| Fatal shooting: First picture of victim
THIS is the first picture of an 18-year-old student who died after being shot in the chest. Philip Poru was fatally shot as he sat in a silver Ford Fiesta in Long Walk, Plumstead, at around 10pm on Sunday(October 14). Mr Poru was with another man, aged 18, who was also injured and who is now in hospital in a stable condition. The men are thought to have been shot by two suspects who approached the vehicle. A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Poru died of gunshot wounds to the chest. Police patrols are due to be increased in the area, following the murder. .
Police: PSL pastor offered undercover officer $30 for sex act, massage
PORT ST. LUCIE The pastor of one of the area's largest churches offered $30 to an undercover police officer for oral sex and a massage, according to a West Palm Beach Police Department arrest affidavit obtained Monday. The Rev. Ronald McCaskill, pastor of New Life Christian Centre in Port St. Lucie, was arrested about 12:30 p.m. Friday in West Palm Beach on a charge of soliciting prostitution, a first-degree misdemeanor. .
Black Is Electable
They are not a cure-all, but their presence in conflict-ridden areas does have a positive effect, and it's better than nothing. Any practical plan for pullout will be both gradual, and will leave residual US forces to fight terror cells in smaller, more focused combat missions. Peacekeepers could serve as a helpful security force to allow for continuing efforts at political reconciliation in Iraq, as well as giving remaining US troops breathing space for anti-terror actions. In short, our withdrawal cannot be as unilateral as our invasion was. We need to reach out to the U.N., and hopefully NATO as well, for the extra manpower necessary to lessen the severity of what will no doubt be a bad situation. So hopefully we can elect someone with the international chops to negotiate a resolution, bring in allies, and get the Iraqi government to cooperate with any such plan.
Investigators serve search warrants in Anna Nicole Smith’s death
California Department of Justice investigators began serving search warrants Friday in connection with the death of Anna Nicole Smith, a person close to the investigation told The Associated Press.The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, declined to elaborate. California Attorney General Jerry Brown was expected to make an announcement later Friday.The former Playboy Playmate died of an accidental drug overdose in February at a Florida hotel. She was 39.Several people close to the model have fallen under suspicion since her death, including her psychiatrist Dr. Khristine Eroshevich.The Medical Board of California said in April it was investigating Eroshevich, who, according to documents, authorized all 11 prescription medications found in Smith's hotel room the day she died.Eroshevich had traveled with Smith to Florida.More than 600 pills, including 450 muscle relaxants, were missing from prescriptions that were no more than five weeks old, according to the documents, which were obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request.California's medical board also opened an inquiry to determine if there was any misconduct by Dr.
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
On December 13, striking workers at the Hong Kong-listed container board manufacturer Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited were dispersed by over 200 riot police armed with electric prods. One worker was severely beaten. The workers at the factory in Dongguan struck when the company tried to force them to sign new contracts with a Guangzhou-based human resources company instead of being directly employed by Dragons Paper Limited. The issue has since been settled with many of the striking workers taking a severance payout rather than signing a new contract. The companys conduct is not an isolated occurrence. New labour laws, due to come into force on January 1, will make it harder for companies to fire workers at will, and outline specific compensation terms. The law also imposes specific penalties for hiring a worker without a contract.
AMY WINEHOUSE - FATHER FEARS FOR NEWLY-WED WINEHOUSE'S HEALTH
The father of singer AMY WINEHOUSE fears for his daughter's health now more than ever, following the troubled star's marriage to BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL. Mitch Winehouse believes the Rehab hitmaker's troubles really started following her shock wedding to Fielder-Civil last May (07). He tells British chat show This Morning, "It's apparent in her music that she's smoked dope for quite a while, probably from the age of 16 or 17, perhaps even earlier. "She was a complete opponent of hard drugs - in fact, she got up and said she couldn't understand why people in the music industry took hard drugs and that changed about six months ago when she got married to Blake. "And I'm not saying it's Blake's fault, what I'm saying is Amy's responsible for her own actions. However, it's a fact that the hard drugs coincided with their marriage." Mitch Winehouse said his daughter has cut down on her drinking in the past year but is still battling bulimia and drug addiction.
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