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White farmers facing catastrophe as Zimbabwe reneges on property deal By Stephen Bevan in Pretoria (Filed: 25/06/2006) Zimbabwe's white farmers' union has given warning of an impending "humanitarian catastrophe" after the government reneged on a promise to pay evicted white farmers the full value of the buildings and equipment seized along with their farms, leaving many of them destitute. The government refuses to pay for the land seized from the estimated 3,800 white farmers forcibly evicted since 2000, but it had pledged to pay in full for the "improvements". Last week, however, farmers were outraged to learn that they will...

A young San Bernardino couple is going public with questions about supermodel Gisele Bundchen's "no questions asked" $5000.00 reward offer, which remains unpaid more than two weeks after the couple returned Bundchen's dog only to be arrested at gunpoint, handcuffed and held in custody. Although cleared by the police, the couple has no explanation from Bundchen of why they were treated like criminals and denied the reward. Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2004 -- Supermodel Gisele Bundchen’s “no questions asked” $5000.00 reward offer for her lost dog just before Thanksgiving, may have gotten her dog back, but, according to the...

A third-party group started running advertisements on behalf of Tom Daschle Wednesday. The move by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee comes despite the fact that Daschle, the Senate minority leader, has for months said he wouldn't accept help from outsiders. Daschle has said that candidates have the ability to control many third-party ads. But, he said Tuesday, he is not going to stop the DSCC from running its spots. "Once again, Tom Daschle says one thing in South Dakota and does another thing back in Washington, D.C.," said Dick Wadhams, campaign manager for Republican challenger John Thune. For more on...

Slay doc's scam: Sick woman: Killer reneged on liver offer by Tom Farmer Monday, September 1, 2003 Gender-bending wife-killer Dr. Richard J. Sharpe promised to give an ill Indiana woman part of his liver but instead took the hopeful transplant recipient for hundreds of dollars in phone calls and tricked her into contacting his estranged minor children. The woman said Sharpe, who is serving life in prison with no chance for parole, pledged to donate part of his liver two days after Christmas, but ultimately reneged on his written agreement earlier this summer. ``He lied to me so much, I...

<p>MONROVIA, Liberia, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- President Charles Taylor of Liberia has reneged on his promise to step down once peacekeepers arrived, a London newspaper reported Wednesday.</p> <p>Taylor said Tuesday night war crimes charges against him must be dropped before he accepts Nigeria's offer of sanctuary, the Telegraph said.</p>

Dictator reneges on pledge to quit By Tim Butcher, Africa Correspondent (Filed: 06/08/2003) President Charles Taylor of Liberia appeared last night to have reneged on a promise to quit his country next week, demanding that war crimes charges against him be dropped before he accepts Nigeria's offer of sanctuary. The dictator is refusing to leave in fear of prosecution by a United Nations court. Taylor had earlier promised to leave the country "within 48 hours" of handing power to his chosen successor next Monday, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa said yesterday. Nigerian officials said last night they did not...