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From the BBC: Kyrgyz security services have seized a contacts database belonging to murdered Uzbek journalist Alisher Saipov. The 26-year-old was shot dead by an unidentified gunman as he walked out of his office in the city of Osh, near the border with Uzbekistan, on Wednesday. Saipov was one of the most outspoken journalists in [...]
Mon, October 29 2007 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Nhem En will be asked to testify against former Khmer Rouge bosses at their crimes-against-humanity trial in Cambodia. Nhem En had a unique job — photographing the arrivals at Tuol Sleng prison in Phnom Penh, knowing they almost certainly wouldn’t leave alive.
Mon, October 29 2007 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
From the BBC: Failing to make your bed in the morning may actually help keep you healthy, scientists believe. Research suggests that while an unmade bed may look scruffy it is also unappealing to house dust mites thought to cause asthma and other allergies. A Kingston University study discovered the bugs cannot survive in the [...]