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News for: July 10, 2002
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Torso mystery leads to Glasgow;
Arrest follows months of painstaking examination
The Herald
"The hunt for the killer of the boy dubbed Adam began when a businessman looked down from Tower Bridge one sunny September afternoon last year. Below, he saw the torso of a tiny boy wearing orange shorts, floating in the Thames. Police scooped the headless, limbless body from the water and began the unusual investigation."
CALIFORNIA
Naomi turns to Madonna's religion
This Is London
"Supermodel Naomi Campbell has followed in Madonna's footsteps by turning to the mystic Jewish religion of Kabbalah in a bid to find inner peace."
FLORIDA
TV psychic unaware of collection tactics, attorney says
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
"Just before the demise of the infomercials for the psychic hotline she was pitching, Miss Cleo, also known as Youree Harris of the Broward County community of Southwest Ranches, was being paid $10,000 per day of videotaping, she testified at a deposition on Tuesday."
For more information go to COURT TV's Full Coverage of Miss Cleo or COURT TV's Miss Cleo Special Report, including legal documents and script which "psychics" read to callers.
ILLINOIS
Farrakhan's Comments About US/Iraq Conflict Labeled 'Outrageous'
CNSNews.com
"One of America's leading Muslim organizations Tuesday quickly distanced itself from what it called the "outrageous" comments of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The controversial Farrakhan had earlier declared that American Muslims were praying for an Iraqi victory in any war with the United States."
MASSACHUSETTS
Man says beliefs put him in prison
Telegram & Gazette
"STERLING -- A parolee from Sterling was sent back to prison this week when he refused to renounce his white-supremacist religion, according to the leader of his church."
SOUTH DAKOTA
Islamic mother in child-custody fight
Pioneer Press
"Muslims across the nation are protesting a South Dakota judge's decision to remove a 5-year-old boy from his mother's home, saying the custody ruling was based on the woman's recent conversion to Islam."
CANADA
Court mulls transfusion case;
Dying Jehovah's Witness teen awaits word on high court appeal
The Herald
"OTTAWA - A Calgary teen who fought blood transfusions in her losing battle with leukemia learns Thursday whether the Supreme Court of Canada will hear her case."
CHINA
China alleges more Falun Gong hacking
BBC News
"Chinese state media have angrily denounced what they say was the hijacking late last month of nationwide satellite television signals by the Falun Gong spiritual movement."
Other related articles:
China's TV head on 24-hour watch for satellite, Reuters
HK police to probe Falungong satellite hijacking , AFP
China Fumes Over Falun Gong Broadcasts, CNSNews.com
Beijing moves to discredit Falun Gong, CNN
Further research:
Falun Gong: China's Dilemma (several great articles), CNN.com
FRANCE
France Says Integrating Muslims Is High Priority
Reuters
"PARIS -- Integrating France's Muslims, the largest Islamic community in Europe, into secular French society is a top priority for the new center-right government, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview Wednesday."
ENGLAND
Where severed hands are used to encourage trade GERMANY MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES
Torso Body Suspect Questioned
SkyNews
"Police are continuing to question a woman in connection with the murder of a boy whose mutilated torso was found in the River Thames."
Other News Agencies:
Woman held over Thames torso case, The Guardian
Woman arrested over Thames torso, BBC News
Woman held over boy's ritual killing, The Scotsman
Boy Was Killed In Black Magic Murder, SkyNews (
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The Herald
"Ritual muti killing is associated with African witch doctors and such sacrifices are blamed for at least one South African death a month. The sacrifice is sparked by the belief of a small group of people that supernatural power will bring them success in business or politics."
Psychic Can 'Read' Bottoms
SkyNews
"A blind German psychic has stumbled upon a novel way of reading people's futures. Ulf Buck, 39, claims he can see the future by feeling bottoms."
Malaysia State Approves Strict Islamic Punishment Code
CSNews.com
Under legislation passed in a Malaysian state Monday, any Muslim who converts to Christianity or any other faith faces death. The "offender" is given three days to repent for renouncing Islam. Failure to do so will result in execution, with all property to be forfeited and held in public trust.
Professor sees death of religions
The Philippine Star
"The emergence of sex scandals in the Catholic Church, the daily feud of sects on television, the communal fight in India, the conflict between Pakistan and India and between Israelis and Palestinians mark the beginning of the demise of all religions, according to A.W. Clemente, Phd."
