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Middle East

Iraq’s president declares Saddam will be put on trial within two months. Looks like the potential comedy of errors has been moved up. I wonder if Saddam will be allowed to testify on his own behalf. I hope he hasn’t lost too much of his fire, he’s good for entertainment with it.

Anti-Syrian factions in Lebanon will be competing against each other in the coming elections in the country.

Haim Yavin, who was a founder of Israeli’s Channel One and once its chief editor, declares, “Since 1967, we have been brutal conquerors, occupiers, suppressing another people,” expressing his view that the occupation of Palestine is illegal in a personalized documentary.

Europe

New French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is quoted as seeking to revive the confidence of the people in his first 100 days. Ambitious, to say the least.

According to research, Europe is was the greatest home of Zombie computers in May.

Africa

The ABCs of AIDS prevention in Mozambique.

North America

Among Bush’s comments in a recent speech at the Rose Garden of the White House, he says he wants a full inquiry of the crackdown in Uzbekistan, says diplomatic options remain with North Korea, calls Amnesty International’s criticism of US detention methods absurd, and denies he’s losing clout.

In case you’ve been cut off from media for the last day or two, you likely know that Former FBI No. 2 Mark Felt has been revealed to be the “Deep Throat” source, which played a part in exposing the Watergate scandal. It’ll likely be argued over for the next week at least.

Fox News London Bureau Chief admits to the station’s political tilt. Or such can be construed from his remarks easily.

General

Wolfie is head of the World Bank now. He’s noted his agenda would focus on Africa, tackling corruption and making poor countries feel less sidelined in the bank’s decisions. So there is the scale by which to gauge his actions.

The world’s first flying web server.

What do you do with an erecting that wont’ quit? Explainer looks at the risks of Viagra. Honestly, every time I hear that warning, to seek a doctor if an erection lasts more than four hours, I feel the insane urge to cackle manically. It’s just so silly, to me, that men take such risks to get it up.

Today’s Papers has US commanders complaining about the lack of troops in Western Iraq, food aid to North Korea drying up, the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling voiding accounting firm Arthur Andersen’s conviction for shredding Enron papers and more in the one page news

Amusements

Fan jumps on stage to dance with Snoop Dogg during concert. Hizzilarity ensues

Conan O’Brien sees the future of television, and it involves random wolf attacks and abacus porn

After the pointless knife, British safety campaigners now bring you bendy traffic signs

Police notice driver when she hits a curb with her car. Really take notice when they realize she’s naked

The Body Cuff: New tool for use in those situations where nobody wants to touch the naked guy

Not rain, not snow, not missing the NHL season will stop the Canadian posties from delivering mail, but if the doorstep is higher than 10 centmeters (3.937 inches), you can forget it

Drunk cop dishes out 10-minute, profanity-laced tirade to dispatcher while entire police force listens

Poor, stressed-out prison inmates will be treated to reflexology, aromatherapy, Indian head massage, reiki and shiatsu

In retrospect, there should have been a lot more steps between 1) borrow forklift, and 2) steal ATM

Naked Zorro still not caught. Police baffled, considering asking for help from naked Batman

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