Posts Tagged ‘group’

Is it fair to ban food trucks near restaurants?

The battle between food trucks and brick and mortar restaurants is getting ugly in the city of Monrovia. A group of 100 trucks is challenging a law that bans food trucks in the city’s historic shopping district, according to a a report by the… View full post on All Stories

Obstacles, omens and opportunities face newly elected leader in Guinea

X IRIN – IRIN IRIN Staff Conakry, Guinea (IRIN) – Alpha Condé, a former student activist, trade unionist, radical publisher, lecturer, political prisoner and exiled opposition leader, finally took over the presidency of Guinea at 72. Sworn in on 2 December 2010 before 13 African heads of state, Condé promised: “I say loud and clear: [...]

Making drinking age 18 not likely to curb college binge drinking

David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter LA, United States (AHN) – Lowering the legal drinking age from 21 years old would likely do little to curb binge drinking, according to a new study. The Louisiana State University School of Public Health report is in response to a movement by a group of college presidents and [...]

Pentagon Shaken, Secretary Condemns DADT Review Leak, Orders Probe

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The Pentagon on Friday reacted to the reported leaks of the draft findings of a working group studying the impact of change of policy as the U.S. prepares to repeal the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the armed services. Defense [...]

Al Shabaab Militants Kill Woman In Central Somalia

AHN News Staff Belet-weyne, Somalia (AHN) – Militants from the Al Shabaab terror group on Wednesday opened fire on a business center, killing an old woman and wounding another person in the town of Belet-weyne in central Somalia, local residents said Thursday. Dhuubo Garweyne, 70, who was reportedly mentally ill, was shot and killed by [...]

Nation’s Puppy Mill Capital Passes Law For Commercial Dog Breeders

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Jefferson City, MO, United States (AHN) – Missouri voters have passed a law requiring commercial dog breeding facilities to provide basic care for animals such as space in cages to extend their limbs and rest between breeding cycles. Other states have approved similar legislation, but the bill is the [...]

African Union Forces Admit One Of Its Soldiers Killed In Somalia

Abdi Hajji Hussein – AHN News Correspondent Mogadishu, Somalia (AHN) – Days after Somalia’s Al Qaeda-inspired group, Al Shabaab, displayed an African Union soldier killed in Mogadishu’s latest violence, officials of AU peacekeepers in Somalia on Monday admitted one of their soldiers was killed. Capt. Bridgye Bhuko, the spokesman of the African Union Mission in [...]

UK Agency Rescues 7 Romanian Children Working In Field In Freezing Weather

AHN News Staff Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – Britain’s Gangmasters Licensing Authority has rescued seven Romanian children working in freezing temperature in a Worcestershire onion field. The two boys and five girls between the ages nine and 15 were rescued with 50 adults who were all improperly dressed for the cold. Some of the [...]

Philippine Police Suspect Jemaah Islamiyah Behind Bus Bomb Explosion

Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Kidapawan City, North Cotobato, Philippines (AHN) – Philippine police believe an Islamic militant group is behind the Thursday bomb blast of a passenger bus in the southern part of the country that killed 10 and injured 30 others. Senior Supt. Cornelio Salinas, provincial director of the North Cotabato Philippine [...]

Pentagon Cautions Against Disclosure, Denies Knowledge Of DADT Cases Under Investigation

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – There are no records available at the Pentagon about the number of cases currently under processing for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy but the top department of defense officials cautioned service members to refrain from declaring their sexual orientation yet. Speaking to journalists, [...]

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