Eugene Terreblanche killed in South Africa Mr Terreblanche wanted a separate white homeland South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche has been killed on his farm in the country’s north-west. Mr Terreblanche, 69, was beaten to death after a dispute over unpaid wages, local media reports said. Two people are said to have been arrested. Mr Terreblanche, who campaigned for a separate white homeland, came to prominence in the early 1980s. He became the champion of a tiny minority determined to stop the process that was bringing apartheid to an end. They apparently attacked the leader because they were not … Continue reading Pro Serb Extremist Terreblanche killed in South Africa!

Afghanistan Mullahs in London to bridge cultural divide Emily Buchanan BBC News world affairs correspondent Hajji Meherdell is against premature withdrawal of British forces Their faces etched from years of conflict in the war-torn deserts of Helmand Province, four senior Islamic scholars step into a pod on the London Eye. As the giant wheel turns they stare in silence at the city spread beneath them; the River Thames, the Houses of Parliament and miles beyond. It is their first time ever in Britain. As they soak up the sights, they know this visit is about much more than tourism. It … Continue reading Mullahs against premature withdrawal!

Hi there! Meet orphaned Karmann, the waving wombat nursed back to health by humans By Mail Foreign Service She may only have a tiny heart – but luckily for Karmann the orphaned wombat, she was rescued by an animal lover with a large one. The helpless little creature owes her life to a driver who rescued her from the pouch of her dying mother, who had been run over in East Gippsland, Australia in early March. Karmann was rushed to the Warrandyte Wildlife Shelter in Melbourne, where she is to spend the next three months of her life being cared … Continue reading Waving wombat nursed back to health!

Monster of the deep: Shocked oil workers catch TWO-AND-A-HALF-FOOT ‘woodlouse’ By Daily Mail Reporter This deep sea creepy-crawly gave oil workers a fright, after the unexpected visitor hitched a ride on a submarine sent from a rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The beast normally lives 8,500ft under water and this specimen is thought to be the largest giant isopod ever found at this depth. Questions were raised over its authenticity because of the release date of pictures – April Fool’s Day. However experts have been quick to verify the find. From head to toe, I’m two and a half … Continue reading TWO-AND-A-HALF-FOOT ‘woodlouse’!

Filipinos whipped and nailed to crosses in terrifyingly realistic re-enactment of the Crucifixion By Mail Foreign Service Devout Filipinos have been nailed to crosses and whipped in an annual ritual to mark Good Friday. Dozens of people were crucified in villages across the Roman Catholic country, in one of the world’s most bizarre practices to mark the day when Christians believe Jesus Christ was put to death. The event drew more than 10,000 Filipino and foreign spectators. Painfully devoted: Ruben Enaje, a 49-year-old sign painter, was nailed to a cross for the 24th time as his way of thanking God … Continue reading Whipped and nailed in the name of religion?

The old-age ‘offenders’: Generation of elderly turned into criminals By Paul Bentley Rollerblader Pensioner Geoff Dornan, 71, who appeared in court for Rollerblading dangerously in public Record numbers of pensioners are being criminalised for trivial offences by target-driven police. Officers arrest 40 senior citizens every day in Britain on average, official figures show. Their crimes range from failing to pay a fine for overfilling a wheelie bin to not wearing a seatbelt or chopping a neighbour’s hedge without permission. Many are being punished for the first time after decades of abiding by the law. Critics say these ‘easy collar’ arrests … Continue reading Many Elderly turned into criminals by British Taliban Police!

Council condemned over ‘Britain’s shortest cycle lane’ A council has been condemned for wasting taxpayers’ money after it built a cycle lane just 8ft long. By Murray Wardrop Kevin Hughes with the small cycle lane that has been painted on a road in Cardiff. Photo: Wales News At little more than the length of a single bicycle, the £2,000 road marking has left cyclists in Cardiff bemused. The feature, thought to be the shortest cycle lane in Britain, has been installed to encourage green transport. Cardiff Council claims that it will help riders safely navigate a turn on a new … Continue reading Britain’s shortest cycle lane! Only 8ft long!

‘I’m 50 Cent on stage, but at home I’m just Curtis’ The rap star talks about fame, fatherhood and why he likes the quiet life // // // // // <!– Remove following to not show photographer information –> <!– Remove following to not show image description –> 50 Cent <!– Remove following to not show enlarge option –> // Michael Odell <!– –> The next time that you are on holiday in a foreign city and a handsome black man with a bullet hole in his left cheek asks you to take a photograph of him by a fountain, … Continue reading I’m 50 Cent! And Yes I am a facebook friend also!

Saudi Arabia’s cruel marriage laws Saudi women who wish to marry non-Saudi Muslims face social prejudice and official discrimination Fahad Faruqui guardian.co.uk Accompanied by her father, Hassna’a Mokhtar went to the Saudi Arabian interior ministry in Jeddah to sign papers for a marriage licence. She was hoping to get a sense of how long it would take to get permission, so that she could plan her wedding. But that was not the case. A Saudi woman falling in love with a non-Saudi Muslim leads to more obstacles than a Capulet falling in love with a Montague. In most parts of … Continue reading Saudi women who marry non-Saudi Muslims face prejudice and discrimination

The pagan roots of Easter From Ishtar to Eostre, the roots of the resurrection story go deep. We should embrace the pagan symbolism of Easter Heather McDougall guardian.co.uk Hot cross buns: pagan symbols? Photograph: Alamy Easter is a pagan festival. If Easter isn’t really about Jesus, then what is it about? Today, we see a secular culture celebrating the spring equinox, whilst religious culture celebrates the resurrection. However, early Christianity made a pragmatic acceptance of ancient pagan practises, most of which we enjoy today at Easter. The general symbolic story of the death of the son (sun) on a cross … Continue reading Why we should embrace the pagan symbolism of Easter!