Short update to the previous case:

The car (a Mercedes) of the acused was off the parking one week after the event and is back there since one week, but is not moved at all.

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On Thursday 9th August 2007 my wife and me came back to our home in The Gardens Jebel Ali from shopping around 15:35h. When we left the elevator, a half naked and desperate woman fell in our arms crying for help. She was a young Philippine lady about 25 years old. We guided her immediately into our flat and asked her what happened. She told that her boss had tried to rape her and had beaten her in the face. She could manage to open the door and ran away dressed in her trousers only.

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German writer Günter Wallraff wants to stir things up in his hometown of Cologne. He is proposing reading the ‘Satanic Verses’ in a controversial new mosque. The religious foundation building the mosque says it’ll think about it.

Günter Wallraff doesn’t think of himself as a provocateur, he justs wants to get a dialogue going and to put the integration of Muslims in German society to the test. His method is somewhat radical. The well known German writer has said he wants to read aloud from "The Satanic Verses" in a Cologne mosque. 

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A Muslim was seated next to an Australian on a Qantas flight from London to Melbourne. After the plane was airborne, drink orders were taken. The Aussie asked for a rum and coke, which was brought and placed before him.

The flight attendant then asked the Muslim if he would like a drink. He replied in disgust, "I’d rather be savagely raped by a dozen whores than let liquor touch my lips."

The Aussie then handed his drink back to the attendant and said, "Me too. I didn’t know we had a choice."

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Thou shall not drive under the influence of alcohol. Thou shall respect speed limits. Thou shall not consider a car an object of personal glorification or use it as a place of sin.

The Vatican took a break from strictly theological matters on Tuesday to issue its own rules of the road, a compendium of do’s and don’ts on the moral aspects of driving and motoring. A 36-page document called "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" contains 10 Commandments covering everything from road rage, respecting pedestrians, keeping a car in good shape and avoiding rude gestures while behind the wheel.

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Dubai buys Luxury Cruise Ship "Queen Elizabeth II"

The Queen of the seas is about to retire. She will anquor in the harbours of Dubai and will be used as a luxury hotel. 100 Million US Dollar were the price the Emirate was willing to pay.

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