UN: Detainees tortured in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Prisoners in some Afghan-run detention facilities have been beaten and tortured, a United Nations report said Monday, but the international organization said that the mistreatment was not the result of government policy. The 74-page report found…
Anne – Part 63
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “What is that red light over the shore-line?” And now Anne was gone, it was astonishing to see what a void was left. No one had especially valued or praised…
Overwhelming response to Afterschool Programme
In just three weeks the secondary schools’ Extended Afterschool Programme (EASP) has recorded an overwhelming response with more than 800 registrations and some 500 students participating weekly. The free programme offers students attending government high schools 31 activities, including martial…
The good, the bad and the …….
There is good and bad in most situations, although, sometimes with a bad one, it is hard to find the good. ‘Ugly’ is not a word I like to use hence the dot, dot, dot. I am referring to the…
Equipping early childhood practitioners
Thirty-two early childhood practitioners are learning the basics of child development in an Early Childhood Care and Education Unit (ECCE) hosted early-years introduction course. Designed specifically for individuals working in the industry, it aims to teach practitioners about sociocultural theory…
Ontario Liberals one seat shy of majority
ONTARIO (AP) – Ontario Liberals scored a third straight victory in a provincial election in Canada’s economic center on Thursday, but fell one seat short of a majority and will need support from opposition legislators to stay in power. Dalton…
Salt Lake City underwear run sets world record
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A protest of Utah’s uptight laws that featured people running through the streets of Salt Lake City in their underwear has set a new world record. Guinness World Records says the Utah Undie Run broke…
