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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Air India, the bankrupt maharajah...
India's state-run and oldest airline Air India is bankrupt. Shantanu Guha Ray explains what ails the airline which carries one of India's most enduring mascots - the maharajah.
They are calling it the case of the bankrupt maharajah.
Saddled with lost man-days, unwarranted expenses, unviable routes and huge salary bills, the state-owned Air India - the airline with a mascot of a maharajah or Indian king - is in a mess like never before.
They are calling it the case of the bankrupt maharajah.
Saddled with lost man-days, unwarranted expenses, unviable routes and huge salary bills, the state-owned Air India - the airline with a mascot of a maharajah or Indian king - is in a mess like never before.
Its losses have almost doubled to over $800m in 2008-09 and it does not have the money to foot the monthly salary bill of its 31,500 employees. More...
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Do we really need to drink milk?
Young adults are not drinking enough milk, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior by researchers from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Well, at least that's according to the press release about the study, along with a few press reports on the matter. But according to lead author Nicole Larson, the focus on the study was on calcium.
Well, at least that's according to the press release about the study, along with a few press reports on the matter. But according to lead author Nicole Larson, the focus on the study was on calcium.
Once again, we see the words "milk" and "calcium" used interchangeably in the popular press. Milk is a calcium source, but by no standard other than that of the National Dairy Council is it the best calcium source. More...
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India's "Dalit Queen" Mayawati goes on a statue-erecting spree, many dedicated to herself!!!
Mayawati, the controversial 'queen' of India's 'untouchable' Dalit caste, has been ordered to explain why she has spent millions of pounds of public money on statues of herself.
The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, one of India's poorest states, was ordered by the Supreme Court to account for the erection of 15 sandstone memorials to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, the Dalit author of the Indian constitution; her late mentor Kanshi Ram, the founder of her Bahujan Samaj Party; and herself. More...
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- Is it Mayawati time for India's Dalits...
- India's brutal and murderous caste system...
- Geneva store's shoe-hanging Buddha statue shocks Indians
- India: Charlie Chaplin statue not welcome because...
- Bob Marley statue goes up in Serbian village...
- Tony Blair claimed £7,000 for new roof just TWO days before leaving Downing Street...
Nepal bans airline staff pockets to prevent bribe-taking...
Staff at Nepal's main international airport are to be issued with trousers without pockets, in an attempt to wipe out rampant bribe-taking.
The country's anti-corruption body said there had been growing complaints about staff at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan airport.
The country's anti-corruption body said there had been growing complaints about staff at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan airport.
A spokesman said trousers without pockets would help the authorities "curb the irregularities". More...
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Bollywood invaded by ... British beauties!!!
More British beauties are eyeing a career in Bollywood than ever before. Some of them have already lapped plum roles with the superstars of the Hindi film industry.
Salman Khan is already working with former Miss UK-Universe Lisa Lazarus in producer Vijay Galani’s film Veer while Saif Ali Khan is said to be introducing Brit beauty Florence Brudenell Bruce in his home production Love Aaj Kal .
Increasing popularity of Indian films following the success of Slumdog Millionaire and other Hollywood movies based on Indian stories has been inspiring young British actresses to opt for Bollywood careers. More...
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China postpones controversial anti-porn filter...
China postponed a plan to require personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software Tuesday, retreating in the face of protests by Washington and Chinese Web surfers just hours before it was due to take effect.
The rule would have required manufacturers to include filtering software known as Green Dam with every computer produced for sale in China starting Wednesday.
The rule would have required manufacturers to include filtering software known as Green Dam with every computer produced for sale in China starting Wednesday.
A two-sentence announcement by the government's Xinhua News Agency said regulators "will delay" the plan but gave no indication whether it might take effect later. It gave no other details. More...
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Hommage to Neda and Iran's courageous youth...
Hommage à Neda et à la jeunesse courageuse de l’Iran…
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Dude smashes car into church in suicide attempt, wanted to be "closer to Jesus..."
A 54-year-old Largo man wanted to be closer to Jesus, so he rammed his car into a church.
Largo Police say Phillip Wagner told them he intentionally drove his vehicle into The Faith United Methodist Church in an attempt to "kill himself and be closer to Jesus."
When investigators arrived at the church, located at 610 West Bay Drive, they found Wagner's vehicle partially inside the Education Center.
Officers took Wagner to the Pinellas County Jail, where he is under suicide watch.
Largo Police say Phillip Wagner told them he intentionally drove his vehicle into The Faith United Methodist Church in an attempt to "kill himself and be closer to Jesus."
When investigators arrived at the church, located at 610 West Bay Drive, they found Wagner's vehicle partially inside the Education Center.
Officers took Wagner to the Pinellas County Jail, where he is under suicide watch.
Damage to the church is estimated to be around $10,000.
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Les DVD pirates en mémoire de Michael Jackson déjà en vente en Chine!!!
Quelques jours à peine après la mort de Michael Jackson, les boutiques de Pékin étaient à même de proposer des DVD commémoratifs et totalement pirates de la star, y compris le disque "complet des 50 ans" du chanteur décédé brutalement. Le coffret de deux disques contient tous les clips vidéo des tubes de la star comme des extraits de concerts en Roumanie et au Japon.
"Ca se vend vraiment bien. On devrait recevoir une nouvelle livraison demain avec plus de choix", a commenté mardi un vendeur de DVD dans un quartier diplomatique du coeur de Pékin.
Le "roi de la pop" est mort jeudi dernier chez lui à Los Angeles. Il était très populaire en Chine où sa musique a été une des premières musiques pop occidentales introduites après l'ouverture économique du pays à la fin des années 70.
"Ca se vend vraiment bien. On devrait recevoir une nouvelle livraison demain avec plus de choix", a commenté mardi un vendeur de DVD dans un quartier diplomatique du coeur de Pékin.
Le "roi de la pop" est mort jeudi dernier chez lui à Los Angeles. Il était très populaire en Chine où sa musique a été une des premières musiques pop occidentales introduites après l'ouverture économique du pays à la fin des années 70.
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Trois quotidiens marocains condamnés pour avoir «diffamé» Kadhafi ...
«Face à une telle farce, je ne peux répliquer que par l’ironie. Je suggère à M. Kadhafi de poursuivre l’Etat marocain qui l’a humilié en ne le suivant pas dans sa requête. La justice marocaine a chiffré le tort subi à 100 millions. Je vais continuer d’écrire ce que je pense du régime libyen et faire en sorte que les procès se multiplient et donner gain de cause au Guide pour qu’il obtienne les 3 milliards qu’il nous avait réclamés en guise de dommages et intérêts ». Suite...
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La Chine diffère l'installation d'un logiciel anti-porno controversé...
La Chine a décidé de différer l'installation sur son territoire d'un logiciel de filtrage des contenus pornographiques sur internet, projet qui a suscité une controverse dans le pays et à l'étranger, a annoncé mardi l'agence officielle Chine Nouvelle.
La Chine, qui compte le plus grand nombre d'internautes dans le monde (près de 300 millions), souhaitait imposer l'installation de ce logiciel, "Barrage vert d'escorte de la jeunesse", sur tous les ordinateurs vendus sur son territoire à partir du 1er juillet, officiellement pour protéger la jeunesse.
La Chine, qui compte le plus grand nombre d'internautes dans le monde (près de 300 millions), souhaitait imposer l'installation de ce logiciel, "Barrage vert d'escorte de la jeunesse", sur tous les ordinateurs vendus sur son territoire à partir du 1er juillet, officiellement pour protéger la jeunesse.
Elle a décidé d'en repousser l'installation, a indiqué Chine Nouvelle citant le ministère de l'Industrie et de la Technologie de l'information, sans apporter aucune précision. Suite...
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Revving your car ... in a racist manner???
A DRIVER spent two nights in jail after being accused of "revving his car in a racist manner".
Mechanic Ronnie Hutton, 49, yesterday described his court ordeal which finally ended when prosecutors dropped the allegation of racism.
But he was still convicted of a breach of the peace for revving the engine of his £25,000 Lotus.
Mechanic Ronnie Hutton, 49, yesterday described his court ordeal which finally ended when prosecutors dropped the allegation of racism.
But he was still convicted of a breach of the peace for revving the engine of his £25,000 Lotus.
Witnesses claimed he had been trying to intimidate a Libyan couple on the pavement. Ronnie, of Stirling, claims he was only revving the powerful V8 engine to avoid another £15,000 repair bill. More...
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Michael Jackson fans committing suicide?
Fans of Michael Jackson have been hit hard by the star's death - 12 devotees have allegedly killed themselves following the tragic news.
The King Of Pop passed away on Thursday from a cardiac arrest and millions of his fans worldwide went into mourning.
The King Of Pop passed away on Thursday from a cardiac arrest and millions of his fans worldwide went into mourning.
But several of them found it too hard to cope and subsequently ended their own lives, according to the founder of an online Jackson fanclub. More...
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Obama's quiet war in Pakistan...
In a new interview, Obama said he has “no intention” of sending US troops into Pakistan. But US troops are already in the country and US drones attack Pakistan regularly.
