Former Black singer Michael Jackson is believed to have suffered a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles this afternoon. Reports say that Jackson, 50, went into cardiac arrest and has been rushed to hospital. He was taken into an ambulance around 2pm (US Central time) and taken to a nearby hospital, says US gossip website TMZ. Paramedics were seen performing CPR on the singer, according to the website, Jackson’s... 

A hospital immigrant nurse shouted at an elderly woman and stripped her naked in front of other patients, a hearing has been told. Memory Musekiwa is accused of pushing the pensioner, who had wet herself, onto a commode in full view and then refusing to wash her. If she is found guilty of the ‘brutal’ behaviour, the 35-year-old could be struck off the nursing register. The patient,... 

A leading Jewish school broke the Race Relations Act by refusing admission to a boy because his mother was not officially recognised as a Jew, the Court of Appeal ruled today. Three judges said the entry criteria at JFS in North-West London racially discriminated against the boy. The decision is expected to have a direct impact on many other Jewish schools across the UK which are believed to operate... 

Joseph Brooks, pictured yesterday, has been charged with rape and sexual assault. The Oscar-winning composer behind ‘You Light Up My Life’ raped 11 women he lured to his apartment with the promise of a starring role in a movie, prosecutors said today. The women read an online ad placed by director, Joseph Brooks, applied for the audition ‘and thought this was their chance to become... 

Jewish Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been found guilty of a £3million ($4.5m) fraud. Russian prosecutors have demanded a 15 year jail sentence for the London-based billionaire, who has accused the Kremlin of the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko. He was not present at the trial. Outspoken Kremlin critic, Berezovsky, 63, was found guilty of embezzlement for activities in Russia’s... 

A 35,000-year-old flute made of vulture bone found in a cave in southwestern Germany is the world’s oldest known musical instrument. The artifact suggests music may have been one advantage our ancestors had over their cousins, the now-extinct Neanderthals, according to a report published in the journal Nature. The five-holed flute, which is fully intact and made from a griffon vulture’s radius... 

North Korea accused Washington of seeking to “provoke a second Korean War” as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast. U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the June 25 to July 10 timeframe cited in a no-sail ban for military drills sent to Japan’s Coast Guard. North... 

It doesn’t come as much of a surprise after the virulent reaction it was seen on July 2006, Sony’s pulled the plug on their “PSP White is coming” ad campaign in the Netherlands, which depicted, well, you know… a threatening empowered white woman dressed in white, holding a scared black woman dressed in black by her jaw. We’re not gonna call it an admission of guilt... 

This is the newspaper distributed by the Hungarian Police officers. “Given our current situation, anti-Semitism is not just our right, but it is the duty of every Hungarian homeland lover, and we must prepare for armed battle against the Jews.” This quote appeared in a newsletter published by an organization calling itself “The trade union of Hungarian police officers prepared for... 

The Arctic island of Greenland is assuming self-rule, in the latest step towards independence from Denmark. The move follows a referendum on greater autonomy in November. It will see Greenland take a greater share of revenues from its natural resources. The local government is taking control of the police and the courts. Greenlandic – or Kalaallisut – becomes the official language. Denmark... 

This Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT the battle to save America from becoming a hate crimes police state will be joined in the hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Every American who is able should view the live webcast of the hearing at www.judiciary.senate.gov. But even as the hate bill battle rages, the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith moves forward two more monster hate bills. While... 

A Roma mother from Republic of Moldova tried to sell her child for 12 lei (1 US Dollar). All this happened at Briceni, announces the Internal Ministry of Kishinev. “I will kill him if you don’t buy him. I got 3 other children and I don’t have money for this one so I’m selling it”, declared Oxana Elinciuc which is suspected of selling her own child. She is 29 years old... 

Police chiefs have come under fire for arranging a party for gipsies and travellers using £2,000 of taxpayers’ money – to help improve relations. The Warwickshire force are to host the event in the grounds of their countryhouse HQ, in the leafy village of Leek Wootton, this coming Saturday. The event will include traditional Roma bands, dancing, story telling and even Nintendo Wii... 

Up to 100 Romanian Gypsies are to quit Northern Ireland after a series of racist attacks, it was revealed today. Twenty-five have already left and another 75 are planning to return home, Stormont minister Margaret Ritchie disclosed. Air fares are being paid out of an emergency fund. Just 17 who were caught up in the violence in Belfast last week, when families were offered temporary accommodation,... 

These "bodies" are made of rubber and are from Hollywood. The recent tragic death of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, allegedly killed by an individual said to be a “Holocaust denier” is now being touted as a reason to institute laws in the United States similar to those laws outlawing so-called “Holocaust denial” in force in 14 countries, mostly...