Day: November 17, 2010

NATO Secretary General Welcomes Canadian Decision on Afghan Mission

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–16 November 2010.  The following remarks are attributable to NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen: “I warmly welcome Prime Minister Harper’s announcement that Canada will deploy a substantial number of trainers to the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan. Canada has contributed substantially, over many years, to the operation in[Read More…]

Haiti Violence Hampering Cholera Response, UN and Partners Warn

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 November 2010 – The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Haiti are urging an end to the violent demonstrations in Cap Haitien, which they say are seriously impeding efforts to respond to the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak. “We call upon all involved in these clearly orchestrated demonstrations[Read More…]

California Ex-Teacher to Serve 14 Years for Attempting to Entice 8-Year-Old Girl into Sex

Oklahoma City–(ENEWSPF)– Today, ERIC JOSEPH SCHWARTZ, 50, of North Hollywood, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Tim Leonard to serve 168 months in federal prison for attempting to entice an 8-year-old girl into sexual activity, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.[Read More…]

North Carolina Man Found Guilty of Interference with a Flight Crew and Abusive Sexual Contact on an Aircraft

Denver, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)– Alan Houston Johnson, age 44, of Davidson, North Carolina, was found guilty this afternoon of interference with a flight crew and abusive sexual contact on an aircraft, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced. The guilty verdict came following a four-day jury[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, November 16, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Intervention at UN Security Council Ministerial on Sudan in New York Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with UK Foreign Minister Hague U.S. Marks One-Year Anniversary of Death of Russian Lawyer Sergei Magnitskiy Guinea Elections: US Encourages[Read More…]

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