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Iranian court rules for a man to be blinded - Acid to be dripped in eye-for-an-eye justice (84 replies)
Americans excel at kidnapping - We're more than fat and murderous (or also) (33 replies)
Man dies after police beating in London - Heart attack after caught in the G-20 protests (100 replies)
Bush-era interrogation memo - No torture without 'severe pain' intent (30 replies)
Obama family acquires a Portuguese Water Dog - But not from a shelter, as originally planned (9 replies)
Barack Obama bows to the Saudi king - Did he kiss his hand too? (108 replies)
Woolworths go bankrupt in UK, but not in Germany - Update: Woolworth Germany files for insolvency (47 replies)
European nationalism - Something to think about for the euro dwellers (19 replies)
Barack Obama's nuclear-free dream - Anyone else annoyed it was solely down to him? (24 replies)
Battling AIDS in Africa, condoms vs. abstinence - It's all about blacks, gays, and the RC Church (389 replies)
Shooting rampage in Binghamton, New York - Disaffected immigrant kills 13 and self (104 replies)
Excommunications follow child-rape abortion - The Catholic Church, gotta love it (308 replies)
Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip - Update: 3-year sentence cut to 1 year on appeal (82 replies)
AIG pays out $165 million in bonuses - Managers cash in having made the company bankrupt (91 replies)
Berlusconi throws a strop at the G20 summit - "Il Ducky" didn't get the hotel he wanted (12 replies)
Home Secretary claims porn as government expense - New high in British politics - the XXXpenses row (59 replies)
Why can't Africans sort Zimbabwe out themselves? - Neighbouring nations should help fix the crisis (17 replies)
Afghan president Karzai signs law legalizing rape - Dogs have more rights than women do in Afghanistan (34 replies)
Del Boy actor David Jason apologises for joke - Racist, or much ado about nothing? (28 replies)
Protesting against low interest rates for savers - National Savers and Pensioners Union in the UK (3 replies)
Americans in Europe can't make it at home - Discuss, but don't feed the troll (141 replies)
Texas vote moves evolution to the top of the class - A triumph of reason over pseudo science (35 replies)
TT Republicans going off the deep end - Now even denying that they're Republicans (393 replies)
Capitalism, socialism, or liberty - How the perceptions differ (26 replies)
Danger at Burger King playgrounds - Sue-happy America at its finest (60 replies)
Hillary Clinton apologizes to Mexico for drugs - What are the possible action plans? (55 replies)
Thank God America isn't like Europe... yet - Empty churches, low birth rates, socialism (144 replies)
Bush clears way for CIA to continue torturing - Update: Leaked report details torture practices (6 replies)
Ronald Reagan - The greatest socialist ever - Comments from a blog article (5 replies)
If they found out today that Obama were gay - What would you say? Oy vay? (109 replies)
Fascism on the rise in Austria - Former SS officer there still living the dream (11 replies)
15% of UK kids aren't sure what Auschwitz is - While 85% of 11-16 year olds are reasonably smart (167 replies)
Obama greenlights stem cell research - Americans catching up with the rest of the world (56 replies)
Bristol Palin now officially an unwed mother - Update: Without wedding bells to look forward to (92 replies)
Renewed sectarian violence in Northern Ireland - How "dissident" are "dissident Republicans"? (29 replies)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Update: Feud with Jim Cramer and CNBC (57 replies)
Architects reveal grand plans to transform Paris - One for Sarkozy, can't beat this for vision (6 replies)
Why people emigrate to America - Many are determined to move there, but why? (166 replies)
Teen kills mother, tries to blame video games - Yes, another discussion on guns in America (36 replies)
CNN and 'the best political team on TV' - Opinions on Wolf Blitzer and his select circle (67 replies)
Robert Mugabe's rival involved in a car crash - Rival's wife killed, accident or conspiracy? (12 replies)
Impending anarchy, global meltdown - Should we just sit back and enjoy? (20 replies)
Mistranslation gaffe on Hillary Clinton's gift - 'Reset button' symbolic gift to Sergei Lavrov (2 replies)
Blacks need some white in them to be successful - E.g. Barack Obama, Halle Berry, Lewis Hamilton (46 replies)
What's with all these financial bailouts? - Isn't that basically like socialism? (109 replies)
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan - Is anybody really safe? (41 replies)
The credit crisis in layman's terms - A non-partisan explanation of what happened (14 replies)
AIG posts $62b loss in Q4, Citi and GM in shambles - How much worse is it going to get? (31 replies)
Holocaust denying bishop deported to the UK - The Argies don't want this crazy Catholic anymore (136 replies)
Hindu fundamentalists killing minorities in India - Christians and low-caste Hindus are the victims (110 replies)