Berlusconi brother slammed for soccer player slur Feb 6th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) ROME (AP) - Last week it was Silvio Berlusconi who got into hot water for praising Mussolini. This week it's the former premier's younger brother who has sparked outrage - by calling an Italian superstar soccer player of African descent the... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : berlusconi, brother, slammed, soccer, player, slur, Top Keywords

Egypt's Morsi tries to defuse flap over Jews slur Jan 16th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Islamist president sought Wednesday to defuse Washington's anger over his past remarks urging hatred of Jews and calling Zionists "pigs" and "bloodsuckers," telling visiting U.S. senators that his co... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, morsi, tries, defuse, flap, jews, slur, Top Keywords

Israel basketball team dumps captain for Nazi slur Dec 4th, 2012 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) Israel's top basketball team has suspended its captain because he called a fellow Israeli player a Nazi. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, basketball, team, dumps, captain, nazi, slur, Top Keywords

Police investigate "choc-ice" slur against Cole Jul 17th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Derbyshire Police said on Tuesday they are investigating alleged racist comments made on Twitter involving Chelsea player Ashley Cole and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand. Cole, who gave evidence at team mate John Terry's rac... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : police, investigate, "chocice", slur, against, cole, slur, Top Keywords

Police investigate 'choc-ice' slur against Cole Jul 17th, 2012 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Derbyshire Police said on Tuesday they are investigating alleged racist comments made on Twitter involving Chelsea player Ashley Cole and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand. Cole, who gave evidence at team mate John Terry's rac... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : police, investigate, 'chocice', slur, against, cole, slur, Top Keywords

Ennis coach slams overweight slurs May 25th, 2012 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) Jessica Ennis's coach has slammed a senior figure at UK Athletics for describing the British heptathlon star as overweight ahead of the London Olympics. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ennis, coach, slams, overweight, slurs, cole, slur, Top Keywords

Zimbabwe teenager to be caned over Facebook slur Feb 20th, 2012 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) A court in Zimbabwe has sentenced a 17-year-old boy to be caned after he posted a picture of a woman on Facebook with a caption that called her a prostitute, state media said Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : zimbabwe, teenager, caned, facebook, slur, cole, slur, Top Keywords

Twitter index: Brett Ratner out of Oscars after anti-gay slur, Heavy D dead Nov 9th, 2011 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) American filmmaker Brett Ratner has resigned from his recently announced role as the co-producer of the 84th Academy Awards following an outcry over his "rehearsing is for fags" comment. (Source: AFP Relax News)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : twitter, index, brett, ratner, oscars, antigay, slur, heavy, dead, Top Keywords

Brett Ratner out as Oscar producer after gay slur Nov 9th, 2011 - 02:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film director Brett Ratner is out of a high-profile job as Oscar producer, submitting his resignation to Academy Award organizers on Tuesday in the face of an industry firestorm over his use of a gay slur. (Source: Reuters)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : brett, ratner, oscar, producer, slur, antigay, slur, heavy, dead, Top Keywords

Jury hears Jackson sharing dream in slurred speech Oct 5th, 2011 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A recording of an apparently drugged Michael Jackson was played on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of the singer's doctor, with the King of Pop saying he wanted to help kids because he "didn't have a childho... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jury, hears, jackson, sharing, dream, slurred, speech, heavy, dead, Top Keywords