Three days after his inauguration, on January 23, 2009, President Barack Obama ordered US predator drones to attack sites inside of Pakistan, reportedly killing 15 people. It was the first documented attack ordered by the new US Commander in Chief inside of Pakistan. Since that first Obama-authorized attack, the US has regularly bombed Pakistan, killing scores of civilians. The New York Times reported that the attacks were clear evidence Obama “is continuing, and in some cases extending, Bush administration policy.” In the first 99 days of 2009, more than 150 people were reportedly killed in these drone attacks. The most recent documented attack was reportedly last Thursday in Waziristan. Since 2006, the US drone strikes have killed 687 people (as of April). That amounts to about 38 deaths a month just from drone attacks. More...
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Like China and Saudi Arabia, India goes on a land-grab in Africa....
India, once the colonial jewel of Britain's empire, has been accused of 'neo-colonialism' in Africa where its business people have joined a race with China, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere to buy up agricultural estates and take advantage of cheap labour.
Indian farming companies have bought hundreds of thousands of hectares in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal and Mozambique, where they are growing rice, sugar cane, maize and lentils for their own domestic market back in India.
Its government has given soft loans as aid to support the overseas ventures in what has been described as a challenge to China and Saudi Arabia in the new scramble for Africa. China, South Korea, and a several Arab countries have led the way in creating new African mega-farms to outsource domestic food production and use cheaper labour. More...
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Chinese budget airline plans tickets for standing passengers...
A Chinese budget airline has applied for permission to sell cut price standing room only tickets.
Passengers would pay a reduced price to stand in the aisles during flights, reports IC Media.
Spring Airlines president Wang Zhenghua said tickets would go on sale as soon as the government agreed the proposals.
He said he was confident of government backing - as the idea had been suggested by China's vice premier Zhang Dejiang. More...
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Be safe online: how to protect you personal information...
It's easier than ever to shop, chat, and play online.
From online retailers to social networking sites to the seemingly endless options for poker, everything you could possibly want is on the Internet.
But a few things you might want to keep private could end up online too.
There's a chance your SIN, your credit card, or even your address could fall into the wrong hands.
From online retailers to social networking sites to the seemingly endless options for poker, everything you could possibly want is on the Internet.
But a few things you might want to keep private could end up online too.
There's a chance your SIN, your credit card, or even your address could fall into the wrong hands.
For example, post an update on Twitter or Facebook that reads "can't wait - going on vacation for two weeks!" and potential burglars know exactly when you won't be home. More...
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Après la Gay Pride, l'Inde pourrait dépénaliser l'homosexualité...
Les participants à la Gay Pride qui ont défilé dimanche dans les rues de New-Delhi et de plusieurs grandes métropoles indiennes ont dû se dire que leurs efforts ne sont pas vains. Lundi, le ministre en charge de la Réforme législative Veerappa Moily a annoncé que plusieurs ministres allaient se réunir prochainement. À la demande du gouvernement, ils évoqueront la possibilité de légiférer afin de dépénaliser l'homosexualité, après des années d'errements judiciaires. Suite...
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Bernard Madoff : peine maximale, 150 ans de prison...
La sentence est tombée. L'ancien financier Bernard Madoff, a été condamné à 150 ans de prison, lundi. Le tribunal de New York a ainsi suivi la demande du ministère public. Une peine qui correspond au maximum cumulé pour les 11 chefs d'inculpation retenus contre lui dont fraude, parjure, blanchiment d'argent et vol. Suite...
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4 people in India caught eating half-cremated corpse...
In a gut-wrenching case, four persons in Palwal town were reportedly caught feeding on a partially-cremated human body on Thursday night.
According to sources, horrified by what he saw in the night, a watchman of the cremation ground raised an alarm. Soon a crowd gathered and thrashed the cannibals before handing them over to the police. More...
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Blogger acquitted over Girls Aloud rape fantasy...
A former civil servant who wrote a blog imagining the kidnap, rape and murder of the pop group Girls Aloud was cleared of obscenity today. Prosecutors said the 12-page blog on a fantasy pornography site written by Darryn Walker, 35, could have been seen by the group's young fans as they searched the internet. But a report for the defence by an information technology expert said the article could be found only by those looking for such specific material. Walker, of South Shields, Tyneside, was cleared at Newcastle crown court, which heard he had lost his job after being arrested last year.
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In Saudi Arabia you get a free wedding ... if you stop smoking!!!
A charity in the Saudi capital Riyadh has come up with a novel incentive to encourage young men to quit smoking - an all-expenses-paid wedding.
Hundreds of men have expressed interest in the anti-smoking drive, including a non-smoker who was ready to start the habit just so he could take part.
Hundreds of men have expressed interest in the anti-smoking drive, including a non-smoker who was ready to start the habit just so he could take part.
Banners in Riyadh are advertising the campaign slogan: "Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us." More...
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- County in China orders its officials to ... smoke!!!
- Bhutan, the world's first non-smoking nation...
- India: the no-smoking police doing its rounds...
- How tobacco companies influenced Hollywood...
- In India's Tamil Nadu, you get a gold ring if you give your baby a Tamil name!!!
- Politicians in India are promising gold and cost-free weddings to get elected!!!
'Old' Indians in Australia say young Indians invite attacks...
Conspicuously missing from the entire issue of Indian students being attacked in Australia is the Indian immigrant community that has distanced itself from the young community of Indians, particularly those who are ``well settled'' and consider the whole brouhaha surrounding the attacks on students as ``unnecessary''.
The immigrant Indian community in this continent country is resenting this attention on them ``for all the wrong reasons''. They say they had lived peacefully in this nation for years together but the sharp rise in the student population followed by the problems of attacks on them has made the community suddenly uncomfortable with its Indian identity. For this reason, the Indian immigrant community here has remained invisible even as students spoke against the government rather vociferously demanding that the government should protect them better. More...
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Bernard Madoff sentenced to 150 years jail term...
CONVICTED fraudster Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for robbing investors in his pyramid scheme of £40bn.
Applause broke out in the crowded Manhattan courtroom after the 71-year-old defendant was given the maximum sentence on all 11 charges.
U.S. District Judge Denny Chin described Madoff's crimes as "extraordinarily evil", rejecting a request from his lawyer for leniency.
Applause broke out in the crowded Manhattan courtroom after the 71-year-old defendant was given the maximum sentence on all 11 charges.
U.S. District Judge Denny Chin described Madoff's crimes as "extraordinarily evil", rejecting a request from his lawyer for leniency.
Judge Chin said: "This kind of manipulation of the system is not just a bloodless crime that takes place on paper, but one instead that takes a staggering toll. More...
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Latvian firm accepts souls as guarantee for credits!!!
A financial company in Latvia is offering residents loans secured by nothing but their immortal soul.
Riga-based firm, named Kontora, does not require credit history record or proof of employment. It grants loans of 50 to 500 Latvian lats ($100 to $1,000) to any adult after he or she signs the a very short agreement. More...
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Au Maroc, le martyre de Zahra...
"Elle s’appelle Zahra Boudkour, elle est étudiante à l’université de Marrakech, elle a vingt ans. Pour avoir participé à une marche pacifique de protestation, elle a été brutalement frappée par la police, conduite avec des centaines de ses camarades au sinistre commissariat de la Place Jemaa-El-Fna, et sauvagement torturée. Durant plusieurs jours, les policiers l’ont contrainte à demeurer nue, alors qu’elle avait ses règles, devant les autres détenus. Pour dénoncer cet ignoble traitement, Zahra a commencé, en juin dernier, une grève de la faim. Elle est actuellement dans le coma. Sa vie ne tient qu’à un fil. Quelqu’un, en Europe, a-t-il entendu parler de cette jeune étudiante ? Nos médias ont-ils au moins cité la dramatique situation de Zahra ? Pas un mot. Suite...
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La Libye a pris des sanctions financières contre la Suisse...
La Libye a manifestement mis à exécution ses menaces de sanctions financières contre la Suisse dans l'affaire Kadhafi. En 2008, les avoirs libyens dans des banques helvétiques ont fondu de 5,6 milliards de francs.
En octobre dernier, le chef de la banque centrale libyenne Farhat Qadara avait déclaré que la Libye allait retirer tous ses avoirs en Suisse pour les déposer dans d'autres banques européennes, en représailles à l'arrestation l'été dernier à Genève d'un des fils de Mouammar Kadhafi. Suite...
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Chine: des moines suivent une formation d'anglais dans une université de Shanghai...
Un groupe de moines, titulaires pour la plupart d'un diplôme de licence ou de maîtrise, ont achevé samedi une formation sur la langue anglaise de huit mois dans une université des langues étrangères de Shanghai, dans l'est de la Chine et obtenus des certificats en la matière.
Les 22 moines, venus de temples de la partie continentale de Chine, ont étudié l'anglais et suivi des cours en anglais sur le bouddhisme à l'Université des études internationales de Shanghai (SISU).
Les 22 moines, venus de temples de la partie continentale de Chine, ont étudié l'anglais et suivi des cours en anglais sur le bouddhisme à l'Université des études internationales de Shanghai (SISU).
C'est la première fois qu'une université chinoise organise une formation en langue étrangère pour les moines. Suite...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
India on the brink of repealing anti-gay law...
