Nazi camp doctor Aribert Heim 'died in 1992'

Nazi camp doctor 'died in 1992'

ZDF said Aribert Heim died of cancer
Aribert Heim, one of the most wanted Nazi criminals, has been dead since 1992, German's ZDF television reports.

It says Heim, known as Nazi Germany's "Doctor Death", lived under a pseudonym and died in Egypt's capital, Cairo.

ZDF says it found Heim's passport and other personal documents in a hotel where he lived.

Heim was a concentration camp doctor and was accused of killing hundreds of concentration camp victims in WWII, using horrific medical experiments.

In its report, ZDF quoted witnesses, including Heim's son, as confirming that he died in 1992.

The German TV channel also said Heim had converted to Islam.
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International Criminal Court to consider Gaza investigation

February 4, 2009

The Palestinian Authority and others want the court to investigate alleged war crimes committed during the recent battle with Israel.


Reporting from Madrid -- In a move that could inject a new international actor into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the International Criminal Court will examine requests to investigate alleged war crimes during the recent combat in the Gaza Strip, its chief prosecutor said Wednesday.

Luis Moreno Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the Netherlands-based court, said he had decided to consider an investigation after the Palestinian Authority accepted the jurisdiction of the court last week.

Gaza Strip and the West Bank are not Viable Geographically to Be One Country

Gaza strip and the West Bank are not viable together to be one country. They are separated by the land of Israel. No land corridor will be foreseeable allowed by Israel.

Israel Should Pull It's Troops From the West Bank

There is no excuse for Israel to have her troops to remain in the West Bank at this time.

Australia plans $26 billion stimulus package February 2, 2009

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's leader unveiled a new stimulus package Tuesday to try to shield the economy from the global downturn, promising 42 billion Australian dollars ($26 billion) in spending that will send the budget into the red for the first time in nearly a decade.

The package comes on top of one launched late last year worth A$10.4 billion ($7.4 billion) and underscores the threat the downturn poses to Australia's resources-based economy, which has shuddered to a near halt since the worldwide financial turmoil began mid-last http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20090203&id=9515765

Iranians inaugurate space project

Iranians inaugurate space project

The rocket was launched from a secret desert location


Rocket launch
Iran has launched a research rocket to inaugurate a newly built space centre.
The test-launch for the country's first low-orbit research satellite was shown on Iranian state television to cries of "God is Great" from the announcer.

Correspondents say advances in Tehran's missile technology are likely to alarm Western powers, as Iran presses on with a controversial nuclear programme.

The White House called the launch "unfortunate", warning it would further isolate Iran from the global community.

The BBC's Jon Leyne in Tehran says it is a highly symbolic moment for the launch, coinciding with the 29th anniversary of the Iranian revolution.

Reporting of the story on Iranian TV has been accompanied by a great deal of patriotic music.

'Important achievement'

The successful test-launch bodes well for Iran's low-orbit satellite project, with its scheduled launch date of March 2009.

We need to have an active and influential presence in space

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian president

The space centre, at an unidentified desert location, includes an underground control station and launch pad for the satellite which will be named Omid (Hope).

"We need to have an active and influential presence in space," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a televised ceremony before the launch.

"Iran took its first step very strongly, precisely and wisely," he said. "Building and launching a satellite is a very important achievement."

In February 2007, Iran said it had launched a rocket capable of reaching space - before it made a parachute-assisted descent to Earth.

In October 2005, a Russian rocket launched Iran's first satellite, the Sina-1, which carried photographic and telecommunications equipment.

Western countries also fear Iran wants to produce nuclear weapons.

Tehran denies this, insisting its uranium-enrichment programme is solely to generate electricity.

Tehran is already thought to have missiles which can reach Israel and this launch is seen as further evidence that it is developing its rocket technology.

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The Hamas Fighters Should Cease and Stop Firing Rockets at Israel

Israel had killed more than 1,300 Palestinians in the last 22-days fight. So what these irresponsible people doing by firing more rockets? Another Palestinians killed in retaliation bombing?