Groucho Marx
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” (The essential Groucho)
Albert Einstein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Teenage Tibetan girl severely beaten for lone anti-China protest
DHARAMSHALA, June 29: A Tibetan girl in her teens is being described in “critical” condition after she was severely beaten and arrested for carrying out a lone protest against China’s…
Flight Attendant Dares Frustrated Passengers To Exit Airplane (Video)
Jose Serrano dared frustrated passengers on his long-delayed American Eagle flight to basically make his day. It’s no Steven Slater evacuation-slide escape or JetBlue pilot freakout, but a recent rant…
The serial paedophile we can’t send back to America and the vulnerable young man our courts say MUST go to the U.S.
Shawn Sullivan was reprieved by the same court that ruled Asperger’s sufferer Gary McKinnon should be sent to America Sullivan, 43, who was on Interpol’s most-wanted list, is now free…
Man ‘Commits Suicide’ After Guilty Verdict
Police in the US are investigating whether a man who collapsed in court and died after being convicted of arson may have taken a suicide pill. Michael Marin was found…
Police unleash water cannons, tear gas on thousands of Chilean students
Clashes erupted after tens of thousands of students marched in the Chilean capital of Santiago for education reform. Spanish press reported 15 police injured, and 250 students arrested. Student leaders…
Google Tries Something Retro: Made in the U.S.A.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Etched into the base of Google’s new wireless home media player that was introduced on Wednesday is its most intriguing feature. On the underside of the…
China forcing Burmese refugees back into warzone
DHARAMSHALA, June 28: Chinese authorities are forcing back into Burma, ethnic Kachin refugees who have fled civil war, and is denying basic care to many who remain, a human rights…
FSA finds banks guilty of mis-selling to small firms
The Financial Services Authority says banks mis-sold specialist insurance known as interest rate swaps tied to thousands of small businesses. The FSA said it had found “serious failings” in the…
UK report finds IDF (Israel) tortures Palestinian children
British lawyers have lodged a complaint at the UN against Israel for allegedly torturing Palestinian children. Their report showed youngsters held in solitary confinement and shackled while in the custody…
Paedophile spared extradition to US on human rights grounds
One of America’s most wanted paedophiles has been spared extradition from Britain by the High Court on human rights grounds. Shawn Sullivan faced spending the rest of his life behind…
UK drafts in fraud squad as Libor fine hits Barclays
(Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it had brought in the fraud squad to investigate possible crimes and would tighten laws over attempts to manipulate lending rates, a scandal which…
#Max Keiser AND #Stacy Herbert covered Libor scandal months ago (Video)
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Bankrupt billionaire faces jail for blocking recovery of debts
Once Ireland’s richest man, Sean Quinn faces jail after a court ruled that the bankrupt businessman had blocked a state bank from seizing property worth hundreds of millions of euros. …
China arrests wife and relatives of Tibetan self-immolator
DHARAMSHALA, June 26: Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have arrested family members of Ngawang Norphel, including his wife, following his self-immolation protest last week. According to reports, a day after…
Johnson and Coe put their rings on display
Giant Olympic rings became the crowning glory on Tower Bridge today to mark the countdown to the London 2012 Games. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe and mayor Boris Johnson were…
German newspaper Die Welt compares Eurozone crisis with 1930′s slump that ushered in Hitler
A German newspaper has broken a major taboo by comparing the crisis engulfing the eurozone with the 1930′s slump which ushered in Hitler, the Nazis and WW2. The ghosts of…
UK’s MI5 chief warns of ‘terrorism threat’
Jonathan Evans says Arab Spring indirectly helped bolster al-Qaeda, increasing potential for attack before Olympics. Britain has seen a credible “terrorist” attack plot about once a year since the September 11…
Religious circumcision of kids a crime – German court
A German court has ruled that parents can’t have their sons circumcised on religious grounds in a move which has angered Muslim and Jewish groups in the country. The court…
China’s bloggers push for change, one click at a time
BEIJING — The nine people selected later this year as China’s top leaders will largely determine if, and how much, the country’s authoritarian political system yields to demands for change.…
Tax scandal reaches No.10 as it’s revealed Cameron’s spin doctor helped run ‘avoidance’ scheme
Craig Oliver was secretary of Paya Limited, a business set up to deal with his BBC presenter partner Joanna Gosling’s earnings Companies House figures seen by MailOnline show around £150,000…
Bradley Manning: Judge orders military to explain steps it has or has not taken to share evidence with defence
Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of being the source of the largest leak of state secrets in American history, has won his battle to force his military prosecutors to…
Computer system that caused chaos for thousands of Nat West bank customers was being supervised from India
Natwest has shed 30,000 jobs since taxpayer rescue in 2007, including 20,000 UK positions, and has outsourced work overseas Insiders say many of the bank’s support teams are now based…
Pakistan’s Dr Afridi, from CIA asset to solitary cell
(Reuters) – There can be few jail cells in Pakistan as lonely as the one occupied by Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden.…
‘Islamic Awakening’: Morsi’s Egypt turns to Iran – report
Newly-elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi will rekindle dormant ties between Egypt and Iran and re-consider his country’s peace accord with Israel, according to a controversial interview with an Iranian news…
US: Lawmakers reworked financial portfolios after talks with Fed, Treasury officials
