Swedish Muslim finds Muhammad in a mango

Personally I think the Divine have better things to do than graffiti our fruit....But who knows ? The Virgin Mary likes to show up on stop signs, or so I have heard. "Rubina Sheikh from Helsingborg in southern Sweden believes she’s received a message from God – in a...

Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book

A British journalist who wrote a book on terrorism has been ordered to turn over his sources to police within 7 days or face legal penalties."Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven...

Zimbabwe: Journalists Condemn Political Violence

Benin's intro:  By now, I am sure that most of you who are reading this know of the severity of the political climate in Zimbabwe.  In my opinion it is just absolutely appalling.  The Association of Zimbabwe Journalists put out this statement that appears below...

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

Fowl odors emanating from the Conyers swamp

"Just last week, I speculated that incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi could not politically afford to abandon yet another Black democrat after deciding to throw Alcee Hastings and Bill Jefferson under the bus . With his quiet admission of ethics violations, and in the spirit of...

Is Thorium The Answer To Our Energy Crisis?

"It could power the planet for thousands of years, the reactors would never blow up and the waste is relatively clean. So is thorium the nuclear fuel of the future? Helen Brown reports It's a word that's been generating a steady, background hum in the scientific community...

As Iraq Bleeds, the U.S. Policy Cupboard Remains Bare

"Despite the hype, the Baker group's recommendations may be too little and too late to turn Iraq around. Like the wild, but vain, windmilling of arms by traffic cops hoping to prevent an imminent accident, the signs emanating from Baghdad — as well as Amman and...