Washington (EON) – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales could be facing a perjury investigation if he does not clear up contradictions made in his testimony about surveillance without a warrant.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee made the announcement on Sunday in regards to the future and fate of Gonzales stating that his time is running ot and a perjury investigation is hanging over his head.
Senator Patrick Leahy stated “This is going to have a devastating effect on law enforcement throughout the country if it’s not cleared up.”
President Bush spoke on his weekly radio address on Saturday urging Congress to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. The hope is that the law can be updated to work with current technologies.
One the facts are known as perjury investigation may move forward.
Baghdad (EON) – Many in Iraq were hard at work celebrating their underdog national soccer team victory as team Iraq managed to win the Asian Cup which is a very big deal in the soccer world. The celebration was destroyed though when bombings killed 58 people.
A minibus exploded on Monday in Baghdad market where many people were celebrating the victory. This bombing killed 6 people on impact. Three soldiers were also killed in fighting in the province of Anbar.
Bombings and attacks killed 58 people in total on Monday. Soccer fans were very happy to see the Iraqi national soccer team defeat Saudi Arabia in the Asian Cup Final as it allowed them to unite as one and cheer for a common cause. It was a chance for them to escape the reality of their war-torn nation and at least for a few hours have peace watching a game of soccer.
Iraq won the Asian Cup defeating Saudi Arabia 1-0.
It was not long though before reality set back in with bombings and more attacks.
Boston (EON) – Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia has agreed in principal to set up a human rights commission regionally.
The hope is that this human rights commission will help them overcome a lot of the problems from Myanmar which is ruled by the military. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will try and create the human rights body.
Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo stated that “We have agreed that there will be a human rights body. There was a consensus.”
The hope is that the human rights commission will be laid out in terms of its foundation by the time the ASEAN leaders ave their annual summit in November. This is when they are expected to fully approve the charter.
Kabul (EON) – The Taliban have stated that they are going to add 3 hours onto the deadline for their demands to be met revolving around the 22 South Korean hostages they currently hold.
The deadline has been extended into late Monday afternoon but many believe that their demands will still not be met. The Taliban are asking for many militant prisoners to be released and in exchange for their release they will allow hostages to go free one at a time. The Taliban stated that if some of those in jail are not released by the deadline then many of the hostages may be killed.
The deadline was extended until 4 p.m. which is 1130 GMT because of talks between Afghan officials and the Taliban. The Afghan officials requested the extra time to continue negotiations. The Taliban are asking for 23 prisoners to be released. All 23 are sitting in jails in Afghanistan.
Boston (EON) – President George W. Bush and Gordon Brown of Britain are set to meet in hopes of building solid relations between the United States and Britain.
Brown is all set to fly out for his first ever meeting with the US president. Prime MInister Gordon Brown stated that the relationship between Britain and the US was the “single most important bilateral relationship. It is a relationship that is founded on our common values of liberty, opportunity and the dignity of the individual.”
Brown is hopeful that in the coming years the relationship between Britain and the United States will grow even stronge. The meeting is expected to take place at Camp David and will cover many topics including the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur, Kosovo, as well as climate change and trade talks.
Tokyo (EON) – The ruling party in Japan managed to keep most of the big guns in office but unfortunately have lost the upper house which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used to control.
The loss of control of the upper house of parliament came from a vote which brought on a whole new level of questions and problems which are now going to arise from this uncertainty on the voters behalf and a divided natioin.
This was the first time in over 50 years that the Liberal Democratic Party lost control of the upper house which seats 242 people. The elections on Sunday did not turn out good for the party. There were 121 seats up for voting but unfortunately the party only managed to snag 40 of them.
Abe stated after the vote that “I have to sincerely accept the voice of the people. I will continue to assume my responsibility as Prime Minister because my task of nation-building has just begun.”