adminMexico disbands port city’s police force
A Mexican state plagued by drug violence has disbanded the entire police force in the major port city of Veracruz in an effort to stem corruption, with naval marines deployed in its place.
The Veracruz state government said Wednesday’s decision was part of an effort to root out police corruption and start from zero in the state’s largest city.
Philippines floods damage like tsunami
The United Nation’s humanitarian co-ordinator has compared the destruction in two of the Philippines’ worst affected southern coastal cities to a tsunami, after more than a thousand people were confirmed dead in the wake of last week’s tropical storm.
Iran navy war game to begin tomorrow
TEHRAN — Iran’s navy will launch a 10-day war game in the Strait of Hormuz tomorrow, state television quoted Navy Commander Habibulah Sayari as saying yesterday.
Pakistan army wants Zardari out but not a coup
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s powerful army is fed up with unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari and wants him out of office, but through legal means and without a repeat of the coups that are a hallmark of the country’s 64 years of independence, military sources said.
Sperm donor at odds with federal regulators
OAKLAND (Calif) — An electronics company engineer who the US government considers a one-man sperm bank has fathered an estimated 14 children through free donations of his semen that he advertises over the Internet.
Dutch TV hosts dine on fried human buttock, belly
AMSTERDAM — Two Dutch TV hosts cooked and ate each other’s flesh, sampling fried buttock and fried belly, and pushing the boundaries of bad taste on Wednesday night in a programme aired by Dutch broadcaster BNN.
British baroness stands by V-sign in parliament
An 89-year-old British baroness who became an Internet hit by making a rude two-finger gesture in parliament’s illustrious House of Lords said on Wednesday she absolutely meant it.
Florida town seeks nudist vacationers from Europe
ORLANDO (Fla) — A west Florida community is spending $3 800 (£2 421.31) in tax dollars to entice naked Germans to spend their summer vacations there.
Cocaine curves model caught at Rome airport
Italian airport police eyeing up a busty Spanish model’s curves made a startling discovery on Wednesday — 2.5 kilogrammes of pure cocaine stashed as implants in her bust and backside.
The 33-year-old woman arriving in Rome from Sao Paulo in Brazil was wearing tight-fitting clothes to enhance her voluptuousness, hoping that her looks might distract the attention of border police, ANSA news agency reported.
Support Unit nabs 29 000, recovers guns
Crime Reporter
THE Police Support Unit this year arrested over 29 000 people for committing various offences and and