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By The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code Tuesday that criminalizes extramarital sex for citizens and visiting foreigners alike. After ratification, the new criminal code must be signed by the president, according to Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Hiariej. The criminal code will not apply immediately. He said the new law “has a lot of implementing regulations that must be worked out, so it’s impossible in one year,” but it takes a maximum of three years to transition from the old code to the new one. A copy of the amended criminal code obtained by The Associated Press includes several revised articles that make sex outside marriage punishable by a year in jail and cohabitation by six months, but adultery charges must be based on police reports lodged by their spouse, parents or children. It also says the promotion of contraception and religious blasphemy are illegal, and it restores a ban on insulting a sitting president and vice president, state institutions and national ideology. Insults to a sitting president must be reported by the president and can lead to up to three years in jail.

New YorkCNN Business — The New York Times is preparing for more than 1,100 of its union staffers to go on strike for a full day Thursday — an act of protest that has not been staged by employees at the paper of record since the late 1970s. The historic work stoppage is set to go in effect at midnight on December 8 and last for an entire 24 hours. Instead of filing stories, employees will be seen picketing outside The Times’ offices at 1pm, with prominent journalists such as Nikole Hannah-Jones set to speak during a solidarity rally. Some major desks at the paper could lose a staggering 90% of their workforce during the strike, according to the NewsGuild of New York, which represents journalists and other staffers at The Times.

At least 155 people have been injured after two trains collided on the outskirts of Barcelona, emergency services have said. The crash, which occurred around 07:50 (06:50 GMT), took place at a station in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region. Local media reported that the trains had been travelling in the same direction and collided while one was parked at the station. It is unclear how the accident happened and officials have yet to comment. Emergency officials wrote on Twitter that the crash happened at the Montcada i Reixac - Manresa station, about 12km (7 miles) from the city centre. Writing on Twitter, emergency services said that 150 people were "in a mild condition" and five others had been left "in a less serious condition". They added that three people had been transferred to hospital. Train traffic was briefly disrupted on several lines due to the accident, the regional government said. Describing the moment of the collision, one passenger told the Ser Catalunya outlet that she had experienced "a tremendous blow" and said that "people were screaming".

Ambulance bosses beg unions to protect heart attack and stroke patients when paramedics and call handlers go on strike - but pensioners who fall at home could be left stranded by walkouts as MPs warn lives are being put at risk Tens of thousands of union members will walk out on December 21 over pay row On strike will be paramedics, emergency care assistants and call handlers Unions want more than the 4% pay rise they have been given by the Government But health bosses pleading with unions not to leave low-priority patients in pain Patients who suffer falls are unlikely to be sent an ambulance during the strikes

This is hard to believe but IS HAPPENING in the UK, you gotta be asking how far will this spread ! And then we have this from actual COUNCIL CHAMBERS !

Sou ds like a good project for movie from Guy Ritchie !

Many robberies, store trashed ! This owner has had enough and now has heavily armed deadly force response ! Is this the right thing ? Or is it a step too far ?

Actress Kirstie Alley, best known for her role in the comedy series Cheers in the 1980s and 90s, has died of cancer at 71, according to a family statement. "We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away, " her children wrote. Alley won an Emmy award for her role as a pub manager on the popular TV series. The native of Wichita, Kansas has also appeared in the films Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and the Look Who's Talking series. The family statement did not specify what cancer she had, but said it was "only recently discovered". Credit : BBC News