Monthly Archives: September 2010

The scandal-tainted pastor of a vast Atlanta megachurch was cheered to the rafters by a 10,000-strong congregation today as he took to the pulpit with a vow to fight accusations that he took sexual advantage of four teenage men in his flock.
Bishop Eddie Long, a vigorous advocate of sexual abstinence who once described homosexuality as [...]

Browsing the aisles of a downtown drugstore might be an everyday occurrence for New Yorkers, but finding Robert Mugabe perusing the lipstick counter certainly isn't.
Dressed in an expensively cut grey suit and surrounded by minders, the 86-year-old Zimbabwean President was identified by a fellow shopper as the head of state made an unofficial visit to [...]

The 11 September attacks in New York were an inside job; the South Korean warship torpedoed in March was not sunk by North Korea, but probably by Japan or the US; and the world is run by the secretive Bilderberg Group, who pursue a "New World Order". Not the lonely ravings of a conspiracy-minded blogger, [...]

His grandfather is known as the Great Leader, his father as the Dear Leader. It seems only fair to confer a similar accolade on North Korea's dictator-in-waiting: the Phantom Leader, perhaps.
As the party that has ruled the secretive state for more than six decades prepares to anoint Kim Jong-un as its next leader at a [...]

So the Swiss have joined an elite club by having more women than men in their government – no mean feat considering women only gained the vote in Switzerland in 1971.
They could look to Spain to see what the future might hold. Spain's socialist prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, began as he meant to [...]

Only a few decades ago, it would have counted as one of the faster Channel swims of all time, so it was all the more remarkable that Philippe Croizon, who as no arms or legs, crossed in 13 and a half hours.
The 42-year-old quadruple amputee completed the 21-mile swim from Folkstone to Wissant, at Cap [...]

The outgoing head of the armed forces warned today that the Government might as well scrap Britain's nuclear deterrent if the decision is taken to downgrade it.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup said any lesser replacement for Trident would not be "credible".
The comments came amid a growing row over the cost and shape of the [...]

Robert Mugabe is a hero, a liberator and the founding father of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, arch rival and victim of rights abuses under his regime, said today.
The conciliatory words chosen by the Zimbabwean prime minister came as he challenged the world to see the president as not only part of his country's problem, but also [...]

The French Senate voted almost unanimously to ban face-covering Islamic veils in public, clearing the final legislative hurdle for a bill whose supporters have been accused of stigmatising the country's Muslim population.
With 246 votes for and just one against, the bill sailed through the upper house of parliament after having already been passed by the [...]