YouTube Copycat High School Shootings - the New Social Statement?

MATTI Juhani Saari has one thing in common with Pekka Eric Auvinen, Jokela High School shooter, and the Virginia Tech murderer:  they were all ardent admirers of the Columbine shooters, misfits Klebold and...

Finnish School Shooter Left Two Notes, "I Hate Everybody, I Hate Mankind"

MATTI Juhani Saari, 22, a student at the Kauhajoki College of Hospitality, left two notes, a recent CNN broadcaster has revealed, in which he is alleged to have written "I hate everybody, I hate mankind."...

11 Killed After School Shooting in Finland, Kauhajoki

A student has killed himself and 10 other people at Kauhajoki School of Hospitality. Shooting started around 11:00 local time and police was alarmed at scene a little before 11:00. Shooter also set up fire at...

Nine Dead in Finnish School Shooting

Nine people were killed after a gunman opened fire on fellow students at a vocational college in western Finland on Tuesday. Finnish authorities confirmed police questioned the man a day before the massacre. The shooting in the town of Kauhajoki, some 300 kilometers...

Bull Falls Ill with Anthrax in Southern Finland

"A young bull was diagnosed with anthrax on Thursday in the region of Päijät-Häme, southern Finland. The infected animal was immediately put down. Authorities say the disease hasn't been...

Jamaican Duo Brick N Lace Dominating Europe Music Scene

Stunning singing duo Brick & Lace are currently touring Europe promoting their hit single “Love Is Wicked”.In the UK the single charted on Music Week’s urban chart @ #18 and this week jumped to...

McCain helped invent the BlackBerry claims economic adviser

On TV McCain's economic adviser  has implied that McCain helped create the Blackberry. This will surely sit right up with Al Gores' claims eight years ago that he was instrumental in creating the Web. Lets...

Research: Mate is just a tool for female leader

Researchers from University of Jyväskylä (Välimäki Suvi, Lämsä Anna-Maija & Hiillos Minna 2008), The School of Business and Economics, have made a research about men behind female leaders. Research was made by interviewing 29 female leaders. Sometimes female leaders...

Russia Sends Finnish Diplomat Back to Finland

"Russia has sent home a Finnish diplomat working in Moscow. Kalevi Kyyrönen was asked to leave Russia in response to Finland's recent decision to send home a Russian diplomat. In July, the Lappeenranta District...

Nokia's Shares Drop after Pessimistic Forecast

Nokia predicts lower sales volume in the upcoming quarter. This is not too surprising, since Nokia's handsets are either entry-level (missing things like bluetooth or even a camera) or insanely high-end (and costing more than a laptop). Even grey-market phones in this...

Paes in double doubles’ finals at US Open

"India tennis icon Leander Paes continued his dazzling US Open doubles run on Tuesday, posting two victories in one day to remain in the hunt for a pair of titles, the mixed doubles and the men’s doubles. The 35-year-old veteran teamed with Czech Lukas Dlouhy to reach the...

YLE Claims Stir Political Storm In Slovenia

"A report by the YLE investigative current affairs television programme MOT has caused a political storm in Slovenia. According to the programme aired on Monday, the Finnish defence materiel manufacturer Patria paid bribes to the Slovenian Prime Minister in exchange for...

Russian's actions in Georgia increase NATO discussion in Scandinavia

Finland's foreign minister, Alexander Stubb, said earlier, that Finland should consider joining NATO because Georgia - Russia war. "PM: No Need to Raise Defence Spending""Vanhanen also downplayed recent pro-NATO comments by Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb. He said they...

Canada flexes its muscles in scramble for the Arctic

Canada is demanding all ships passing through the Northwest Passage register with the Canadian Coast Guard from now on.  This is a shock to their British cousins."On the other hand, Washington says not so fast. is not the kind of militaristic statement expected of the...

President Halonen: Finland Condemns Russia's Actions In Georgia

Well, that took long, but it came finally." President Tarja Halonen stated on Wednesday that Finland condemns Russia's actions in Georgia in the same way as the other members of the EU."

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