The disturbing truth behind the Royal Navy’s failure to prevent Somali pirates kidnapping a British couple from their yacht can be revealed today.
An investigation by The Mail on Sunday demolishes accounts by the Ministry of Defence and the head of the Navy which suggest that a naval vessel at the scene had no rescue force available. for more click here
Swiss voters are going to the polls to decide on a proposal to ban the building of minarets in their country. The proposal is backed by the Swiss People’s Party, the largest party in parliament, and by Christian groups. for more click here
As I child I loved going to the meat and veg market with my grandfather.We would meander through the open market place looking for the best and ripest fruit and veg. He taught me how to chose perfect apples, pears, peaches, chikus, loose jacket oranges, pumpkin, onions, corriader, yams, potatoes etc… He taught me how to chose, weigh, smell and above all BARGAIN. What fun I would have. All the farmers knew us well and would give me a piece of fruit here and there. for more click here
Judging from the way his critics have been going on, I would say that Tunku Varadarajan was on to something in his Forbes column “Going Muslim.”. for more clic here
Observers say changes in security procedures made after attackers killed 166 in this Indian city fall far short of providing protection from terrorists, militants or other dangers.for more click here
Villagers in nearby districts report an influx of militants escaping the Pakistan army offensive in South Waziristan, a campaign critics say should not have been announced ahead of time. for more click here
After the initial round of poor reviews for President Obama’s recent trip to Asia — particularly but not exclusively the China portion — the Empire has been striking back. Obama administration officials, echoed by a number of “China-hands” in academia, think tanks and the media, have been vigorously pushing back on the failed trip narrative being flogged by well-known Obama-haters like the New York Times editorial page and Chris Matthews. for more click here
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a north Florida school district, claiming that the Alachua County School District violated students’ rights by not allowing them to wear T-shirts with an anti-Islamic message. for more click here
Between 1939 and 1945, shortwave radio transmitters near Berlin broadcast Nazi propaganda in many languages around the world, including Arabic throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and Persian programs in Iran. English-language transcripts of the Arabic broadcasts shed light on a particularly dark chapter in the globalization of pernicious ideas.for more click here
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia should overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft during a visit to the conservative kingdom, an international human rights group said in a report late Tuesday. for more click here