A killer bug is spreading like wildfire. Streets of one of the world’s biggest cities are eerily empty. Bars and restaurants have been shuttered for days.
Swine flu fears stalk the living and the dead in Mexico City
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Will Shi’ite Militias Seek Revenge in Iraq?
Abu Zaid, a Shi’ite in the Mahdi Army militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr, says he is simply waiting for word on whether to fight again. With a series of bombing attacks against Shi’ites leaving at least 150 people dead in recent days, many Iraqis have wondered whether the Mahdi Army will continue to stand down or renew death squad killings as they did when sectarian violence raged out of control for more than a year beginning in 2006.
Turkish police detain television station boss
Police in Turkey’s capital detained the operator of an opposition television station, who is also the rector of a university, the official Anatolian news agency reported Monday. This weekend’s protests, which included forcing the postponement of a summit of Asian leaders in the southern coastal city of Pattaya and demonstrations on the streets of Bangkok, were orchestrated by red-shirted supporters of the controversial and corruption-tainted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra
‘Sex and the City’ actress Davis designs for frugal fashionistas
Wearing a plaid green A-line spring skirt from her new fashion line, paired with a black patent leather belt and black leather gladiator sandal stilettos, "Sex and the City" actress Kristin Davis is the perfect combination of sweet and fierce when we meet up after her fashion show at the Belk department store in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s a look that totally says her character, Charlotte, with a little bit of screen pal Carrie
City bankers bow to pressure dress down
Suits were swapped for jeans and sneakers throughout London’s financial district today, as bankers heeded warnings to dress down to avoid the potential wrath of G-20 protestors. “Only about 20 percent of people probably just refused to dress down.
16 hurt as Israel extremists march in Arab town
A march of right-wing Jewish extremists in a northern Israeli town on Tuesday sparked a protest by Arabs that left 16 people injured, police said. Police Spokesman Mickey Rosenthal confirmed clashes in Umm al-Fahm, a predominantly Arab Muslim town, after the 45-minute march, where the Jewish demonstrators carried Israeli flags
Swedish teen arrested after online shooting threat
A teen in southern Sweden posted an online threat, saying he would carry out a German-style massacre at his school, police said Thursday. It would be tempting to put this down to Taliban propaganda except one of Kabul’s top cops is saying the same thing.
Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul
A top Taliban commander has told CNN his insurgents are poised and ready to attack Kabul and could strike virtually anywhere in the city. It would be tempting to put this down to Taliban propaganda except one of Kabul’s top cops is saying the same thing. “We are working on a security strategy for the city and if we don’t get it right, they [the Taliban] can attack at any minute, at any hour, any time,” says Commander Mohammed Daud Amin, in charge of securing the Kabul district that includes the Presidential Palace and many government ministries.
Mexico pours troops into border city stricken by drug war
Nearly 7,000 Mexican soldiers and federal police arrived in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez this week to restore security to a city plagued by a long-standing, bloody drug war. Random vehicle checkpoints, patrols of masked soldiers and police in SWAT gear are some of the signs of the massive military buildup ordered by Mexico’s president, Ciudad Juarez police spokesman Jaime Torres Valadez said Thursday. Another 1,500 soldiers are expected to join the 3,500 that rolled into Juarez earlier this week to support municipal police in street patrols and ultimately take control of their operations, Torres said
U.N. opens prosecution over Hariri assassination
The United Nations Sunday launched a special tribunal to prosecute the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.