Thursday, April 12, 2012
Kuwait okay's death penalty for cursing God.
On Thursday, Kuwait passed amendments to the Gulf State's Penal Code making a death penalty for those who curse God, Mohammed, or his wives. Forty-six MPs, including cabinet ministers, voted for the key amendments that will come into effect only after another round of voting and government approval. The second and final vote will take place in two weeks. Four Shiite MPs voted against the law, a pro-Shiite Sunni lawmaker abstained, while two MPs refused to vote.Shiite MPs have demanded that the new amendments also enforce the death penalty for anyone who curses their sect's 12 revered Imams, but the Sunni- dominated parliament rejected their requests.
The move to stiffen penalties for religious crimes came after authorities last month arrested a Shiite tweeter for allegedly cursing the Prophet Mohammed, his wife and some companions.
The suspect, Hamad al-Naqi, is being detained pending further interrogation and trial.
Sectarian tensions have flared in Kuwait between the Sunni majority and Shiites, who form about a third of the native population of 1.17 million, reflecting rising regional tensions between the two Islamic sects.
How Kids saved a Bus
Two Milton, Washington 7th graders on a school bus had to pull it over Monday after the driver suffered some kind of medical emergency. Surveillance camera video inside the bus shows the driver slumping into his seat as he passes out. As the bus starts to move out of control, one boy is seen jumping out his seat to take control of the wheel. He then appears to try chest compressions on the driver. Moments later, another boy runs to the front and finally brings the bus to a stop. Several children grabbed their cell phones and called 911.
After the bus stops, an adult climbs on board and begins CPR on the driver. Seventh grader Jeremy Wuitschick realized what was happening and jumped into action.
“I ran up, grabbed the wheel … I turned it to the right, took it on the side of the road, took the keys out of the ignition. Bus started slowing down. I’m like ‘Somebody call 911’ and they did. Then Johnny Wood came up and he’s like ‘I know CPR.”
“The videos popped into my head and I was like ‘Somebody call 911. Try to clear the area and start doing chest compressions,’” said Wood.
Wuitschick is only 13, but he has some experience behind a steering wheel. He says his mother lets him back the family car out of the driveway when he washes it. The driver was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way. It’s still not clear what kind of medical problem the driver was suffering from.There were no reports of injuries.
After the bus stops, an adult climbs on board and begins CPR on the driver. Seventh grader Jeremy Wuitschick realized what was happening and jumped into action.
“I ran up, grabbed the wheel … I turned it to the right, took it on the side of the road, took the keys out of the ignition. Bus started slowing down. I’m like ‘Somebody call 911’ and they did. Then Johnny Wood came up and he’s like ‘I know CPR.”
“The videos popped into my head and I was like ‘Somebody call 911. Try to clear the area and start doing chest compressions,’” said Wood.
Wuitschick is only 13, but he has some experience behind a steering wheel. He says his mother lets him back the family car out of the driveway when he washes it. The driver was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way. It’s still not clear what kind of medical problem the driver was suffering from.There were no reports of injuries.
Alive "Stillborn" found in Coffin
In Argentina, a couple that had thought their newborn dead, are rejoicing after witnessing a miracle. Their daughter was born three months premature, and they were told that she was a stillborn. Crying, they left for the morgue on April 3rd, the day after the baby was born, to say goodbye. The baby was nailed shut into a coffin in a refrigerated room. "My husband used a lever to pry open the coffin," the mother told a local newspaper. When opened, the couple came face to face with their baby who was wrapped in a blanket and looked like she was just waking up. According to reports, the baby then stretched and let out a little cry. Mom fell to her knees saying that it was a message .. a miracle. And the baby was named "Luz Milagro" or "Light Miracle."Hospital administrators will investigate the five doctors who were involved in delivering Luz and mistakenly declaring her dead.
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