Hamilton, Canada: House of Horrors

"Paul Morse The Hamilton Spectator House of Horrors video A young,...

Time to re-Pass the GI Bill in the USA

"By JOEL MCNALLY  Tuesday, June 3, 2008As someone who opposed the Vietnam War and didn’t spit on a single soldier, I have never believed those stories about servicemen in uniform encountering a tsunami...

Drug for US soldiers' PTSD a 'moral lobotomy'

Military mental health initiatives currently being considered by the Pentagon have at least one writer seriously worried.The oddly named "Psychological Kevlar Act of 2007" and the desensitizing drug propranalol...

PETA Skins Olsen Twins

Leave to the PETA provocateurs to use web 2.0 guerrila tactics for a hilariously subversive purpose. The latest iteration of their anti-fur-wearing-celebrity campaigns employs social media and networking sites to...

Blooming plant goes through roof

"A rare Mexican plant which flowers once in its lifetime has blossomed, smashing a glasshouse roof in the process. Scientists at Bangor University waited 28 years to see the Century plant, from which tequila can be made, bloom. A curator, who had planted the seed as a student...

German rabbi, 94, calls Berlin synagogue rebirth a 'miracle'

"BERLIN (AFP) - German rabbi Leo Trepp has seen his share of the horrors and glories of modern history in his 94 years. But he reserves the word "miracle" for the reopening of Germany's biggest synagogue...

British dwarf's penis gets stuck to hoover

You just can't make this stuff up:"EDINBURGH (AFP) - A dwarf performer at the Edinburgh fringe festival had to be rushed to hospital after his penis got stuck to a vacuum cleaner during an act that went horribly awry. Daniel Blackner, or "Captain Dan the Demon Dwarf", was...

Romanian Abortion Film Wins Cannes

The Palme d'Or, Cannes' top prize, has gone to a low-budget film with prickly subject matter, fending off some of the biggest names in the industry. "Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film...

Unionists and Nationalists forge uneasy peace in N. Ireland

This historic move is set to unite two sides which have, for decades, divided Ireland. One needs only to view Irish films or read Irish literature, or listen to Irish music, to see the deep scars that a divided...

In Memoriam: Virgil Butler

"Virgil Butler, the former slaughterhouse worker from Arkansas who dedicated his life to educating others about the horrors of factory farming, died last night in his sleep at the age of 41. Virgil spent 9 years working in Tyson slaughterhouses, killing as many as 80,000...

Port Talbot youngsters put on Little Shop of Horrors show

"The Port Talbot and District Amateur Operatic Society's Youth Theatre Is set to put on a production of Little Shop of Horrors. The show, staring local youngsters, is set to run at the end of October at the Princess Royal Theatre in Port Talbot."

Son Watches Illegal Immigrant Shoot Mother In The Face

A Mexican gang member and drug dealer who returned to the United States after being deported.

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