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...

South Korean workers, farmers stage massive protest in Seoul (Channel NewsAsia)

SEOUL : Thousands of South Korean workers and farmers have taken to the streets to protest the government's decision to open up the rice market to foreign competition and labour reforms.

Sleepless in Pyongyang (Reuters)

Reuters - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's relentless push to advance the communist movement in his state has turned him into a bit of an insomniac, according to the North's state media.

Sharks, warblers, deer on endangered species list (Reuters)

Reuters - The world's second largest shark, a bird found in the Garden of Eden and Central Asia's only true deer were among 11 new species given the title of "endangered" by countries around the world on Friday.

The Pixellated Architecture of Seoul

Viva the façade as computer screen! Viva façades not reflecting light but emanating light—the building as a digital sparkling source of information, not as an abstract glowing source of light! . . . Viva iconography—not carved in stone for eternity but digitally...

Nepal Boy Called Reincarnation of Buddha (AP)

AP - A teenage boy has been meditating in a Nepalese jungle for six months, and thousands have flocked to see him, with some believing he is the reincarnation of Buddha, police and media said Wednesday.