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.…

Explicit Canadian workplace safety ads pulled from TV due to Christmas season

Thursday, December 13, 2007 Controversial and explicit Canadian workplace safety ads have been pulled from television, and paper ads from some bus shelters for the Christmas season. However, the ads will return to air in January. “It’s totally erroneous to suggest we’re pulling anything,” chairman of the Workplace Safety and Information Board of Ontario, Steve…