End the farse, free doctors

Robert Templer, Asia program director of the International Crisis Group called government of Sri Lanka to alter course, provide a clear timetable to resettle the IDPs,  and release the doctors. An estimated...

Police to investigate MP expenses

" Scotland Yard has decided to launch an investigation into the alleged misuse of expenses by a small number of MPs and peers, the BBC has learned. Police say its economic and specialist crime command will...

Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

Are the Days of free speech on count down?

By, Uwe Paschen.  Are the Days of free speech on the Internet on count down?  The 'Minerva' case has sent shockwaves through South Korea's blogging community as well as elsewhere is South East Asia.  This is...

Prosecution of penis chopper peters out

Don't think I'd like to meet this lady in a banana plantation! Sounds like a suitable punishment for the horrible rape of a young girl. It's a shame Uganda doesn't do more to help rape victims, especially in light of the weird 'Rape and Beg' phenomenon. " 37-year old Angelina...

Father Charged With Killing Daughters

"Father Charged With Killing DaughtersSarah and Amina Said, were very close friends and did well in school. On January 1, 2008, someone brutally murdered teenaged sisters Sarah and Amina Said. Police say the...

The President Elect, Incidentally, of African American Descent

He attempted to run a flawless campaign. His political attacks against the other candidate took the usual, most accepted, form of attack, on policies and issues, with both campaigns presenting their version of...

New UK law to criminalise men who pay for sex with trafficked women

The UK government has unveiled new laws for cracking down on men who pay for sex. The new laws will apply specifically to trafficked women, or women who are being controlled and pay money to a pimp."New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no...

Shannon 'drugged and bound in £50,000 fraud plot'

More details are emerging in the bizarre case of Shannon Mathews. When the girl was reported missing a few months ago the UK was closely following the story and a massive search was launched to find her. But soon it was discovered that the girl had actually been hidden by her...

Parents Neb. have limited time to Get Rid of their Teens

Nebraska's safe haven law was designed to allow folks to drop off an unwanted infant  at a local hospital an other locations without worry of being prosecuted.  What the law didn't account for is parents...

'Sex on beach' trial pair guilty

The trial of two Britons in Dubai for having sex on the beach and unmarried sex has finished with the pair being found guilty and jailed. This will hammer home the responsibility that travellers carry to make sure...

Bomb Plot Seven Face Retrial

The seven men accused of plotting to blow up an airplane in England and whose sketchy (and likely non-lethal) chemistry sparked the War on Moisture, which prevents you and I from bringing hair gel onto commercial flights, have been convicted of making bombs and terrorist...

Identity thieves cashing in on Canadians' info online, police warn

Having your identity stolen is no laughing matter, and sadly it is an ever-increasing crime, with high profits and a low chance of being caught. Theft can range from simple abuse of your name and reputation (like being someone's fake reference), to outright theft of credit...

Dubai beach sex Brit couple plead not guilty to sex charges

British couple who are facing  indecent behviour and having sex in the public in Dubai have pleaded for their innocence.The British couple were arrested in Dubai for having intercourse on a beach and DNA...

Computer security consultant charged with infecting a quarter million computers

I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now.  The thing...

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