Man Sues God, Unsuccessfully

"LINCOLN, Nebraska ― A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the...

Thousands of Thai Protesters Seek Overhaul of Democratic System

The prime minister of Thailand, Samak Sundaravej, called a state of emergency in Bangkok as thousands of protesters gathered at the capitol. While most of the anger goes towards what the protesters call a...

Judge Won't Lift Gun Ban at the Airport

The city of Atlanta’s ban on guns at the world’s busiest airport will continue despite a new state law easing restrictions on carrying firearms in public. U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob Monday rejected a request for a preliminary injunction against the ban filed by a...

Canadian Court Shuts Down Quebec Torrent Site

In a move many people see as controversial, a Quebec court has ruled that a torrent tracker site based out of Quebec, and hosting mostly french-language content, must shut down. This is a tricky situation, because it could leave the potential open for shutting down any...

Earth 'not at risk' from collider

Well, that's one less thing to worry about. If we did disappear down a black hole, it would probably be over pretty quickly anyway."Earth 'not at risk' from collider ...

Canadian Armed Forces Halt Prisoner Transfer in Afghanistan

Despite the warning from Brig.-Gen. Deschamps of 'dire consequences' if the transfer of prisoners to foreign countries were halted, government lawyers stated there had been no prisoner transfers for over two months. Which is right around the time reports of prisoners who were...

Kate Moss sex tape!

Listen, I'm not one to judge, but if you play with fire you could get burned. And when I say "fire" I mean "videocamera," and when I say "burned" I mean "burned by Pete Doherty." "The Babyshambles frontman is...

Afghanistan: Fear of torture unfounded

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now public ContributorThough Amnesty International has it's place, perhaps  they should be concentrating on  the Taliban who do not  recognize the Geneva Convention in their...

Romantics sue Guitar Hero publisher

A lot of kids are going to be upset about this if it means Santa's stock of Guitar Hero runs dry."Imitation might be flattery, but that doesn't make the Romantics any happier about it. The Detroit rock band has...

Court Halts Postal Strike

Royal mail brought the strike to a head this evening with a court order. The workers have been striking on and off for months for what they see as real concerns for their jobs. Most of the public are unaware of...

Hubby in jail over Facebook

"A HUBBY was jailed for breaking a court order not to contact his estranged wife after website Facebook sent her an automatic email. Engineer Dylan Osborn, 37, only joined the social-networking site to look at a pal’s wedding photos. It then sent an invite to be a...

Beenie Man Sued By Jamaican Anglican Church

  Dancehall superstar and self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall, Beenie Man has found himself once again in the wrong spotlight.  The trustees of St. Andrew Parish Church, located in Kingston Jamaica, has sued Beenie Man for unauthorized use of its cemetery in...

CENSORED: Algonquin resisting uranium mining, brace for police raid

One of the most ignored conflicts in North American media. - - --------------------------------------------------"Judge Gordon Thompson has ordered the Algonquins who are blocking access to a proposed uranium mine...

German train drivers in walkout

"German train drivers have staged brief walkouts in two cities in an escalation of their pay dispute with state operator Deutsche Bahn. Drivers from the GDL union stopped work for two hours in Berlin and Hamburg, affecting commuter services. Deutsche Bahn has secured an...

Judge Blocks Anna Nicole breast video

"A LOS Angeles judge has blocked the release of a 1994 video of a breast augmentation operation on Anna Nicole Smith. Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff granted the temporary injunction last Friday at the request of Smith's former attorney, boyfriend and executor of...

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