january 21 2011 fore bloggs

110 ALLEGED MOB FIGURES ARRESTED- It was Christmastime on the icy shores of New Jersey, and "The Bull," a heavy in the Genovese crime family, was looking for his holiday bonus. Longshoremen knew better than to argue when The Bull came calling, because nobody who wanted to live argued with the mob.

Venice-flooded-heavy-rain-and-high-tides-leave-much-of-the-historic-city-under-water,--Venice awoke to warning sirens on Friday morning as tides in the lagoon reached their highest level this year after a period of heavy rain, leaving much of the historic city under water.




World Powers Gather in Turkey for Iran Nuclear Talks
--Turkey, which is a NATO member and an EU applicant, has close relations with its neighbor, Iran. Davutoglu has worked to position Turkey as a key mediator between Iran and the West. Those efforts culminated last year in a deal Turkey and Brazil reached with Tehran for it to ship some of its uranium abroad for reprocessing.




Public theatres airing football matches closed to Iranian women --
The decision was taken after football enthusiasts watched Iranian national team triumph over UAE in yesterday's Asian Cup games in three theatres of Mellat Cinema.
Women who are already forbidden from watching the games in stadiums, will now also be excluded from public theatres where the games are aired.