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Real gangsters grow food, says inspirational farmer

Real gangsters grow food, says inspirational farmer

Growing your own food is like printing your own money. That was the message of one pioneering farmer in the United States who has started a one-man campaign to teach whole communities of kids to grow their own fruit and veg. Ron Finley, has affectionately been called  the “guerilla gardener” of South Central LA. He is also founder of the[Read More…]

New evidence sheds light on baby murder case

New evidence sheds light on baby murder case

Two young men who were accused of murdering a toddler in the US may be exonerated after new evidence was uncovered by the prosecution. Sherry West, 42, mother of baby Antonio Santiago who was killed in March this year, claimed that two young black men approached her and attempted to rob her before shooting her baby in the face and[Read More…]

The persecution of Bradley Manning

The persecution of Bradley Manning

“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are ruled by criminals.” -Anonymous And so the persecution and media smearing of Nobel Peace Prize nominee PFC Bradley Manning begins. It has been reported that he is now called Chelsea Manning, following transgender surgery. We have not been able to verify that at the Akashic Times except to[Read More…]

Now even baby monitors not immune from hackers and spies

Now even baby monitors not immune from hackers and spies

Few things can be more joyful than the birth of a newborn baby and many parents across the world make use of baby monitors to keep an eye on the little one when they are in the house. So imagine the shock and horror that  parents of a two year old girl felt when they walked into their daughter’s bedroom[Read More…]

Child soldiers rescued in the Congo

Child soldiers rescued in the Congo

Scores of exploited children have been rescued from a life of conflict and fighting  in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a UN Mission in the African nation. The 82 children, including 13  girls were rescued from the Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga armed group in the southeastern Katanga province, who had “recruited” the children in the past 6[Read More…]