Human Rights Watch has appealed to Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft.Well, what more do you really need... let's string 'er up.
In a letter to King Abdullah, the rights group described the trial and conviction of Fawza Falih as a miscarriage of justice. The illiterate woman was detained by religious police in 2005 and allegedly beaten and forced to fingerprint a confession that she could not read.
Among her accusers was a man who alleged she made him impotent.
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UPDATE: And while they're at it...
Gunmen have attacked the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Gaza City and blown up its library, burning thousands of books, its director says.It's important to slay ALL your enemies.
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LAST WORD: Here we go again...
-- COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Rioting youths set fire to cars and trash bins and hurled rocks at police overnight as a spate of vandalism continued in Copenhagen and other Danish cities.More cartoon wars.
Nine youths were arrested in the capital after a fifth consecutive night of unrest, mostly in immigrant neighbourhoods.
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