Day: November 30, 2023

Former Burmese lieutenant colonel, information minister, gets 10 years in prison for Facebook posts

10:15 pm November 30, 2023

A former high-profile Burmese army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been convicted of sedition and incitement, a legal official said Thursday. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Ye Htut, a 64-year old retired lieutenant colonel, is the latest in a series of […]

FBI releases photos of suspects wanted in agent vehicle carjacking

10:07 pm November 30, 2023

The FBI has released photos of two suspects wanted in connection with the carjacking of an agent in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The FBI’s Washington Field Office and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Carjacking Task Force are seeking information about the carjacking that took place around 3:45 p.m. in the 100 block of 12th St. NE. […]

Paraguayan official out over agreement signed with fake country

9:54 pm November 30, 2023

A Paraguayan government official was replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of a fugitive Indian guru’s fictional country, who also appear to have duped several local officials in the South American country. The revelation sparked a scandal — and lots of social media mockery — in Paraguay […]

Baby abandoned in Florida woods is adopted — plus nutrition experts reveal what to order at Subway

9:53 pm November 30, 2023

MIRACLE BABY – A baby who was left alone in the woods just one hour after she was born now has a forever family — thanks to deputies and residents who brought the child to safety nearly a year ago. Continue reading… ‘HOOKED A BEAST’ – An angler has set the first-ever fishing record for a […]

Dutch court orders Greenpeace to disband protest aboard deep-sea mining ship

9:52 pm November 30, 2023

A Dutch court ruled Thursday that Greenpeace protesters staging a sit-in must leave a deep-sea mining exploration ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii but that they can continue to demonstrate around the vessel. Canada-based The Metals Company, whose subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. runs the ship, Coco, accused the protesters of endangering […]