As India held only its second national Gay Pride march yesterday, officials said that the country was planning to repeal a law against homosexuality that was introduced by the British almost 150 years ago.
India is one of the few professed liberal democracies in the world that still has such a law. The others are mostly Islamic or authoritarian, and even China lifted its ban in 1997.
India is one of the few professed liberal democracies in the world that still has such a law. The others are mostly Islamic or authoritarian, and even China lifted its ban in 1997.
Successive governments have long argued that Indian society is too conservative to accept repealing Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code — under which sex “against nature” is punishable by up to ten years in prison. India’s leaders have come under increasing pressure in recent years from activists who say that the law, introduced in 1860, violates civil liberties and encourages the spread of HIV by forcing homosexuals underground. More...
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The Michael Jackson story...
Delusional and exhibiting increasingly bizarre behaviour. This could be said of anyone who bought a ticket for one of Michael Jackson’s 50 London gigs. Who thought this frail individual, who had stopped eating and mostly wore pyjamas, was actually going to do this?
How can anyone profess shock at this man’s death? He was 50. Or five or 85. Who could say? His age, like his race and his sexuality, was blurry.
At least he was on enough drugs to be zoned out most of the time. Meanwhile, the debts mounted up. We know he had ‘issues’, but so does the public for sharing in his fantasy comeback. More...
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Sharing your home with 11 cats, four cheetahs, five lions and two tigers???
Sharing a bed with your furry friend has taken on a whole new meaning for Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen.
The sanctuary worker shares her South African home with not one but FOUR orphaned cheetahs, five lions and two tigers.
Forty-six-year-old Riana said: 'I love them all. But they're a handful.'
The sanctuary worker shares her South African home with not one but FOUR orphaned cheetahs, five lions and two tigers.
Forty-six-year-old Riana said: 'I love them all. But they're a handful.'
Riana bought her first cheetah, Fiela in 2006, after realising the big cats were in trouble and heading for extinction with only 1000 left in Africa. More+pictures...
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If you're a Dalit in India and resist rape, you may get burned to death. WTF!
A 15-year-old Dalit girl was burnt to death by two young men after she resisted a rape attempt in Muzaffarnagar district, police said onSaturday.
Pinki, a resident of Kacchigarhi village in Muzaffarnagar, 350 kms from state capital Lucknow, was set on fire by her neighbours Pramod and Praveen, in their early 20s, after they failed to rape her on Thursday. The girl received about 70 per cent burn injuries and died Friday.
“Pramod and Praveen abducted Pinki while she was alone in her house. After bringing her to the fields of Garhipukhta locality of the village, the two attempted to rape her. They failed as the girl raised an alarm following which locals started to assemble near the fields. The two then doused Pinki with kerosene and set her on fire,” police inspector Satya Kumar Tyagi Tyagi said the two men, who managed to escape after setting Pinki on fire, have been arrested.
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- Caste discrimination in India: Dalit children can't use toilets but have to clean them...
- India's brutal and murderous caste system...
- Husband and four friends in India gang-rape wife to "teach her a lesson!"
- Indian police 'threw pregnant mother from train for failing to pay bribe'
- Chinese waitress who killed would-be rapist freed...
'Hot bhabhi' turns India on...
In India, the land that brought the world the Kama Sutra, pornography is illegal. But that has not stopped millions from logging on to their computers to follow the amorous adventures of Savita Bhabhi, a housewife, a crime fighter and a Lara Croft figure who happens to be a cartoon.
Despite weak stories and mediocre writing, the tales of the "hot bhabhi" are attracting a legion of followers fuelled in part, say analysts, because of the rich layers of Indian culture that surrounds the cartoons and a dearth of home-grown adult entertainment for the English-speaking urban youth. More...
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- Meet Savita Bhabhi, India's toon porn star...
- Is this how they make love in India? Oh boy...
- Microsoft's Bing bans the word "sex" for users in India!!!
- Bollywood directors and unnecessary sex scenes...
- Selling viagra ... Bollywood style!!! Hilarious!
- A.R.Rahman's "Rukumani,Rukumani" from the Tamil movie "Roja..."
Dubai labourers to take part in "Dubai Idol!!!"
Sweet melodies are soaring above the usual banging and crashing at building sites around Dubai as labourers prepare their vocal chords for their own version of "Pop Idol".
The singing contest for the thousands of people living in workers' camps in the Gulf emirate will stage its first auditions on July 3, local newspaper The National reported on Sunday.
The singing contest for the thousands of people living in workers' camps in the Gulf emirate will stage its first auditions on July 3, local newspaper The National reported on Sunday.
Workers from five companies and living in more than 50 camps will take part in auditions for the third edition of Western Union Camp Ka Champ, whose title means "Champ from the Camp", according to the report. More...
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Aussie band Men at Work accused of melody theft...
Australian rock band Men at Work are fighting accusations that the melody of their 1980s international hit, "Down Under," was stolen from a popular children's song about a bird.
Publisher Larrikin Music is suing for compensation from royalties earned by Men at Work.
Publisher Larrikin Music is suing for compensation from royalties earned by Men at Work.
On Friday, lawyers for the band's recording companies -- Sony BMG Music Entertainment and EMI Songs Australia -- asked for the case to be dismissed. More...
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Be careful with e-mail; it can be a dangerous and embarrassing tool...
Jim Jenkins on The Opinion Shop: Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina doesn't need to answer to me. I didn't have the chance to vote for or against him. And his politics are his politics ... very conservative, etc. Again, to each his own.
But one of the more painful moments to me in the unfolding of the Sanford affair story was hearing a couple of television commentators read aloud some e-mail Sanford had sent to his woman friend in Argentina. Music played in the background as the aforementioned TV talk types emphasized the phrases of their choice. The governor was being humiliated ... in his own words. More...
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No, this is not a video game; it's the war in Iraq...
Non, ce n'est pas un jeu vidéo; c'est la guerre en Irak...
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BBC sends 407 staff to Glastonbury festival!!!
The BBC has sent 407 people to cover this weekend's Glastonbury festival, almost as many as it flew out to film last year's Beijing Olympics.
The corporation has admitted that 125 staff and 150 freelancers are at the festival, either as presenters, producers, directors or technical crew in order to broadcast across its digital television and radio channels and website.
They are joined by about 130 short-term contractors hired to offer support at the 1,100-acre Somerset site. The total operation is estimated to cost the BBC around £1.5 million.s More...
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«Les Bouffons de la Confédération», des Guignols made in Switzerland...
La nouvelle chaîne de télévision privée «La télé», qui couvre les cantons de Vaud et de Fribourg, démarrera mercredi. Et annonce déjà que dès septembre, elle lancera «Les Bouffons de la Confédération», une émission qui s'inspire du journal satirique de Canal+.
Christophe Rasch, son directeur, garde le secret sur le nom du futur présentateur du journal satirique, joué sur la chaîne française Canal+ par une marionnette caricaturant l'ex-présentateur de TF1, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor. Suite...
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Trop de vin à la messe, plus de permis pour ce prêtre italien!!!
Un prêtre italien s'est vu retirer son permis de conduire après un contrôle révélant un taux d'alcoolémie au-dessus du seuil autorisé, dû selon ses dires à la célébration dans la même journée de quatre messes et donc à l'absorption d'autant de coupes de vin de messe.
Agé de 41 ans et originaire de Bologne (centre-nord), le prêtre a été arrêté à une sortie de l'autoroute Milan-Turin et son test d'alcoolémie a révélé un taux de 0,8 gramme par litre de sang, supérieur au seuil autorisé de 0,5, a rapporté samedi l'agence Ansa.
Il a indiqué aux policiers avoir dû célébrer quatre messes différentes dans la même journée et avoir dû consommer une quantité de vin de messe en conséquence.
Agé de 41 ans et originaire de Bologne (centre-nord), le prêtre a été arrêté à une sortie de l'autoroute Milan-Turin et son test d'alcoolémie a révélé un taux de 0,8 gramme par litre de sang, supérieur au seuil autorisé de 0,5, a rapporté samedi l'agence Ansa.
Il a indiqué aux policiers avoir dû célébrer quatre messes différentes dans la même journée et avoir dû consommer une quantité de vin de messe en conséquence.
Selon Ansa, le prêtre va présenter un recours devant le juge de paix de Milan afin de démontrer que son taux d'alcoolémie n'était pas lié à une consommation "volontaire" d'alcool.
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Un réseau de pédophilie sans précédent démantelé en Suisse...
Un réseau internet de pédophilie sans précédent a été démantelé en Suisse conduisant à des dizaines d'arrestations et condamnations dans plusieurs pays, a indiqué dimanche la police helvétique.
Quelque 2.300 adresses IP (numéro d'identification à internet) d'ordinateurs contenant des images de pornographie infantile, dont les propriétaires étaient répartis dans 78 pays, ont été découvertes par la police cantonale vaudoise, a-t-elle précisé confirmant des informations du Matin Dimanche et du Sonntagszeitung.
Quelque 2.300 adresses IP (numéro d'identification à internet) d'ordinateurs contenant des images de pornographie infantile, dont les propriétaires étaient répartis dans 78 pays, ont été découvertes par la police cantonale vaudoise, a-t-elle précisé confirmant des informations du Matin Dimanche et du Sonntagszeitung.
