majo...
Arab world mourns Michael Jackson Wtop By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Associated Press Writer | CAIRO (AP) - A Bahraini royal mourned him publicly, young Lebanese held a candlelight tribute, Egyptian musicians hailed him as an inspiration. | Beyond his global reach, Michael Jackson held a special...
Arab world mourns Michael Jackson The Press Democrat | Beyond his global reach, Michael Jackson held a special place in the Muslim world, as one of the first major Western entertainers to break through cultural barriers in the 1980s. | Some made a connection with the pop icon because of rumors, never s...
Bahraini women fight for fair law Gulf Daily News | A new call for a Family Law has gone out following allegations that Bahraini husbands are allegedly extorting money from wives who file for divorce, who don't even have the money to feed their families. | The GDN has spoken to several women who claim to have been driven to poverty by the current justice system, which allows family disputes such a...
Yemen air crash black boxes will take 'several days' to recover - French officer Daily Star Lebanon | Compiled by Daily Star staff | Monday, July 06, 2009 | - Powered by | Search teams will take several days to locate and recover the black boxes of the Yemenia airliner that crashed off the Comoros with 153 people on board, a French naval officer told AFP Sunday. "We expect to pinpoint the location of the black boxes in the coming days," Lieutenan...
