Fawza Falih, an illiterate Saudi Arabian woman has been tried and convicted of witchcraft, and this in the 21st century. She was allegedly detained by the religious police, beaten and forced to finger print a confession that she could not read. Amongst her accusers is a man who said that she made him impotent. She can only be saved now if King Abdullah intervenes, otherwise her execution will be beheading in a public place by sword. The confession was not read out to her and when an appeal court decided that she should not be executed, the law courts imposed the death sentence again, arguing that it would be in the public interest.

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THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON: 6 men are being held and charged with the September 11 terrorist attack on America. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has admitted to being the ‘mastermind’ behind the attacks. The military want the 6 to be tried before a military tribunal but the case has been clouded by the use of ‘waterboarding’, which is a form of torture that goes back to the Spanish Inquisition. The subject is strapped down and water is poured over his cloth covered face, which gives the impression of drowning. The argument was ‘that more chilling attacks are planned and we need to know’.

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Gwynedd are looking to cut costs somewhere and the decision looks like less ‘loos’ for visitors. The budget for these toilets comes to 900,000 pounds each year and by closing 24 of the 94 toilets, it will save a pretty penny. The downside, of course, is that tourists will have to travel miles for a pee. This is the birth place of Laurence of Arabia as well as being home to Mary Shelley for some years. Specifically targeted are the two toilets in the seaside village of Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula, where the wrong toilet has been earmarked, according to local resident, William Williams.”They want to close the one in the centre of the village and keep the one on the beach open. That’s fine in summer, but not in winter. There is no way a disabled person can get to that toilet in the winter with the sea crashing over the promenade.”

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160 million Cervalet’s are eaten in Switzerland annually, but this year there are fears that the ‘dwindling stocks’of Brazilian cows’ intestines may run out by the summer when football fans descend for the Euro 2008 championship. Switzerland’s favourite sausage is made from beef, bacon and pork rind and wrapped in intestine. They can be eaten boiled, grilled or raw. The problem stems from the Brussels import rules and that Switzerland is not a member of the European Union. They are looking at alternative suppliers, such as Argentina, Urugauy, Paraguay and South Africa but they have a fondness for Brazilian intestines

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A diary has come to light in the Netherlands, having been kept by Helga Deen’s boyfriend, Kees van den Berg up until his death. It was kept as though it was a ‘religious relic’, along with a lock of her hair. It records the last days of her and her family before being transported to Sobibor concentration camp in German occupied Poland. They are recorded as having died on 16 July, 1943. Her last entry tells us “packing, and this morning a child dying which upset me completely. Another transport and this time we will be on it”.

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The Bali Bombers appeal to the Supreme Court has been rejected and they now face death by firing squad. They were responsible for the deaths of 202 people, including 88 Australians, by strategically located bombs. It is one of the most cowardly and deadly of terrorist attacks and occurred on October 12, 2002 in the district of Kuta.

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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Sergey Ivanov, was proudly presenting the Russian President, Vladimir Putin with plans for launching three new navigation satellites. Proton-K, the Russian rocket is due to launch these satellites into orbit on 25th December, 2007, to facilitate Russia’s Glonass navigation system. This brings the total number of satellites up to 18 which map Russian territory. The plan is ultimately for 24 satellites. Mr Putin asked Mr Ivanov where he could get a similar system for his pet dog, Connie, so that she can’t wander too far astray.”

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