"C'est la plus grosse affaire de ce genre démantelée en Suisse", a expliqué le porte-parole de la police vaudoise, Jean-Christophe Sauterel, cité par le Matin Dimanche. Suite...
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The horrors of Kenya's 'witch' burnings...
Villagers, many straight from their farms, and armed with machetes, sticks and axes, are shouting and crowding round in a big group in Kenya's fertile Kisii district.
I can't see clearly what is going on, but heavy smoke is rising from the ground and a horrible stench fills the air.
More people are streaming up the hill, some of them with firewood and maize stalks.
I can't see clearly what is going on, but heavy smoke is rising from the ground and a horrible stench fills the air.
More people are streaming up the hill, some of them with firewood and maize stalks.
Suddenly an old woman breaks from the crowd, screaming for mercy. Three or four people go after her, beat her and drag her back, pushing her onto - what I can now see - is a raging fire. More...
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Africa, dumping ground for old PCs from the West...
Developing countries are risk of becoming a dumping ground for e-waste unless there are effective controls in place to stop Western countries from "passing the toxic buck."
So said analyst house Gartner in a new report entitled "Emerging Markets Are Becoming Dumping Grounds for Secondary PCs."
"Although reuse must be considered preferable to most other forms of waste management, without effective controls, exports for reuse can be an excuse for dumping, and even in the best case result in 'passing the toxic buck' to emerging economies, which are seldom equipped to deal with this problem in an environmentally and socially responsible way," said Meike Escherich, principal research analyst at Gartner. More...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Michael Jackson has 100 unrealeased songs...
On the day after Michael Jackson's death, the pop singer's music was the most downloaded on iTunes and most purchased on Amazon. But reports indicate there may be some secret songs that could be released soon.
The Times reports that Jackson biographer Ian Halperin said the unheard collection of 100 songs was made for his children.
The Times reports that Jackson biographer Ian Halperin said the unheard collection of 100 songs was made for his children.
"He wants to leave them for his kids, a very personal legacy to them," he said. "I was told he will not let them come out now." More...
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Le logiciel Périclès recoupera tous les fichiers existants...
Ce puissant programme, qui suscite l'inquiétude de certains professionnels, sera mis en œuvre dans le cadre d'enquêtes judiciaires par des agents habilités.
La gestion centralisée du nouveau Périclès serait assurée par la gendarmerie, à Rosny-sous-Bois. Ses utilisateurs, gendarmes ou policiers, devraient exercer dans une unité de recherche, être habilités judiciairement, formés à l'utilisation du logiciel. Suite...
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Prostitution, immigration clandestine...: le président de la mosquée d'Orange interpellé...
Proxénétisme, filière d'immigration clandestine et blanchiment d'argent, telles sont les charges qui auraient motivé mardi matin, une dizaine d'interpellations à Orange.
En première ligne de cette affaire, Abdelslam Bahiad, le président de l'association "Lumière de Dieu" gérant la mosquée de la cité des Princes, ainsi qu'une femme. Tous deux sont soupçonnés d'être à la tête d'un réseau de prostitution dans lequel des membres de la famille Bahiad seraient également impliqués. Suite...
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And my idol died, a Nigerian's tribute to Michael Jackson...
God, please forgive me, for claiming publicly that I worshipped an idol. Truth is I did. I worshipped Michael Jackson. I hated anyone who ever passed snide remarks about this greatest showman on earth. Strangely, I never met my idol. He was a god I accepted in good faith. A god I would have loved to meet. But I kept faith with his music, and was privileged to have met some of his siblings. There was nothing I did not try to meet him. I always knew it was only a matter of time before the relentless vicissitudes of life would take its final toll on this extremely frail but prodigiously talented artiste. More...
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India plans ID cards for its 1.1bn citizens...
India’s government has launched one of the biggest bureaucratic exercises in the country’s history – the issue of a single identity card for each of its 1.1bn citizens.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the planning commission, said the scheme was part of the government’s “inclusive growth” programme aimed at penetrating India’s notorious red tape to deliver social services more directly to citizens, particularly those on the bottom rung of the economic ladder.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the planning commission, said the scheme was part of the government’s “inclusive growth” programme aimed at penetrating India’s notorious red tape to deliver social services more directly to citizens, particularly those on the bottom rung of the economic ladder.
“Clearly such a platform, once it’s established, would be useful in a variety of ways for all kinds of agencies that deal with the public, for example, tax identification, drivers’ licences, beneficiaries of public services and beneficiaries of below-the-poverty-line services,” Mr Singh told the FT. More...
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Jackson was a 'mutant' says French paper...
While many French newspapers have paid tribute to Michael Jackson, a number of columnists have dug the daggers in deep, calling the pop icon a "mutant" whose music was "kitsch".
Perhaps it was inevitable the king of pop was in for a rough ride from the cultural arbiters in a country so suspicious of globalisation, with one columnist calling Jackson "the icon of our disturbing modernity". More...
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Friday, June 26, 2009
India plans hot chilli grenades!!!
Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world's hottest chilli powders into hand grenades.
They say the devices will be used to control rioters and in counter-insurgency operations.
They say the devices will be used to control rioters and in counter-insurgency operations.
Researchers say the idea is to replace explosives in small hand grenades with a certain variety of red chilli to immobilise people without killing them. More...
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Most PC users have a dozen dangerous applications...
Imagine trying to fend off burglars in a house with all the doors and windows left open. Sure, you can manage for a while with a Doberman and a shotgun, but being able to lock up might just help you sleep better.
That's more or less the situation in which computer users find themselves. According to Secunia, the typical Internet user has a dozen insecure applications on his or her computer.
That's more or less the situation in which computer users find themselves. According to Secunia, the typical Internet user has a dozen insecure applications on his or her computer.
Data gathered by the company indicates that PC users have, on average, 80 applications installed and that 15% of them are not up to date. More...
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Inde: l'armée équipée de grenades au piment rouge contre les émeutiers!!!
Les forces de sécurité indiennes pourront bientôt jeter des grenades bourrées de piment rouge sur les émeutiers, au lieu de gaz lacrymogènes ou d'explosifs qui font souvent des victimes, a annoncé vendredi un responsable gouvernemental.
"La poudre de piment rouge dans les grenades aura un effet étourdissant temporaire, mais ne tuera personne", a indiqué Suranjan Pal, de l'Organisation de recherche et de développement du ministère de la Défense (DRDO). Suite...
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Six semaines de vacances pour tous en Suisse!
Le syndicat Travail.Suisse a déposé son initiative populaire «6 semaines de vacances pour tous» vendredi à la Chancellerie fédérale à Berne. Muni de près de 108'000 paraphes, le texte exige le relèvement du nombre minimal légal de semaines de vacances de quatre à six.
Près de la moitié des personnes actives souffrent de stress lié au travail, a rappelé le syndicat dans un communiqué. La pression sur les employés a été accentuée ces dernières années par le profond remaniement structurel de la société, de plus en plus axée sur la productivité. Cela «coûte à l'économie suisse plusieurs milliards de francs par an». Suite...
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Astrologer in Sri Lanka arrested for "wrong" political prediction!!!
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a popular astrologer who predicted the president would be ousted from office, police said Friday, fanning fears of a government crackdown on dissent following its victory over separatist rebels last month.
A police spokesman said astrologer Chandrasiri Bandara told an opposition meeting last week that the prime minister would take over as president on Sept. 9, and the opposition leader would become prime minister. It was not clear what he thought would happen to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
A police spokesman said astrologer Chandrasiri Bandara told an opposition meeting last week that the prime minister would take over as president on Sept. 9, and the opposition leader would become prime minister. It was not clear what he thought would happen to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Police arrested Bandara on Wednesday night to investigate the source of his prediction, police spokesman Ranjith Gunasekera said. More...
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Husband and four friends in India gang-rape wife to "teach her a lesson!" WTF!
A woman was allegedly gang raped by her husband and four others at Bhokaheri town in the district, police said on Friday.
In the incident which happened on Thursday, Phool Singh reached home in a drunken state along with his four friends and forced his wife to have liquor with them. When she refused, he asked his friends to rape her to teach her a 'lesson'.
In the incident which happened on Thursday, Phool Singh reached home in a drunken state along with his four friends and forced his wife to have liquor with them. When she refused, he asked his friends to rape her to teach her a 'lesson'.
The victim later met police officials who registered a case on her behalf. All five accused are absconding.
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Zimbabwe army exploiting children, using torture to run diamond mine...
Lobby group Human Rights Watch has accused Zimbabwe's army of using forced labour, including children, to mine diamonds in the east of the country.
Local villagers who do not co-operate with the military are beaten and tortured, the US-based group says.
Their report also details an alleged massacre of diamond diggers last year, after the disputed elections.
Local villagers who do not co-operate with the military are beaten and tortured, the US-based group says.
Their report also details an alleged massacre of diamond diggers last year, after the disputed elections.
It urges the unity government to take control of the mines and use the revenue to help rebuild the country. More...
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Iranian envoy says CIA could be behind Neda shooting...
The United States may have been behind the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old Iranian woman whose fatal videotaped shooting Saturday made her a symbol of opposition to the June 12 presidential election results, the country's ambassador to Mexico said Thursday.
