Iraqi shoe thrower in Switzerland to rest, launch foundation for civilian war victims

October 13th, 2009 GENEVA - Mountazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist known for throwing his shoes at George W. Bush last December, arrived Tuesday in Geneva, reported local media.

October 1st, 2009 Protester throws shoe at IMF director in IstanbulISTANBUL — A protester threw a shoe at IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn but missed during a conference at an Istanbul university Thursday. The man threw his white sports shoe and ran toward the speakers platform shouting "IMF get out," but he was blocked by security guards.

September 21st, 2009 GENEVA - Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at former US president George W Bush, said he wants political asylum in Switzerland, a Swiss channel reported Monday. In parts of an interview posted on the website of TSR, a French-language channel, al-Zaidi said he preferred Switzerland as it was a neutral country that "does not support the occupation of Iraq." The journalist said he wanted to gather together Iraqis to launch a class action lawsuit against Bush and other political leaders who backed the invasion of Iraq in 2003, for "war crimes." Al-Zaidi repeated accusations that he was abused and tortured while imprisoned for launching the shoes at Bush during his final months in office.

September 17th, 2009 Austria: Man convicted for flame-thrower killingsVIENNA — An Austrian court has convicted a man for killing his in-laws by setting them on fire with a homemade flame-thrower. The court in the southern city of Graz sentenced the 49-year-old, who was not identified by name, to 12 years in prison for the October 2008 incident.

September 14th, 2009 Iraqi shoe thrower's release from jail delayedBAGHDAD — The expected release on Monday of the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former President George W. Bush was postponed a day, two of his brothers said, citing delays in processing his paperwork.

April 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Known for its newsy catchphrases, milk cooperative Amul has now trained its sight on the infamous shoe episode. An Amul billboard in Delhi says, "Just shoe it", and has a caricature of Home Minister P.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fear of the shoe is stalking Indian politicians and many of them aren't taking any chances. While Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was seen with a net in front of a dais in Ahmedabad, his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Mayawati has increased the distance between herself and the press while speaking to reporters.

April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Politicians beware! If a Madhya Pradesh businessman's campaign succeeds, shoe missiles - typically aimed at high profile leaders - may not miss their target any more. Indore-based youth Rajesh Bidkar, in an effort to get some free publicity, no doubt, has launched a 'juta feko (hurl the shoe)' training campaign.

April 10th, 2009 KURUKSHETRA - Millionaire industrialist and Congress MP Naveen Jindal Friday become the latest victim of a shoe attack with a retired school teacher hurling footwear at him in this Haryana town. Though the shoe did not hit Jindal, the Haryana police took Raj Pal into custody following the incident.

April 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The story of an angry Indian journalist throwing a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram went largely unnoticed in the US media with only a couple of TV channels taking brief note of the incident.

April 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi journalist Jarnail Singh, who threw a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram, was Tuesday let off without any charges slapped against him.

March 12th, 2009 BAGHDAD - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US president George W. Bush appeared at a Baghdad court Thursday.

February 7th, 2009 LONDON - The Cambridge University protester who caused an international stir by throwing a shoe at visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is a German pathology student, the Daily Telegraph reported. Quoting unnamed sources, the paper identified the shoe thrower as 27-year-old Martin Jahnke, a senior postgraduate member of the pathology department who has tutored undergraduates and presented lunchtime seminars.

February 4th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Israel's ambassador to Sweden was hit when a shoe and books were thrown at him as he was giving a lecture at Stockholm University, radio reports said Thursday. Benny Dagan was talking about upcoming elections in his country Wednesday night when the objects were hurled at him from the audience of 50 people.

January 18th, 2009 GENEVA - An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush wants to apply for political asylum in Switzerland, his lawyer said Monday.