Monthly Archives: August 2009
Compassion for Lockerbie bomber prompts outrage in America
By Calvin Palmer The decision by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to allow the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber to go home Libya to die has provoked an angry response in the U.S. The White House declared it “deeply regrets” the … Continue reading
Filed under Justice, terrorism, United Kingdom
Canon S90 price exposes huge mark-up in UK
By Calvin Palmer Canon today announced a raft of compact digital cameras, among them the Powershot S90 – Canon’s answer to the Panasonic LX3 and its grossly overpriced Leica counterpart, the D-Lux 4. It seems Canon has decided to end … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Photography, United Kingdom
Model’s naked body in suitcase starts manhunt for reality TV contestant
By Calvin Palmer A former reality TV show contestant is being sought by police in connection with the murder of a Californian model who was found strangled and her naked body stuffed in a suitcase. Ryan Alexander Jenkins, 32, is … Continue reading
White supremacist nicknamed Hitler accused of attacking black man
By Calvin Palmer A white supremacist appeared at a Baltimore court today after being arrested in connection with attacking a 76-year-old black man as he fished in a public park. Calvin E. Lockner, 28, sports a tattoo of Adolf Hitler … Continue reading
Mix-up at funeral home has family mourning the wrong body
By Calvin Palmer The corpse might have been wearing the blue suit and black boots associated with Kenneth “Tex” Roberts but as mourners at a south Philadelphia church filed past the casket yesterday morning many knew it was not Tex. … Continue reading
Filed under News
Human torch woman dies
By Calvin Palmer A woman who set herself on fire at a Miami mall last week died in hospital yesterday. Cecilia E. Casals, 42, of North Miami Beach, sustained third-degree burns to 75 percent of her body after pouring a … Continue reading
Ou’s talent deserves a second chance in the name of fair play
By Calvin Palmer America’s got talent but apparently no sense of justice. Pianist Jeffrey Ou had to be judged on the first half of his act on tonight’s show when one of the dancers on stage kicked the microphone cable to the … Continue reading
Botanists discover rat-eating plant
By Calvin Palmer A team of botanists has discovered a plant that eats rats and insects. The carnivorous pitcher plant found on Mount Victoria in the Philippines is believed to be the largest meat-eating shrub, dissolving rats with acid-like enzymes. … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Media, News