"This death of Neda is very suspicious," Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri said. "My question is, how is it that this Miss Neda is shot from behind, got shot in front of several cameras, and is shot in an area where no significant demonstration was behind held?"
He suggested that the CIA or another intelligence service may have been responsible. More...
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Indians say Aussies are racist: how about a look at racism in India...
A Madurai sessions court sentences Farook Batcha to two years' RI in 2008 for harassing his wife so much about being dark that it drove her to suicide.
In 2007, IPL authorities allegedly asked two black cheerleaders of the King's XI Punjab team to go back home
The information and broadcasting ministry issues a notice to Nimbus Communications for a racist ad during the 2007 India-West Indies series. The promo featured a West Indian running around for water after eating spicy food. No Indian comes to his help. The ad's punchline: "It's tough being a West Indian in India."
Bilyaminu Ibrahim, a Nigerian student at an engineering college in Greater Noida, is spat at by one of his Indian seniors.
Robert, a Kenyan student in Pune, is denied entrance to a pub. He is asked to return on Tuesday for an "all-black" night. More...
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Nicolas Sarkozy et la burqa ont fait grand bruit en Inde...
Alors qu'en France l'interdiction de la burqa proposée par Nicolas Sarkozy suscite un vif débat entre les fervents défenseurs de la "laïcité à la française" et leurs opposants, la position indienne sur la question est claire : "[Ces propos] n'ont pas du tout été appréciés, ils envoient un message négatif à la communauté indienne", affirme Sadia Dehlvi, journaliste et auteur d'un livre sur l'histoire du Sufisme à New Delhi.
Comme dans de nombreux pays, la prise de position du président français lors du congrès de Versailles, lundi, sur cette tunique controversée censée couvrir les femmes musulmanes de la tête aux pieds, a fait grand bruit sur le sous-continent indien, où vivent plus de 140 millions de musulmans. Suite...
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Après les attaques racistes en Australie, l’Inde fait son autocritique...
M. A. Khan se promenait seul dans une rue de l'est de Melbourne lorsqu'il s'est fait passer à tabac par deux individus, lundi après-midi, sans motif apparent. "Ils ne m'ont pas demandé d'argent et n'ont pas essayé de me voler quoi que ce soit", a déclaré au Times of India la victime, un étudiant de 20 ans originaire de l'Etat d'Andhra Pradesh.
Comme plusieurs de ses compatriotes avant lui, M.A. Khan, semble avoir été ciblé avant tout pour ses origines et sa couleur de peau. Les agresssions contre les ressortissants indiens se sont en effet multipliées depuis un mois en Australie. A Melbourne, 30% des agressions sont dirigés contre des indiens, qui ne représentent pourtant qu'1% de la population, selon la police australienne. Suite...
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- L'Australie est-elle raciste ?
- Des passagers indiens accusent Air France de racisme...
- Des fanatiques hindous tabassent les jeunes filles « indécentes » en Inde…
- Inde : des prêtres « purifient » un temple après le passage d’un ministre de basse caste !!!
- Inde : garçon pauvre se marie avec fille riche ; famille de fille riche décapite 8 personnes de la famille du garçon pauvre…
L'ex-manager de Michael Jackson accuse les médecins de "charlatans..."
Tarek Ben Amar, ami et ex-manager de Michael Jackson, mort à 50 ans , a qualifié vendredi sur Europe 1 de "criminels" les médecins "charlatans" qui ont profité selon lui du fait que la star était un "hypocondriaque" se bourrant de médicaments mais "sans prendre de drogue". "Il est clair que les criminels dans cette affaire sont les médecins qui l'ont soigné tout au long de sa carrière, qui lui ont détruit le visage, lui ont donné des médicaments pour lui enlever les douleurs", a déclaré Tarek Ben Amar. "Il n'arrivait pas à dormir donc il prenait des somnifères. Suite...
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Was Michael Jackson killed by a painkiller injection?
The world of music and entertainment was in mourning today after singer Michael Jackson collapsed and died at his Los Angeles home.
Jackson, 50, suffered a massive heart attack and stopped breathing last night, although the exact circumstances of his death are not yet known.
His personal doctor was with him at home when he collapsed but could not revive him. Unconfirmed reports claim the catastrophic heart attack could have been triggered by a painkiller injection.
Jackson, 50, suffered a massive heart attack and stopped breathing last night, although the exact circumstances of his death are not yet known.
His personal doctor was with him at home when he collapsed but could not revive him. Unconfirmed reports claim the catastrophic heart attack could have been triggered by a painkiller injection.
Sources close to the Jackson family had recently told the Daily Mail how the singer was addicted to painkillers and that they had taken over his life. One side effect of their abuse is cardiac arrest. More+images...
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Geneva store's shoe-hanging Buddha statue shocks Indian tourists...
Sight-seeing in Switzerland does not leave a vacationer horrified, but Patna's Prabhat Choudhary, his wife and daughter were shocked to see a Lord Buddha statue garlanded with a pair of shoes at a footwear shop in Geneva.
"We were strolling on shopping street when my 15-year-old daughter insisted that we got into 'Anne Fontaine', a designer footwear shop. There in the shop, we saw a 4-ft statue of Lord Buddha on the shelf displaying shoes and slippers, garlanded with a pair of shoes," Prabhat, a realtor, recalled. More+photo...
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Foxy lesbian conned gullible gays out of £100,000!!!
A lesbian, who conned users on gay website chatrooms out of over £90,000, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Joann Wood, 53, trawled online dating agencies for victims, telling them that she was terminally ill with cancer and needed money for treatment.
Today, victim Catherine Wheldon told St Alban's Crown Court how she had lost her life savings of £28,000, and was now £53,000 in debt after falling for the lies.
David Chrimes, prosecuting, said that Miss Wheldon had been forced to return to work in order to clear her debts.
Joann Wood, 53, trawled online dating agencies for victims, telling them that she was terminally ill with cancer and needed money for treatment.
Today, victim Catherine Wheldon told St Alban's Crown Court how she had lost her life savings of £28,000, and was now £53,000 in debt after falling for the lies.
David Chrimes, prosecuting, said that Miss Wheldon had been forced to return to work in order to clear her debts.
The court was told that, in all, Wood had conned her victims out of almost £100,000. More...
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Burger King now selling blowjobs!!!
I'll let the ad speak for itself.
I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination but when a mainstream-Americana company like Burger King chooses to put such a degrading image of women out there as a way to peddle their junk food to the public, I feel the need to say something.
They have the right to be tasteless and sexist... And I have the right to tell them they will not see a dime of my money as long as they are using these types vulgar images and tactics in their advertising. More...
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Honour killing in Germany :Turkish father stabs 15-year-old daughter...
A Turkish dad stabbed his own 15-year-old daughter to death in an honour killing which has shocked Germany.
Mehmet Ö. (45) sneaked into Bürsa’s bedroom at 3.30am and repeatedly struck the helpless teen with a knife.
Her grandparents called an ambulance but medics could not do anything for Buersa as she bled to death. More...
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10 Songs Led Zeppelin stole from other artists?
Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest -and most successful (see above)- rock bands of all time, everyone knows this. What everyone does not (necessarily) know is just how many of their songs -especially some of their most popular songs- they covered and/or flat out stole from other artists without giving any credit.
In an interview with Trouser Press, Jimmy Page responded to the suggestion that Led Zeppelin used a lot of traditional and blues lyrics and tunes and called them their own: More...
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Sri Lanka government stages sham local elections...
The Sri Lankan government is preparing to hold local council elections in Jaffna and Vavuniya, two towns in the island’s north where, until last month, the army was fighting a communal war against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Having destroyed the last pockets of LTTE resistance, President Mahinda Rajapakse has called the elections for August 8 to provide a democratic façade for a permanent military occupation and deflect criticism at home and internationally of his criminal war.
Having destroyed the last pockets of LTTE resistance, President Mahinda Rajapakse has called the elections for August 8 to provide a democratic façade for a permanent military occupation and deflect criticism at home and internationally of his criminal war.
In the final months of the conflict, thousands of civilians were killed and tens of thousands were injured as the army indiscriminately bombarded the remaining LTTE-territory. Up to 300,000 Tamil civilians who fled the fighting are being held in detention centres. More...
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Le premier grand rendez-vous avec Windows 7 aura lieu cet été !
Microsoft présente les offres Windows 7 et leur calendrier en France afin de répondre au mieux aux besoins de chacun, que ce soit à l’occasion de l’achat d’un nouveau PC via la garantie technologique en partenariat avec les constructeurs et les distributeurs, d’une pré-réservation à tarif exceptionnel pour les plus enthousiastes ou avec l’offre de lancement proposée sur les versions boîtes, dès le 22 octobre prochain. Suite...
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Travailler gratis : 800 salariés de British Airways disent oui...
Près de 7000 employés de la compagnie aérienne ont accepté les réductions de salaires temporaires proposées par l'entreprise, et 800 d'entre eux travailleront gratuitement pendant une période pouvant aller jusqu'à un mois.
