First Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Inform...

"First Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Information about Environmental PollutionJune 8, 2008 Cairo, EgyptFirst Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Information about Environmental Pollution The Arabic Network for...

Mean, Green, and not Charlie Sheen

The buzz surrounding the The Incredible Hulk has not been good.  And that would be an understatement.  However, Ain't It Cool News has just posted an extremely favorable review (thanks for the link, Joey):"Louis Leterrier has made a HULK movie that first and...

Longtime High School Wrestling Coach Says Religious Controversy Sparked Firing

Fox News Reports " A high school wrestling coach in a Michigan city known for its large Arab community says he’s being forced out of his job of 35 years on trumped up allegations he allowed his assistant, a local clergyman, to try converting students to Christianity. ...

Geopolitics of Peak Oil

Why would the US be topping up their strategic oil reserves at at time when prices are at all time highs?  "A few weeks ago, I highlighted the fact that the US Government was topping off the strategic...

Police acquitted over NY shooting

The reaction to the news that the policemen who killed Sean Bell had been acquitted, was one of anger, disappointment, and frustration."The wail that came up from the crowd was as if they heard that Sean Bell...

Bees swarm police in sting operation

"ABOUT 100 police officers in Mexico were forced to bolt from an open-air firing range when they were attacked - and stung - by swarming killer bees."

Is Firing Someone by E-Mail Less Painful

In the last panel I attended at South by Southwest, Working over the web- Managing distributed staffs, Andrew Huff of Gapers Block and Jeff Robbins of Lullabot shared what they learned about managing work relationships over the web either across town or in different timezones.

Israel Pulls Back from Gaza Offensive

As Israel continues to face mounting criticism over its weekend offensive into the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip, it has begun pulling back from the operation." March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Israel began winding...

Multiple 9/11s every day of the year

"Multiple 9/11s every day of the year Almost 10 million children die needlessly every year.Why is there no war on this terror?by Shreeram Krishnaswami" "Another child will die in the time it takes to read this sentence. And the death of that child, a child who had a...

CBI Report on nandigram today

"New Delhi(ABC Live):Central investigating agency will present its second report on Nandigram police firing today"

Why did Clinton Replace a Latino with a Black Campaign Manager ?

 Why did Clinton Replace a Latino with a Black Campaign Manager? Did Hillary Clinton switch Campaign Managers to put her in a better light with Black Voters? I have been covering politics for years and when...

Anastasia's remains 'found in Russia'

"One of the 20th century’s most abiding mysteries could soon be solved when British scientists carry out DNA tests on recently discovered bone fragments said to belong to the two missing children of Tsar Nicholas II.Russian forensic experts have been examining the remains,...

Indonesian Bali bombers want to be beheaded instead of shot

""I am ready for death, but not using the evil law (of the Indonesian government)," Ali Ghufron was quoted by DPA as saying during a visit of around 50 members of his family and friends at Batu prison on the...

China's Execution Vans - Bringing the Show to a village near you

Sometimes there is so much news in the world that stories like this pass me by. This story was published in 2006 so it is not breaking but I thought it was interesting enough to post it.In China's attempt to...

Sudan: Teddy protestors demand death

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn conjunction with my previous story yesterday on Sharia Shame and warnings against certain reasonable accomodation of cultures in Canada.  One wonders if any of...

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