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Football today: Thiery Henry\'s goal France vs Ireland
So much has been said about the goal Thiery Henry scored in the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Wednesday. The Irish feel that they were cheated,Henry handled the balled before Gallas scored. So, they want a replay and I doubt FIFA...
Children as young as Five to be taught about sex! Has the UN gone 'Bonkers'?
Has the world gone bonkers?Children as young as five should be taught about explicit sex acts, according to the guidelines from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).These outrageous guidelines are due to be is...
Why should I Support the England Football Team?
I would like to say well done to the England football team for qualifying to next years FIFA World Cup in South Africa. And boy! didn't they do it in spectacular fashion. Europe's top scorers, the best ever goal tally for an England team and qualifyi...
Wife killer to drive London Black Cabs
A paranoid schizophrenic who strangled his wife has been given permission to study as a London black cab driver. The move to allow the wife strangler to drive black cabs has angered other drives who say this will affect their integrity.But, I'm sure ...
FIFA orders age test for players at the U17 World Cup in Nigeria
FIFA has ordered age test to be performed on players at the Under 17 World Cup in Nigeria to catch teams who field over-aged players. This follows reports that hosts Nigeria were going to select a number of over age players for the October 24 to Nove...
Caster Semenya gender row - Why has the International Athletics Federation subjected Semenya to such humiliation?
The International Association of Athletics Federations has reportedly ordered a gender verification test for South Africa's Caster Semenya. The eighteen-year-old won Gold in the woman's 800m final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.Accord...
Suspicion as to whether South African Caster Semenya is a 'She' or a 'He'
According to an Australian website, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) had "conducted physical tests and genetical screening to determine the legitimacy of Semenya's sex". Semenya is due to run in the women's 800m at the Wor...
34 workers hospitalised after co-worker sprays perfume
Fire officials at first suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fume was to blame for the sickness of almost 150 workers at a Texan bank call centre. But it turned out that another worker's perfume was to blame. But was this just an ordina...
Zimbabwe gets 25 million euros aid from Germany
The Germany government has pledged 25 million euros in aid to Zimbabwe. German chancellor Angela Merkel said German could provide more support if Zimbabwe undertakes more democratic reforms.Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been touring E...
Project to turn human waste into gas energy
'Poo Power' - A £4.3 million project to turn human waste into gas energy has been launched in Manchester, UK and could be ready by 2011 according to a report in the Metro.The biogas byproduct of sewage treatment could be enough to power 5 000 homes....
Barack Obama has announced a $73 million aid to Zimbabwe
American President Barack Obama has announced that the United States will provide $73 million in aid to Zimbabwe. Speaking at the White House after meeting Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, he said he wanted to encourage the rule of law, hum...
Bono and Bob Geldof - Are they good for Africa?
Bono and Bod Geldof have always campaigned for African Aid and have helped raise millions of cash in aid of poor African families. But to some, the two Irish rockers are now associated with a poor and weak Africa which is unable to help itself and de...
Donations of used underwear to African women - Would you support this?
A group called The Knickers For Africa is said to be asking British women to donate their unwanted old underwear to Africa. Isn't this an insult to the women of Africa? They maybe poor but they deserve respect, in the best interest of health.Shops in...
Samantha Orobator the pregnant British woman face death by firing squad
A PREGNANT Londoner faces death by the firing squad after she was caught smuggling drugs in Laos. Samantha Orobator 20, will be executed if she is found guilty at a hastily arranged trial. Samantha had been on holiday in Thailand where she has been h...
Week-long Sex strike - What has sex got to do with politics?
I think the women in Kenya are taking their political protests a bit too far....into the bedrooms. Members of the Women's Development Organisation in Kenya have organised a bedroom boycott in protest about divisions between the political leaders in t...
TAAG Angola Pilot lands at wrong airport
Angola's flag carrier TAAG, already banned from flying to Europe, said Friday it had suspended a pilot and his co-pilot for landing at the wrong airport in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.Surely how can a serous error like this be allowed to happen???T...
Would you consider hunger strike as a form of political protest?
This question has come because of the protests by Sri Lankan's Tamil people in London recently and also other cases of hunger strike in the past. The people of Sri Lanka, I understand are protesting against the violence and killing of civilians by th...
Taking a leaf from Zanu PF - Indian comedian starts pro-bribe party
A prominent Indian is starting his own political party that promises to bribe as many voters as possible. Jaspal Bhatti unveiled his new party and candidates promising to give the big parties a run for their money. It seems Mr Bhatti was annoyed by h...
Close UK borders for 10 years, says Indian born businessman
Britain should close its borders to all immigrants for up to 10 years to prevent potential racial unrest, says one of the country's highest-profile Indian-born businessmen.Sir Gulam Noon, known as the "curry king" because of his ready-meals firm, sai...
South Africa is now a 'killing field'
Cape Town - South Africa should beef up its anti-crime units to deal with one of the world's highest murder rates that has made the country a "killing field", the security minister said on Wednesday. Statistics showed the number of murders fell 4.7% ...