Face aux difficultés financières de British Airways, Willie Walsh, le PDG du groupe avait appelé il y a plusieurs semaines ses salariés à «la lutte pour la survie» de l'entreprise. 30 000 employés du groupe avaient ainsi été invités par mail à travailler sans salaire durant une période allant d'une semaine à un mois, en juillet. Suite...
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Michael Jackson est mort...
Michael Jackson dont les albums de musique se sont vendus à plus d'exemplaires que toute autre star est décédé jeudi d'un arrêt cardiaque à son domicile à Los Angeles.
Il n'avait que 50 ans et s'apprêtait à entamer le mois prochain une tournée qui était destinée à relancer sa carrière.
Dans les années 80, il avait été le précurseur de la mobilisation du monde de la musique en faveur de l'Afrique.
Le "roi de la pop" qui a dominé le monde du show business et fasciné les foules et les medias depuis les années 1980, subira une autopsie vendredi. Suite...
Michael Jackson dies at 50...
Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50.
Paramedics were called to the singer's Beverly Hills home at about midday on Thursday after he stopped breathing.
He was pronounced dead two hours later at the UCLA medical centre. Jackson's brother, Jermaine, said he was believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Jackson, who had a history of health problems, had been due to stage a series of comeback concerts in the UK on 13 July.
Paramedics were called to the singer's Beverly Hills home at about midday on Thursday after he stopped breathing.
He was pronounced dead two hours later at the UCLA medical centre. Jackson's brother, Jermaine, said he was believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Jackson, who had a history of health problems, had been due to stage a series of comeback concerts in the UK on 13 July.
Speaking on behalf of the Jackson family, Jermaine, said doctors had tried to resuscitate the star for more than an hour without success. More...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Cross-dressing Filipino men arrested in Saudi Arabia...
Human rights activists are calling on Saudi Arabia to drop charges against 67 men arrested at a party for reportedly wearing women's clothes.
The arrests violate the basic rights of privacy and freedom of expression, according to the New York-based organisation Human Rights Watch.
Most of the men detained were Filipinos and the Philippine embassy says they have since been released.
The arrests violate the basic rights of privacy and freedom of expression, according to the New York-based organisation Human Rights Watch.
Most of the men detained were Filipinos and the Philippine embassy says they have since been released.
But they face charges of imitating women, and possession of alcohol. More...
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Silly dude uses porn audio to shoo children away!!!
Police in suburban Philadelphia say a man fed up of children playing in his cul-de-sac blared a pornographic soundtrack to chase them off.
Irate neighbors told police they could hear the sexually explicit audio a block and a half away.
Irate neighbors told police they could hear the sexually explicit audio a block and a half away.
Police say Michael Buck faces a felony obscenity charge and two misdemeanors for the May 31 stunt at his upscale Phoenixville home. More...
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Tamil journalist abducted and threatened in Sri Lanka...
A Sri Lankan journalist says she was kidnapped from outside her home in the capital Colombo and held for a day by people claiming to be the police.
Krishni Ifam, a Tamil reporter who works for media development NGO Internews, said the men had warned her to give up journalism altogether.
Krishni Ifam, a Tamil reporter who works for media development NGO Internews, said the men had warned her to give up journalism altogether.
She said she was then released in the central city of Kandy late on Wednesday with a tiny amount of cash. More...
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Vista buyers in US to get free upgrade to Windows 7...
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.
To drum up demand among people who aren't in the market for a new PC, Microsoft also said it is taking limited pre-orders for Windows 7, selling some for as little as $50.
To drum up demand among people who aren't in the market for a new PC, Microsoft also said it is taking limited pre-orders for Windows 7, selling some for as little as $50.
People who buy Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate computers starting Friday can contact their manufacturer for a free upgrade when Windows 7 becomes available on Oct. 22. More...
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The end of retirement? Old age a burden on society?
WHEN Otto von Bismarck introduced the first pension for workers over 70 in 1889, the life expectancy of a Prussian was 45. In 1908, when Lloyd George bullied through a payment of five shillings a week for poor men who had reached 70, Britons, especially poor ones, were lucky to survive much past 50. By 1935, when America set up its Social Security system, the official pension age was 65—three years beyond the lifespan of the typical American. State-sponsored retirement was designed to be a brief sunset to life, for a few hardy souls. More...
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- Wealthy pensioners in Germany kidnap and torture financial adviser...
- Woman kept dead mother's body for six years to collect benefits...
- Secret plot to let in 50 million African workers into Europe???
- Japan, where living up to a 100 years is no big deal...
- The horrible bingo of growing old...
- Japan: porn for the elderly...
Farrah Fawcett, 62, dies of cancer...
Actress Farrah Fawcett, who became an icon of 1970s US television, has died of cancer in Los Angeles aged 62, her spokesman has confirmed.
Fawcett is best known for starring in Charlie's Angels, and in later years for hard-hitting TV and stage roles.
Fawcett is best known for starring in Charlie's Angels, and in later years for hard-hitting TV and stage roles.
Her battle with illness was chronicled in the television documentary Farrah's Story earlier this year. More...
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US soccer victory over Spain makes headlines...
Football made rare headlines in the US after the national team beat Spain 2-0 in the Confederations Cup to reach the first FIFA men's final in its history.
At the game played in Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium Wednesday, the US claimed what has been called their biggest football victory ever. Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey scored in either half for the US, who snapped Spain's winning streak at 15 matches and unbeaten run at 35 games.
"This win is huge for American soccer," said man of the match Dempsey. "This is our first time to be in the final of a major competition, so obviously we're thrilled." More...
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Monkey pisses on Zambian president!!!
A monkey urinated on Zambian President Rupiah Banda as he spoke to journalists at a news conference in the capital Lusaka yesterday.
Banda shouted: 'You (monkey) have urinated on my jacket,' and paused as he looked up to see the animal playing in a tree just above his chair.
Banda shouted: 'You (monkey) have urinated on my jacket,' and paused as he looked up to see the animal playing in a tree just above his chair.
He joked: 'I will give this monkey for lunch to Mr Sata', referring to opposition leader Michael Sata, who Banda defeated in last year's elections. More+video+images...
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Un "mariage" de grenouilles en Inde pour faire venir la mousson!!!
Deux grenouilles ont été "mariées" dans l'ouest de l'Inde lors d'une cérémonie traditionnelle censée déclencher les pluies saisonnières de la mousson qui sont en retard cette année, rapporte mercredi un journal indien.
Des dizaines d'habitants de la ville de Nagpur, à 860 kilomètres de Bombay, ont assisté à l'union solennelle ce week-end des batraciens Raja et Rani, raconte le Times of India.
Si l'on en croit les traditions, les "mariages" de grenouilles conformément aux rites hindous ou védiques plaisent aux dieux de la pluie. Plusieurs unions ont ainsi été scellées ce mois-ci en Inde ainsi qu'au Bangladesh voisin.
Au terme d'un été caniculaire, l'Inde, dont les deux tiers de la population vivent en milieu rural, attend avec impatience les premières pluies de la mousson dans l'ouest qui accusent cette année un retard de quelques jours, selon la météorologie nationale.
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Somalie: les shebab procèdent à l'amputation publique de quatre voleurs...
Des insurgés islamistes radicaux encagoulés ont amputé de la main droite et du pied gauche quatre voleurs jeudi devant environ 200 personnes dans le nord de Mogadiscio, ont rapporté des témoins.
Les quatre hommes avaient été reconnus coupables lundi du vol de téléphones portables et de fusils d'assaut par un tribunal mis en place par les shebab, un des principaux groupes de l'insurrection islamiste radicale en lutte contre l'actuel gouvernement.
Les quatre hommes avaient été reconnus coupables lundi du vol de téléphones portables et de fusils d'assaut par un tribunal mis en place par les shebab, un des principaux groupes de l'insurrection islamiste radicale en lutte contre l'actuel gouvernement.
"Les amputations se sont déroulées comme prévues", a expliqué à l'AFP un responsable des shebab sous couvert de l'anonymat. Suite...
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- La Somalie en guerre (images)
- Ce que on nous ne dit pas sur les pirates somaliens…
- Afghanistan: 15 jeunes filles aspergées d'acide sur le chemin de l'école...
- Somalie - La femme lapidée à mort pour "adultère" était une fille de 13 ans victime d’un viol collectif...
- En Mauritanie, les victimes de viol demandent justice, et finissent en prison!!!
La loi anti-piratage n'a pas eu d'effet durable sur le trafic en Suède...
Voilà qui pourrait faire douter (si c'était encore besoin) de l'efficacité à long terme de la loi Création et Internet, et de toute tentative de réguler par la répresion le téléchargement illégal. Après le passage d'une loi contre le piratage en Suède, les FAI locaux avaient constaté début avril une forte baisse du trafic Internet, de lors d'un tiers. Deux mois plus tard, ils constatent que la consommation de bande passante remonte et dépasse le niveau de la même époque l'an dernier. Suite...
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Somali Islamist court cuts off hands, feet of 4 men convicted of stealing phones and guns...
An Islamic court in Somalia on Thursday cut off a hand and foot from each of four men convicted of stealing phones and guns, drawing hundreds of onlookers as the weeping men were punished at a military camp.
The Shariah court that carried out the sentences is run by the powerful insurgent group al-Shabab, which is trying to topple Somalia's U.N.-backed government and install a strict form of Islam.
