A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria when he made a rude gesture at a group of Hells Angels, hurled a puppy at them and then escaped on a stolen bulldozer. The 26-year-old drove into the grounds of the motorcycle gang members’ clubhouse north of Munich on Sunday, according to reports in [...]

The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under the terms of a new US Senate bill being pushed by Joe Lieberman, legislation which would hand President Obama a figurative “kill switch” to seize control of the world wide web in response to a Homeland Security directive. Lieberman has been pushing [...]

It looks like a toy based on the Star Wars films – a laser shaped like a light sabre – but experts say it is incredibly dangerous and could start a fire or cause blindness. For about $200, a China-based company is selling a handheld laser with a powerful beam about 1,000 times stronger than [...]

The French broadcasting regulator is banning television produced by Gaza’s Hamas regime on the grounds it incites hatred. With the sound turned down, one children’s show on Al-Aqsa Television looks like a new take on Bugs Bunny, but Assoud the rabbit is far less benign than his carrot-chomping colleague. Last year the show’s Islamist producers [...]

The North Korean ambassador to the UN has held a rare news conference in New York, threatening it would take military action if the UN condemned the reclusive nation for the sinking a South Korean warship in March. Ambassador Sin Son Ho has warned the United Nations Security Council to back off. “Our people and [...]

Sovereign debt fears in Europe are spreading, with the international ratings agency Moody’s downgrading Greek government debt to junk status. The agency made the move despite the European Union’s multi-billion-dollar bailout package, and now there is speculation that foreign banks are steering clear of countries like Spain. The downgrade by Moody’s was not unexpected. Back [...]