Featured
England
Sugar Editorial Picks
Pregnant British Woman Could Face Laos Death Penalty
Another reminder that carrying drugs to countries with draconian anti-trafficking laws is extremely dangerous: a Nigerian-born woman from London arrested for carrying heroin may face death by firing squad in Vientiane, Laos.
Samantha Orobator, 20, was arrested in August for carrying 1.1 pounds of heroin in the Laotian capital. Anna Morris, a lawyer for Reprieve, a group that uses the law to enforce human rights for prisoners, told CNN that "For that amount of heroin the sentence is normally the death penalty."
First Day of Spring Arrives Around the World
Though we've been saying it all month on the Sugar network, Spring is finally here. It began, officially, yesterday when the Spring, or vernal, equinox occurred at 7:44 a.m. (EDT).
Advertising Is Not Dead! Atheist Bus Campaign Runs in UK
If religious organizations can advertise, why shouldn't atheists be able to? That's what England decided, when atheist ads were proposed and accepted. They are a response to religious ads that ran in 2008, which suggested people who don't believe in god would "spend all eternity in torment."
Baby Survives Abortion, Living Healthy Life
A baby thought to be terminated eight weeks into the pregnancy has survived. The parents are an English couple who chose to have an abortion because their first son had died from a kidney disease, and their second was born with serious kidney damage and is currently living with one kidney.
Jodie, the mother, says that she was taking birth control when she became pregnant with Finley.
The Reviews Are In! Foreign Press Mixed on McCain
John McCain has just wrapped up his semester abroad (OK, Congressional delegation tour of the Middle East and Europe — but Graham and Lieberman look like they could be the backpacking/hostel types — right?) The foreign press followed his every move, and the resulting clippings make for a pretty mixed bag of reviews. But if the media is any reflection of their readership, this front page fodder is fascinating.
See if you can match the statement with the country.
Check This: Underage Drinking
England is considering giving police the power to confiscate alcohol from any person under 18 years old who is carrying it in public. Currently, officers can only take booze if they have reasonable suspicion that the minor has been drinking it, or is going to drink it.
The fact that England is even debating this issue shows how attitudes and laws about youth drinking vary from country to country.
Other Search Results
Have You Ever Gotten Into a Brawl With Another Woman?
First, a rumored bar fight involving Mischa Barton, and now Miss England? Whatever happened to sweet and demure?
Rachel Christie, the reigning Miss England, has to give up her crown and withdraw from the Miss World competition which will be held in South Africa next month because of an alleged bar brawl earlier in the week with another beauty queen, one Sara Beverley Jones (Miss Manchester).
Emma Thompson Tells Trafficked Woman's Story in Art
Academy-award winning actress Emma Thompson was so moved by the plight of a Moldovan woman who survived being trafficked for sex, she decided to create an art installation that would help viewers to put themselves in Elena's shoes and bring attention to this growing problem.
"Journey," which will be exhibited in New York City Nov. 10 to 16 in Washington Square Park, tells the story of Elena, a woman from the Eastern European republic of Moldova who, at age 18, was promised a secretarial job in England.
Vatican Says Female Anglican Bishops Reveal a Divine Divide
The Roman Catholic Church has signaled the start of Schism 2.0 (at least), thanks to the Church of England's decision to allow women bishops in its Church. As for its own clergy, the Vatican has promised automatic excommunication for any Catholic bishop who attempts to ordain a woman as a priest.
The Catholic cardinal in charge of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity said: "Such a decision is a break with apostolic tradition maintained in all of the Churches in the first millennium, and is therefore a further obstacle for reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Church of England."
Oh Snap! Punk Love Lives On
(Punk) rock on! At the annual Rebellion Festival held in the seaside resort of Blackpool, England, punk rockers keep the '80s rebel fashion dream alive. Crowds sporting magenta mohawks and Doc Martens flooded to the shore to see classic punk bands like Flogging Molly and Agnostic Front.
More on TresSugar
Fall Award Season
Top Brands
Comme des Garcons
Marithe' F. Girbaud
Nike