Teacher Admits Having Sex with Teen

Police in California say a 33-year-old teacher turned herself in, and admitted she had sex with a 14-year-old student.

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Muslim Website Calls for ‘Sharia’ Islamic Law in Ireland

An Irish Islamic website which argues for the introduction of “Sharia” law in Ireland had nearly 270,000 hits last month alone.

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Kansas Becomes 1st State to Ban K2 (Synthetic Marijuana)

As expected, Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson signed a bill banning the active chemicals in K2 synthetic marijuana. JWH-018 and JWH-O73 are now schedule I controlled substances in Kansas, illegal to possess, use or sell. The legislation goes into effect as soon as it’s published in the Kansas Register.

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US family seeks Israeli damages

The family of a US student activist killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza has launched a case against the Israeli government. Rachel Corrie, whose family is seeking $324,000 in damages from the defence ministry, was one of several foreign activists killed in confrontations with Israel in occupied territory in the past decade.

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Meet the man richer than Bill Gates

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world’s richest person.

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New Mandatory National ID Card in 2010?

National ID cards, long feared by privacy advocates, may soon become mandatory for American workers. In a bipartisan effort to curb the hiring of illegal immigrants, two senators have proposed legislation that, if passed, will require all working Americans to carry biometric ID cards containing fingerprint records and other personal information.

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‘Underwear Bomber’ Could Not Have Blown Up Plane

An experiment that detonated a bomb similar to the so-called “underwear bomber’s” shows that the plane would have withstood the impact.

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Morocco expels Christian evangelists

Morocco expelled Christian missionaries who ran an orphanage for abandoned Moroccan children signaling the government s tough new stance on foreign Christian evangelists

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Sweden Parliament Labels Mass Killing of Armenians Genocide

Sweden’s parliament approved a resolution recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide.

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BA strike: Cabin crew announce March strike dates | Mail Onl

Unite said its members will walk out for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27 following the collapse of talks.

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