USA: Minnesota Auto Mogul Hecker HQ Raided for Possible Fraud

" June 2009 | by Eric Kelsey The Minnesota State Patrol raided Denny Hecker Automotive Group headquarters in St. Louis Park, along...

Indian Editor arrested for 'outraging Muslims'

The editor and publisher of a major Indian newspaper have been arrested for "hurting the religious feelings" of Muslims after they reprinted an article from British daily The Independent. Ravindra Kumar and Anand Sinha, the editor and publisher of the Kolkata-based English...

Virgin Atalantic- World's Best Complaint Letter.........

We have all had bad airline experiences including the food.   Virgin Atalntic recenlty received such a letter- However, this letter is beign circulated by Sir Richard Branson as  "The World's Best...

'Locked Up for Complaining in China'

" In China, if you have a complaint about a corrupt official, or if you have been badly treated by the police, it is hard to get your voice heard. ...

Town tries to take pony away from disabled 3 year-old

Sam Spiteri, a 3 year old with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, has enjoyed the company of his miniature pony, Emily, for most of his life; but, the town of Caledon may take away the boy's companion because of...

2 girls burnt alive for visiting boys in India

Urban India is progressing fast and aping the west in every posisble way. Love marriages, Live in relationship and extra marital relationship are not very uncommon in urban India. But in some part of the country their rural cousins are still living in stone age. Deep rooted...

Complaint Filed Re: Travel Expenses for the Palins

From an article at the McClatchy Washington Bureau : Palin's office says the state considers the kids' publicly funded travel as official First Family business and that Palin only takes her kids to events they're...

McCann 'Tapas Seven' friends win £375,000 in damages

The friends of Kate and Gerry McCann who were dining when the couple when their daughter went missing in Portugal, who came to be known as teh "tapas seven" in the UK media, have won libel damages from Express...

Saif 'assaults' photo journalists, arrest likely

"Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan on Sunday night found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists in Patiala during the shoot of a film. The journalists have lodged a complaint against him and his security guards on the charge of manhandling them.The incident took...

Battery charge dropped in flatulence case

"CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge. ...

Flatulence gets DUI suspect charged with assault

"SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was...

Barack Obama’s Vetting Through Association :: MAXINE

"Bill Ayers is shown in 1982 with wife Bernardine Dohrn and their son, Zayd Dohrn, then 4. Image Credit: By David Handschuh -- Associated PressBarack Obama’s Vetting Through AssociationMost people who...

Hitman: Sniper Spam

So if you get an email from a purported assassin threatening to ice you (or a loved one), rest assured that it's not Agent 47, but a garden-variety spammer.""The online Hitman scammer, who threatens to kill...

Man loses fight to keep painted flag on garage door

If he had just put the ol' Maple leaf next to it, he'd be ok. " MONTREAL _ A Quebec superior court told Theodore Antonopoulos last week that he had to remove the large Greek flag painted on his garage door. ...

Apple Sued over "Defective" iPhone 3G

A disgruntled customer is suing Apple over reportedly poor performance from her 3G iPhone. For whatever reason, no mention is made of AT&T, which actually delivers and manages the service. I don't like the...

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