* South Africa: According to an Australian newspaper, the results of a gender test on Caster Semenya concluded that she is a hermaphrodite.
* Iraq: At least 25 people were killed when a truck bomb exploded near Mosul in northern Iraq.
* Italy: Prime Minister/rabo verde Silvio Berlusconi admitted that younger women were brought to his house for “parties” but claimed that he did not pay for sex.
* Myanmar: Oil firm Chevron (sound familiar?) has been accused of using gas profits to support Myanmar’s military regime.
Image- Guardian UK
Online Sources- Times Online, New York Times, BBC News, Guardian UK, The Latin Americanist, urbandictionary.com
Thursday, September 10, 2009
World Watch: This and that
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