Hundreds Death After Nigerian Ethnic Attack
March 8, 2010
Nigeria (ChattahBox) – Hundreds of people, most of which are reportedly women and children, are dead after men with machetes stormed Jos and began slaughtering people en mass.
Earthquake Strikes Turkey
March 8, 2010
(ChattahBox) – Another large earthquake has fatally struck. The pre-dawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday about 340 miles east of Ankara, the capital. According to the Turkish Kandilli Observatory seismology center, the epicenter was near the village of Basyurt, and there were more than 20 aftershocks, the strongest measuring 4.1. Read more
Dolphin Slaughter Documentary ‘The Cove’ Wins Oscar
March 8, 2010
(ChattahBox)—For decades, local fisherman in the small village of Taiji, Japan have been participating in the annual slaughter of dolphins and small pilot whales. And in recent years, animal rights activists led by Ric O’Barry, former dolphin trainer for the 60s TV show “Flipper,” have drawn International media attention to the cruel hunting methods used by the Japanese fisherman. “The Cove,” a powerful and heartbreaking film, which documents the activists as they try to enter the ocean cove to prevent the hunt of the highly intelligent marine mammals, won an Oscar for best documentary last night. Read more
Anti-Poverty Campaigner Demands Proof Of Misused Ethiopia Funds
March 7, 2010
(ChattahBox) – Bob Geldof, a campaigner against poverty, has demanded proof after a BBC report claimed that a large amount of the money raised during the Ethiopia famine was used for weapons.
Sinead O’Connor Rails Against Catholic Church: Burn it Down
March 6, 2010
(ChattahBox)—Outspoken Irish singer Sinead O’Connor once furiously tore up a photo of the late Pope John Paul II during an appearance on Saturday Night Live. And her relationship with the Catholic Church has only gone downhill since. The recent release of the Murphy Commission Report detailing decades of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests in Ireland, which the Vatican covered up, has sent shock waves throughout the Dublin archdiocese. And Denis Brennan, Catholic Bishop of Ferns, decided to ask parishioners to contribute towards the cost of millions dollars of settlements the church was forced to pay to the victims of clerical abuse, by declaring it was their Christian responsibility. Sinead O’Connor was outraged by his request for money from the same families who were victimized. And she wrote a scathing open letter to several Irish newspapers condemning Bishop Brennan and the entire Catholic Church, saying his request was “evil.” She also said the Vatican should be burned to the ground. Read more
Details Of Jon Venables Arrest Alleges ‘Serious Sex Offense’
March 6, 2010
UK (ChattahBox) – The man who was released after torturing and killing a toddler at the age of ten is back again, and sources claim on a serious sex-related charge.
New Evidence in Amanda Knox Case: Killer’s Cellmate says Knox is Innocent
March 6, 2010
(ChattahBox)—The media saturated and controversial murder trial of American student Amanda Knox,22, may have had a breakthrough with new evidence exonerating the young women, who is sitting in an Italian jail convicted of rape and murder. According to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, convicted murderer Rudy Guede confessed to a former cellmate that Knox and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito were not with him when he murdered Knox’s British roommate Meredith Kercher. Read more
Missionary Ordered Released, But Silsby Left In Haitian Jail to Wonder
March 6, 2010
(ChattahBox)—A Haitian judge ordered the release of one of the two remaining Baptist missionaries, charged with kidnapping and criminal association, from a Haitian jail on Friday. Charisa Coulter, 24, a member of an Idaho Baptist church, has been jailed since January when she was arrested along with nine other evangelicals trying to cross the border into the Dominican Republic with 33 Haitian children, without proper documentation. Last month, eight of the charged missionaries were allowed to leave Haiti without bond, but may have to return as the kidnapping investigation continues. The group’s leader, Laura Silsby will remain in a Haitian jail cell, until authorities can document her activities during prior trips made to Haiti, as she prepared her plans to “gather 100 orphans” off of the streets of the quake-ravaged country. Read more
Sharp Increase In Birth Defects In Iraq Blamed On Weapons
March 5, 2010
Iraq (ChattahBox) – A doctor in the Iraqi city of Fallujah has come forward to speak about the sharp increase in birth defects since a military offensive using sophisticated weaponry in 2004.
Couple Arrested For Starving Baby To Feed Virtual Daughter
March 5, 2010
S. Korea (ChattahBox) A 41-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman have been arrested in the death of their 3-month-old daughter, who police say they allowed to starve to death while they spent their time nurturing a virtual daughter in a game.