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SA man to wed four women at once

published by You on 26 September, 2009 - 15:30

A South African man is planning to marry four women in a two-day wedding ceremony, starting on Sunday.

Zulu businessman Milton Mbele, 44, is to marry the women aged between 22 and 35 in Ntlane village in Kwa-Zulu Natal and says he loves them all.

The brides are to take their vows together, answering "we do" when asked if they take Mr Mbele as their husband.

Polygamy is common in parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal but only the first wife is legally recognised.

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, an ethnic Zulu, has three wives.

But it is not usual to marry more than one woman at the same time.

The four brides - Thobile Vilakazi, Zanele Langa, Baqinisile Mdlolo and Smangele Cele - all know each other.

Iran admits second nuclear enrichment site

published by You on 25 September, 2009 - 23:41

Seems to be big news.

Iran's nuclear plant admission brings sanctions showdown nearer

US, UK and France threaten tough new measures but Ahmadinejad is defiant

The Iranian nuclear crisis reached a pivotal moment todayafter Tehran was forced to admit it was building a secret uranium enrichment plant - a move that brought the prospect of a dramatic showdown over international sanctions a step nearer.

'Last Ottoman' dies in Istanbul

published by You on 24 September, 2009 - 22:11

Ertugrul Osman - the would-be sultan known in Turkey as the "last Ottoman" - has died in Istanbul at the age of 97.

Osman would have been sultan of the Ottoman Empire had Turkey's modern republic not been created in the 1920s.

As the last surviving grandson of Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, he would have been known as his Imperial Highness Prince Shehzade Ertugrul Osman Effendi.

Born in Istanbul in 1912, Osman spent most of his years living modestly in New York.

Read more @ BBC News

Spain expels Israeli scientists from solar energy competition

published by You on 24 September, 2009 - 20:20

Scientists kicked out of contest because they are based in the West Bank, Spain's government says

Spain's government today said it had expelled a group of Israeli scientists from a state-funded solar energy competition because they were based in occupied areas of the West Bank.

The decision to expel the team from the Ariel University Centre of Samaria from Solar Decathlon Europe, an international competition involving 20 universities, provoked angry reactions in Israel.

The Israeli team had been selected as one of the 20 finalists in a competition to design solar-powered housing that is part-sponsored by the US energy department. Spain is hosting the first European version of the event next year and claims ultimate say over who takes part.

The west could lose in Afghanistan "within 12 months"

published by You on 21 September, 2009 - 23:33

Well, that is what a top general says:

McChrystal's blunt warning to the West

This leaked report offers a blunt and bleak assessment of the challenges facing Afghanistan - and a timetable for possible failure.

Put simply, General Stanley McChrystal acknowledges that the US could lose this war in the next 12 months.

The US commander wants more boots on the ground.

He calls for a speeding up in the training of the Afghan security forces.

And, in the coming weeks, Gen McChrystal is expected to ask for as many as 30,000 extra US forces.

But after a deeply flawed election in Afghanistan which has yet to be resolved, there is growing opposition in President Barack Obama's own Democratic Party to the war.

What is hypocrisy?

published by You on 21 September, 2009 - 18:40

I would create a poll, but then I would not know what the options are.

The Qur'an has some things to say about hypocrites etc, but how would you know if they are addressing you or not?

Is the simple acto of being human, not being able to practice each and every aspect of islam perfectly mean you are (rather, I am) a hypocrite?

What does it all mean?

School sacks woman over [reporting] bullying

published by You on 21 September, 2009 - 18:28

A dinner lady who told a parent his seven-year-old daughter had been attacked at school in Essex has lost her job after a disciplinary hearing.

Carol Hill worked at Great Tey Primary school, near Colchester, and was sacked for a breach of confidentiality.

Ms Hill told the girl's father she had seen other pupils tie up his daughter and hit her with a rope.

The girl has now left the school and the parents said they were "disgusted" by the way Ms Hill had been treated.

Read more @ BBC News

UK army 'rotten', Iraq probe told

published by You on 21 September, 2009 - 17:04

British soldiers who abused an Iraqi detainee who died in their custody were not just "a few bad apples", a public inquiry has been told.

There was "something rotten in the whole barrel", Rabinder Singh QC said.

Troops in Iraq routinely used banned interrogation methods they did not think were illegal, lawyers told the inquiry into the 2003 death.

The inquiry, led by Sir William Gage, is focusing on Baha Mousa's death, detainees' treatment and army methods.

Mr Singh, counsel for Mr Mousa's family and the other Iraqis detained alongside him, said: "This case is not just about beatings or a few bad apples.

"There is something rotten in the whole barrel."

US embassy security firm raided

published by You on 20 September, 2009 - 05:49

Police in Pakistan say they have raided the offices of a private security firm hired by the US embassy in Islamabad.

The offices of the Inter-Risk company were entered and around 70 weapons were seized and two personnel arrested.

Officials in Pakistan allege that the haul of 61 assault riffles, nine pistols and ammunition were unlicensed.

It follows allegations that the US is using the security firm once known as Blackwater. The US embassy in Islamabad denies it has any contract with them.

The media in Pakistan have reported that the US embassy in Islamabad was involved in hiring the firm Xe services, formally known as Blackwater, a company which was embroiled in allegations of civilian killings while hired to protect US diplomats in Iraq.

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