News of the World phone hacking scandal: Problem of all media?

What experts say.

The beatification of John Paul II: How did he change the Catholic Church?

The ceremony of beatification of the late Pope John Paul II (1920 – 2005) will take place tomorrow in Rome.

Felicitations to the Royal Couple

By Gëzim Alpion, Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Birmingham.

Red Dawn remake: Not Chinese, but North Korean are the main villains

How an invading army changes from Chinese to North Korean: See story from the L.A. Times here. It was usual for Hollywood to use in the past a prototype of the villains – Japanese, Russians, Arabs…

Changes in the Muslim world and women’s rights

Experts: The West should listen to the Muslim women.

Afghan citizen Said Musa faces a possible death sentence for converting to Christianity

See here. His case is not the first and surely not the last one in Afghanistan.  Update: Said Musa was released.

Mafia will persist in America

Traditional Organized Crime is able to adapt.  How successful is then the recent sweep of FBI, who managed to capture more than 100 mobsters from 5 New York mafia families?

Benedict XVI on condoms: Questions remain

The Pope said the using of condoms is sometimes justified. Excerpts from his book here and the Holy See statement here.

It would be not wise for Obama to say I’m going to convert to Islam

Of course it is just a speculation. But the fact is America is not ready for a Muslim President.

Are fake goods fine? Not so fast

Fake goods are fine, says EU study. The article with this title appeared  on the website of The Daily Telegraph.  In the article is quoted Professor David Wall, expert on criminology from Durham University. I have contacted him and he told me the piece requires some explanation.