Archive for March 7th, 2004

Not Sporting

Bahrain are staging next month’s Formula One grand prix. And they have already laid down the ground rules: no naked women and no champagne celebrations. “We have raised these issues with organisers and they have promised there will be no naked women and no celebrations with champagne,” said Adel al-Moawada, deputy chairman of Bahrain’s parliament. [...]

It’s a Gas

Reuters have this story from Jordan: A Jordanian woman knocked her husband out by hurling a tear gas canister at him during a domestic fight, Al Rai daily newspaper has reported. The husband started shedding tears after he was hit and then blacked out. He was treated by medics. Why do I get the feeling [...]