Tuesday, 10. November 2009

Italian MPs to be offered drugs tests to prove scandal-hit parliament is not an 'opium smoking den'


Drugs tests are to be offered to all Italian MPs and senators from tomorrow in a bid to prove their parliament is not an 'opium smoking den'.

The testing of Italy's serving politicians is not obligatory and has been promoted by Carlo Giovanardi, a senator with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party.

dailymail.co.uk

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Teenager trapped on iceberg with three polar bears


A teenager has been dramatically rescued after becoming trapped on an ice floe with three polar bears.

The Canadian, named locally as Jupi Nakoolak, was discovered drifting in the Arctic sea after he had embarked on a hunting expedition with his 67-year-old uncle.

It is understood they got into trouble when one of their snowmobiles broke down.

metro.co.uk

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10 Sachen Die schlimmer sind als Killerspiele


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Teacher suspended for giving 'self-pleasure' reading to students


The first rule about having an edgy English teacher is don't talk about your edgy English teacher.

A beloved city schoolteacher has been suspended by the Department of Education after giving his 11th-grade students a copy of a graphic short story about masturbation written by "Fight Club" author Chuck Palahniuk.

Greg Van Voorhis, 30, handed out copies of Palahniuk's "Guts" late last month to about 100 students studying for the English Regents exam at The Bronx School of Law and Finance in Marble Hill.

nypost.com

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