Investigations continue after a teenage girl was raped by two men on a double decker bus in Glasgow. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
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Muslim Brotherhood buses set on fire, 120 injured in Cairo clashes – Alarabiya.net English – Front Page
Four buses belonging to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood were torched and about 120 people were injured in clashes between opposition protesters and t Original post on alarabiya.net Comments on reddit.com
Israel introduces ‘Palestinian only’ bus lines, following complaints from Jewish settlers Israel News
Afikim bus company to have special buses for Palestinian workers commuting from the West Bank to jobs in central Israel; announcement follows complaints from settlers that Palestinians are a security risk. Original post on haaretz.com Comments on reddit.com
4-year-old raped in school bus in Mumbai
A 35-year-old school bus conductor has been arrested by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old nursery student of a premier Juhu school on a moving school bus. Original post on indiatimes.com Comments on reddit.com
India police arrest 6 in new bus gang-rape – World
Police in India’s northern Punjab state say they have arrested six men in another gang rape of a bus passenger, four weeks after a deadly attack on a student on a bus in New Delhi. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
‘Mexsicko City’ Turns a Corner in Its Clean Air Marathon
Even amid other environmental gains, it is the improvement in air quality that has most burnished the city’s green credentials. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in Singapore
An Indian student who was left critically ill after being gang-raped on a Delhi bus has died, say doctors who were treating her in Singapore. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
In India, police shoot dead journalist covering protest – Committee to Protect Journalists
December 24, 2012–Indian authorities must immediately investigate the death of a cameraman who was fatally shot by police on Sunday while covering protests against the sexual assault of women. The Associated Press identified the journalist as Bwizamani Singh, a reporter for the news division of the satellite-distributed Prime News… Original post on cpj.org Comments on reddit.com
Nasa plans to ‘lasso’ asteroid the size of two double-decker buses and turn it into a space station to orbit the moon
Nasa scientists are presenting the White House with a plan to capture an asteroid and steer it to a new position where it will act as a stepping stone to Mars. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations – Threat Level
Transit authorities in cities across the country are quietly installing microphone-enabled surveillance systems on public buses that would give them the ability to record and store private conversations. The systems are raising a number of privacy and security concerns. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Natural gas drillers target US truck, bus market
SCRANTON, Pa. – If the trash truck or bus rolling down your street seems a little quieter these days, you’re not imagining things. It’s probably running on natural gas.Surging gas Original post on journalgazette.com Comments on reddit.com
Tel Aviv bus bombing wounds 21 – Israel News
Explosion occurred just after noon, at corner of Shaul Hamelekh and Henrietta Szold Streets; one casualty seriously wounded, one lightly-to moderately, and the rest sustain light injuries; passersby ordered to keep distance from scene. Original post on haaretz.com Comments on reddit.com
Romney Threatened To Cancel Univision Forum If Organizers Didn’t Allow Him To Bus In Supporters
Mitt Romney packed the audience for a Univision forum earlier this week, BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins reports, busing in local supporters Original post on thinkprogress.org Comments on reddit.com
Teen pops head out of bus, hits NJ overpass, dies
Teen pops head out of bus, hits NJ overpass, dies FORT LEE, N.J. (AP) — A teenager headed to a Sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a highway overpass, police said. Designer Transportation, which operates the bus, expressed its Original post on seattlepi.com Comments on reddit.com
Why America doesn’t like Mitt Romney – CNN.com
LZ Granderson says Americans aren’t put off by Romney’s wealth but by his tendency to ignore the fact that we live interdependent lives Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Deadly bomb blast hits bus with Israelis in Bulgaria
At least seven people are killed and more than 20 injured as a bomb explosion rips through a bus which picked up Israeli tourists at a Bulgarian airport. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Students who bullied N.Y. bus monitor are suspended for a year – CNN.com
Four middle school students caught on camera verbally abusing their bus monitor have been suspended for a year, school district officials said Friday. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Bullied Bus Monitor Meets Man Who Raised $600,000 – Yahoo!
Watch the video ‘Bullied Bus Monitor Meets Man Who Raised $600,000′ on Yahoo!. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Romney’s Bus Tour Hits Speed Bump, Reroutes To Avoid Protesters – The ObamaCrat.Com™
By Jueseppi B. You just can’t make this stuff up. Mitt Romney kicks off a six-state bus tour. First there is the fact that Willard Mitt Romney flies from stop to stop in a private jet on his Original post on theobamacrat.com Comments on reddit.com
Teens Bully Elderly Female Bus Monitor, Internet Responds With Kindness
What kind of awful punk kids tell a seemingly harmless lady ‘You fuckin’ fat-ass, look at all this flab right here?’ This is brutal. Surely Internet Justice will catch up to them. Original post on al.com Comments on digg.com
Middle schoolers bully bus monitor with profanity, jeers – Schools of Thought – CNN.com Blogs
Anderson Cooper interviews bus monitor Karen Klein about the verbal abuse she endured on tonight’s AC360, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A profanity-laced video of middle school students in upstate New York verbally abusing a bus monitor is sparking an outpouring of support as… Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Karen Klein Bullied on School Bus – Video Goes Viral: People.com
More than a million people have seen the YouTube video of students taunting Karen Klein — and then taken action Original post on people.com Comments on reddit.com
Internet Gives Harassed Bus Monitor a $325,000 Vacation [UPDATED]
Karen Klein, the bus monitor who was verbally abused in Greece, N.Y. by a group of 12-15-year-olds, is about to go on quite the vacation. Original post on mashable.com Comments on reddit.com
Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Sees the Best and Worst of Humanity in 24 Hours (with videos, images, tweets) – bendoernberg – Storify
A shocking video of middle schoolers verbally abusing a poorly-paid, hearing-impaired grandmother of eight hired to keep them safe on the school bus went viral on Wednesday. Over 5,700 online strangers rallied to Karen’s side, donating $110,000 to fund a vacation and maybe even an early retirement! Original post on storify.com Comments on reddit.com
Mitt Romney’s `Every town counts’ bus tour scrupulously avoids the towns devastated by Bain Capital – FreakOutNation
If we don’t speak out, we’re part of the problem – Progressive blogging for the middle class, not corporate welfare. Original post on freakoutnation.com Comments on digg.com
Man who beheaded, ate fellow passenger on Greyhound bus in Canada wins bid to leave grounds of mental hospital – NY Daily News
A man who beheaded and cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada won his bid to leave the grounds of the mental hospital where he is being kept, a criminal review board ruled Thursday. Original post on nydailynews.com Comments on reddit.com
A North Korean Press Bus Took A Wrong Turn And Journalists See The Real Pyongyang – Business Insider
Devastating poverty. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on digg.com
Israeli ‘Rosa Parks’ causes storm by refusing to go to the back of the bus – World – Deutsche Welle – 16.01.2012
The simmering conflict between religious and secular Israelis threatened to overspill after Tanya Rosenblit stayed in her seat on a bus when Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men demanded that she move to the back. DW-WORLD.DE: German and European news, analysis and multimedia from Deutsche Welle – in 30 languages… More
In Jerusalem, women are voiceless at a decidedly womanly event – The Globe and Mail
A major conference on gynecological advances is permitting only males to speak, the latest move under pressure of ultra-Orthodox leaders… More