Jamaica Gleaner International
Published: Monday Friday | April 17, 2009
Somalia PM seeks help to stop piracy
Kenya (AP): Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has disclosed that his government has identified many pirate leaders but needs more resources to go after them... Read More...
Court awards former dictator $106 million
Indonesia (AP):Indonesia's Supreme Court has reversed an earlier ruling ordering Time Magazine to pay $106 million for an article that allegedly defamed former dictator Suharto. Time ran a cover story... Read More...
Schools resume after quake
Italy (AP):Children toting knapsacks and notebooks entered three "classrooms" erected in a blue tent city yesterday, a symbolic return to normalcy for some of the youngest victims of Italy's earthquake. Read More...
Eritrea accused of torturing refugees
LONDON (AP): Forced conscription, secret detentions and the killing of refugees are effectively turning the small African nation of Eritrea into a huge prison, a prominent human rights group yesterday.Human Rights Watch said Eritrea's government ... Read More...