Cable TV rates go up »
Here is some bad news for TV viewers across the country. Cable TV services are hiking their charges from Jan 1st, 2009 following TRAI’smove to allow 7 percent increased rates.This would mean customers would end up paying more based on the channels they opt to recieve.
Abuse Victims Seek Court Date With Vatican »
Michael Turner, one of about 90 boys abused by Father Louis Miller, a priest in the Archdiocese of Louisville in the 1960s, is hoping to bring his case to trial — against The Vatican.
Assassins Discuss Their Lives In Guatemala »
Christian, 25, and Roberto, 44, are sicarios, or assassins. Christian left the National Civil Police in April 2008; Roberto left the police in 2000.
Former Gang Member ‘El Cholo’ Speaks Out »
‘El Cholo,’ as he is called here, is 20 years old. He has been a member of different gangs — or maras — and says he has killed 10 people. Following are excerpts from an interview with NPR’s John Burnett
Guatemalan Recounts Time As Gang Member »
“El Flaco,” as he is called here, was member of Mara Salvatrucha for 18 years, before quitting two years ago. He’s 26, was born in El Salvador — and claims to have killed 22 people. Following are excerpts from an interview with NPR’s John Burnett.
60,000 Bhutanese Refugees Arrive In N.H. »
Last year, the U.S. agreed to resettle 60,000 refugees from Bhutan, a tiny country squeezed in between China and India
Vigilantism On The Rise In Guatemala »
Some Guatemalans says they’ve had enough of brutal extortions by gangs and corrupt police. Lynch mobs and death squads are now commonplace, as Guatemalans take matters into their own hands.
Rift Divides Somalia’s Top Leaders »
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs is expected to meet in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday with top leaders of Somalia’s transitional government. Somalia’s capital is under siege from an Islamist insurgency.
U.S. Won’t Support Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe »
In a significant policy change, the U.S. has concluded there can be no power-sharing government as long as Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is in power. A State Department official spent days meeting with regional leaders in an attempt to get them to get tougher on the 84-year-old leader
Info Hard To Come By On Polluted Russian Province »
The remote Chelyabinsk region is one of the most polluted in the world. It was there that Josef Stalin ordered scientists to develop the Soviet Union’s first atomic weapon. They dumped huge quantities of poisonous radioactive waste into the water system.