‘Don’t taze my granny!’ American police accused of using a Taser on an 86-year-old, bed-ridden grandmother American police have been accused of tasering an 86-year-old bed-ridden grandmother. Lonnie Tinsley called the emergency services to his home in El Reno, Oklahoma, when he became concerned that his grandma Lona Vernon had failed to take her medication. But instead of a medical technician, he claims at least a dozen armed police officers answered his call. Police in El Reno, Oklahoma, have been accused of tasering an 86-year-old grandmother When Mrs Vernon ordered the police from her house, officer Thomas Duran allegedly decided … Continue reading Police tazer 86-year-old granny!

Queen Rania of Jordan: Hardliners are now the face of Israel Gaza blockade: By attacking criticism as part of an anti-Israel, anti-Semitic propaganda war, they yet again fail to understand that the problem is policy, not PRWhat do chocolate, cookies, A4 paper, potato chips, cumin, toys, jelly, nuts, dried fruit, nutmeg, and goats have in common? It’s a tricky one. If you’re a moderate, they have nothing in common. But if you are a hard-line Israeli politician, they are all potentially dangerous goods that could threaten Israel’s security. It seems that side of the political spectrum has won the argument, … Continue reading Queen Rania – Hardliners: the face of Israel

Boy made nailbombs with chemicals bought on eBay A boy with an “unhealthy interest” in explosives and right wing politics made gunpowder and nailbombs with chemicals bought from his mother’s eBay account. By Nick Britten telegraph.co.uk Protestors of the English Defence League (EDL) break through barriers Photo: PA Police found a pipe packed with nails and screws and charged with powder in the 16 year old’s bedroom, and a pipe with a firework inside hidden under a waste oil tank at a nearby petrol station. The youngster also had literature from the right wing groups the British National Party and … Continue reading Radicalised kid made bombs with chemicals bought on eBay

Can South Africa reclaim its vuvuzela rights? One Chinese company is producing 10,000 vuvuzelas a day, but a church in KwaZulu-Natal claims it invented the instrument Sean Carey guardian.co.uk, Saturday 26 June 2010 12.00 BST Article history The Nazareth Baptist Church of KwaZulu-Natal maintains that nearly all vuvuzela manufacturers are infringing its intellectual property rights. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesThe sound of the vuvuzela, which has been unfavourably compared by some critics with a swarm of angry bees, has become a defining feature of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Yet the distinctive drone also has its fans, evident from the fact … Continue reading Vuvuzela!

Mohamed ElBaradei joins Egyptian sit-in over police death case Opposition figurehead and former head of nuclear watchdog in his most direct challenge to President Hosni Mubarak Jack Shenker in Cairo guardian.co.uk, Friday 25 June 2010 15.10 BST Article history Mohamed ElBaradei, centre, is surrounded and greeted by demonstrators. Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, joined about 4,000 Egyptians at a rare large-scale street protest today, in his most direct challenge to President Hosni Mubarak since returning to the country earlier this year. The Nobel laureate turned opposition figurehead joined the sit-in in Alexandria … Continue reading Mohamed ElBaradei – The best choice for Egyptian President?

Pakistani physicist may have discovered “new form of matter” By APP Jamil Aslam and his team members analyzed the data collected by the KEK particle collider in Japan. ISLAMABAD: Research work carried out by a young Pakistani particle physicist Jamil Aslam and two of his team members may lead to the discovery of a “new form of matter”. Jamil Aslam is a faculty member of the Physics Department at Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), while the other two physicists are working in Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), the biggest German research center for particle physics. Jamil Aslam and his team members — Ahmed … Continue reading Discovered “new form of matter”

Blackwater chief makes a run for it by Farrukh Salim Erik Prince Prince has spent enough time in the power corridors of Washington, DC to realize that the noose around him is tightening. … Mercenary-in- chief and head of Blackwater, Erik Prince is reportedly moving to the United Arab Emirates to avoid prosecution or indictment in United States. The report comes from ultimate Blackwater watchdog Jeremy Scahill. Almost all of Scahill’s reports on Prince and his company have been authentic and congressional committees on Capitol Hill have even summoned Scahill to testify. Prince’s plans to move to the United Arab … Continue reading Muslim nations must not protect Christian Terrorists

By Asha’ar Rehman dawn.com PTI chief Imran Khan. — Photo by AFP The scene in Lahore has changed totally from what it was in the run-up to the 2008 general election. The Jamaat-i-Islami and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had both boycotted the 2008 polls as was initially the intention of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, which was later on persuaded to join the electoral race. Come June 2010 and these three parties were fiercely fighting it out among themselves for a mere Punjab Assembly seat. It was widely expected that the PML-N will retain the seat which it had won in 2008, only … Continue reading An Imran Khan cameo that wasn’t

Swat girl offers ray of hope in former militant stronghold Dawn.com Zenab Sanah is seen in this photo. PHOTO: EXPRESS “Now it seems like a nightmare when Taliban were dynamiting our schools and stopping us from attending classes,” says a teenage girl from Swat district where Maulana Fazlullah recently led a bloody rebellion against the government. The teenager, Zenab Sanah, made headlines in local press by securing first position among girls in the SSC exams conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. “I wasn’t able to sleep properly. The ghastly images of bearded Taliban brandishing swords haunted me … Continue reading A Brave Swati sister challenges the Barbarian Mullahs on education

Pakistan may ban Yahoo, Google, MSN dawn.com A petition has been filed calling for the ban of nine websites in Pakistan. LAHORE: Deputy Attorney General, Bahawalpur, Muhammad Azad has said that the Lahore High Court has ordered Ministry of Information officials to appear in court regarding the blockage of nine websites including Google, Yahoo, YouTube and MSN. Rabia Mehmood, reporter Express 24/7 confirmed that a writ petition had been filed by a citizen in the Bahawalpur bench of the LHC seeking a ban on websites publishing blasphemous material and misquoting the Holy Quran. The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered Ministry … Continue reading Will Pakistan ban the Internet to please a Jahil Mullah?