Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Sunken Mission

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
A Russian ship believed to be carrying military equipment to Syria has been halted off the coast of Scotland after its insurance holder cancelled its policy.

The MV Alaed, owned by the Russian shipping company Femco, is reportedly carrying Mi25 helicopters, known as "flying tanks" to the troubled country.

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Tony Nicklinson 'Condemned To Suffering And Indignity'
Legalise Weed To Curb Alcohol Use, Former Drugs Tsar Says
First The Oil, Now England's After Scotland's Water
Inflation At Two-And-A-Half Year Low
EC President Lashes Out Over Eurozone Pressure
BLOG POSTS
Pippa Smith: Sexualisation of Children - Protecting Innocence Online
At long last there is a reality check going on about the dangers children face on the internet from pornography. We read with horror of children as young as eight admitting to pornography addiction, or the 12-year-old boy who raped a nine year old girl because he wanted to 'feel grown up' after viewing explicit images. As with so many other things in life, it has had to reach crisis-point before people begin sitting up and taking notice.
Katy Brand: On the Perils of Crowd-Funded Publishing
Have I made a huge mistake? I have walked away from talks with two well-known traditional publishers, and decided instead to go with a new crowd-funded publishing company called Unbound, and now, as I watch the subscriptions come in, I begin to panic - will I reach my funding target?
Clare Johns: Crossing the Rubicon: Tony Nicklinson's Assisted Suicide
I knew that Tony's was the first right-to-die hearing of its kind. Whereas previous cases have clarified the law on the assisted suicide, Tony's case goes further - it represents a fundamental challenge to the law on murder. "The court", says Mr Justice Charles, who allowed Tony's case to proceed, "is being invited to cross the Rubicon."
Simon Gillespie: Jack Osbourne and Being Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis
Today Jack Osbourne will be doing what around 50 people in the UK do every week - trying to come to terms with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The difference is, Jack will have to do it in the public spotlight.
Jen Crothers: If I Die on the Road, I'm Blaming the Olympic Organisers
I bought a bike last week, to avoid being squashed into oblivion on the Piccadilly line in about five weeks time. Or simply not getting on the Piccadilly line at all, thanks to the 65 million tourists about to descend on London.
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