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Toronto’s Crack-Smoking Mayor Rob Ford Defends Justin Bieber
‘I wish I was as successful as he was,’ the mayor said of the pop star
Ukraine Minister Threatens State of Emergency
Justice minister threatens extreme measures if protestors don’t vacate her department’s building
CNN, BBC Reporters Covering China Activist Trial Manhandled on Live TV
Street-side tussles take place outside Beijing court where transparency campaigner Xu Zhiyong is being tried behind closed doors
Iceland Police Kill Man, For The First Time Ever
Armed man failed to respond to officers and injured two
Death Toll To 9 In Scotland Helicopter Crash
Investigators say that the pilot of a police helicopter than crashed through the roof of a crowded pub in Glasgow last week did not place any emergency calls before the accident. The civilian pilot, two police officers on board …
U.K. Tabloid Phone-Hacking Trial Begins
Former News International chief executive and seven other people face jury in what could be the longest criminal trial in recent U.K. history
China’s Brutal Chengguan Police Are Told to Get Polite
“Get your hands up, and have a nice day!”
Chinese Authorities Gun Down up to 12 Uighurs
Beijing says Uighurs were engaged in making explosives in remote northwest region frequently marred by violence
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Jimmy Savile BBC Probe Transcripts Prompt Coverup Accusations
Fresh controversy emerges in the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal after censored transcripts from the BBC investigation were published.
Sexual Violence in India: How Long Will the Media’s Interest Last?
It’s been nearly a month of relentlessly grim news in India, as more and more details of December’s brutal sexual assault come to light alongside a daily barrage of new rape cases reported around the nation. On Jan. 12, a …
Stay Classy: Britain’s Newest Scandal Is All About The Country’s Oldest Obsession
Some years just don’t know when they’re over and 2012 seems determined to squeeze one more scandal out of Britain’s beleaguered establishment. Like #hackgate, the saga that last year led Rupert Murdoch to close down his Sunday tabloid News of the World, or #duckgate, the revelations in 2009 that some MPs and peers padded their …