The global economic slowdown has trashed the market for recycled materials.  Prices have fallen almost to nothing, and recyclable refuse is accumulating in storage because no one wants to buy it.
Thousands of tonnes of rubbish collected from household recycling bins may have to be stored in warehouses and former military bases to save them from [...]

Open Doors International reports that Teklesenbet Gebreab Kiflom has died of malaria in a military camp in Eritrea after authorities refused to provide medication. He was imprisoned over a year ago because of his Christian faith.
Teklesenbet Gebreab Kiflom, 36, was the second Christian known to have died because of malaria in Eritrea’s Wi’a Military [...]

Muslim converts to Christianity in Western Europe risk physical assault and vandalism from offended Muslims.
A few weeks ago, an immigrant from Iraq was knifed in the Dutch town of Rolde by another immigrant from Iraq. The victim was a former Muslim who had converted to Christianity; the assailant was a Muslim who took offense. Though [...]

Hazel Blears, “communities secretary” in Britain’s Labour government, says something monumentally stupid about political blogs.
“Until political blogging ‘adds value’ to our political culture, by allowing new voices, ideas and legitimate protest and challenge, and until the mainstream media reports politics in a calmer, more responsible manner, it will continue to fuel a culture of cynicism [...]