Suicidal Man Pushed Off Chinese bridge
A passerby pushed a man, who was threatening to commit suicide, off Haizhu Bridge in Guangzhou, China. The 66-year-old passerby, Lai Jiansheng, told China Daily that "I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests."Lai initially volunteered his services to police...
Canadian Still Faces Public Beheading in Saudi Arabia
A copy of a letter written to the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper by a Canadian man facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia has been obtained by The Canadian Press. In it, Mohamed Kohail pleads with the prime minister to utilise "every way possible to get me out of this situation." Munzer Al-Hiraki, 19, was killed ...
Court Rules Teen Must Take Chemotherapy
A judge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States ruled that a boy, Daniel Hauser, has been medically neglected by his parents and must take chemotherapy and radiation therapy for his cancer against his will.Medical professionals testifying at the proceedings said that Daniel's cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, has a 90% survival ...
Farrah Fawcett: ‘Under a Microscope’ and Holding On to Hope
For more than 2 1/2 years, Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer has sparked a flurry of headlines for celebrity tabloids. But it also has stripped the actress of her ability to seek treatment while maintaining her privacy, she said in an interview.In a three-hour conversation with The Times last August -- her...
American Journalist Freed from Iranian Prison
On Monday, Iran released Roxana Saberi, an American journalist with Iranian and Japanese parentage, from prison. Saberi was arrested in April and accused of spying. "[Saberi will be] released today," said one of Saberi's defense attorneys, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi. He added that after being released, Saberi "is entitled to...
Mothers Around the World on Mother's Day
Mother's Day was established on the second Sunday in May by Anna Jarvis after her mother passed away. Former United States President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the inaugural Mother's Day in 1914."Miss Jarvis thought Mother's Day should be a day you spend with your mother, or a day when you do something special for her like fix...
As Many As 100 Civilians Die In Afghan Raid
Afghan officials warned that a United States raid had killed 100 people, "mostly civilians", in the Afghani province of Farah. Among the dead was a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and his family."Twenty-five to 30 of them are Taliban, including from Chechnya and Pakistan, and the rest are civilians...
Swine Flu: Worldwide Update
Media reports suggest that the deadly H1N1 swine flu virus, which has killed sixteen people and infected hundreds worldwide, is continuing to spread. According to the United Nations' World Health Organisation, there are a total of 331 confirmed cases of swine flu throughout the world, with hundreds more suspected cases.The...
US GDP Sees Worst Drop in Five Decades
The United States Gross Domestic Product plunged at an annualised 6.1%, after shrinking by 6.3% in the last three months of last year, according to a report released by the US Commerce Department, making the ongoing recession the worst in at least fifty years.The report was released just hours before Federal Reserve officials...
At Least 86 Deaths in Mexico 'Likely Linked' to Swine Flu Outbreak
Officials in Mexico are asking citizens to take actions in order to minimize the spread of the swine flu outbreak. Citizens are urged to stay away from large crowds, avoid kissing people and stay at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) away from one another. Additionally, all schools and universities in Mexico City have been closed...
