Digg Issues Cease and Desist to Diggdot.us

"Diggdot.us, a site that mashes up digg, del.icio.us and Slashdot, has received a cease and desist letter from digg's lawyers. Other similar mirrors have received the same. As a result, diggdot.us has changed its name to Doggdot.us, however, it continues to index digg's feed...

The IIT-K letter and my comments

"I received a copy of the letter written by 125 faculty members of IIT Kanpur to the President of India and the Prime Minister of India. I respect the faculty members of IIT Kanpur. They are all accomplished individuals. However I must say that I was disappointed with the...

One Mosque Burned in Hurriya (Not 4 as reported by Green Zone Media)

" BAGHDAD.   Contrary to recent media reporting that four mosques were burned in Hurriya, an Iraqi Army patrol investigating the area found only one mosque had been burned in the neighborhood. Soldiers from the 6th Iraqi Army Division conducted a patrol in Hurriya Friday...

ID Cards: SNP gets tough on new Home Office 'confessions' over costs

"SNP MP Stewart Hosie yesterday said that the Home Office’s claim that ID cards could save up to £1.7 billion of identity fraud in the UK economy was totally false, after he received a Written Parliamentary Answer."

When Photographers Arrive, The Shooting Starts

"Mark Schneider, Editor of NowPublic.com is reporting a developing story of peaceful protests which are underway in Bagdhad, and have received little if any reporting from the Green Zone Media. In a series of photographs received from Citizen Journalist Woodkern, Schneider...

Chinese Nude site owners arrested

"Changing District Prosecutors' Office today arrested a couple who allegedly set up a porn Website providing real-time nude performances and chats. Prosecutors said the Website operated by web cameras. More than 300 people around the country were recruited into the Website to...

Red Cross Aids Family After Total Loss Of Home

"Texas - Johnson County, Texas Sheriffs office received two calls at 23:20 that there was a building on fire in the vicinity of CR 106 and I-35, North of Grandview, TX. The Sheriffs office dispatched the Grandview Volunteer Fire Department, their Chief radioed to get...

Malaysian newspaper gets slapped for sex story

"Malaysian government leaders have rebuked a local newspaper for publishing a frank expose of sexual attitudes among the country's youth. The Weekend Mail gave detailed descriptions of favorite sex positions from its survey -- including "spooning, galloping and tea bag...

Singapore to legalise oral, anal sex for heterosexuals

"Oral and anal sex in private between consenting heterosexual adults would be legalised under Singapore's first major penal code amendments in 22 years, the government said on Wednesday. Singapore, which in recent years has gradually eased social restrictions that have given...

London Fire Brigade Received 983 Calls In A Seven Hour Period

" November 5, 2006 Between 1600 and 2300 this evening the London Fire Brigade has received 983 calls for assistance. Of those 124 calls have been to bonfire incidents. At the peak times firefighters on average were attending around 35 to 50 incidents simultaneously. Despite...

China: Draft bill details sexual harassment

"Shanghai - Telling sexist jokes, emailing porn to colleagues or sexually-salacious texting are all set to be outlawed under a draft bill currently under review by the city authorities. Once approved by the Standing Committee of the Shanghai People's Congress, the Shanghai...