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…]
Day: November 17, 2010
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…]
Chicago Man Arrested In Connection With Bomb Threat at Western Illinois University
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Cameron McKoy, 18, of Chicago, was arrested early Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois, by the FBI and Western Illinois University Police Department in connection with his alleged involvement in a bomb threat made to Western Illinois University in October. McKoy is expected to make an initial appearance in[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…]