Mackey said the districtattorney accepted child endangerment charges against the mother Friday,but that the charges haven't been processed into the system, meaningdetails like the mother's name aren't yet public.

Six children left home alone while their 33-year-old mom went toNigeria to marry a man she met on the Internet are expected to remainin foster care until a Jan. 16 custody hearing, authorities said Friday.

The children's maternal grandmother, who lives in New Orleans, has promised to attend the proceedings, authorities said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to order the assassinationof Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin if Voronin doesn't followRussia's orders. That is the latest theory from a leading Moldovannewspaper. "Jurnal de Chisinau" also writes that if Voronin doesn't getkilled before his term expires, the Moldovan people will put him ontrial for crimes committed while in office.

Pridnestrovie views 2008 with cautious optimism

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of BiafraMASSOB has denied that their leader Chief Raph Uwazurike who isenjoying a three month bail granted him by an Abuja based Federal Highcourt to bury his mother is set to join any political party aspublished in a national daily recently.
In a release signed by the Western coordinator of the group Chief BenOnuegbu, the group wrote “it is very unfortunate that the newspaper wehold in high esteem is now being used for cheap blackmail.

Moldovais against independence for Kosovo, Transdniestria, Abkhazia and almostevery other freedom-seeking state in the world. At the same time,President Vladimir Voronin also said that if Kosovo should neverthelessbecome independent, it would not be an example that Transdniestriacould follow. This is at odds with Russia's position that Kosovoindependence will set a legally valid precedent under international law.