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Tepco Loses $15B, President Resigns

It was another sad day in Japan as the Tokyo Electric Power Company has acknowledged that the company has reportedly suffered from 1.25tn yen roughly equivalent to $15B for the past year. Apart from that, the president of Tepco, Mastaka Shimizu, the one responsible for operating the Fukushima nuclear power plant also resigned from his [...]

5.9 Earthquake Jolts Turkey

An earthquake that tipped the scales at a magnitude of 5.9 has caused the lives of two people in Turkey particularly in Kutahya province. Accordingly, the quake struck a few moments before midnight local time. Its epicenter was reportedly focused on the town of Simav in Kutahya. With the incident, people began running through the [...]

IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns Following Sexual Allegations

It has probably been one of the most controversial days and weeks of his life but decisions had to be made and one critical one was made by no less than the (International Monetary Fund) IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn as he quit his roles, duties and responsibilities in his post following allegations of sexually assaulting [...]

Former Guv Arnold Schwarzenegger Acknowledges Fathering an Employee’s Child

The former California Governor known for his Hollywood stint as the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted that he fathered a child with a household employee more than a decade ago. In a statement given, Schwarzenegger relayed, “After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago.” He [...]

IMF chief jailed at Rikers Island

Mr. Strauss Khan, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was arrested, jailed, then denied bail over his alleged sexual assault on a hotel maid this Saturday. Sixty-two year old Khan was arrested when he boarded a plane, causing the Judge to conclude he is a flight risk. Mr. Khan, who denies all charges made [...]

Donald Trump Decides Not to Pursue US Presidency

In the latest breaking news, tycoon and television personality has affirmed that he is not gunning the US presidency in 2012. Such confirmation ends weeks of rumors and speculation as to whether the 64 year old Trump will choose public service versus the private sector. In a statement given, Trump remarked, “This decision does not [...]

A Confident al-Gaddafi: NATO “cannot reach me”

The 68 year old ruler of Libya, Colonel Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi is pretty confident that those who are pursuing him won’t find themselves successful despite their persistence. Recently, a government spokesperson of Libya has remarked that Gaddafi is indeed in very good health and high spirits despite claims that he is injured. After such confirmation [...]

Clinton reassures Pakistan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking at a news conference in Rome sought to reassure Pakistan that the United States values its help, calling bilateral relations between the two countries “productive”.  Pakistan has come under fire and scrutiny the past week following the raid in Abbottabad because Osama bin Laden had been living for [...]

Al Qaeda confirms Osama Bin Laden is Dead

“Soon—with help from Allah—their happiness will turn into sorrow, and their blood will be mixed with their tears” vowed Al Qaeda in a statement it released to Jihadist forums on Friday in which it confirmed what President Barack Obama announced Sunday night – Osama bin Laden is dead. The Site Intelligence Group, which keeps track [...]

President Obama: Osama bin Laden Killed by American Forces

Almost ten years after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001, U.S. President Barack Obama went on television to tell the nation that the mastermind of those attacks, Osama bin Laden, was killed in an operation carried out by a small group of American forces in Pakistan.   The president [...]

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