World personalities pledge support to Ecuador asylum for Assange

Intellectuals, musicians and world personalities have make public their support of the decision by Ecuador to grant asylum to Julian Assange and to the protection of Ecuador's diplomatic premises in London.

According to a press release on the website of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ecuador, around 270 personalities from 32 countries have signed an open letter of support to Ecuador's grant of diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, and also to the inviolability of Ecuador's diplomatic premises in London, U.K... read more.

Fire in the Costa del Sol, Spain countryside continues to burn

The brush fire, which started yesterday evening in the countryside of the province of Málaga, continues to burn this morning. More firefighters have been brought in to assist.

Digital Journal reported yesterday on a fire raging in the countryside inland from Mijas and Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Many people were evacuated from their homes as the fire spread... read more and watch video.

Video: Italian miner slits wrist to protest mine shut down

One of the Sardinian coal miners, barricaded underground in protest over the possible closure of the mine, slit his wrist live on TV during a press conference.

Digital Journal reported on August 27, that 100 miners had barricaded themselves underground in the Carbosulcis di Nuraxi Figus mine, just west of the Sardinian capital city of Cagliari. This was ahead of a government meeting on the future of the mine... read more and watch video.

The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack on Wednesday, problems continue

The Pirate Bay, which is the most popular file-sharing website on the Internet, was shut down for part of the day on Wednesday. The site shut down in response to a DDoS attack.

The Pirate Bay was not available for several hours after the system shut itself down to improve its internal system, in order to fight a distributed denial of service (DDos) attack. While this was apparently a temporary problem, Digital Journal cannot access the website this morning, which means that the attack is possibly continuing... read more.

Khamenei: Iran will not develop nuclear weapons

At a gathering of leaders of developing countries in Tehran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that Iran will never develop a nuclear bomb, but will continue the pursuit of peaceful nuclear energy.

Khamenei was speaking at a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), attended by leaders and delegates from 50 countries.

NAM was established in 1961 by countries wishing to counterbalance the dominance of the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War... read more.

Protesters removed from front of Ecuadorian Embassy in London

Protesters and supporters of Julian Assange are being removed, or told to leave, from the street in front of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Concern is that the police may be planning to raid the embassy.

Supporters of Julian Assange, including Occupy London members, are being told to remove their belongings, otherwise they will be confiscated by the police. All barricades in front of the embassy have also been removed and supporters have been told to leave.... read more.

Review: Constantia Vista — Ultimate hideaway in Cape Town, South Africa

If you are thinking of a trip to Cape Town, South Africa, this is the ideal place to stay. A luxury retreat at an affordable price in the beautiful countryside, but close to all the major attractions.

The writer has personally stayed at Constantia Vista twice as a guest, and even did a stint at managing the property in the owner's absence some years ago. The comfort was amazing and everything was there, right at her fingertips.... read more.

Video: Huge blast as WWII bomb detonated in Munich, Germany

On Tuesday evening in central Munich, Germany, explosives experts detonated the remains of a 550-pound (250 kg) bomb, left over from World War II.

Digital Journal reported on Tuesday on a World War II bomb found at Amsterdam Airport.

It turns out there was another WWII bomb found recently in central Munich, Germany. More than 3,000 residents were evacuated after the bomb was discovered on Monday in the Schwabing district of Munich... read more and watch video.

F16s escort plane, officials say 'hijacking' a miscommunication

Confusion spread across Europe today after Spanish media reported a plane traveling from Málaga to Amsterdam may have been hijacked. The plane was escorted by F16 fighter jets to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam and was surrounded by police.

The Dutch Defense Ministry reportedly sent two F-16 fighters to intercept the aircraft and escort it to Amsterdam... read more.

Deaf child must change his name sign as it resembles a gun

Three-year-old Hunter Spanjer is deaf. He has been told by a Nebraska public school to change his name sign, as it resembles a gun, or face expulsion.

The school's policies have outraged both parents, right groups and ordinary citizens.

Hunter's father, Brian Spanjer, told Nebraska Central News (NCN), “He's deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy." ... read more and watch video.