Florida boy's suicide live on web

" A teenager in the US state of Florida has committed suicide in front of a live internet audience. Abraham Biggs, 19, from Pembroke Pines, near Miami, killed himself hours after announcing his intention to do so on...

Re-cap of VANOC World Press Briefing and Olympic Resistance Network Press Con...

Following up on our Open Letter to VANOC, here's a quick re-cap of observations and experiences at the Worldwide Press Briefing and the Olympic Resistance Network press conference, November, (Thursday) 20, 2008. ...

'BNP' police officer to be questioned

Now that the far-right British National Party's membership list has been published online, people in influentiual positions found on the list are running into trouble. First someone who works for the London city...

Police dog savages football fan's pride and joy

"Football fan Dirk Zimmer wants to sue German police after a watchdog bit him in his privates. Dirk (38) was left in agony after the heavy handed policemen set the vicious dog on him after they mistook him for a...

UK Motorists to face roadside drug tests

Starting next year, police in the UK will start administering rapis drug tests on motorosts right at the side of the road. Up till now it has been easy to rapidly test people for intoxication from alcohol, but testing for drugs usually took around 10 minutes."New technology...

Four-year-old girl freed after 50 days in jail

" A four-year-old girl who languished for about 50 days in an Orissa jail was freed on Friday, jail officials said. Her father and grandparents had been charged with her mother's death and kept in jail, so she had nowhere else to go. Kandhai Sahoo was lodged in...

Dog drives vehicle into coffee house

Not a dog bites man story, but almost as good." A dog left inside a running van put the vehicle in drive, causing it to crash into a Long Island coffee house. Suffolk County police said no one was injured in the...

Brazil charges officials, carrier in air crash

Brazilian authorities are charging 10 people, including former government officials, for contribuiting to the country's worst airline accident.They are all accused of violating national aviation security and could...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

70 school kids hospitalised after food poisoning

About 70 school children were hospitalised near Delhi on Wednesday following food poisoning. Doctors and officials suspect either the daily mid-day meal they were served in the school or jatropha fruits could have caused the illness. "Children of the Government Primary...

Calvin Klein Hangs on Shanghai Roadside

Did I not notice this on my previous visit to Shanghai last year, or is it a new phenomena? There is washing strung across major roadsides, in front of nice parks (which are rare to find in this city of concrete any...

Cops Above the Law: The Friends and Family Plan

Written Sunday, November 16, 2008, by Victory Grey of Dysamoria:  As enforcers of the law, police have some leeway when it comes to obeying it. For instance, a cop on duty may legally run a red light when ...

Black leaders address allegations of police racism

Second Precinct Capt. Tony Zucaro says the department launched the internal investigation after Officer Steven J. Kennedy said in deposition that he and other officers had used racial slurs. The August 21 deposition...

Human Remains found near Mt. Trashmore

"Human remains were found yesterday in a wooded area not far from Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach, and police are investigating.Police spokesman Wayne Gilbert said investigators have not yet determined the age,...

New UK law to criminalise men who pay for sex with trafficked women

The UK government has unveiled new laws for cracking down on men who pay for sex. The new laws will apply specifically to trafficked women, or women who are being controlled and pay money to a pimp."New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no...

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