Pope Excommuniates Italian Mafia Members

This January in Italy a three year boy and his grandfather were walking in the streets when they were hit by stray bullets. They are the victims of a organized crime organization and sadly this story is not surprising. There has been a huge a mafia influence in Sicily for years. This Saturday Pope Francis visited the family of this three year old boy. After his visit the Pope declared that ALL mobsters are excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.


Egypt Has A Major Sexual Violence Issue

Amidst the fierce battle between military officials and Islamist going on in Egypt there is another battle being fought. This battle targets woman’s basic human rights and violates there most sacred being. A few weeks ago at the inauguration of Egypt’s new president a woman was violently gang raped in Tahrir Square. Sexual violence continues to take place at several march’s against sexual violence. Tradition and revolution have made females the subject of genital cutting to young girls , mob sexual assaults and gang rape. Many of these gross offenses are committed by government officials, including the military.


Iraq Goes Dark As Facebook, Youtube And Twitter Are Banned

The country’s Ministry of Communications has blocked access to a number of social media sites on Friday including Facebook, twitter and youtube. According to Mashable an organization called Cyber Arabs located in Lebanon monitors internet freedom and provides cybersecurity training in the middle-East and North Africa confirmed that these forms of social communication were indeed blocked.


Wow! Man Sells Weed To A Cop In Uniform?!

A man in Florida was arrested for trying to sell weed to a police offer who was in his uniform. Read more on the story below!


Ex President Says Some Of Nigeria’s Missing Girls May Never Return

Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo told media that some of the estimated 2oo girls abducted may never return. Obasanjo criticized current president Goodluck Jonathan administration for taking too long to respond to the tragedy. This is a point that has been echoed all around the world since the abductions began.


A Man Dies After Being Punched Outside A Bar

Staten Island bar “Drunken Monkey” made popular by reality show “Mob Wives” is now under investigation after a 62 year old man was fately injured around 4 am. While a group started fighting and the bouncer was struggling to escort them out the bar a punch was thrown in the crowd causing him to strike his head on the pavement.The victim fell backwards and was pronounced dead at the scence a short time later.


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