North Korea Threatens War If Japan Tries to Shoot Down Missile

Seeded on Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:09 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

March 31 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea's government vowed to wage war against Japan if Japanese defense forces try to shoot down a missile that the communist nation says will carry a communications satellite.

japan, nuclear, politics, war, satellite, missile, north-korea

Saudi girl in marriage case wins appeal

Seeded on Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:23 AM EDT (CNN)

(CNN) -- An appeals court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has rejected and refused to certify a court ruling allowing a 47-year-old man's marriage to an 8-year-old girl, said a relative of the girl with knowledge of the proceedings.

marriage, world-news, pedophilia

China says Tibet video is 'a lie'

Seeded on Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:22 AM EDT (BBC News)

China says video footage that purportedly shows Chinese security personnel violently beating Tibetans last year is "a lie". The video apparently shows protesters being beaten with sticks, and kicked and choked by China's security forces.

human-rights, china, news, world-news, tibet

For the Love of No God: Bryn Mawr's Atheist and Agnostic Association

Seeded on Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:15 AM EST (The Bi-College News)

"There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life."

atheism

Response to Atheist Sign at Wash. Capitol

Seeded on Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:24 AM EST (The Christian Post)

A crowd of 500 protesters gathered on the Capitol's steps to decry the sign which Gov. Chris Gregoire had permitted an atheist group to include as part of a Christmas-themed display inside the rotunda.

religion, atheism

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Missing atheist sign found in Washington state

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 2:49 PM EST (CNN)

An atheist sign criticizing Christianity that was erected alongside a Nativity scene was taken from the Legislative Building in Olympia, Washington, on Friday and later found in a ditch.

religion, atheists