Activists win right to promote condoms to Catholics at World Youth Day

Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...

Break up of ruling coalition in Pakistan imminent

The ruling coalition in Pakistan faces imminent threat of break up as the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), which is leading the coalition government, doing everything except fulfilling the major demands of the second largest party in the National Assembly, Pakistan Muslim...

Wheeler to appeal over referendum

The millionaire Stuart Wheeler's Quixotic quest to force a referendum on the Lisbon reform treaty has been dealt a blow today as the High Court has rejected his legal challenge. His argument is that because the...

Sharif's supporters protest court ruling in Pakistan

Supoprters of Nawaz Sharif, the former Pakistani Prime Minister, burned effigies today against a court ruling that bars Sharif from running in this weeks' parliamentary by-elections.Here is a link to a picture of...

Lawyers' march due in Islamabad

To put more pressure on President Pervez Musharraf for restoration of sacked Judges, Lawyers in Pakistan are descening in capital Islamabad today from all over the country. Lawyers have spearheaded a campaign...

Lawyers mount anti-Musharraf protests in Pakistan

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf  has got another front to tackle. He is already under siege from coaliation government over cutting his power. Lawyers have started their rally demanding reinstatment of...

Feds Vow to Change Youth Justice Act: Canada

Certainly a First in Canada where a Prime Minister listens to the Victims of Crime, vows to make changes to the "Young Offenders Act" so no one has to suffer the loss of a loved one again, by a Justice system...

Indian Court stop fat flight attendants to fly

Air Hostess have been fighting of overweight issue for long time but now court has settle this issue and asked the Air Hostesses to cut the flab. Hopefully this decision would force flight attendent to losr weight and become more slim. " An Indian court has upheld the right...

New Process Unveiled to Pick Top Canadian Judges on Live TV

After the announcement by supreme court Justice Michel Bastarache, the search is on for a new top judge. But the process for how the new judge will be chosen is going to be a little different. From now on, prospective supreme court judges will be vetted by MPs and politicians...

The good Sharif

While Nawaz Sharif's stand is very correct, he does gain in more than one way if the judiciary is restored. 

Four artists up for Turner Prize

Four artists have been nominated for this year's Turner Prize, with film and sculpture dominating the nominees. "Artist Mark Leckey has been included for his solo exhibition Industrial Light & Magic, which...

Pakistan ministers set to resign

The first sign of crack in the Pakistani coalition government has appeared. Nawaz Sharif  led PML-N has decided to withdraw from the government on the issue of reinstatement of sacked judges. Earlier Mr...

Pakistan government set to split

Further turmoil for Pakistan over the judges issue. "One of the main parties in Pakistan has announced it is pulling out of the government, just three months after landmark general elections.Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif says his PML-N is quitting because of differences over the...

Ring the Bell: Adam Sandler Revives "The Gong Show"

This is going to be a gong show. No really."Comedy Central has greenlighted "The Gong Show With Dave Attell," ordering eight half-hour episodes of an updated version of the classic talent show to premiere July...

May 12th Date for Pakistani Judges' Return

All senior judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf during the unrest last year will be reinstated on May 12.A former Pakistani PM made the announcement earlier today, when he led his PML-N party in two days of talks with the largest party in the new coalotion, the PPP, to...

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