Coroner seeks ban on gun used in Dawson shooting

Coroner Jacques Ramsay released his findings Thursday on the 2006 Dawson College shooting in Montreal. The coroner's report calls for a ban on semi-automatic weapons like the one used by gunman Kimveer Gill. "In his report, Ramsey called on the government to ban the...

Press freedom in Indonesia still under threat

"Press freedom in Indonesia is currently still under threat because of the existence of laws restricting it, and pressure from the public and law enforcers, the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) said."A few government policies show a tendency of wanting to control...

Two CBS journalists kidnapped in Iraq

"Security forces have launched a search for two journalists from the US television network CBS who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their hotel in the Iraqi city of Basra. An interior ministry spokesman said there was an intensive operation under way to find the two...

Los Angeles to Study Trans Fat Ban

"The government war on trans fat, started when New York City banned it from restaurant food, has reached Los Angeles. Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to study the feasibility of banning artificial trans fats from restaurants there, and the City Council in...

The Clinton and Islam Partnership

"Abdurahman Alamoudi, President of the American Muslim Council, supporter of Hamas, Hezbollah and accused of ties with Osama bin Laden, helped develop "Religious Expression in Public School" which was launched by Clinton in 1995. These "Presidential Guidelines" greatly impact...

Korea: Anti-prostitution law gets makeover for second birthday

"September 23 was the second birthday of the Special Law on Prostitution, whose positive effects are still hotly contested, though the law has had one clear effect: sending massive numbers of Korean sex-workers abroad. The government will attempt to tackle the problem by...