Friday, 6 July 2012

President Zuma disgusted at 'penis cartoon' by Zapiro


Johathan Shapiro, otherwise known as "Zapiro" is a cartoonist. He depicts satire in various government-related cartoons for South Africa's newspapers. Now he is really in trouble.
One of Zapiro's most famous cartoons depicted President Jacob Zuma with a showerhead coming out of the top of his head - this because Zuma had publicly announced, after sleeping with an HIV infected woman, that he had showered, and that he would be OK.
Now it seems Zapiro has gone a tad too far, with his latest depiction of Zuma as a penis... read more.

UK police close highway in e-cigarette terror scare on bus


The highway was cordoned off and a bus evacuated as a result of reports of "suspicious activity" due to vapor coming from a passenger's bag.
Seems the U.K. is a little on edge, with the Olympics only a couple of weeks away. Police received a "genuine report" from a person saying that they had seen vapor emanating from the bag of a fellow passenger on the bus, which was traveling from Preston to London and was nearing the M6 toll plaza at Weeford in western England... read more.

Guantanamo Bay: US to spend $40 million on renovation (video)


Despite promises by President Obama to close Guantanamo Bay, it seems the U.S. is planning to spend a lot of money on upgrading the facility.
When campaigning for the U.S. presidency, Barack Obama promised that he would close the controversial Guantanamo Bay facility. In 2009, he even signed an executive order to close Gitmo.
However, despite these promises, Washington is now planning to invest tens of millions on renovating the facility's infrastructure and communications... read more and watch video.