Above: Gloria Palanco This Wednesday, four politician hostages were freed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after seven years of captivity. Their release was coordinated by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The release was made to clean up the rebel group’s name; as they are considered as a terrorist group by different nations of the international community -- one of which is the European Union. One of the freed captives, former congresswoman Gloria Polanco (pictured above) had this to say, "You've given me the ... Read More

Above: A scene from the movie "Rendition" For years, people in the country have been contending the involvement of Britain in “rendition missions” of the United States. Today their fears were confirmed. Foreign Secretary David Miliband told the House of Commons on Thursday that “contrary to earlier explicit assurances,” the Central Intelligence Agency had attested using the British island of Diego Garcia for refueling two American rendition flights in 2002. Rendition is a handing over of a person from one jurisdiction to another – ... Read More

Above: Shocked student after the shooting A still unidentified gunman killed five students and wounded 16 others in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall on Thursday afternoon in DeKalb, Illinois. Afterwards the shooter killed himself. According to the students in Cole Hall, a tall white skinny man dressed in black stepped out from behind the curtain on the stage of the lecture hall and opened fire with a shotgun. The gunman shot more than 20 times, witnesses said. The president of Northern Illinois University ... Read More