News about people's own countries is totally acceptable, in fact I quite enjoying reading them as I wouldn't know about them unless I read about it here on QL.

But...the particular thread that sparked this thread last night was on the main forum by an active QLer completely in Hindi. To top it off, this particular user uses Hindi in his posts at every given opportunity on the main forum. This is not about any language in particular, it should be the same rule for everyone - English only in the main forum, occasionally using the odd word is fine, just don't take the piss...