ALONG THE SOUTH AFRICA–ZIMBABWE BORDER — Sarah Ngewerume was driven to the river by despair. She said she had seen gangs loyal to Zimbabwe’s longtime president, Robert Mugabe, beating people — some to death — in the dusty roads of her village. She said Mugabe loyalists were sweeping the countryside with chunks of wood in their hands, demanding to see party identification cards and methodically... 

Department of Education and Training director-general Michael Coutts-Trotter. Schools will not move to stop using words like mum and dad, or girlfriend and boyfriend, the New South Wales Education Department says, despite reports that public schools are under pressure to provide gay-friendly environments.Changes to terminology, such as using the word “partner” to cover heterosexual relationships,... 

The SA Police Explosives Unit confirmed on Wednesday that an uncleared Chinese vessel docked at the outer anchorage of the Port of Durban is carrying arms.Customs revealed that the shipment was destined for Zimbabwe. Inspector Nicholas Gunther of the SA Explosives Unit in Durban told Sapa the vessel – called ‘An Yue Jiang’ – was carrying a shipment of arms. “We went there... 

Fines and prison sentences for questioning Islam – exactly whose land is this, then? Victim : Brigitte Bardot “FORMER French film star Brigitte Bardot has gone on trial for allegedly insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of “inciting racial hatred” over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers.Prosecutors asked that the Paris court hand the... 

“Despite the United State’s instrumental role in facilitating the ANC takeover in South Africa, the American government has not been as gracious in opening our doors to White South Africans who suffer robbery, rape, and murder, in part, because of American policy towards the White regime in South Africa. When White South Africans petition for asylum or seek to immigrate legally, the Immigration... 

Concerned about India’s soaring food prices, the country’s Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government imposed a ban on all rice exports earlier this month.The only exception is exports of basmati rice. India’s best-known strain of rice, basmati rice is more expensive and generally consumed only by the better-off and then usually on special occasions.The same cabinet meeting... 

  China Moves in: “Need Some Arms, African Friend”? A few years back, the Chinese government reckoned that economic success could not continue unless the country proved able to increase its international political standing, mainly because of the need to secure raw materials supply contracts to feed to its rapidly expanding industrial sector. Unfortunately, relations with the... 

Carla del Ponte, a former prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Hague, now Switzerland’s Ambassador to Argentina, made a sensational announcement. Her autobiographical book “The Hunt” reveals that Serbian men have been kidnapped and their organs were sold to international traffickers. Carla del Ponte’s announcements have already caused... 

In its recent report to Congress, the U.S. State Department “Office of Global Anti-Semitism” makes a startling policy statement. It says the New Testament record that the Jews had Christ crucified is “classical anti-Semitism” — a historic form of hate. 1 In its 2005 report to Congress, the State Department included as an “anti-Semitic incident” the case of... 

AFTER BATHING in the warm, fuzzy glow of the Mandela years, South Africans today are deeply demoralised people. The lights are going out in homes, mines, factories and shopping malls as the national power authority, Eskom – suffering from mismanagement, lack of foresight, a failure to maintain power stations and a flight of skilled engineers to other countries – implements rolling power... 

Militants Invade White Farms in Zimbabwe White farmers in Zimbabwe say militants loyal to President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party have forced three cattle ranchers off their land. A fourth is holding out with about 50 militants threatening to break down his farm gates. The land grabs, revealed Sunday, come as Mugabe and his party confront massive elections losses and an expected presidential... 

A daily News Paper in Denmark ran an article in Sundays edition entitled ‘Anal Sex is healthy for men’. The author, a Danish `Sexologist` Mr Robert Lubarski, writes that `men should surrender themselves to their sexuality, and that it was time that the social spotlight was shone on the `Male Orgasm`. He continues that ‘Men who allow the accepted male role to dictate their habits... 

The government of the world’s most populous Islamic state says YouTube has two days to take down a Dutch lawmaker’s provocative film on the Koran or it will block access to the popular video-sharing Web site.The warning by Indonesia came as the U.N.’s primary human rights watchdog ended a month-long session amid allegations by Western member-states and non-governmental organizations... 

More ‘fake’ marriages foiled: The number of pro-forma marriages rejected by Norwegian officials last year rose sharply, to 150 cases from 33 countries worldwide. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) says it has heightened focus on the problem of marriages arranged mainly for the purpose of gaining the rights to live and work in Norway. Applications to bring new spouses into... 

The new year faced young women living in Oslo with a new situation. During New Year’s Eve several brutal rapes took place in the Norwegian capital. The media hardly mentioned the fact that all the rapes were conducted by aliens of African descent. In the two months to follow it became clear that these rapes were just the start of a new trend. In the two last months, Arabs and aliens from Africa...