In the news...

Well, turns out the world isn't in quite as sad state as I thought:

SIKH TEEN FABRICATED STORY OF ATTACK
A Sikh teenager, who raised fears of hate crime in his B.C. town when he said a group of white men beat him and cut his hair, made up the story.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/06/04/sikh-teen-050604.html

I wonder why he did it?

Of course, there's other pathetic stuff going on:

U.S. ADMITS ABUSES TO QUR'AN IN GUANTANAMO
The U.S. Pentagon confirmed Friday a list of abuses involving the Qur'an, Islam's holy book, by American personnel at Guantanamo Bay, but said the incidents were relatively minor.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/03/quran050603.html

MODERN SLAVERY SHIPS UP TO 800,000 A YEAR, U.S. REPORTS
Up to 800,000 people are transported across international borders each year in a form of slavery, the U.S. State Department reported on Friday.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/03/traffic050603.html