Zambia reporter in 'porn' trial

Beware this article has what could be consider as pornographic material, two media file attachments from Youtube.com well at least in Zambia...   " The news editor of Zambia's largest independent...

12 BNP Members on Bail After Distributing Leaflets "Inciting Racial Hatred"

TWELVE British Nationalist Party (BNP) members have bee arrested and released on bail on suspicion of distributing material under the Incitement to Racial Hatred Act.  The incident happened in Liverpool City...

FBI: Couple wants car, offers sex with 5-year-old

"SANA ANTIONIO, Texas (AP) -- A San Antonio couple is accused of trying to trying to trade sex with the woman's 5-year-old daughter for an apartment, a used car and child care for her 10-month old daughter. Jennifer Richards, 25, and her married boyfriend, Sean Michael Block,...

Los Angeles bans plastic shopping bags

So when I first read this story, I thought 'great, if LA can do it, anyone can do it!'. But turns out this banning of plastic bags won't come into effect until July 1, 2010.However, this is a good beginning, as...

Malawi Expo 2008 Marked as a Success

"SAN BERNARDINO, July 11, 2008 (Cheetah Index)-The Malawi Expo says it is overwhelmingly impressed with the turn out at Malawi Expo 2008 which commenced from Tuesday July 1-3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in San...

Google and Creator of ‘Family Guy’ Strike a Deal

Interesting development by Google. While Google's focus hear is on mainstream media, I think this confirms that there's going to be a market for distributing other content including short films and documentaries (see: Can the Internet Save Indie Film?).   " LOS...

27 arrests in Quebec child porn ring bust

"MONTREAL -- 27 arrests in Quebec child porn ring bust Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 An extensive child pornography ring has been cracked with the arrest of 27 people, Quebec provincial...

Egypt: Bread Protest Leaves 10 Dead!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,...

A Perfect Balance between Party and Governance: Sonia Gandhi

"New Delhi(ABC Live): Today Sonia Gandhi completed ten years as president of congress party. Party workers celebrated this movement by dancing on the drum beats and distributing sweets, they were also shouting...

Citizen Journalism Site Gets Director

Certainly a feather in Now Public's Hat with the hiring of World Editor Rachel Nixon to Now Public.  "Welcome Rachel" from us News Wranglers.  "Citizen journalism site gets directorVancouver...

Canada/Afghan War-One More Valid Reason

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadians and Politicans against our troops involvement in Afghanistan, perhaps should reflect the freedoms in Canada we take for granted. Only in Islamic Countries...

NowPublic contributor 'uncultured' in the Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail published a story about uncultured today. Here's the segment of the article where he talks about NowPublic, follow the link to read it in full. "Inspired, he took a break from his studies and...

Islamists protest US Navy Cyclone Sidr relief

"Dhaka, Nov 24 - Several hundred activists of the radical Islamic group Hizb ut Tahrir staged protests here before the arrival of two ships of the US Navy for distributing relief supplies among cyclone-affected...

Money for Nothing.... Flicks for Free!

"Google said it would share revenue from the ads with the creators of the videos and with the Web sites that embed them, though it declined to specify what percentage of the revenue will be kept by each...

Anti-APEC Protesters To Target President Bush

"One group of militant APEC protesters is secretly plotting an outbreak of violence for US President George W. Bush's arrival in Sydney tomorrow, distributing a rioter's training manual on how to wear gas masks, confront police and even evade fares."

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