Munir Masih and Ruqqiya Bibi are convicted on the basis of the blasphemy law. In January, they were released on bail; now they are in two separate prison facilities. Extremist fringe put pressure, and perhaps corrupted police to find the right evidence to justify the conviction. A court in Kasur district, Punjab, convicted a Christian couple, Munir Masih and Ruqqiya... 

Minority babies set to become majority in 2010 Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years. In fact, demographers say this year could be the “tipping point” when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies born... 

Anti-Gypsy Wall Elzbieta and Viera, mother and daughter, stand in their garden looking down at the Roma (Gypsy) children tobogganing hilariously in the last of the winter snows. All that separates them is a wall – a new, white concrete wall, 150m (495ft) long, 2.2m tall. Beyond the wall stand the wattle-and-daub, mud-and-twig hovels where many Roma live here in... 

Marine Le Pen is preparing to take over the far-right National Front from her father Jean-Marie. Jean-Marie Le Pen, the long-serving leader and founder of France’s Front National party, once said that he would never retire. Nevertheless, it’s expected that the 81 year old will step down from frontline politics after the upcoming regional elections. His daughter... 

France’s far-right Front National has upset Algeria, a former French colony, in its latest election poster denouncing “Islamism” and featuring a map of France decked in the North African country’s national flag. French far-right party the Front National (FN) has revealed its latest election poster – a map of France decked in Algerian national colours,... 

NOT PAINFUL?: Halal slaughter on a street in Pakistan. Now it has come to a primary school in Blackburn. A SCHOOL in Blackburn has become the first state school in Britain to receive accreditation for serving Halal food. Daisyfield Primary is the first non-Muslim school to get the certificate from the Halal Monitoring Committee which enforces strict checks on the killing,... 

Laszlo Solyom representing his country Israel, oops we meant Hungary... Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom has signed a law making Holocaust denial punishable by three years in prison. The law was approved last month by Hungarian lawmakers, after more wide-ranging versions of the law had been rejected by courts for limiting free speech. Spokesman Ferenc Kumin says President... 

Heavy Snow in Germany kills at least 7 (March 2010) This is Al Gore speaking to you: “Be careful, what you are about to read now is pure fiction, don’t forget that the globe is warming! Ok kids? You do believe us… right? Ok now hang over your carbon taxes cause I need some more cars and mansions!” Heavy snowfall in parts of Germany triggered a... 

Walt Baker Walt Baker, the CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association believes she resembles a chimpanzee, and he found the idea so hilarious he had to share his thoughts with his pals. He forwarded a joke racist email to 12 prominent Nashville citizens (all white males) comparing Michelle Obama to Tarzan’s chimp Cheeta, with the introductory message, “Quoting Larry... 

The once mighty Detroit seems on the verge of being abandoned Barack Obama seems unable to face up to America’s problems, writes Simon Heffer in New York. It is a universal political truth that administrations do not begin to fragment when things are going well: it only happens when they go badly, and those who think they know better begin to attack those who manifestly... 

Dai Bingguo refused to meet the Israelis The prime minister of contract murder, Binyamin Netanyahu, was not long permitted to rejoice over the agreement to sanction Iran which he had wrested from the Russian leadership. A few days later, China made it clear that it would in no case help to carry out such sanctions. Consequently, Netanyahu believed it necessary to pay... 

Ads that proclaim "Black Children Are An Endangered Species" are raising eyebrows in Atlanta. Ads that proclaim “Black Children Are An Endangered Species” are raising eyebrows in Atlanta. The 65 billboards, one of which is pictured above, are simple — just that phrase, a large photo of a child’s face, and the Web site, TooManyAborted.com. That...