Month October 2003

Bolivian peasants kick serious ass! The exiled former president of Bolivia, holed up in a hotel in Miami, yesterday spoke of the “shock and shame” he felt after being forced to resign and of his fears for the future of…

Cluck cluck cluck Plans for the Queen and George W Bush to make a triumphant procession along the Mall during the president’s state visit next month have been abandoned because of fears of anti-war protests. President Bush’s trip is the…

Should we pray for these unbelievers? ‘No health benefit’ from prayer The world’s largest study into the effects of prayer on patients undergoing heart surgery has found it appears to make no difference. The MANTRA study, run from Duke University…

US Marines accused of killing prisoner The US military has charged eight US marine reservists with brutal treatment of Iraqi prisoners of war that may have resulted in the death of one detainee. Military prosecutors allege that an Iraqi man…

Judge orders Neb. father to not speak ‘Hispanic’ A child custody dispute in Nebraska has become the subject of a civil rights protest after a judge warned a Mexican American father that his visitation rights would be severely limited if…