In Brief: Rights group plea for Saudi 'witch'
Thursday November 26 2009
Saudi Arabia should overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practising witchcraft, Human Rights Watch said in a report yesterday.
Ali Sibat, a Lebanese psychic who made predictions on a satellite TV channel from his home in Beirut, was arrested by religious police in the holy city of Medina during a pilgrimage.
Hammond's ski trip hits the skids
Injury-prone 'Top Gear' host Richard Hammond, who survived a horrific dragster smash three years ago, has revealed he is struggling to get insurance for a skiing holiday after twisting his ankle.
Hammond said yesterday: "It is always a tremendous moment -- say the name Richard Hammond, long pause, 'any accidents in the last ...?'"
Rio loses power in summer heat
Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighbourhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather.
Tuesday's outage came two weeks after a massive blackout left more than 60 million people in the dark and raised questions about Brazil's ability to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
Hall of Fame for Beach Boys, Doors
THE Doors' 'Riders On The Storm' and the Beach Boys' 'California Girls' are being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame now includes a total of 851 titles.
Scrap 'offensive' MTV Italian show
AN Italian-American organisation says an MTV reality show 'Jersey Shore' is offensive to Italian-Americans and should be scrapped.
UNICO National says the show relies on crude stereotypes but MTV claims the Italian-American cast "takes pride in their ethnicity".
Forgive me, Lord, for I have stolen
A THIEF looted a US church of expensive electronic equipment -- and left an apology.
A note scrawled on the wall of Berean Baptist Church in Ellenwood, Georgia, said: "Sorry, but I'm poor. Forgive me Lord."
Irish Independent
