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Renowned director Roman Polanski’s sudden arrest in Switzerland for alleged rape of minor way back in 1977 has evoked varied reaction all over the world, with majority condemning the arrest. But the reaction in America has been sharply polarized. Hollywood has openly rallied behind one of the greatest living directors while a section of media columnists [...]

The founder of the Mexican drug cartel ‘The Gulf,’ Gregorio Sauceda alias ‘El Goyo,’ ‘El Caramuela,’ or ‘Metro 2’ and one of the US DEA most wanted has been arrested in Mexico. Sauceda was apprehended in Matamoros on the US border, in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Sauceda is accused of organized crime and violations [...]

Northwestern University journalist students and professors held a rally for release of their ex student Roxana Saberi. Roxana Saberi is being held in Iranian jail from February. She was arrested for reporting without proper press credentials but later on April 8 was charged with spying. This means she may have to face an eight years term in Iranian [...]