Don't mess with Kuwaiti women

"A fire that swept through a tent at a wedding party in Kuwait, killing at least 43 women and children, was started deliberately by the groom's ex-wife as an act of revenge, reports claimed today.

The yet to be named woman confessed to using petrol to set the packed tent alight, Kuwait's al-Qabas newspaper reported, adding that she had done so because of the way her former husband treated her." Guardian

This is said to be the worst accident that happens in Kuwait in 4 decades.

Nicolas Sarkozy elected French president

A charismatic person whom is the son of an immigrant is now the president of France.

"I want to issue a call to all the people of the Mediterranean to tell them that it is in the Mediterranean that everything is going to be played out, that we have to overcome all kinds of hatred to pave the way for a great dream of peace and a great dream of civilization. I want to tell them that the time has come to build together a Mediterranean union that will form a link between Europe and Africa.

What was done for the union of Europe 60 years ago, we are going to do today for the union of the Mediterranean." Sarkozy in his victory speech

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To my friends who are addicted to PS

"The Chinese government has clamped down on the amount of time youngsters can spend playing online games, according to the official news agency Xinhua.

Under-18s who play for more than three consecutive hours a day will have limits imposed on the amount of points they can score, the agency reported.

Online game companies based in China have been given three months to install the so-called anti-addiction software." BBC

Apple says 100m iPods sold

"More than five years after going on sale, Apple Inc. said it sold its 100 millionth iPod, solidifying the device's position as the fastest-selling music player.

Consumers have embraced the iPod, which went on sale in November 2001, far more quickly than they did Sony Corp.'s Walkman, the pioneering cassette player and headphones introduced in 1979 that changed how people listened to music. It took Sony about 14 years to sell 100 million Walkman devices." More...

Thailand blocks YouTube access

Thailand's government bans access to the YouTube website over material critical of the country's king. BBC
I wonder which country would be the next??