Arrests over alleged plot to murder cartoonist

"Police in Denmark have arrested a number of people suspected of plotting to kill one of the cartoonists whose depiction of the Prophet Mohammed sparked anger across the Muslim world. The arrests were made in the town of Aarhus on the Jutland peninsula. Jyllands-Posten, the...

US arrests four Chinese for espionage

"A 72-year-old former Boeing engineer is accused of giving China details about the space shuttle and other aerospace programmes. In a separate case, two men and a woman are accused of handing over US defence...

Behavioural Profiling of Air Travellers urged

The article below says that 70,000 people were pulled aside in U.S. airports and screened very carefully. Behavioral Profiling is the tool that was used to identify them as potential risks. Of these 70,000 people, all of whom were no-doubt aggravated by the experience of...

Myanmar arrests blogger

Myanmar blogger, Nay Myo Latt has been arrested by the government after a critical posting about political freedoms (or lack thereof) in his country."Despite international condemnation and pressure following...

Catalytic Converter Theft Warning

"This holiday season has seen an explosion in thefts of expensive, platinum-laced catalytic converters from parked cars, and authorities report that high-clearance sport utility vehicles are the targets of choice...

Spain Arrests 14 in Suspected Terrorist Plot

Spanish authorities have cracked down on a suspected terrorist plot that may have been targeted at disrupting the country's upcoming national elections scheduled for March 9."Spanish police arrested 14 suspected Islamic militants in early morning raids Saturday, and the...

Drugs Farm Uncovered

In the past the majority of cannabis sold in Britain was imported but now most is 'homegrown' in factory set ups like this. Ordinary houses on respectable estates are increasingly being used this way,"Police have uncovered one of Leicestershire's biggest-ever cannabis growing...

Guantanamo: Illegal and Unjust

"Rights-free zones: illegal and unjust Mukul Sharma The Guantanamo model signifies the abandoning of basic principles of human rights. It de-legitimises us. “O Father, this is a prison of injustice. Its iniquity makes the mountains weep. I have committed no crime and am...

McDrunk drivers busted by drive-thru cops

Two a.m. conversation from hell:"Want to get a Teen Burger?""Nah dawg, I got a ticket for drunk driving last time.""SURREY, B.C. - The next time you go to a drive-thru fast food restaurant in Surrey, B.C., it may...

Vancouver: "International Drug Ring Beheaded"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorGangland slayings in recent months have been tied to this criminal activity over control of Vancouver's lucrative drug tradeKudos to all our men and women in Blue and...

Accidental Naked Home Invasion

A guy receives a text message inviting him to a threesome with two total strangers... so he actually shows up. Funny enough, all did not go according to plan:"The man thought he was in for a late [sic]Christmas present when he got an alluring text offering him the friendly...

Slovakia Radioactive material seized was Uranium from Russia

As we sit and and have to listen to all these Global Warning Freaks worried that in 200 yrs. (when we all will be dead) the Earth will be a few degrees hotter, while people right now are planning on turning us...

Four Malaysians arrested in Indonesia drugs bust: police

"Four Malaysians have been arrested in Indonesia after allegedly being caught with ecstasy worth more than five million dollars, the national police chief said Friday. Lim Jit Wee, 41, Chua Lik Chang, 52, Lim Piek...

No more Sex on the Beach

What has it come to when you can’t get naked on the beach and bump uglies."STUART — That big booming voice Martin County beachgoers might hear next year along the sandy shores will not be coming from the...

Tension in Olympia as war protests escalate

"OLYMPIA — This normally laid-back town is on edge after a week of raucous war protests that have resulted in dozens of arrests, broken windows and police firing pepper-spray projectiles to control restive crowds. "

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