Monday, December 12, 2011

What's in The News Today

A 14-year-old escapes from kidnappers. Kevin Lunsmann escapes the Al Qaeda who has been kidnapped since July and was being held for ransom. He was on vacation in the Filipino island of Ticabon with his family and they were taken by gun point. They released his mother in October and a cousin escaped last month. Lunsmann escaped, after he told his captors that he would go take a bath in the stream. He made a dash barefooted through the jungles for two days and followed a river that took him to a village and was reunited with his family.

La, L. (December 12, 2011). Kevin Lunnsmann, 14-year-old Filipino-American escapes Islamic kidnappers. globalpost. Retrieved December 12, 2011, from http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/philippines/111212/kevin-lunsmann-escapes-Islamic-kidnappers

Japan launches intelligence satellite. Japan put a spy satellite in orbit on Monday and this is the second one this year. This will give them information about N. Korea and its missiles. The satellites will also give them daily information any where in the world.

Fox News. com (December 12, 2011). Japan Launches Second Spy Satellite This Year. Retrieved December 12, 2011, from http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/12/japan-launches-second-spy-satellite-this-year/

An Italian cat inherits $15 million. Tommasino who was formally a stray was rescued by a millionaire. Owner Maria Assunta died last month at 94 and left her fortune to Tommasino. Italian law does not permit the money to go to the cat and the owner was aware so the money will be donated to a "worthy animal association," if one is found.

Inform Africa. (December 11, 2011).  Cat inherits $15.7 million empire from 94 year old woman. Retrieved December 12, 2011, from http://www.informafrica.com/breaking-news-africa/cat-inherits-15-7-million-empire-from-94-year-old-woman/



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