Euro 2008

Spain finally ended their 44-year wait for a trophy when the first-half goal gave them 1-0 victory over Germany, Sunday 29/06/2008. The exquisite goal was delivered by Fernando Torres during the first half.

Cooling Tower

Friday, June 27 2008, North Korea, brought down a cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, a Soviet-era nuclear plant. The move was part of a process of dismantling the country's nuclear programme in return for easing its international isolation and creating a nuclear-free zone on the Korean peninsula.

Photojournalist

Mona Al Jeddawi is the first Saudi female photojournalist to work for a local newspaper in Jeddah. She entered the field of press photography by pure chance. She had 34 years practical photography as a hobby and then take up the profession seriously through her husband.

Submerged cars

Many vehicles, stranded in several feet of sea water at the Wakrah beach in Doha during a sudden surge of high tide. The vehicles belonging to picnickers, had been parked on the beach during low tide. Their owners were caught unawares by the high tide which whipped up by strong winds, engulfed their vehicles. They tried in vain to pull the vehicles away from the gushing tide but their vehicles drifted away.

A Stabbing Spree

A disturbed young Japanese auto worker who killed seven people on a stabbing spree in downtown Tokyo had posted dozens of warnings of what he was going to do on internet bulletin boards.

The assailant, 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato, is a graduate of a prestigious high school who went on to do manual work at an auto components factory. On Sunday he drove a rented two-tonne truck some 100 kilometers to Tokyo, swerving the vehicle into pedestrians before bursting out and stabbing at random with a survival knife. He wounded 17 people, seven of whom died before police overpowered him.

Albinos in danger

In Tanzania, albinos has a price for their pinkish skin. They are in danger of being hunted. Discrimination against albinos is a serious problem through out sub-Sahara Africa. Recently in Tanzania it has taken a wicked twist. At least 19 albinos including children, have been killed and mutilated in the past year being victims of a growing criminal trade in albinos body parts. As a matter of fact they believe albinos have magical powers. Officials from Tanzania say witch doctors are now marketing albinos skin, bones and hair as ingredients in portions that are promised to make people rich.

The killings go on and spread to neighbouring Kenya, where an albino woman was hacked to death, with her eyes, tounge and breasts gouged out. Witch doctors are also selling albino skin in Congo.

Arab Jewish Ambassador

Huda Nonoo of Arab Jewish is Bahrain ambassador to the US. Her appointment as ambassador in Washington is still waiting for the approval of the US government.
Huda, 43, will be the third woman ambassador from Bahrain after Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed Al Khalifa who served in France Bibi Al Alawi, the current ambassador to China.

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Bulan Mei lalu matan President RI Abdurrahman Wahid atau Gus Dur terima anugerah Medal of Valor dari Shimon Wresenthal Center (SWS) di US. Di samping itu beliau juga sama sama ikut merayakan hari kemerdekaan Israel ke 60. Dalam acara tersebut tokoh tokoh Zionis Amerika dan Israel juga turut serta termasuk Rabbi Marvin Hier ( dinobatkan oleh Newsweek sebagai Rabbi paling berpengaruh di US tahun 2007 ) dan Rabbi Abraham Cooper( Rabbi paling berpengaruh di US tahun 2008 )

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