George Clooney galpal caught in cocaine scandal? Boston Herald | Elisabetta Canalis, the Italian model who has been dating Hollywood hunk George Clooney for the past year, has been implicated in a cocaine scandal that led to the arrest of five people in her home country. | According to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, two years ago, authorities began inve...
Chavit son thumbs down DFA help in HK drug case Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson has declined the offer of assistance made by the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong following his arrest at the Chinese territory's airport for alleged drug trafficking early this month. | In a report to the home office, the consulate said its offi...
Chavit son thumbs down DFA help in HK drug case Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson has declined the offer of assistance made by the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong following his arrest at the Chinese territory's airport for alleged drug trafficking early this month. | In a repo...
Wholesale cocaine prices hit record levels The Independent | Wholesale cocaine prices have reached record levels despite a huge drop in seizures of the drug, police said today. | Officials at the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) said they are tackling the manufacture and transportation of cocaine before...
Suriname elects former coup leader Al Jazeera | Suriname has elected Desi Bouterse, a former coup leader and convicted drug trafficking, as its new president. | Bouterse, who won a parliamentary vote on Monday, seized power in the small South American republic, twice before through military...
People: Inmates say Lindsay Lohan will be a target in jail Denver Post | Lindsay Lohan (AP) | Yikes! Fellow inmates-to-be say Lindsay Lohan will be a target in jail. | The actress, who is scheduled to report to the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif., tomorrow, will be raw meat for inmates at the all-...
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Farmers surrender P45M cocaine find to cops Inquirer | TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines – Two fishermen from San Policarpo town in Eastern Samar have turned over to the police nine bricks of cocaine with an estimated street value of...
Colombia says has proof rebels hiding in Venezuela The Star | BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia has proof leaders of outlawed rebel groups are hiding in neighbouring Venezuela, the government said on Thursday in a statement likely to further stra...
FDA: Antibiotics in meat a 'serious' public health threat The Examiner | Calling antibiotic use in meat production a "serious threat" to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is urging meat producers to limit the amount of antibiotics they use on animals. | The FDA says that using antibiotics in meat...
Aging Sniffer Dogs Blamed for Guyana Drug Lapses The New York Times | Filed at 2:24 p.m. ET | GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- Sniffer dogs are being blamed for airport security lapses in Guyana, where police said Monday that their canines are too old or not skilled enough to detect drugs stuffed inside suitcases. | Police...
Saina Nehwal conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Merinews INDIA's ACE badminton player Saina Nehwal is on an all time high as she has been conferred with coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in New Delhi. Thus, the purple patch in her career just got extended as she has recently clinched three back to back tournaments that included Indian Open, Singapore Super Series and Indonesi...
Obama's daytime TV charm offensive NZ Herald By Robert Winnett 10:25 AM Saturday Jul 31, 2010 Email Print | Barack Obama became the first sitting President to appear on a daytime television chat show as he attempted to reach out to ordinary Americans yesterday after a slump in his opinion poll ratings. | Obama was hoping to appeal to so-called "soccer moms" who are being heavily courted by th...
