Venezuelan intelligence law draws protests

Slip slidin' away!"A new intelligence decree handed down by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is drawing protests from human rights activists who say it could lead to serious violations of civil liberties and become a tool for cracking down on dissent.Chávez says the...

Virginia Beach woman charged with indecent liberties with 15-year-old boy

"Police have charged a 39-year-old woman with taking indecent liberties with a 15-year-old boy after the boy's parents discovered their relationship on MySpace.com."

Europe rejects anti-piracy plans

"European politicians have voted down calls to throw suspected file-sharers off the net.The idea to cut off persistent pirates formed part of a wide-ranging report on creative industries written for the European parliament.But in a narrow vote MEPs backed an amendment to the...

Judge: Portrait of Jesus staying on wall

In a poll at nola.com about %80 of people think the portrait should stay up.First: i am not big on polls. Second : This isnt very fair to the other %20 (me included)Third: The law isnt created by polls.The founders of this country wanted to make sure that religion was not...

Wake up before it's too late

Something is happening across South America that ought to alarm you. Come back! This is important! I know most of you see Latin America as a recherché interest: my blog about Bolivia a few weeks ago, attracted the lightest traffic I have ever received. But what we are...

Phillipine Supreme Court Justice Supports Civil Liberties

"Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno has criticized the "mindless" crackdown on terrorism at the expense of civil liberties, and said a state with credibility problems could not adequately protect the rights of its citizens. In a speech during commencement exercises at...