Archive for December, 2007
The government of Egypt is going to forbid creation of pyramids’ copies
31 December 2007The Egyptian members of parliament are going to pass the law which will forbid creation of copies of pyramids and sphinxes without the permission of Egyptian authorities.
To receive the permission, wishing to create a copy will have to make a corresponding payment. Money will go to maintain historical monuments.
The question is about some kind […]
Doctors without borders are abducted in Somalia
28 December 2007Unknown armed people have stolen two Spanish employees of the international independent organization Doctors without borders.
The incident has taken place in area Pantlend in the north of Somalia. According to the eyewitness, six armed people have blocked road to the automobile with two employees of the organization Doctors without borders.
Unknown persons have captured women and […]
The British authorities would like to forbid prostitution
26 December 2007The British government considers the proposal to forbid prostitution.
Fiona MacTaggart, who coordinates the work of the government in this direction, says that recently London has become a trans-shipment point for the criminal groupings engaged in human trafficking from the Eastern Europe.
In the nearest future the government is going to send abroad an expert […]
Nepal has legalized unisexual love
25 December 2007The Supreme Court of Nepal has decided to give equal rights to representatives of all sexual orientations.
Up to the decision of the Court the legislation of Nepal did not provide punishment for homosexuality, however, representatives of non-traditional orientation could spend behind bars till one year for infringement of the clause “the unnatural coitus”.
The Supreme […]
Parents in Spain are forbidden to whip children
24 December 2007The Congress of deputies (Parliament) of Spain has approved the bill, which forbids parents to whip children.
Until now parents were authorized “to correct reasonably and moderately behavior” of their offsprings.
However the Spanish deputies have changed this paragraph. The new variant of the Civil Code creates physical inviolability of children, transfers Reuters.
The ruling socialists of […]
The Mexican drug mafia shoots off musicians: 13 victims for 1,5 years
21 December 2007In Mexican criminal wars between drug mafia gangs perish rockabilly musicians. 13 victims for 1,5 years, and three of them have died for the last two weeks.
All of the murders remain disclosed. The society can only guess about motives of this tragic and frightening tendency, writes The New York Times.
Abduction of the soloist […]
French journalist is abducted in Africa
20 December 2007The reporter had no chance to write about migrants. The French journalist, who has gone to Somalia with the purpose to make piece of reporting about illegal immigrants, has been taken hostage.
Unknown armed people in the city of Bosasso in northeast Somalia have abducted French journalist Gwen le Guil.
According to the driver of the […]
300 prisoners have run away from the Indian prison
18 December 2007Prisoners broke out of prison of the city of Dantevada in the Indian state Chhattisgarh in the evening on Sunday, December, 16.
The police informs that the attack took place during when prisoners at mealtime. «It was thoroughly planned break-out» - add representatives of law enforcement bodies.
Approximately at 17:00 local time prisoners have attacked […]
Norway is the most peaceful country in the world
17 December 2007Norway, New Zealand and Denmark have taken first three places in the published rating of orderly countries and regions.
The research, conducted with the assistance of influential British edition The Economist, was headed by the Advisory and Research division of edition Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The countries were estimated according to a scale, where 5 is […]
Great Britain will forbid free sale of Samurai swords: 80 crimes, 5 corpses
14 December 2007British government is going to freeze free sale of Samurai swords since April, 2008. Such decision was taken because of frequent attacks with use of this kind of cold steel, has declared Deputy Home Secretary. According to the statistics, 5 persons have died in such incidents for the last couple of years.
For the first […]
