How Hosni Mubarak Got So Rich. There are no Mubaraks on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, but there sure ought to be.
The mounting pressure from 18 days of historic protests finally drove Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from office, after three decades as his nation's iron-fisted ruler. But over that time, Mubarak amassed a fortune that should finance a pretty comfortable retirement. The British Guardian newspaper cites Middle Eastern sources placing the wealth of Mubarak and his family at somewhere between $40 billion and $70 billion. That's a pretty good pension for government work. The world's richest man--Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim--is worth about $54 billion, by comparison. Bill Gates is close behind, with a net worth of about $53 billion. How Hosni Mubarak Got So Rich
Police Manhunt Begins for 23 yr. old Killer. Brooklyn police have begun a serious manhunt for 23 year-old Maksim Gelman who violently lashed out on Friday in a killing spree which resulted in the death of his stepfather, his ex-girlfriend, and her mother. Gelman is also wanted for “commandeering a passing car, stabbing the driver, stealing the car and running down a pedestrian” according to sources.
The trouble apparently began around 5 a.m. on Friday when Gelman arrived home “appearing to be drunk or high and demanded use of one of his parents' two cars” according to one neighbor’s report.
When Gelman’s stepfather, 54 year-old Aleksandr Kuznetsov, refused Gelman’s request, a violent argument broke out between the two. Police say Gelman, “grabbed a knife and stabbed his stepfather several times.”
Gelman then allegedly fled the scene of the crime in his mother’s 2004 grey Lexus only to appear again later at around 4:30 p.m. at his ex-girlfriend’s house where he reportedly stabbed both his ex-girlfriend and her mother to death. The names of both women have yet to be disclosed. Police Manhunt Begins for 23 yr. old Killer
Kati Kim on Her Family's Harrowing Ordeal. It was a story that touched everyday Americans and prompted the biggest search-and-rescue mission in Oregon's history: The disappearance of the Kim family.
The Kims went missing on Thanksgiving 2006. Husband James, wife Kati and their two young daughters, Sabine and Penelope, had been on a road trip when a wrong turn left them desperately lost in the Oregon wilderness.
"Sabine is seven months old and Penelope is four, so we're just really worried about the kids," James Kim's sister, Eva Kim, told the media at the time. Kati Kim on Her Family's Harrowing Ordeal
“The Disappearance of Kim Family” story from Kati Kim. Kims went missing on Thanksgiving 2006. Husband James, wife Kati and their two young daughters, Sabine and Penelope, had been on a road trip when a wrong turn left them desperately lost in the Oregon wilderness.
“Sabine is seven months old and Penelope is four, so we’re just really worried about the kids,” James Kim’s sister, Eva Kim, told the media at the time.
Their intended shortcut turned deadly when they became stranded on a mountain road. Kim and her daughters, then 4 years and 7 months, were rescued Dec. 4. James Kim died of exposure and hypothermia after a 16-mile hike in ice and snow to get help for his family, and his body was found Dec. 6.
