Aussie man glued to toilet in 'sick' prank

" Authorities in far north Queensland are outraged after a "sick joke" forced the humiliating rescue of a man who became stuck to the seat of a shopping centre toilet. Police and community leaders have...

Younis Khan is new Pakistan cricket captain

Younus Khan has replaced Shoaib Malik as the captain of the Pakistan team following their record defeat in a one-day international.Malik was appointed captain after the 2007 World Cup campaign and was told in...

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...

Australia A thump India A in final

"India A’s batting line-up failed miserably as the hosts crashed to a humiliating 156-run defeat against Australia A in the final of the triangular cricket tournament here on Friday. Much was expected from the Indian team, after its three consecutive wins in the league...

Pulling Myself Back Together, by lawdog

"Pulling Myself Back Together"

China's free pass

"China's free pass Posted by Damian Lanigan on 31 Jan 2008 at 00:09 Tags: China, Hu Jintao, Gordon Brown, Beijing Olympics, Hu Jia China's government is rounding up human rights activists in preparation for the Olympics. Hu Jia is under house arrest for the crime of airing...

Taiwan Opposition Wins Vote by Landslide

Taiwanese voters have swept the ruling party out of office, apparently unhappy about Taiwan's edgy relationship with China, as well as its current economic situation."Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party...

The Mystery of the Vanishing Rape Kits

" Do you know someone, or have you ever been a victim of rape or other sexual assault? Government studies have been submitted (see here) statistics approximating rapes and sexual assaults, which is a huge task...

Baldwin apology over phone rant

After the other day's voicemail bomb, you had to see the public apology as inevitable:"Actor Alec Baldwin has apologised on his website for calling his daughter a "rude, thoughtless little pig" in a phone message later published online. He said in the statement that he had...

Tesco Staff Not To Be Trusted?

""TESCO is carrying out random searches on its staff in a clampdown on stealing. The supermarket giant, which makes £1billion [sic - it's actually £2billion+] profit a year, says the checks are necessary - but workers claim the searches are degrading. One said: "For loyal...

How Borat hoaxed America

"Spoof Kazakh reporter Borat - aka Ali G comedian Sacha Baron Cohen - is expected to score a box office hit by offending and humiliating real Americans in a new movie."

US seeks to shield its war interrogators: report

Looks like the value of a patronage appointment just went up if torture is your bag:"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel would not face prosecution for humiliating or degrading wartime prisoners under amendments to a war...

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