Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest Monday of any and all participants in the public execution of a woman accused of adultery, the executioners are Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest of all participants and onlookers seen in the video. thought to be Taliban. The arrest was ordered after after the government became aware of an amateur video that […]
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Yitzhak Shamir, Former Israeli Prime Minister, Passed Away on Saturday at Age 96
Yitzhak Shamir, who served two terms as Israeli prime minster 1983 to 1984, and from 1986 to 1992, died Saturday, the prime minister’s office said. Born in Poland, Shamir moved to Palestine and fought for Israeli independence. He joined the Likud movement, serving as a member of Israel’s parliament, and also worked […]
AMERICAN Student Says an Apple Store Employee Refused to Sell Her an iPad. Why? Because She Can Speak Farsi.
An Apple Store employee refused to sell an iPad to an Iranian-American girl. He stated that apple had a strict policy against selling merchandise to Iran, due to current international relations between Iran and the US. The Georgia college student and her dad were shocked and returned the next day to explain that […]
Man Wearing “Grandpa’s To Do List” T-Shirt Is Arrested for Sexual Assault
59-year-old Richard Whitehead is facing two felony counts of second degree sexual assault. Whitehead, who reportedly confessed to police that he inappropriately touched two girls, ages 6 & 10, has been in the Faulkner County Jail since Thursday night. The 59-year-old grandfather from Conway, Ark. […]
Mitt Romney’s Fund-raising Flurry Post Supreme Court Ruling Was Announced
After Thursday’s supreme court ruling, stating that President Obama’s healthcare law did not, in-fact violate the Constitution, Mitt Romney’s campaign receives a flood of donations. However, both presidential campaigns are citing fund-raising spikes following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care reform laws. Obama’s campaign called the other side’s […]
Kate Middleton Demoted? Duchess Ordered To Curtsy To Princesses Eugenie & Beatrice
Lest you thought the life of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, was a nonstop fairy tale of posh parties, gratis fashion and domestic bliss with Prince William, think again. Even duchesses can’t escape a bit of drama from the in-laws, according to new reports that Kate has gotten a bit of a demotion in regards to […]
China’s Answer to Anthony Weiner: A New Wave of Digital Political Sex Scandals
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China’s Gay Community Fights Online Censorship
When the Beijing LGBT Center screened a prerecorded lecture on gay-themed movies last year, the venue was so packed that latecomers had to jostle for a spot on the windowsills of the rented classroom doubling as their makeshift theater. This year, however, a similar event attracted only a handful of people, leaving much of the same room empty.