Malaysian city urges women not to wear lipstick or high heels

Kota Baru in Malaysia has issued guidelines for its female residents not to wear lipstick or 'noisy' high heeled shoes, so that they can protect themselves from being raped."[The council spokesman] denied reports...

'Ondel-Ondel': An almost extinct Betawi legacy

" For over 23 years Andi Suwandi has devoted his life to the nearly extinct ondel-ondel, gigantic Betawi "human puppets", witnessing their popularity dwindle in modern Jakarta."

Spinach holds hope for diabetics

Study shows that spinach may prevent heart attacks in diabetics. With all of the benefits spinach has to give, we can add prevent heart attacks in diabetics to the list as well. " Diabetics may soon be...

Destiny's Child star takes HIV test in Kenya to raise awareness

Just like J.Lo couple days ago performing for audistic children at an elementary, it is nice to see Kelly Rowland lending a hand to help others with her celebrity status. Lets hope more and more people will...

U.S. Congress passes controversial wiretap laws

From what I gather, the Domestic Surveillance Laws passed by Congress on Friday do two main things. First, they shield from lawsuits the telecommunications companies that helped the government (some say illegally)...

Sweden approves wiretapping law

In one of most far reaching eavesdropping plan and threatening civil liberties plan Swedish parliament has passed this draconian law which will allow government to record all electronic conversation."Sweden's parliament has approved controversial new laws allowing authorities...

Children at breaking point: Knives, guns, bullies...a shocking look at growin...

"The rights of a generation of children in Britain are being eroded by poverty, unhappiness and fear of crime, the largest report on the state of childhood in six years reveals.EducationMore than 78 per cent of children surveyed said they get stressed, mainly because of...

Thai protesters defy PM's warning of a crackdown

Thousands of people demonstrated in Bangkok today, defying the warning made by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej that there would be a crackdown if they did."Riot police were deployed, but the authorities did not...

Texas Loses Court Ruling Over Taking of Polygamist Sect Children

A divided Supreme Court of Texas agreed yesterday that the state had actually illegally seized 468 girls and boys from a West Texas ranch in April, as the claims of physical and sexual abuse were unfounded. This...

Isolated tribe spotted in Brazil

wow, I didn't even know there were uncontacted tribes in the world. These photos are really interesting."One of South America's few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru.The Brazilian government says it...

NDP to introduce 'net neutrality' private member's bill

Congratulations to the NDP for understanding the importance of net neutrality in Canada.  One has to wonder what possible motivation the Liberals and Conservatives have for opposing something that is so...

Dead Canadians and Mexican Injustice

This article doesn't apply to just Canadians.  It applies to anyone traveling abroad.  Why spend money in another country when that government won't even afford an individual the justice they deserve if...

Widow: My husband died from online drugs

"WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- She found her husband on their bed in a pool of his own vomit, dead from an accidental overdose of drugs he received from an online pharmacy....

UK may store all phone calls and emails

The UK government just loves to know what your up to. "The UK government is considering a massive database to store every person's emails, phone calls, text messages and internet use. The plan was suggested as a tool to help security forces tackling crime and terrorism. ...

Prince Edward Island's 'can ban' ends

After almost 25 years, residents and visitors of Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island, can buy canned carbonated beverages. Soon the hiss of gas escaping the metal casing of a coke can will be heard...

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