"The men were bleeding and crying when the man cut their hands and feet off with a long knife," said one witness, Liban Ali. Journalists were not allowed to cover the sentencing. The four were convicted earlier this week in the capital, Mogadishu. More...
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Fear and loathing in Belfast as racism rears its ugly head...
Over thirty Roma families, including many young children, were forced to leave their homes in South Belfast and within a week most families left Ireland, following several weeks of sustained violent attacks. The police were slow to react and the families were left virtually unprotected.
Sports halls are places of fun, energy and exhilaration. They free us from our worries, liberate our minds and exhaust our bodies. But they are also the first port of call when profoundly distressing events unfold. After Hurricane Katrina they were mass dormitories for survivors, at Hillsborough the stadium's hall was designated a temporary mortuary and, earlier this year, they were short-term home for those made homeless by the Victoria fires. Like churches, they become places of sanctuary and suffering. More...
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Caste discrimination in India: Dalit children can't use toilets but have to clean them...
“In Bihar, teachers complain to the Dalit parents that their children wear dirty clothes and they smell in the classrooms.”
“During a school visit in Rajasthan, while asking who gets beaten up regularly and why, children immediately pointed out to a student. He was a Dalit”
“Teachers don’t give proper attention to us. We have to sit on the ground. It’s very difficult...The quality of food (mid-day meal) is also very poor. We also get very little food in lunch as we are served the last, our stomach does not fill” — a Dalit girl student in Bihar
In UP, Dalit girls are seldom allowed to use the toilets in schools. More...
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Hundreds of New York teachers paid for doing nothing...
Hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid their full salaries to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just staring at the wall, if that's what they want to do.
Because their union contract makes it extremely difficult to fire them, the teachers have been banished by the school system to its "rubber rooms" — off-campus office space where they wait months, even years, for their disciplinary hearings.
Because their union contract makes it extremely difficult to fire them, the teachers have been banished by the school system to its "rubber rooms" — off-campus office space where they wait months, even years, for their disciplinary hearings.
The 700 or so teachers can practice yoga, work on their novels, paint portraits of their colleagues — pretty much anything but school work. They have summer vacation just like their classroom colleagues and enjoy weekends and holidays through the school year. More...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
USA stun Spain 2-0 to go into Confederation Cup final!!!
USA caused one of the biggest surprises in Confederations Cup history by beating European champions Spain to reach Sunday's final.
Jozy Altidore scored the opener when he turned his marker Joan Capdevila to fire in from 15 yards.
Jozy Altidore scored the opener when he turned his marker Joan Capdevila to fire in from 15 yards.
Fulham's Clint Dempsey doubled the lead in the second half when he converted Landon Donovan's pass from close range. More...
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Morocco jails human rights activist...
A Moroccan court Wednesday jailed a human rights activist and outspoken critic of government anti-drugs policy for offending the authorities and making unauthorised currency transactions.
Chakib El Khayari was given three years in prison and ordered to pay 753,930 dirhams (57,000 pounds) to Moroccan customs, official news agency MAP reported.
Chakib El Khayari was given three years in prison and ordered to pay 753,930 dirhams (57,000 pounds) to Moroccan customs, official news agency MAP reported.
The Casablanca criminal court of first instance said Khayari deposited money in foreign banks without the authorisation of Morocco's Exchange Office. More...
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La condamnation d'un SDF annulée; la victime avait menti...
La Cour de révision a annulé mercredi la condamnation à 18 mois d'emprisonnement d'un SDF ivoirien de 46 ans, condamné en 2008 pour agression sexuelle, mais dont la soi-disant victime a depuis reconnu avoir menti.
Une jeune femme qui a besoin qu'on s'intéresse à elle, un SDF ignorant des procédures judiciaires, une enquête expédiée un peu trop vite: tels étaient les ingrédients de cette affaire qui a débuté le 25 février 2008.
Une jeune femme de 20 ans se rend alors dans un commissariat parisien où travaille son petit ami. Elle raconte comment trois semaines plus tôt un homme de "50-60 ans", "de type africain", l'a agressée sexuellement vers 19H00 dans le quartier de la Bastille à Paris. Suite...
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Voilà pourquoi nous aimons le Tour de France...
Why we love the Tour de France bicycle race...
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Les Roms victimes de racisme à Belfast...
La violence continue contre les émigrés roumains en Irlande du Nord. L‘église dans laquelle certains d’entre eux avaient trouvé refuge suite à des attaques racistes à leur domicile a été la cible de jets de pierre qui ont endommagé les ouvertures de l‘édifice. Ces actions qui se sont amplifiées la semaine dernière sont jugées inquiétantes par le Vice-Premier Ministre nord-irlandais… Martin Mac Guiness se demande si les jeunes ne sont pas entrain d’imiter ce qui se passe en Angleterre ou le scrutin européen a vu une nette progression du parti nationaliste britannique considéré comme raciste. Suite...
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Zambie: un singe urine sur le président pendant une conférence de presse!!!
Un singe a uriné sur le président zambien Rupiah Banda au moment même où il s'adressait à la presse sur l'économie du pays devant les bureaux de la présidence mercredi.
"Tu as uriné sur ma veste" a dit, surpris, le président Banda à l'auteur de ce sacrilège, un des nombreux primates qui ont élu domicile dans les arbres devant les bureaux présidentiels.
"Je vais donner ce singe à manger à M. Sata", a-t-il dit sur le ton de la plaisanterie, en faisant allusion au dirigeant de l'opposition Michael Sata, que M. Banda a battu aux élections de l'an passé. Suite...
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Hindu priest and family prepare to flee home in Belfast after racist attack...
A Hindu priest and his family are moving out of their home in north Belfast following attacks on their property.
The Indian Community Centre, in Belfast's Clifton Street, said the family, who live in the centre, were fleeing over fears of repeat attacks.
The Indian Community Centre, in Belfast's Clifton Street, said the family, who live in the centre, were fleeing over fears of repeat attacks.
A gang of youths tried to break down the door of the centre while the priest's wife was alone inside, a statement said. Stones were also thrown at the building and the gang tried to take grills off the windows to get inside at the weekend, it said. More...
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Bulgarian women not amused by "watermelon ad..."
A group of Bulgarian women are suing a drinks firm over an ad which shows a woman in a bikini under the slogan: 'the watermelon season is here'.
The ad, featuring a model in a melon-coloured bikini, has infuriated women's groups who say the country's men are already bad enough without any encouragement.
Now a group of 13 women are suing manufacturers Peshtera.
"You can't walk down the street now without some a**hole shouting, 'Hey - nice watermelons' and trying to see if they are ripe," a spokeswoman said. More...
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German court slams RapidShare with $34 Million fine...
The Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, has fined file-hosting service Rapidshare a hefty €24 million ($34 million) and has ruled that the company must start proactively filtering certain content. The case was brought on by copyright protection association GEMA, which claims it represent over 65,000 composers, authors and music publishers across the globe. More...
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Twins go on trial for assault but victim unable to identify the culprit!!!
When it comes to bringing an alleged criminal to justice, proving identity can be a difficult task for the prosecution.
Especially if he has an identical twin brother.
So when Darryl Churchill complained he had been attacked by either Gavin or Rhys Higgins, the Crown Prosecution Service doubled their efforts - and put both men in the dock.
Especially if he has an identical twin brother.
So when Darryl Churchill complained he had been attacked by either Gavin or Rhys Higgins, the Crown Prosecution Service doubled their efforts - and put both men in the dock.
Today the two 21-year-olds appeared in court charged with assaulting Mr Churchill at a rugby club party. More...
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- The Indian village that has 250 sets of twins!!!
- Identical Swiss twins and the parking tickets fiasco!!!
- The twin in India who did his brother's job for 30 years!!!
- Malaysia: twins spared death sentence because of identity confusion...
- Abby & Brittany Hensel, the twins with one body.
- How a "robot" restaurant in China fooled its customers!!
- Swedish twins create havoc on the M6!!!
5 cops in India accused of gang-rape...
A case of gangrape was filed against an SHO and four policemen in the capital after a woman claimed that she was sexually assaulted inside a police station in south-west Delhi, which led to angry protests in the area.
The woman alleged that she was taken to the Inderpuri police station on Monday by two policemen to enquire about her husband, who the police said was a "local criminal involved in betting".
"They put me inside a lock up and started hurling abuses and thrashed me. Then they took me upstairs where the SHO and four other uniformed men raped me. I can recognise them by face," the woman told reporters. More...
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Not that "Neda"- How the wrong photo became an internet icon...
When the graphic video of a young girl dying on the streets of Tehran was first uploaded to the Internet last Saturday, there was no name attached to it. All we knew was the face of a young girl struggling for her last breaths after a sniper's bullet exploded in her heart, as others attempted to save her.
Later we learned her name was 'Neda.'
Later we learned her name was 'Neda.'
Hamed R., the Iranian expatriate living in The Netherlands who was first to put the video online and bring it to the attention of the media, told those inquiring he thought her name was possibly 'Neda Soltani.' Not long after that people posted the name online; it was only a few steps from there before someone discovered a photo attached to the name 'Neda Soltani' and started using it in tribute to the young woman who'd died. More...