In January 2008, President George W. Bush was scrambling to bolster the American economy. The subprime mortgage industry was collapsing, and the Dow Jones industrial average had lost more than…
ANC promises ring hollow in home of South Africa greats
(Reuters) – First graders huddle to do sums on scraps of paper pressed against a cracked mud wall at Mwezeni Primary School in South Africa’s destitute Eastern Cape province. The…
Google TV service launches in UK with Sony tie-up
Sony and Google have announced a tie-up that will see Google’s interactive TV service made available outside the US for the first time. The set-top box allows users to browse…
When teenage pregnancy is a death sentence
Each year, more than 350,000 young women die after falling pregnant – one every two minutes. Now, a new international drive is under way to deliver contraception to poverty-stricken nations,…
FSA expected to confirm thousands of firms may have been wrongly sold interest rate swap contracts
A DAMNING report from the financial regulator is expected this week on “systematic” mis-selling by Britain’s biggest banks of complex interest rate swap contracts to thousands of UK businesses. The…
African migrants in Israel face angry backlash, deportations
TEL AVIV — Helen Barhat, a young woman from Eritrea, pointed to two bricks on the floor that she has saved since they were hurled into her small grocery shop…
‘What sort of f****** **** would leave his kids in a pub?’: Jimmy Carr launches foul-mouthed revenge on PM
Comedian hits out at Cameron for ‘singling him out’ over tax avoidance criticism. Jibe at Prime Minister for breaking off talks with Obama to deal with story on comic’s tax…
Aggressive tactics of ‘charity muggers’ come under scrutiny
High street charity fundraisers, known as “Chuggers”, are facing questions over their use of increasingly aggressive, intimidatory and potentially unlawful tactics. An investigation in this weekend’s Sunday Telegraph has found…
Iraqi press crackdown: Police to close media agencies
Iraqi police are under orders to shut down a number of foreign and local media outlets across the country, reports Iraqi journalist rights group. The BBC and Voice of America…
Child Slavery ‘Shame’: Indian Government Slated
Human rights campaigners claim the Indian government is not doing nearly enough to stamp out child slavery despite a number of raids by the authorities in recent months. They say…
Bond savers told: Get ready to jump ship
When this advice comes from a bond fund manager, investors might want to take note. One of Britain’s leading bond fund managers is urging investors to “get ready” to ditch…
Why Assange’s appeal to Ecuador is no surprise
The WikiLeak’s founder won admiration and gratitude in the South American nation back in 2010. Julian Assange’s attempt to gain asylum in Ecuador is just the latest turn in one…
Facebook set to lose $100m as it is forced to settle lawsuit from website users over ‘sponsored stories’ feature
Facebook is set to lose more than $103 million in revenue after a judge forced it to make changes to its lucrative ‘Sponsored Stories’ advertising feature. The company has agreed…
Romney’s Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas
Mitt Romney’s financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and…
Tibetan nomad in Machu arrested for 2008 protests
DHARAMSHALA, June 22: A Tibetan nomad was arrested in Machu (Chinese: Maqu) County of Kanlho (Chinese: Gannan), eastern Tibet for “spear-heading” protests in the Machu region during the 2008 pan-Tibet…
Top Russian activist quits Putin’s rights council
(Reuters) – One of Russia‘s most prominent rights campaigners said she was resigning from President Vladimir Putin’s advisory human rights council on Friday because Kremlin interference was making its work…
Sweden, UK dragging feet while US drums up case against me – Assange
Whistleblower Julian Assange has accused the UK and Sweden of conspiring to trap him in England while US authorities make a legal case against him. He said the Australian government…
James Sanders: The trader who thought he was untouchable
High-rolling financier caught out by bragging phone call to father. James Sanders, the immaculately dressed City trader, had sketched a lavish future for himself and his wife, in which he…
WikiLeaks launches crusade over financial blockade
The world`s most famous whistleblowing website WikiLeaks is suing Valitor, formerly VISA Iceland, over suspension of financial services. The hearing is taking place before the Icelandic courts in Reykjavik on…
Tibetan tortured to death for pro-independence posters
DHARAMSHALA, June 20: A Tibetan monk has been tortured to death by the Chinese police in Nyagrong (Chinese: Xinlong) County, Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) eastern Tibet. According to the Dharamshala based…
Kingpin of international paedophile ring who raped children and spread videos of the attacks is jailed indefinitely
Darren Leggett’s rape victims were all under 13. He made 36 harrowing films of the abuse and boasted about sex with boys. Paedophile is jailed indefinitely, with minimum tariff of…
Australian ‘mega-brothel’ gets go-ahead
A Sydney brothel has received the green light for a multi-million-pound expansion which will see it become Australia’s largest sex premises, with rooms featuring multiple beds and pool tables. Plans…
Obama Asserts Executive Privilege on Gun Probe Documents
The Obama administration told a U.S. House panel that the president is asserting executive privilege and refusing to turn over documents sought by lawmakers related to a U.S. law enforcement…
Jobcentre bosses warn of suicide risk among benefit claimants
An internal email sent by senior managers warns that ill-handling of benefit changes could have ‘profound results’ for vulnerable claimants • Read the memo here Senior jobcentre executives have warned…
Half of teachers take food to school to feed poor pupils and 17% have even given children money to buy lunch
83% of teachers report seeing hungry pupils each day 55% said quarter of students arrive at school having not eaten enough Half of teachers have taken food to school so…
Celebrity backers face £240,000 bill for WikiLeaks founder’s bail breach
Supporters of Julian Assange are facing a £240,000 bill after the WikiLeaks founder breached bail by staying at the Ecuadorean embassy where he is seeking asylum. Socialite Jemima Khan, film…
