Six health workers are handed death sentences by a Libyan court over allegedly infecting several hundred children with the AIDS virus. This is too serious to be called bizarre; the rest of the world is joining in protest.

VOM in Iran:

On Sunday, December 10, Iranian secret police began to raid and arrest leaders of the Islamic republic's indigenous "Jesus Only" movement, arriving unannounced in the early morning hours to search their homes in Tehran, Karaj, Rasht and Bandar-i Anzali. For five days, several members of the house-church movement were called in for a day or more of interrogations and then released. But eight remain under arrest, including one woman. According to one source, those arrested have been told they face 10 accusations, including evangelization activities and actions against the national security of Iran. Pray God will protect His servants...

Milton Friedman's 1980's public television series - Free to Choose - is now streaming for free courtesy of ideachannel.tv.

UPDATE: The above source plays rather sporadically. A little homework, and voila! there it is on Google video, Free to Views. Much better.