Hamas: Keep Our Schools Free From Books With Sexual Innuendo.

"The Hamas-run Education Ministry has ordered an anthology of Palestinian folk tales pulled from school libraries and destroyed, reportedly over mild sexual innuendo, officials said Monday, in the most direct attempt by the Islamic militants to impose their beliefs on...

Turkey Lifts YouTube Ban

Turkey had overreacted and banned access to YouTube after a video appeared that made fun of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey; "insulting Turkishness" is actually a crime in Turkey. The rationale for this particular policy reversal may well be tied with Turkey's...

Argentina frees man sought in India arms scandal

"Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Italian businessman being held in Argentina and wanted for questioning in India in a high-profile arms scandal, has been released from custody, a federal judge said on Monday. Federal Judge Mariana Arjol said an appeals court in Misiones province...

US 'ready to strike' Iran

"Gulf News Report Dubai: The Bush administration is in the "advanced stages" of preparing for a military strike against Iranian nuclear sites, according to a report quoting US officials and analysts. Click here for Iran's nuclear programme graphic (pdf) Washington's current...

US Soldier Charged in Killing of Italian Journalist in Iraq

This case has taken quite some time to make it through Italy's court system, but there  is a massive political element to it as well. Whilst a case could be made that the accused was just doing his job, the US Army's cover-up of the incident casts aspersions on their...

Party-goers to be flogged and thrown in jail

I can't begin to count the number of times I've heard my friends on the Left describe Conservatives as wanting to establish a "Theocracy" in America.  Maybe it just boils down to understanding what a theocracy is.....for that, all we have to do is to look at the Magic...

First N.Y. Federal Death Sentence in 50 Years

"A jury in Federal District Court in Brooklyn this evening sentenced Ronell Wilson to death for killing two New York City detectives.The sentence came just one day after closing arguments ended and jurors began their deliberations. Mr. Wilson, 24, was ordered to die by lethal...

Miami Beach man gets probation after calling in bomb threat

"federal A judge sentenced a Florida man to two years probation for calling in a fake bomb threat after arriving too late to board his flight at Long Beach Airport. Yechezkel Wells, 22, of Miami Beach, also was ordered Monday to spend six months confined to his home, perform...

Two Killed in Carjacking of U.S. Embassy Car

"Gunmen carjacked a U.S. Embassy vehicle on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital Saturday and killed two women in the car, police said. "The thugs ordered the two women out but they hesitated," said Isaiah Osugo, a criminal investigations officer in Nairobi. "Then they were...

Fireworks company admits failing to ensure public safety

A COMPANY responsible for the firework which ploughed into a crowd of Bonfire Night revellers at Wicksteed Park has admitted failing to ensure public safety. Kimbolton Fireworks have been fined a total of £18,000 and ordered to pay £30,000 legal costs after admitting a...