| ZIMBABWE: New crackdown on Zimbabwe opposition
The detention of the opposition members came as President Robert Mugabe was reportedly scheduled to attend a South African Development Community (SADC) meeting in Tanzania on Thursday and Friday, called to discuss the situation Zimbabwe. The meeting will be attended by the SADC's security 'troika', Angola, Tanzania and Namibia, as well as current SADC chair Lesotho, outgoing chair Botswana, and incoming chair Zambia.
Otto Saki, an attorney with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, an NGO that defends victims of rights abuses, confirmed that Tsvangirai and other opposition members had been "arrested". "But we still don't know on what grounds, and we have not been allowed to access them."
A statement from Crisis in Zimbabwe, a coalition of more than 300 civil society organisations, said Tsvangirai had been arrested when he was about to announce Makoni's abduction by unknown assailants, who were suspected of being military intelligence officers.
Rudy Giuliani says decision on questionable security expenses made by ...
Rudy Giuliani says decision on questionable security expenses made by police, not him By HOPE YEN , Associated Press Last update: December 9, 2007 - 1:33 PM Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Sunday defended the expenses incurred by his security detail as he was beginning an extramarital affair with current wife Judith Nathan, saying police made the decision after she received threats. Giuliani in recent weeks has faced a barrage of questions about New York police security costs for his trysts with Nathan and about his business clients, which have included the Persian Gulf country of Qatar. Although a U.S. ally, Qatar is accused of sheltering suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Smiling broadly and laughing at some of the tougher questions put to him on NBC's "Meet the Press," Giuliani did not directly answer when asked why the security expenses were billed to obscure city offices, making their detection more difficult.
News Minute: Colorado shootings...Mall shooting funerals...Nasty storm
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities in Colorado are still looking for links between two deadly shooting sprees at Christian religious centers yesterday. This morning they searched a suburban Denver home. Authorities have said they believe the attacks are related, but have not yet found anything that supports the theory. l0721 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Hundreds in Nebraska are grieving together at funerals today for 5 of the eight people fatally shot last week in a mall department store in Omaha. Funerals for three other victims are scheduled for tomorrow. a0611 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A judge has sentenced Michael Vick to 23 months in prison for running what the judge called a "cruel and inhumane" dogfighting ring. In court today, Vick apologized to the court and his family, but the judge also said Vick need to apologize to those who looked up to him.
Canada's Municipal Infrastructure 'Near Collapse'
The physical foundations of Canada's cities and communities are "near collapse," according to a report on the state of municipal infrastructure released Tuesday by Federation of Canadian Municipalities. "Danger Ahead: The Coming Collapse of Canada's Municipal Infrastructure" says that close to 80 per cent of Canada's infrastructure is past its service life and sets the price for eliminating the municipal infrastructure deficit at $123-billion. The FCM says the report provides a snapshot of what municipal governments identify as their infrastructure funding needs. It does not provide an exhaustive or complete account of the physical condition of municipal infrastructure. The $123-billion estimate in the study includes “sub-deficits" for key categories of municipal infrastructure: water and waste water systems ($31-billion), transportation ($21.7-billion), transit ($22.8-billion, solid-waste management ($7.7-billion) and community, recreational, cultural and social infrastructure ($40.2-billion).
Three people killed after SUV, fire truck crash in city
The apparent accident happened shortly after 3 a.m. A ladder truck carrying a driver, an officer and two firefighters was headed north on Park Heights Avenue in response to a call for smoke in an apartment building. The truck crashed into an SUV, which was carrying three people, at the corner of Park Heights Avenue and Clarks Lane.
The force of the collision sent the SUV into a nearby utility pole, while the ladder truck drove off the road, through a row of bushes, and down -- then up -- an embankment before finally coming to rest approximately 100 feet away, according to officials at the scene.
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Shred-A-Thon Serves Important Role in Keeping Your Identity Safe
Person after person walked up to the monstrous truck, all carrying the exact same thing in their arms; boxes full of paper documents ready to be shred. The Triad S.A.L.T. Council of Montgomery County sponsored a Shred-A-Thon on Nov. 3, at the Christiansburg Recreation Center. The Triad S.A.L.T. is a council consisting of the local law enforcement and seniors in the community that agree to work together to reduce criminal victimizations of the elderly. Christiansburg Parks and Recreation’s Tammy Caldwell was in charge of public relations for the event. Caldwell said the main purpose of the Shred-A-Thon was to allow the citizens of Montgomery County the opportunity to shred documents that contain valuable information such as social security numbers, bank account information or any other personal information that could cause one to fall victim to identity theft.
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