Durban cops caught with prostitutes in their marked police van

According to a report on Thursday, 2 police constables in Durban, South Africa were arrested after being caught with prostitutes in their police panel van.

According to News24, at around 01:00 on Monday this week, metro officers from the dog unit walked up to the van in the Clairwood suburb of Durban. They saw a man sitting in the front seat, with a woman crouched on the floor.

Apparently the man immediately pulled out a firearm and attempted to drive over the metro police officer before speeding away. 

A chase ensued and when the van was stopped, the woman tried to run away... read full article.

Fake doctor 'diagnosed' cancer & offered women perverted 'cures'

A 77-year-old man was jailed for 8 years yesterday for acting as a doctor, falsely diagnosing cancer and offering perverted cures to women.

The bogus doctor, Reginald Gill, 77, is wheelchair-bound and told his victims he had been an Army doctor but he had no medical qualifications.

He then proceeded to falsely diagnose cancer in his women "patients" and offered perverted "treatments" for the ailment.

He told one patient that she could be cured if a man sucked her breasts for 30 minutes a day.

Further Gill shocked victims by falsely diagnosing cancer using a bizarre electrical probe.... read full article.

Argentinian farmers suing Monsanto for 'poisoning'

Monsanto is once again in the news. This time they and other corporations are being sued for 'knowingly poisoning farmers' in Argentina.

Farmers from Argentina have claimed that agri-giant Monsanto, together with Philip Morris and other U.S. tobacco companies, asked them to use chemicals on their crops. Said chemicals have allegedly caused "devastating birth defects".

The farmers state that the corporations were aware of the implications, but failed to sufficiently warn farmers.

The corporations thus were driven "by a desire for unwarranted economic gain and profit".... read full article.

6.9 quake hits Gulf of California & 7.0 quake hits Mexico City

Following closely on the heels of the 8.6 earthquake off Indonesia, Mexico's Gulf of California has just experienced a 6.9 earthquake.

Digital Journal reported yesterday on the earthquake off the Indonesian coast, followed by a tsunami warning, which was subsequently lifted.

And earlier in the month, there was a report of a 6.3 earthquake striking Mexico.

And now there are reports of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hitting Mexico's California peninsula.

The epicenter of the tremor was 10.3 kms below the surface, and it occurred 133 kms from the town of Guerrero Negro.

No information is available as yet of the consequences of the earthquake.

On Wednesday, it was also reported that an earthquake had hit Mexico, shaking buildings in the capital, Mexico City. People ran from the buildings and there were no reports of major damage... read full article.

Video: Belgian TV channel stages surprising 'drama' on street

To launch a high-definition TV channel TNT in Belgium, a big red push button was placed in a square in a Flemish town. Over it hovered an arrow "Push to add drama". Then they waited for someone to push.

TNT is a major new, high-definition drama television channel in Belgium.

They decided to launch the channel with a little excitement.

The TV channel picked a typical Flemish square in a small town. They placed a big red push-button in the center of the square, and tied an arrow above it with the message "Push to add drama".

Then they waited.... read more and view video.

Indonesia: tsunami warning now lifted

There was a tsunami warning prompted by the 8.6 earthquake and 6.5 aftershock in Indonesia earlier today. The good news is that the warning has now been lifted.

Digital Journal reported earlier that an earthquake which registered at 8.6 on the Richter scale, following by a 6.5 aftershock had prompted a tsunami warning in Indonesia.

The tsunami watch status has now been lifted in Indian Ocean countries.

The worst impact was likely to be on Simeulue Island, which is off southern Sumatra, according to Indonesia's disaster agency. A witness told Reuters that the island, which is near the epicenter of the Aceh earthquake had sea levels receding by about 10 metres.

The BBC reports that once the warning was lifted, many people were crying, while others screamed “God is great.” ... read full article.

Video: Why you should care about SOPA, ACTA etc.

RT has started a brand new series of videos to both entertain and also to inform the public about the dangers of the looming threat of Internet censorship bills and acts.

Why should you be concerned about bills and acts like SOPA, PIPA, CISPA, ACTA, etc. etc.?

In this new series, "Why should you care" the videos inform and advise in a fun way, telling you just why you should most certainly be concerned if one of these draconian measures goes through.

In this week's episode, the Internet is under attack, but Tim’s new robopal is too busy watching dog videos on Youtube to care.

Tim then proceeds to prove to him why SOPA and ACTA and the like are a definite threat to the free Internet, whether you are guilty of piracy, or not... read full article and watch video.

Video: Dr. Vandana Shiva talks on genetically modified food

A lot of controversy is floating around about Monsanto and its genetically modified seeds and crops and pesticides. For those who wish to learn more, Dr. Vandana Shiva is an expert on the subject.

With a bachelors degree in physics, Dr. Vandana Shiva started Navdanya International 20 years ago.

When she discovered that global corporations, such as Monsanto, wanted to patent seeds, crops and life forms, she started the organisation in an effort to protect biodiversity, to promote organic farming and also to defend the rights of farmers.

She has been involved in creating markets for farmers and in promoting healthy, high quality and tasty food for consumers, by connecting the seed to the kitchen, and biodiversity to gastronomy.... read more and view video.

Video: 8.6 quake off Indonesia prompts tsunami warning

Banda Aceh - A 6.5 aftershock has been registered following an earlier 8.6 earthquake in the Aceh region off the northern Sumatra coast in Indonesia today. In the wake of a tsunami warning, people are fleeing to higher ground.

It started with an earthquake which registered at 8.6 on the Richter scale. Now the Geophysical Agency in Indonesia has registered a 6.5 aftershock.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a tsunami warning has been issued across the Indian Ocean.

A rescue team is being sent to Aceh, following the loss of electricity in the province and Reuters advises that locals are fleeing to higher ground, as can be seen in the above video... read full article and view video.

Wikileaks: Kony video makers Invisible Children spied for Uganda

According to Wikileaks, the makers of the viral Kony 2012 video have apparently helped the Ugandan government to arrest a former child soldier. They also backed an operation that killed more civilians than militants.

RT reports that Wikileaks has obtained a memo which was written by a public affairs officer at the U.S. embassy in Uganda. This memo documents the collaboration of Invisible Children with Ugandan intelligence services. The memo can be viewed here.

In the memo, it states that the U.S.-based NGO had tipped the Ugandan government to the whereabouts of one Patrick Komakech. Komakech is a former child soldier who participated in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. He was wanted by security officials for apparently extorting money from government officials, local tribal leaders and NGO's.... read full article.