Top UN official calls for transition, not exit, strategy for Afghanistan
1 December 2009 – Just hours before President Barack Obama formally announces the United States’ strategy for Afghanistan, the top United Nations envoy there today underscored the need for a…
UN’s Middle East envoy urges halt to demolitions, evictions in East Jerusalem
1 December 2009 –The top United Nations envoy to the Middle East today reiterated Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call for an immediate end to demolitions, evictions and the instalment of Israeli…
UN’s Middle East envoy urges halt to demolitions, evictions in East Jerusalem
1 December 2009 –The top United Nations envoy to the Middle East today reiterated Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call for an immediate end to demolitions, evictions and the instalment of Israeli…
Nigeria makes HIV/AIDS pre-marriage test mandatory
The Kaduna state Aids Control Agency reported that the number of infected HIV/AIDS victims in 2009 where increased by 7% in Kaduna state which are mainly women and children.…
Saints Convert the Rest of the NFL
If there was any doubt about whether the New Orleans Saints should be taken seriously, it's pretty much been settled now. Last night on Monday Night Football, the Saints shut…
King to probe release of 9/11 pager messages – newsday.com
Concerned about the release of 500,000 intercepted pager messages from Sept. 11, 2001, Rep. Peter King said he plans to have his Washington staff begin a preliminary investigation.…
Ahead of harsh winter, UN distributes aid for 200,000 vulnerable Afghans
1 December 2009 – The United Nations refugee agency today began distributing relief items in Kabul as part of a nationwide programme to help some 200,000 vulnerable Afghans survive the…
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‘Contraband’ another action packed crime thriller starring Mark Wahlberg is a story about a man attempting to leave behind a life he lived while doing what he can do to protect his family. Directd by Baltasar Kormakur starring, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, and Lukas Haas is Rate R as the movie [...]
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‘The Woman in Black’ is a story of the travels of a young lawyer only to discover that a vengeful ghost of a woman has been terrorizing the residents of this remote village. Directed by James Watkins starring, Daniel Radcliffe, Caran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Shaun Dooley, and David Burke this movie offers all the true [...]
Movie News | Man on a Ledge
“Man on a Ledge” a thriller about an ex-con threatening to take his life by jumping from a Manhattan skyscraper. Directed by Asger Leth starring, Sam Wortington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, and Edward Burns is a moving about a man (Sam Worthington) attempting to prove his innocence after being framed for the theft [...]
Paranormal Activity 3 | Movie Review
Paranormal Activity 3 is a continuing series exploring the world of the unexplained. Paramount Pictures continues to provide the thrill ghost hunters, and those enthralled with the world of the unexplained, unknown, or to some, simply the unbelievable. The directors, Henry Joost, and Ariel Schulman continue their theme of demonic possession, ghosts, curses and spells [...]
