American Facing Death Penalty in North Korea for Starving Orphan Photos
An American tour guide faces the death penalty in North Korea after allegedly taking photographs of orphans begging in the street. Kenneth Bae was arrested in November while leading a group of tourists though the rogue state’s Rason Special Economic Zone and later admitted to committing ‘crimes aimed to topple the DPRK,’ according to a Korean news agency.
Columbia Has The Most Displaced People
Almost 29 million people lived in internal displacement in 2012, with 6.5 million newly displaced just in the past year, a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council suggests
Gosnell Isn’t The Only Murderer [Video]
A pro-life organization Sunday released undercover video of a counselor at a Bronx abortion facility offering graphic details about what happens to a baby who survives an attempted late-term abortion
Tens of Thousands Still Homeless After Sandy
Six months after Sandy ravaged the tri-state area, uprooting thousands of trees, decimating homes and submerging cities, many residents say life has mostly returned to normal, though for some, recovery from the deadly storm remains a painstaking process, and “life as normal” a far-away dream that may never be realized
New Poll Shows Americans Fear Government Over Terrorism
According to a pair of recent polls, for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist hijackings, Americans are more fearful their government will abuse constitutional liberties than fail to keep its citizens safe. Even in the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing – in which a pair of Islamic radicals are accused of planting explosives that took the lives of 3 and wounded over 280 – the polls suggest Americans are hesitant to give up any further freedoms in exchange for increased “security.”
Millions in CIA ‘Ghost Money’ Went to Afghanistan President
The so-called “ghost money” was meant to buy influence for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) but instead fuelled corruption and empowered warlords, undermining Washington’s exit strategy from Afghanistan, the newspaper quoted U.S. officials as saying. “The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistan”, one American official said, “was the United States.”
Syrian Prime Minister Survives Bomb Attack
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus on Monday, state media and activists said, as rebels struck in the heart of President Bashar al-Assad’s capital. Six people were killed in the blast, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the latest in a series of rebel attacks on government targets including a December bombing which wounded Assad’s interior minister.
Government Grant Accounts Left Empty After Use Cost Taxpayers $900k
The federal government is currently paying nearly $900,000 annually in maintenance fees for bank accounts that are sitting empty. The 13,712 accounts are opened to provide grant money, but often, when the grants are used up the accounts don’t always get closed.
Half of Americans Can’t Identify Syria on a Map
Only 50 percent correctly identified it as Syria. About one in five incorrectly said it was Turkey. Other frequent guesses were Saudi Arabia and Egypt. One in seven didn’t even venture a guess
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