January 7, 2008
Uganda: Where Mengo Means Culture, Politics (AllAfrica.com)
Uganda: Where Mengo Means Culture, Politics (AllAfrica.com)
It was always a matter of time before President Yoweri Museveni's attempts at implementing a crash modernisation programme brought him head to head with communities whose views about natural resource management and the common good are different from his.
Source: allafrica.com
Union anger as Straw bans strikes in prisons (Guardian Unlimited)
Jack Straw announced a ban on prison officers going on strike last night, triggering the second clash between the government and prison workers.
Source: politics.guardian.co.uk
Man Accused Of Breaking His Newborn Twins' Bones (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
A Hemet man, 21, must stand trial on two counts each of torture and child cruelty for allegedly breaking the bones of his twin son and daughter when they were less than 20 days old, a judge ruled Monday. The torture charges against Kevin Patrick Hanrahan, who turns 22 on Jan. 15, carry a potential life sentence, prosecutors said.
Source: cbs2.com
