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Charlie Sheen, Julian Assange and John Galliano: Who's Really Anti-Semitic?
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsWhen did anti-Semitism become fashionable again? In the past week, we've seen three prominent individuals from different fields make remarks that either could be interpreted as or definitely were anti-Semitic. Julian Assange The WikiLeaks mastermind ranted about how "Jewish" reporters are out to get him, the British magazine Private Eye reported. After Private Eye published an article about the anti-Semitism of someone else associated with WikiLeaks, Assange called the magazine's editor. He then complained that reporters from the U.K. newspaper the Guardian were conspiring against him and ...
Never List 'God' as a Reference on a Resume
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsAdvice for a successful job search often includes the tip that it is who, rather than what, you know. Let's hope that explains some of the results from a study by an international recruitment agency that said one job seeker submitted a resume citing "God" as a professional reference, while another was written in rhyme. Recent global surveys by CareerBuilder.com and its British partner CareerBuilder.co.uk have revealed some of the more unusual resumes received by employers. Across the United States, hiring managers revealed that one applicant included "God" as a reference -- but did not ...
Femme Fatale Robbers Target Men in Swedish Nightclubs
By not in system - AOL NewsIt's becoming a familiar story: Boy meets girl. Boy brings girl home. Boy wakes up feeling dizzy and disoriented. And his apartment has been cleaned out. At least three young men in Malmo in southern Sweden have reported being drugged and robbed after meeting a comely woman in a nightclub, according to TheLocal.se, a website publishing Swedish news in England. "The perpetrators have shown complete disregard for their victims by drugging them with an unidentified substance. We are working frantically to solve this," said Lennart Sverremo of the Malmo police. Police are looking for two women ...
Report: Ex-Minister Says Gadhafi Ordered Lockerbie Bombing
By not in system - AOL NewsSTOCKHOLM (AP) - Libya's ex-justice minister on Wednesday was quoted as telling a Swedish newspaper that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people in 1988. "I have proof that Gadhafi gave the order about Lockerbie," Mustafa Abdel-Jalil was quoted as saying in an interview with Expressen, a Stockholm-based tabloid. AP Investigators inspect what remains of the flight deck of Pan Am 103 on a field in Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec 22, 1988. Swedish tabloid Expressen said Wednesday that Libya's former justice minister claims Moammar ...
Boy, 6, Stabbed in Neck at School Because He Likes Pink
By not in system - AOL NewsA 6-year-old boy who had been bullied because he liked to wear pink was stabbed in the neck at his preschool in central Sweden, media reports said today. The boy, identified only as Oskar, was picked on because he liked pink clothes, nail polish and ballet, Jönköpings-Posten newspaper said. He had complained to his parents that classmates taunted him, calling him "gay" and a "girl." The newspaper said Oskar was stabbed in an incident last week at the school. The knife used in the attack was blunt and the boy was not seriously hurt, but he had a noticeable injury on his neck, ...
Assange Lawyer: Is Toe Sucking Also Rape in Sweden?
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsJulian Assange's extradition hearing came to a close today as lawyers argued over the hot-potato issue hanging over the proceedings: the definition of rape. The 39-year-old founder of WikiLeaks is wanted for questioning in Sweden on four different allegations of sexual misconduct with two women during two brief liaisons he had with them last August. The most serious and controversial allegation, having sex with one of the women while she was asleep, is considered "minor rape" or "third-degree rape" in Sweden. Carl Court, AFP / Getty Images WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
Julian Assange Extradition Hearing to Continue on Friday
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to British court Tuesday for what was meant to be the second and final day of his extradition hearing. But after a long day of questioning, the judge has still not rendered a verdict, and the case will resume on Friday. Assange is fighting his extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning concerning allegations of sexual assault made by two women in August. On Monday, both the defense and the Queen's Counsel (acting on behalf of the Swedish government) presented their opening arguments. Related ...
Surprise Witness: I Don't Like Assange, but He's Being Framed
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsA surprise witness appeared at Julian Assange's extradition hearing in London today and said he believes he has compelling evidence that the WikiLeaks founder is being framed on sexual assault allegations. Goran Rudling, 59, a retired Swedish businessman and crusader for the reform of Swedish rape laws, said he does not support the anti-government-secrecy website or its editor. But he told the court he has acted as a sort of Internet detective on Assange's behalf ever since the 39-year-old Australian was accused of sexual misconduct by two young Swedish women in August. Press ...
WikiLeaks Founder Assange Faces Extradition Hearing
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his entourage of lawyers, supporters, protesters and journalists are headed back to a London court for a showdown between the secret-spilling computer hacker and Swedish authorities who want him extradited to face sex crimes allegations. A two-day hearing that begins Monday will decide Assange's legal fate. It will also keep the spotlight away from WikiLeaks' revelations and on its opinion-dividing frontman. Assange is accused of sexual misconduct by two women he met during a visit to Stockholm last year. At Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, a ...
Lena Nyman, 'I Am Curious (Yellow)' Actress, Dead at 66 [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsSwedish actress Lena Nyman, who gained international fame during the late 1960s by starring in the sexually explicit "I Am Curious (Yellow)" and "I Am Curious (Blue)" films, has died. She was 66. Nyman died early this morning at a Stockholm hospital after a long battle with illness, according to her manager, Mats Nilemar. Nyman starred in more than 50 Swedish films and plays, including Ingmar Bergman's 1978 "Autumn Sonata." For her work in "I Am Curious (Yellow)" and "I Am Curious (Blue)," director Vilgot Sjoeman's landmark 1967 and 1968 films, Nyman received the Swedish Film Institute's ...
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