The West Bank wall, fighting cancer and "scruffy" kids
The West Bank wall
An Israeli court has ordered a
The separation barrier near the West Bank village of Bilin, will be moved. It's a scene of sometimes rowdy weekly demonstrations against the project and will reunite some residents with land they owned but had been unable to get access to. Israeli and Palestinian activists say it's a rare legal victory.
What do you think of the move? Does it affect you? Do you want to hear from people it does?
Cancer come-backs
Jane Tomlinson was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2000 at the age of 36, but hung on until she died on Monday. In the seven years, during gruelling treatments she ran, swam and cycled to raise money to help other people suffering with cancer and netted over £1.75 million
She joins the ranks with other inspirational characters, like and , whose have pushed themselves physically, achieving high level success, after undergoing chemotherapy…..
I've been reading on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã debates page, many viewers found hope and courage from stories like Jane's to fight their own battles.
Girl with feet on a seat
Criminal charges against an 18 year old in the UK who put her in a train carriage, have been dropped. says on his blog, dripping with irony, "Thank God we caught her. We can't have criminals like that running wild. Zero tolerance or about time someone made a stand against the little things>
Should kids wear what they please?
From the biggest U.S. city where , we have Atlanta city councilman to tell us about the legislation he's proposed, which he says will bring back community standards and keep indency off the streets. But others, particularly in the American Civil Liberties Union think they shouldn't be banned.
It's also a talking point in Liberia where the Education Minister wants to put an end to which he believes leads to peer pressure and dropouts.
Is it time we stopped giving kids a hard time on their clothing choices? We hope to talk to young people, and those trying to bring in legislation to outlaw certain styles of clothing…..
The case puzzling Indians…..
A well-known model who had disappeared was found two-months later . It's caught the imagination of tv reporters, tabloid papers and bloggers alike. It appears that the model Gitanjali Nagpal is not a drug addict as she shows no signs of withdrawal but doctors believe she is "mentally exhausted and emotionally unstable." It ties in a little with my logos yesterday about mental illness in developing countries.
Fantasy dinner guests
And as , I'm wondering what fantasy table plan our listeners would come up with for lively conversations about world affairs? Although there is no public agenda at this dinner, what would you like them to talk about and would you aks your guests to discuss and "solve" problems in the world .
Felix on the net
On Global Voices, Felix has been
Trish, of "Sowers for Pastors" currently is hosting a mission team, that given their remote location in the mountains of Honduras, might become stranded by mudslides and poor road conditions. She says:
"Our greatest concern is that the roads between us and the major cities may be significantly damaged, through road washouts, landslides, floods, and destroyed bridges. If the infrastructure of Honduras is severely damaged, this will certainly affect us."
Do you want to hear a round-up of Felix on the blogosphere?
And there's a growing number of you searching the web for news of , the millionaire adventurer, whose plan has gone missing over Nevada.
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