The South Waziristan chieftan's name is being used in the same tones as those used for brand-name terrorists of days gone by, but is he really a big deal?

From the BBC:

The lip balm shows Christ flanked by two women (Photo: Blue Q)

A leading retailer in Singapore has withdrawn a cosmetics range with a Jesus theme after complaints from local Roman Catholics, local media report.

The range, named Lookin' Good for Jesus, was on sale at three Topshop outlets in the Asian city state.

Catholics complained the cosmetics' marketing was disrespectful, full of sexual innuendo and trivialised Christianity.

About 15% of Singapore's 4.4 million population is Christian.

The products included a "Virtuous vanilla" lip balm and a "Get Tight with Christ" hand and body cream, featuring a picture of Christ flanked by two adoring women.

From the BBC:

Arab countries have agreed to allow punishment of satellite channels deemed to have offended Arab leaders or national or religious symbols.

At a meeting in Cairo called by Egypt and Saudi Arabia, a charter was adopted allowing authorities to withdraw permits from offending channels.

The only country to refuse to endorse the charter was Qatar, the home of leading satellite station al-Jazeera.

Correspondents say the satellite channels have thrived on controversy.

The often privately financed stations give airtime to government critics and viewers, and discuss issues which state channels would never dare approach, says the BBC's Heba Saleh in Cairo.

From CBC.ca Toronto:

A Toronto freelance journalist was found guilty Monday of violating the Canada Elections Act by voting -- or at least obtaining ballots -- at three polling places in the June 2004 federal election.

"If you have a favourite candidate who lost in this year's election, please pay special attention to the following," James DiFiore wrote in NOW Magazine, a Toronto alternative weekly.

"This is a step-by-step account of how our flawed system could have been exploited to commit fraud in the election."

In court more than 3½ years later, he was fined $250 -- the amount, incidentally, he was paid for the article.

DiFiore said it was worth it because the law has since been amended. Voters now must show photo identification or be vouched for by another person.

"You know, a journalist can only expect or hope for change when they write a story -- that something happens, that the story means something," he said outside the courthouse.

From the BBC:

Danish police have arrested five people suspected of planning to attack a cartoonist who drew caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

Denmark's intelligence agency (Pet) said the arrests were made in the Aarhus region at 0430 (0330 GMT) "to prevent a murder linked to terrorism".

Three of those detained were Danes and the other two were foreigners.

The pictures in Denmark's biggest daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 sparked a worldwide furore.

Muslims regard any visual representation of Muhammad as blasphemous.