TITLE:Girl Burned in Northern India in Possible Inter-Caste Violence.
WHO:The 6-year-old girl .
WHAT:Police in northern India arrested a man who allegedly threw a girl into a pile of glowing embers after he caught her trespassing, an attack authorities said Wednesday may have been motivated by caste.She is considered a dalit _ a member of the lowest caste in India, where a system of rigid social hierarchy still lingers. The alleged attacker, Madan Singh, 22, comes from a higher caste.
WHERE:LUCKNOW, India.
WHEN:Wednesday, April 30, 2008.
WHY;Singh discovered the girl relieving herself Tuesday in a field he owned and demanded she immediately stop what she was doing and leave his property.
"When she did not respond, he simply lifted her and threw her in a heap of embers," local police official Govind Agarwal told The Associated Press. "The cry of the girl drew the attention of the villagers. They came rushing and pulled the girl out of fire."
HOW:he simply lifted her and threw her in a heap of embers.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
04/29/2008
TITLE:Motive Not Known of Special Education Teacher Accused of Taking Students to Motel for Sex.
WHO:Donna Lou Sanders.
WHAT:charged with 12 counts of permitting abuse of a minor, and 10 counts of rape. Columbia County deputy prosecutor David Butler said she is being treated at a private mental health facility.
WHERE:MAGNOLIA, Ark.
WHEN:MONDAY APRIL 29,2008.
WHY:Sanders, who was a special education teacher at Magnolia Junior High School, resigned from that job on Wednesday with a letter that consisted of a single sentence: "Due to catastrophic events that have taken place within my family, I do hereby resign as a teacher in the Magnolia School District."
WHO:Donna Lou Sanders.
WHAT:charged with 12 counts of permitting abuse of a minor, and 10 counts of rape. Columbia County deputy prosecutor David Butler said she is being treated at a private mental health facility.
WHERE:MAGNOLIA, Ark.
WHEN:MONDAY APRIL 29,2008.
WHY:Sanders, who was a special education teacher at Magnolia Junior High School, resigned from that job on Wednesday with a letter that consisted of a single sentence: "Due to catastrophic events that have taken place within my family, I do hereby resign as a teacher in the Magnolia School District."
Monday, April 28, 2008
04/28/2008
TITLE: U.N. Warns Food Shortage Will Continue Up To 2010.
WHO: United Nations World Food Program .
WHAT: Josette Sheeran warns that the agency is already taking precautionary measures by rationing food aid to address worldwide food shortage and the increasing commodity prices which is expected to continue up to 2010.
WHERE:London, U.K.
WHEN: March 8, 2008.
WHY: LACK OF LEADERSHIP.
WHO: United Nations World Food Program .
WHAT: Josette Sheeran warns that the agency is already taking precautionary measures by rationing food aid to address worldwide food shortage and the increasing commodity prices which is expected to continue up to 2010.
WHERE:London, U.K.
WHEN: March 8, 2008.
WHY: LACK OF LEADERSHIP.
Friday, April 25, 2008
04/25/2008
TITLE:Supermarket Worker Who Had Fatal Heart Attack Drank 4 Cans of Red Bull Nightly .
WHO:Alfredo Duran.
WHY:Alfredo Duran had an enlarged heart and the excessive caffeine he consumed each day may have contributed to his death.
WHERE:Wheatley in Oxford, England.
WHEN:FRIDAY, APRIL 25,2008.
WHAT:A 40-year-old supermarket worker who suffered a fatal heart attack drank as many as four cans of Red Bull energy drink each night.
WHO:Alfredo Duran.
WHY:Alfredo Duran had an enlarged heart and the excessive caffeine he consumed each day may have contributed to his death.
WHERE:Wheatley in Oxford, England.
WHEN:FRIDAY, APRIL 25,2008.
WHAT:A 40-year-old supermarket worker who suffered a fatal heart attack drank as many as four cans of Red Bull energy drink each night.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
04/23/2008
TITLE:Scientist: Forget Global Warming, Prepare for New Ice Age.
WHO:Physicist Phil Chapman.
WHAT:He said the world cooled quickly between January last year and January this year, by about 0.7 degrees Centigrade.Sunspot activity has not resumed up after hitting an 11-year low in March last year, raising fears that — far from warming — the globe is about to return to an Ice Age, says an Australian-American scientist.
WHERE:AUSTRALIA.
WHEN:WEDNESDAY APRIL 23,2008.
