Cabinet Minister resigns after boycott in Grenada

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 A Grenadian cabinet Minister has resigned after he boycotted his own swearing-in ceremony. Michael Church handed his resignation to Tillman Thomas, the Prime Minister of Grenada yesterday. Church boycotted the ceremony after he was demoted from Minister of Labour, Social Security and Ecclesiastical Affairs. He was then given the post of…

At least 22 dead after typhoon hits Vietnam

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Vietnamese officials have reported that at least 22 people were killed by Typhoon Ketsana, which brought torrential rainfalls and heavy flooding to the central areas of the country. “According to our official count as of Tuesday afternoon from the local authorities, the typhoon killed 22 people,” said an unnamed official from…

Government forces kill 17 rebels in northern Yemen

Thursday, September 10, 2009 The government of Yemen has said that it killed at least seventeen suspected members of a rebel group in the northern part of the country on Thursday. The rebels, belonging to the Shi’ite Huthi group, were killed after violence overnight in Saada, a mountainous region in northern Yemen. “The army and…

Israel to build new settlements in West Bank

Sunday, March 13, 2011 Israel announced Sunday that it plans to build several hundred new housing facilities in the occupied West Bank, days after several Israelis were killed in an attack on Friday. According to officials, a meeting on Saturday of a government committee resulted in the decision to build up to 500 new housing…

Canberra central business district trials urinals

Thursday, March 21, 2013 Canberra CBD Limited (CCBD) released data this week about a urinal trial in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)’s Central Business District (CBD) this past weekend that showed the temporary urinals collected 220 litres of urine in a four day period between 7pm and 7am on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.…