'Estranged at home, empowered abroad (The Manila Times) NEW YORK: An invocation to the spirits opens the session. Shirtless men beat drums on the stage of the General Assembly plenary hall. They speak in tongues that regular UN interpreters are not qualified to translate simultaneously.
'Online Con Artists Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail (GigaLaw.com) The 12-year prison sentences doled out to a pair of online con artists caught in a multi-agency Internet fraud sweep should serve as a warning that virtual scammers can spend a long time in real jail cells, federal authorities said.
