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Charlie's Diary: Imbeciles

was trying to think of something coherent to say about the Digital Economy Bill published this week, but I'm too damned angry right now.

'Thief' Got Stuck With His Trousers Down Trying To CLimb In A Shop Window

A Romanian man who tried to climb through a tiny supermarket window became stuck for 11 hours with his pants down.

Undertakers face cost of drunken coffin spillage

Two sisters are claiming damages from a firm of funeral directors after their father's coffin was plunged ungracefully into a grave by undertakers unsteady on their feet.

Editorial feud erects artistic six-metre penis

In a massive escalation of a long-standing editorial feud, the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung has unveiled an artwork depicting the naked editor-in-chief of its right-wing rival Bild sporting a six-metre penis up the façade of its headquarters.

Nigeria signs $1 bln EU pact to fight corruption

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nigeria signed a 677 million euro ($1 billion) pact with the European Union on Thursday aimed at combating corruption and promoting peace in its troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta region.

Father shoots dead his son, 15, for sexually abusing half-sister

A furious U.S. father executed his teenage son after he admitted sexually abusing his three-year-old half sister. Jamar Pinkney allegedly beat up 15-year-old Jamar Jr then marched him to wasteland, where he forced him to strip and kneel.

France finds lost spy file on young Hitler

Secret French intelligence service documents on the young Adolf Hitler have surfaced in the country's national archives, daily Le Monde reported on Friday.

Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban

"Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a …

With all due respect, Mr President: he's big on respect, but...

After respectfully bowing to the emperor of Japan last week, President Obama travelled on to China where both countries agreed that "the fundamental principle of respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity" was at the core of China-US relations.

Ships continue to be attacked. Some crews fight, others rely on governments to pay ransoms. Is there a sound defense against Somali pirates?

Yesterday the Maersk Alabama fought off a second hijacking attempt, and the Spanish fishing ship, the Alakrana, was sailing home after the government of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero paid millions in ransom to rescue the 36 crew members.  Meanwhil …

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