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• As Somalia Famine Continues, Liz Jones Moans

  

  As thousands die in south Somalia, there is outrage as The Daily Mail dispatches controversial columnist Liz Jones to cover the famine. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• London Pizzeria Pays Homage to ‘Bunga Bunga’ Berlusconi’s Bad Behavior

  

  Bunga Bunga hits London. Photo credit: Roberto GimmiScandal-prone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi might be surprised to discover a corner of Battersea... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Debt Ceiling Crisis Has Irrevocably Changed American Politics – and Not in...

  

  The protracted debate over America’s debt ceiling, resolved only with a deal that nobody likes, has observers wondering: Just how broken is Congress? Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Violent Protests in Chile; Anniversary of the Rescue of Chilean Miners

  

  Violent protests have hit Chile one year after the dramatic rescue of the 33 trapped miners. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Britain Debates Debating the Death Penalty After E-petition Scheme Launched

  

  The biggest issue coming out of the Government's new e-petition scheme is whether Parliament should debate bringing back the death penalty. But is the e-petitio... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Top Five Birthday Tributes to President Barack Obama

  

  President Barack Obama, July 2011. Photo credit: Geoff LivingstonUS President Barack Obama turned 50 this week. Obama marked the occasion with a White House... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Worldwide Shares Tumble; Ratings Agencies Raided

  

  Amid more worries about the global economic crisis, news has arrived that Italy has seen fit to raid the offices of the ratings agencies Moody's and Standard... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Social Networking: All Show and No Tell

  

  Facebook. Photo credit: Dave RuttRecently, a friend announced on Facebook that she was pregnant; not with a status update, but by posting a photo of her latest... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Gibson Inquiry into Torture Complicity: A ‘whitewash’

  

  Protestors. Photocredit: art makes me smile http://www.flickr.com/photos/artmakesmesmile/2582112994/The Gibson inquiry, named after its chairman, former Appeal... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• E-petitions: Do People Really Want to Bring Back the Death Penalty? Or Maybe Jus...

  

  Parliament: Could your e-petition end up here? Photo credit: Stockvault.netThe Government’s attempt at finding out what the people of Britain really want... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• E-petitions: Simply Giving a Voice to the Crazy?

  

  Parliament. Photo credit: Stuart BryantSir George Young, Leader of the Commons, is on record as saying, “We do want to monitor it to see if we’ve got the... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• New Bi-racial Spider-Man Divides Fans and Non-fans, Engenders Flock of ‘I’m Not...

  

  Meet Miles Morales, the new Spider-Man.Spider-Man has a new alter ego – and he’s half-black, half-Hispanic, possibly gay and all kinds of controversial. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Google Accuses Apple and Microsoft of ‘hostile, Organized Campaign Against...

  

  Google cries foul in Apple-Microsoft patents purchase - does the search engine giant have a point, or is it just paranoid sour grapes? Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 COMPUTING, CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Swedish Police Arrest Man for Trying to Split Atoms in His Kitchen

  

  Man discovers that trying to build a nuclear in his kitchen is, in fact, illegal. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• UK Addicted to Smartphones – We Even Use Them on the Toilet

  

  Britain is a nation of smartphone addicts, according to Ofcom: We're using them at the meal table, in the bedroom, even in the toilet. But what does it mean? Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Bomb Hoax Girl Madeleine Pulver in Good Spirits, Has Website

  

  Madeleine Pulver, the girl at the heart of the Australian bomb scareTeenager Madeleine Pulver’s ordeal took place over 10 tense hours in Mosman, a salubrious... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• UN Finally Condemns Atrocities in Syria

  

  UN steps up after months of human rights violations in Syria Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Global Economy Jitters, Once More

  

  As markets drop and global economy woes increase, traders rush to invest in gold. So what's going on, and why's everything in Europe so expensive? Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Lithuanian Mayor Crushes Car Parked in Cycle Lane

  

  The Mayor, the tank and the Mercedes.The stunt was organised to warn car owners against parking in cycle lanes, something strictly forbidden within the streets... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• First British Patient Receives Fully Artificial Heart

  

  A 40-year-old man has received the UK's first fully artificial heart, as the issue of organ donation hits the headlines Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SOCIETY