WHY:This is the fastest temperature change in the instrumental record, and it puts us back to where we were in 1930.
WHO:Physicist Phil Chapman.
WHAT:He said the world cooled quickly between January last year and January this year, by about 0.7 degrees Centigrade.Sunspot activity has not resumed up after hitting an 11-year low in March last year, raising fears that — far from warming — the globe is about to return to an Ice Age, says an Australian-American scientist.
WHERE:AUSTRALIA.
WHEN:WEDNESDAY APRIL 23,2008.
WHY:This is the fastest temperature change in the instrumental record, and it puts us back to where we were in 1930.
Friday, April 18, 2008
04/18/2008
TITLE:Oklahoma Sheriff Charged With Running Sex-Slave Operation From Jail.
WHO:Mike Burgess .
WHAT:The sheriff of Custer County resigned on Wednesday just as federal prosecutors filed 35 felony counts against him for allegedly running a sex-slave operation at the jail.
WHERE:ARAPAHO, Oklahoma.
WHEN:THURSDAY, APRIL 17,2008
WHY:Mike Burgess quit the position he'd held since 1994 shortly before appearing in court on 14 counts of second-degree rape, seven counts of forcible oral sodomy and five counts of bribery by a public official.
WHO:Mike Burgess .
WHAT:The sheriff of Custer County resigned on Wednesday just as federal prosecutors filed 35 felony counts against him for allegedly running a sex-slave operation at the jail.
WHERE:ARAPAHO, Oklahoma.
WHEN:THURSDAY, APRIL 17,2008
WHY:Mike Burgess quit the position he'd held since 1994 shortly before appearing in court on 14 counts of second-degree rape, seven counts of forcible oral sodomy and five counts of bribery by a public official.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
04/16/2008
TITLE:Eight-Year-Old Girl Divorces Husband From Arranged Marriage.
WHO:Nojud Mohammed Ali.
WHAT:An eight-year-old Yemeni girl was granted a divorce from an arranged marriage she was forced into in just the second grade.
WHERE:Yemeni.
WHEN:TUESDAY, APRIL 15,2008.
WHY:Nojud's father said he married off his daughter with her consent out of fear that she might be kidnapped, as he claimed her two older sisters had been.
WHO:Nojud Mohammed Ali.
WHAT:An eight-year-old Yemeni girl was granted a divorce from an arranged marriage she was forced into in just the second grade.
WHERE:Yemeni.
WHEN:TUESDAY, APRIL 15,2008.
WHY:Nojud's father said he married off his daughter with her consent out of fear that she might be kidnapped, as he claimed her two older sisters had been.
Monday, April 14, 2008
04/14/2008
TITLE:Man Arrested 53 Times for Groping Women on New York Subway.
WHO:Freddie Johnson
WHAT:Johnson has been arrested a staggering 53 times — the majority for groping women on the subway, police and prosecutors said.He was charged with persistent sexual abuse, and if convicted this time, he could be sent away for life.
WHERE:NEW YORK. (SUBWAY)
WHEN:APRIL, 13, 2008
WHY:Johnson,is a registered sex offender.
HOW:About two weeks after he was released from prison, Freddie Johnson boarded a crowded subway train during morning rush hour in Manhattan, squeezed in behind a woman and ground his pelvis into her backside, authorities said.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
04/09/2008
title:club mansion bouncers accused of beating patrons.
who:club bouncers
what: Miami Beach police have charged at least eight Club Mansion bouncers with beating three spring breakers over a disputed bar tab..
where: miami beach
when:04/08/2008
why:the young men asked to sit in Mansion's VIP section early Friday and bought a bottle of alcohol, as required.
After about two hours, a waitress told the three men they had to give up their table for other patrons. Then they were told their tab for the vodka was $700.Surprised by the amount, the students asked twice to see a bill. Twice they were refused. When the young men again refused to pay without seeing a tab, employees of the club turned physical.
who:club bouncers
what: Miami Beach police have charged at least eight Club Mansion bouncers with beating three spring breakers over a disputed bar tab..
where: miami beach
when:04/08/2008
why:the young men asked to sit in Mansion's VIP section early Friday and bought a bottle of alcohol, as required.
After about two hours, a waitress told the three men they had to give up their table for other patrons. Then they were told their tab for the vodka was $700.Surprised by the amount, the students asked twice to see a bill. Twice they were refused. When the young men again refused to pay without seeing a tab, employees of the club turned physical.
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