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La franc-maçonnerie française dévoile son « gouvernement… »
Voilà une annonce qui risque de faire grand bruit dans le milieu très secret de la franc-maçonnerie. "Au nom de l'ouverture et de la transparence", le grand maître de la Grande Loge nationale française (GLNF), François Stifani, va rendre publics les noms des membres de son cabinet. Du jamais vu ! Et la révolution ne s'arrête pas là : pour la première fois, une femme, la sous-préfète de Paris, Malika Benlarbi, au titre de conseiller chargé des affaires sociales et des solidarités, intègre le "gouvernement" d'une loge. Suite...
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RapidShare condamné à une amende de 34 millions de dollars...
C'est une lourde condamnation prononcée par la Cour régionale de Hambourg. Le site d'hébergement de fichiers en un clic RapidShare a en effet été condamné à une amende chiffrée à 34 millions de dollars (~24 millions d'euros) et une obligation de filtrer pro-activement le contenu mis en ligne. La société de gestion des droits d'auteur allemande, la GEMA, était à l'origine de la plainte et représente plus de 65 000 compositeurs, auteurs, éditeurs de musique à travers le monde. La décision de justice ordonne donc à RapidShare de retirer 5 000 titres musicaux tirés du répertoire de la GEMA et de s'assurer que les titres ne seront pas republiés sur les serveurs par les internautes. En clair, RapidShare doit commencer à filtrer en amont le contenu mis en ligne. Suite...
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Un voleur en Malaisie oblige deux femmes sans argent de lui faire une fellation !!!
Un voleur en Malaisie a obligé deux femmes du lui faire une fellation après avoir constaté qu’elles n’avaient pas d’argent.
Les deux nettoyeuses, âgées de 68ans et 43ans, attendaient le transport pour rentrer à la maison vers 0630 le matin lorsqu’une voiture s’arrêtait devant elles.
Mais il les a amenées dans une plantation à Bukit Raja ou elles étaient forcées de lui faire une fellation. La plus jeune a même été obligée de lui embrasser ses fesses. Elles étaient ensuite abandonnées dans la plantation.
elon le journal The Star Online, les deux femmes ont demandé de l’aide à un travailleur étranger qui a averti la police. Elles ont aussi subi des examens médicaux à l’hôpital de Tengku Ampuan Rahiman.
D’après la police, le voleur est un homme corpulent d’une trentaine d’années et qui portait des boucs d’oreilles sur les deux oreilles.
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British Muslim woman wants the burqa banned...
Shopping in Harrods last week, I came across a group of women wearing black burkhas, browsing the latest designs in the fashion department.
The irony of the situation was almost laughable. Here was a group of affluent women window shopping for designs that they would never once be able to wear in public.
Yet it's a sight that's becoming more and more commonplace. In hardline Muslim communities right across Britain, the burkha and hijab - the Muslim headscarf - are becoming the norm.
In the predominantly Muslim enclaves of Derby near my childhood home, you now see women hidden behind the full-length robe, their faces completely shielded from view. In London, I see an increasing number of young girls, aged four and five, being made to wear the hijab to school. More...
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China's anti-porn software makers threatened...
The Chinese manufacturer of Internet-censoring software that will become mandatory for all new computers next week has received death threats and been attacked by hackers, state media said Wednesday.
Workers at Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. received more than 1,000 harassing phone calls, including death threats, this month, according to Zhang Chenmin, the general manager of the company. More...
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Israel won't let Gaza boy see his only parent...
In protest over the complaint the United States dared to lodge against Israel over the plight of Gaza Strip residents, the Defense Ministry declared there is no humanitarian crisis there, nor did one ever exist.
According to the ministry's criteria for humanitarian cases, our American friends got a little carried away. For example, is the case of a 7-year-old Gazan who lost his mother and wants to rejoin his father, who lives in Hebron, to be considered a humanitarian case by the Defense Ministry? That's not a sure thing. More...
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Police abuse and impunity in Indonesia must end...
The Indonesian police carry out widespread abuse with impunity against criminal suspects and poor and marginalized communities, according to a new Amnesty International report published on Wednesday.
The report, Unfinished Business: Police Accountability in Indonesia, reveals the torture and ill-treatment of criminal suspects, repeat offenders, drug users, and sex workers during arrests, interrogation and detention.
The report, Unfinished Business: Police Accountability in Indonesia, reveals the torture and ill-treatment of criminal suspects, repeat offenders, drug users, and sex workers during arrests, interrogation and detention.
The report also details numerous cases of excessive force being used against suspects, sometimes leading to fatal shootings. These abuses are rooted in a culture of impunity and the perpetrators are rarely brought to justice. More...
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Muslims in India not happy about Sarkozy's"burqa bomb..."
Clerics have demanded urgent intervention by the Indian government to ensure that rights of Muslim women are not infringed in France after president Nicholas Sarkozi dropped the "burqa bomb" on Monday. While milder lobby, represented by the naib imam of Lucknow's Firangi Mahal, Maulana Khalid Rasheed, sent an appeal to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to raise the voice of millions of Indian Muslims whose sentiments are hurt by the unseemly comments by the France president, orthodox sect went to the extent of questioning the very intent of insidious men from the west. More...
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Girls in UP campuses in India can dress as they wish...
Girls on Uttar Pradesh campuses will now be free to wear dresses of their choice, including jeans. Following an outcry against a dress code, the state government on Tuesday asked principals of all government and government-aided colleges to lift any such restrictions.
Higher education secretary Kamran Rizvi told a news conference in Lucknow that the government has asked all the DMs to ensure the order is implemented in "letter and spirit". Principals violating the government order will face action, he added.
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- Colleges in India ban jeans to "protect" girls!!!
- India: furious husband beats up jeans-clad wife...
- Hindu fanatics beating up "indecent" girls in India!
- India: Hindu "talibans" beat up "indecent" girls in Mangalore...
- Christians in Orissa living in fear...
- Caste massacre in India. Welcome to 21st.century Indian apartheid.
- Engineer in India made to sweep hospital as punishment for harassing two women!!!
Australian woman beaten in Kuwait jail...
An Australian woman who spent six months in a Kuwaiti jail for insulting the emir said she was beaten and kept in a small cell for days without food, according to a television report.
Nasrah Al Shamery, 44, was given a two-year jail sentence in April for comments made during an argument with airport officials.
Nasrah Al Shamery, 44, was given a two-year jail sentence in April for comments made during an argument with airport officials.
She was freed from prison and allowed to return to Australia this month after appealing and receiving a suspended sentence. More...
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Marjan, lion aveugle de Kaboul, symbole des guerres afghanes...
Marjan est un lion. Il est le héros du zoo de Kaboul. Sa statue est installée face à l'entrée du parc et un photographe attitré y attend le visiteur pour l'immortaliser posant à ses côtés. Il est dit aussi que caresser sa crinière de bronze est garant de bonne fortune. Le sculpteur a particulièrement soigné la noblesse de l'animal, mais sur un mode réaliste, n'oubliant surtout pas de représenter l'orbite vide, signe poignant de la souffrance infligée à l'animal. Marjan était un héros aveugle. Il fut à la fois bourreau et victime de cette histoire qui renvoie une fois encore à la guerre. Suite...
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Chine: une soupe à la tête d'homme pour guérir la folie de leur fille!!!
Un couple du sud-ouest de la Chine pensait avoir trouvé un remède miracle pour guérir la folie de leur fille: une soupe à la tête d'homme, mais la potion n'a pas été au goût de la justice, a rapporté mardi le Quotidien du commerce de Chengdu. En 2008, Lin Zongxiu, une habitante de la province du Sichuan, avait entendu dire que servir une soupe confectionnée avec une tête d'homme pouvait permettre de guérir sa fille, qui souffrait de problèmes psychiques depuis sept ans, selon le quotidien régional. Elle et son mari, Luo Tianhu, ont alors fait appel en décembre à un homme de main, qui a assommé un passant ivre, âgé de 76 ans, dans la rue avant de le décapiter. Le couple a ensuite servi la soupe, réalisé avec la tête et du canard, à leur fille de 25 ans. La justice a condamné lundi le meurtrier à la peine de mort avec un sursis de deux ans et la femme à un an de prison avec sursis pour avoir aidé à détruire des preuves, en l'occurrence les habits et les chaussures ensanglantés du criminel.
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- Un garçon chinois accusé de meurtre et de nécrophilie sur une fillette de 3 ans…
- Un homme en Chine avait une sangsue dans son nez depuis 5 ans!!!
- Un nouvel albinos « découpé vivant » au Burundi...
- Un homme en Inde violait ses filles … pour devenir riche et prospère !!!
- Inde : une mère tue sa fille pour apaiser un dieu !!!
Des mercenaires dans la Barack d’Obama...
Quand il était encore sénateur, Barack Obama ne se privait pas de critiquer le rôle des mercenaires dans la guerre en Irak. Maintenant qu’il est président, il perpétue la politique de George W. Bush qui consiste à confier une grande partie de l’effort de guerre en Afghanistan et en Irak à des sociétés et des multinationales privées qui en tirent de faramineux bénéfices. Cette privatisation des conflits armés est la plus aboutie et la plus radicale que le monde ait jamais connue. Suite...