13-Year Girl Dies of Bird Flu in Indonesia

A 13-year-old girl in Indonesia has reportedly died from bird flu over the weekend.

Pakistanis Protest U.S. Missile Attack (Washington Post)

KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 15 -- Thousands of Pakistanis in cities across the country on Sunday took to the streets in protest against a U.S. missile attack that killed more than a dozen people in an apparently failed attempt to strike al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman Zawahiri.

Pakistanis protest against US strike (Sydney Morning Herald)

Thousands of people rallied across Pakistan to protest against a US airstrike in a tribal region that killed at least 18 people but missed its apparent target, al-Qaeda's number two, Ayman al Zawahri.

Anger in Pakistan over US Air Strike

Tribal police are patrolling villages after Pakistan formally protested to the US over a deadly air strike targeting al-Qaida's deputy leader that killed 18 people.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigs

Attempted Bush assassin sentenced to life imprisonment

Georgian, Vladimir Arutunyan, charged with attempting to assassinate US President George W. Bush on a trip to Georgia in May by throwing a grenade towards him, which failed to go off,sentenced to life imprisonment The public prosecutor of the Arutunyan trial explained the...

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake in Pakistan

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has occurred in the north of Pakistan. No official statement has been released about the extent of the damage and the number of deaths or casualties.

EarthCam - 25 Most Interesting Webcams of 2005

Selected from hundreds of nominees by a panel of EarthCam producers, EarthCam announces the most unique and compelling webcams of 2005.

Japanese have nothing on these guys

Tonight's WTF is brought to you by Taiwan. There must be a escalating Weird Race with Japan brewing, this is the first salvo. A shiny object will be awarded to the first reasonable explanation. {qt} {NSFW}

Nepalese Protest Shooting of Villagers (AP)

AP - A Nepalese soldier ended an argument with a group of villagers by spraying them with bullets, killing at least 11 people, officials and witnesses said Thursday.

US envoy "worst ambassador in history": N.Korea (Reuters)

Reuters - North Korea said the U.S. ambassador to Seoul, who labeled Pyongyang "a criminal regime," was the worst ambassador in history and should be recalled, its official media reported on Wednesday.

Plane Crash

      A normal morning in Chicago when it all seemed normal as a plane was landing, suddenly there was a fierce shake the passengers had no idea what was going on next thing they knew they were on the street. Later they found out a 6 year old kid has died. Then more...