Zimbabwe celebrates Mugabe's birthday: not everyone is happy

Robert Mugabe celebrates his 85th birthday today in Zimbabwe, and thousands of people in Zimbabwe gathered for the celebration, despite the fact that the country is struggling with a cholera epidemic (83,000 have...

Dutch MP banned from entering Britain

A Dutch MP who described the Koran as a "fascist book" has been banned from entering the UK amid fears his presence would endanger public security. Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders says he will go to...

Indonesia execution of Bali bombers sparks clashes

TENGGULUN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of people including some hardliners gathered for the funerals of three Indonesians executed on Sunday for the 2002 Bali bombings, sparking clashes between police and emotional supporters. The three men from the militant group Jemaah...

Sale of southern African ivory begins

Stockpiles of ivory in South Africa have gone on sale in an UN sanctioned auction for the first time since 1999. There are more than 100 tons up for grabs from four southern African countries that will be...

Satellite-Surveillance Program to Begin Despite Privacy Concerns

What's wrong with having "assurance that NAO operations will comply with applicable laws and privacy and civil liberties standards"? If our public servants have nothing to hide, they shouldn't mind the People and the law maintaining oversight."WASHINGTON -- The Department of...

Data-Mining for Terrorists Not 'Feasible,' DHS-Funded Study Finds

Homeland Security report finds datamining isn't feasible for catching "terrorists"."The government should not be building predictive data-mining programs systems that attempt to figure out who among millions is a terrorist, a privacy and terrorism commission funded by...

42-day detention dropped as unworkable in UK

The 42-day detention law, which would have extended the amount of time a person suspected of terrorism could be held without charge, has reportedly been dropped from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's agenda. The issue has been enormously controversial in the UK across party...

Wall Street rejects $700m bailout plan, crash coming! « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

"The US Congress and President have passed the controversial $700 million US emergency economic rescue plan. But the reaction from Wall Street was negative, sending stocks even lower at the end of the worst week...

Indian court allows brain scan into evidence

India has set a worldwide precedent with the recent conviction of Aditi Sharma, who was charged with the murder of her former fiance Udit Bharati, based upon EEG brain scans that supposedly show she possessed...

McCain saught Falwell, even after Falwell's controversies were well documented.

"Jerry Falwell The New York Times reported May 14, 2006, that McCain's appearance at Liberty University "came as Mr. McCain -- trying to establish an early dominance in the Republican presidential nomination battle -- has sought to ease tensions with Republican conservatives...

Clegg targets mainstream appeal

In the UK, the ruling Labour government has seen its public approval ratings take a dramatic slide in the past year. At the same time, the rival Conservative party remains unpopular with voters. UK voters seem to think they have no good option, which frustrates the third...

Any last requests? Yes, says death row inmate. Turn me into fish food

Texas death-row inmate Gene Hathorn's final request is one for the record books.  Easily one of the strangest final request ever made, Hathorn has asked that his post-execution body be turned into fish...

Meeks calls off school boycott in Chicago

The Reverend Meeks, a powerful Illinois state senator, has called off the Chicago public schools boycott after being heavily criticized by politicians and the media."A controversial, four-day Chicago Public Schools boycott ended on Day Two -- after Gov. Blagojevich said any...

Locals say Sarah Palin flip flopped on "Bridge to Nowhere"; Money not returned

It appears Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) was for the "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it.  Her statements indicate she only abandoned the project when the federal well ran dry and after her future...

Territorial deal signing suspended

"MANILA -- Triggered by attacks in certain areas in Mindanao, the Philippine government will no longer sign the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Press Secretary Jesus Dureza made the...

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