Chinese Police Nabs 21-year-old Student For Operating Porn Web Sites

"Chinese police this week said they had arrested a 21-year-old student for running five pornographic Web sites with 210,000 registered users, amid a nationwide crackdown on online pornography that authorities say is "perverting China's young minds." The student, only...

Websites Suddenly Blocked in China? This may be Why -UPDATED

UPDATE: The Great FireWall of China website is no longer offering a test, since the test is no longer reliable.There is another site you can try to see if your site is blocked: Website TestGot a question below about what to do about it, from a webhost provider, the only idea...

50% Good News on Russian Radio: Bad News for Free Speech

With fewer and fewer domestic news outlets outside of state control, a new mandate at Russian News Service is a crushing blow to freedom of expression in a nation whose civil-rights record is already eroding quickly. This could be the tip of the iceberg, as Russian Parliament...

Krugersdorp Game Reserve owner killed by lions

I couldn't file this under "Crime", since the lions were just being lions. No matter how the safari industry tries to spin it, the bush is a dangerous place, full of dangerous things like lions. These lions didn't disperse once the paramedics arrived; they stuck around,...

Gunman's Writings Were Disturbing

"BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The gunman suspected of carrying out the Virginia Tech massacre that left 33 people dead was identified Tuesday as a English major whose creative writing was so disturbing that he was referred to the school's counseling service."

Nine Of 10 Sjogren's Patients Are Women

"Sjogren's syndrome. Although identified back in 1933 by a Swedish physician of that name, the affliction remains so obscure that many physicians today even ask, "What?""

Research breakthrough for fighting superbugs

"Kudos and props to the research team at The University of British Columbia and Inimex Pharmaceuticals with the announcement of a stunning new breakthrough in the ongoing struggle against drug-resistant bacteria. Principal investigator Robert Hancock commented, “Antibiotics...

Firefighters From At Least 12 Companies Battle House Fire

" March 19, 2007 New York - Officials still have not identified a man found dead in an East Greenbush home destroyed by an enormous fire Sunday that required the skills of an estimated 100 firefighters. Rescuers pulled the victim from the cellar of 168 Werking Road around 4...

Off-Duty NWA Worker Charged With Ejaculating on Passenger

Warning: The following article is grody to the max.A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted mid-flight by an off-duty airline employee. They were separated upon the victim's complaint to the on-duty staff; I personally feel that the perp should have been forced to sit in one...