Obama 'turban'; is Hillary playing dirty tricks?
Obama robed in traditional Somali dress on a visit to Kenya in 2006
The release of a photo of Barack Obama wearing African dress, apparently released by Hillary Clinton’s campaign team, has sparked bitter criticism on the blogosphere. Bad publicity for the candidate? Which one? Read more…
A film to fuel the fire
The extreme-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders has announced the imminent release of his new “anti-Koran” film. Although no one has seen the documentary yet, every one is already anticipating a second round of the Danish cartoons controversy. Read more…
"Sod off you poor cretin" Sarkozy tells farmer
The video of French President Nicolas Sarkozy calling a farmer a “poor cretin” at an agricultural fair has exploded on the internet. Bloggers are taking the subject by heart and also recalling those who insulted the president…ending behind bars. Read more…
Don’t try this at home: waterboarding
What a photo! Thanks Photoshop…
Photo: http://xitek.com/
This ‘eco’ photo - a villainous train frightening away some pretty antelopes – was rewarded in 2006 by the Chinese state-run TV channel CCTV. But over a year later, a web-user has trumped the image: the scene was created on Photoshop. Read more…
"Sniper" catches sweetener on film
A Moroccan “sniper” has posted a video of police accepting bribes from motorists. Read more and see the video…
Madagascar devastated by a cyclone, again
"The kids are not to blame"
A protest in Belgrade of 150,000 people against the independence of Kosovo turned into a mass riot yesterday. Our Observer from Serbia says that the government is only adding fuel to the fire. Read more…
Eleven year old killed by a “stray bullet”
Eleven year old Ágatha Marquez dos Santos is the most recent victim of a police crackdown in South America’s biggest shanty-town, Rocinha. Agatha was watching TV at her father’s house when a rifle bullet flew straight into her chest. Here’s the account from our Observer in Rocinha. Read more...
Zapatero's looking for a fight
