Archive | April 4th, 2008

Stoned to death

Posted on 04 April 2008

A man and a woman have reportedly been stoned to death by the Taliban after being found guilty of adultery by a tribal court in Pakistan’s border region.
The stoning was carried out in a tribal area on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan where the Taliban has a strong presence, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported.
The killings […]

12-year-old saves mum by killing the attacker

Posted on 04 April 2008

A 12-year-old boy fatally slashed a man who was attacking his mother at the boarding house where they lived, authorities said.
Salomon Noubissie, 64, died at a hospital after he was slashed across the neck Monday night in the home in the Landover area.
Corporal Diane Richardson, a spokeswoman for Prince George’s County police, said Wednesday that […]

Naomi Campbell released after incident on BA flight

Posted on 04 April 2008

British supermodel Naomi Campbell was released on bail early Friday after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer at London’s Heathrow airport, officials and her spokeswoman said.
The incident happened after she boarded a plane Thursday at the airport’s new Terminal 5 — which is struggling to get on track after its trouble-hit opening […]