Fla. Shelter Fire Kills Dozens Of Cats

" April 8, 2007 Florida - A fire gutted the local Humane Society headquarters, killing dozens of animals including nearly all of the cats in the building, authorities said. Up to 200 animals were in the facility, but it could take days to account for all the animals and tally...

Zimbabwe Oppositon Leader Beaten

Cris Chinaka reports today that the weekend detention of Morgan Tsvangirai(bio) was not merely an infraction against what remains of a democratic process in Zimbabwe. The head of Zimbabwe's main opposition party received head injuries and his face, according to his lawyers,...

Al-qaeda plot to bring down UK Internet

"SCOTLAND YARD has uncovered evidence that Al-Qaeda has been plotting to bring down the internet in Britain, causing chaos to business and the London Stock Exchange. In a series of raids, detectives have recovered computer files revealing that terrorist suspects had targeted...

Iraq's African Shadow: Insurgency Grows , Peacekeepers Hesitate

Ethiopia's war against Somalia continues, with Ethiopian troops still very much present in the capital and other cities. Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi, the country's controversial political leader, invaded Somalia with U.S. assistance at Christmas. He pledged a quick, decisive war...

Atheist's View of Quran Banned from YouTube?

Nick Gisburne is a self-professed atheist whose latest video, a selection of verses from the Quran describing what should happen to infidels, was allegedly banned from YouTube. It is unclear whether Mr. Gisburne has been reinstated or has been readmitted under  another...

Dozens die in Iraq suicide blasts

"At least 45 people have been killed and 150 injured in a double suicide bombing near a busy market in the Iraqi town of Hilla, local police say. A police source told the BBC an officer tried to stop and search the first attacker, but as he did so both men detonated their...

Unrest threatens to derail Nepali peace

"Unrest threatens to derail Nepali peace """A Nepalese driver steers an agricultural vehicle being used as a makeshift form of public transport along a street in Kathmandu yesterday on the second day of a transportation strike. PHOTO: AFP"PM holds emergency meet as protester...

Pig farmer admitted killing 49 women, say prosecutors

"A Canadian pig farmer on trial for killing dozens of women and feeding them to his animals told police that he was planning one final murder to bring his tally to an “even 50”, the prosecutor said. At the start of what promises to be a gory year-long trial, Derrill...