Breaking News – Monthly Newsletter March 2011
Freed American female hiker summoned to Iran to stand trial over spying charges
TEHRAN - Sarah Shourd, An American woman who was released last year after spending 14 months in an Iranian jail, has been asked to stand trial in Tehran over spying charges.
Shourd and two American men were arrested by Iranian border guards in the country’s north in July 2009.
The BBC quoted Iran’s judiciary spokesman Gholam ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Freed American female hiker summoned to Iran to stand trial over spying charges.
Breaking News – Monthly Newsletter February 2011
Bankura residents say Maoist activities have reduced in the last one year
BANKURA - Residents of West Bengal’s Bankura district said Maoist activities in the region have reduced in the last year.
Bikas Mondal, the Panchayat head, Pingboni, said the business in the region has also picked up a good pace.
“In the last one year or so, the situation ... Read : Bankura residents say Maoist activities have reduced in the last one year.
Breaking News – Monthly Newsletter January 2011
Norway boss orders female staff to wear red bracelets during periods
LONDON - A look at the “tyrannical” toilet rules in Norwegian companies found one boss asking his female staff to wear red bracelets during their periods.
A workers’ union report claimed that businesses were becoming obsessed with lost productivity due to employees spending too much time answering the call of nature.
The report by the Parat ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Norway boss orders female staff to wear red bracelets during periods.
Breaking News – Monthly Newsletter December 2010
Obama checking in: Delhi's Maurya swarms with commandos
NEW DELHI - Not an inch of the ITC Maurya Sheraton will be without surveillance when US President Barack Obama arrives for a two-night stay. The luxury hotel is swarming with Delhi Police commandos a week before he checks in with wife Michelle.
Obama arrives for a Nov 7-9 stay at the Presidential Suite of ... Read more »».
Breaking News – Monthly Newsletter November 2010
Working fathers in Spain entitled to "breastfeeding leave"
LONDON - Working fathers in Spain are now entitled to take “breastfeeding leave” everyday even if the mother of the child is not employed after a ruling by Europe’s top court.
The European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg said in its ruling on September 30 that the Spanish law caused an “unjustified discrimination on ... Read more »»».
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