A Saudi man divorced his wife for watching alone a television programme presented by a male, an act he deemed immoral picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Shannon Smith's heinous crime? She wrote a small 's' on a neighbor's wall. She was also threatened with an Asbo. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Dame Pauline Neville Jones, who is also a former BBC governor, is infuriated at the stance Newsround, a program aimed at children from 6-12. They stated that 9/11 was America's fault. Follow up here.
I wonder if they also blame rape victims as instigators? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

President George W. Bush has requested the Joint Chiefs of Staff revise plans for a possible attack on Iran, with the focus on "surgical" raids against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

The United Nations Human Rights Council has publicly stated that they have not been fair towards Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They stated they have overly focused on the degree of human rights violations by Israel and not the violations on both sides. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Ko Htike is a resident of Myanmar (Burma). People send him photos of what is going on there, along with text descriptions of protest areas and junta responses and he puts them in his blog. Damn brave of the guy I say...more power to him. Some images are graphic and/or disturbing. picked by Moe 2 years ago

A growing number of Japanese workers can no longer afford homes of their own. For many of them, 24-hour internet cafes have become a refuge. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

How one boy spent his Bar Mitzvah money.
A great read picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

Cuba's foreign minister walked out of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday in protest of President Bush's speech in which he said the "long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end" on the communist island. picked by indisguise 2 years ago

Ads meant to raise awareness during Milan Fashion Week. picked by imagica 2 years ago

article here picked by suebe 2 years ago

Sometimes while driving around in our gigantic SUVs and spacious pickup trucks, we forget that our fellow humans living in more crowded parts of the planet have to make due with a little less transportation to haul the same amount of stuff. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Along with NYC boroughs Brooklyn and Queens. If the self-proclaimed leader of "Independent Long Island" has his way.

"Good riddance", Manhattanites say. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Stockholm was rated the most livable city in the world in a Reader's Digest survey. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

How have I gone 5 years without knowing about this? I can't for the life of me find the site that he references in the video though.

Edit: The headline won't direct to the video so here's the link. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

It's official, 1.00 USD is now worth less than 1.00 CAD. picked by sandman2 2 years ago

The driving ban applies to all women, Saudi and foreign, and forces families to hire live-in drivers. Women whose families cannot afford $300-$400 a month for a driver must rely on male relatives to drive them to work, school, shopping or the doctor's. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

A shipment of boulders??? picked by moe 2 years ago

A 12-year-old has caused a media frenzy after she was chosen to front one of the world's largest fashion shows. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Andrei Lugovoi, the former Russian agent wanted by Britain over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is running for election as a candidate for the ultra-nationalist party led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

"People say you’re famous, heroes or celebrities," added Travis, who plans to take criminology next year. "We’re not, we’re just two kids who stood up for a cause."Update to this story. picked by Dangerman 2 years ago

Pets are being slaughtered for meat in shortage-stricken Zimbabwe and record numbers of animals have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned by owners no longer able to feed them. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hey! He's from Florida! Yeah Florida!! picked by buddha 2 years ago

"It is the government's fault, they've eaten everything." picked by buddha 2 years ago

How come I never heard about this? It is long, but well worth the effort to go through it all. I found myself yelling out loud at them in horror while I was reading it. picked by Moe 2 years ago