The Trial of Hosni Mubarak

They have finally put Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak on trial in Egypt. He has been trying to get out of taking responsibility for his crimes during his dictatorship by saying he was “too sick” to stand trial. Don’y you just love a faker? Didn’t we all used to do this when we were kids when we didn’t want to go to school? Source of this news story: CNN.com.

The trial of Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak resumed Monday behind closed doors, while outside the courtroom clashes broke out between police and families of those killed in the uprising that led to his ouster.

Mubarak is charged with ordering the killing of protesters to quash the uprising in February that brought about an end to his 30-year rule. He faces a possible death penalty, if convicted.

The clashes began when the families of those killed tried to push their way into Cairo’s police academy, the site of the trial. Police used batons to beat them back. The family members, in turn, threw rocks and guard railings at the officers.

Police chased the protesters and family members, beating some and arresting others. After the melee, the riot police circled the entrance of the court and cut off access.

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Well, I’m pretty excited about this news.  You might not be, but you’ll be pleased with the results.  I just changed the theme for Only the News.  You’ll probably like my new theme for presenting the news stories.  I like it alot.  Very pleased, I must say.

Anyways, I’ll keep updating my site as time goes by presenting you some interesting stories that I find in the news media.  This is just a short post anyways.

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Cancer – The Facts

Cancer: The facts

One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.

The disease tends to affect older people – but can strike at any time.

Excluding certain skin cancers, there were more than 270,000 new cases of the disease in 2001 – and the rate is increasing by about 1% a year.

Some cancer, such as breast, are becoming more common, while new cases of lung cancer fall away due to the drop in the number of smokers.

However, while the overall number of new cancers is not falling, the good news is that successful treatment rates for many of the most common types are improving rapidly.

BBC News Online has produced, in conjunction with Cancer Research UK, a guide to some of the most common forms of cancer and the treatments used to tackle them.

Source:  bbcnews.co.uk