Killer Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan: Jolts Felt in Pakistan and China Too

A deadly earthquake has struck Kyrgyzstan killing at least 65 people. According to BBC News, the 6.6-magnitude quake struck at 2152 local time (1552 GMT) on Sunday, destroying more than 100 buildings in the...

Davis Cup: Romania 2 India 0

"India’s chances of making it to the Davis Cup World Group received a jolt on Friday when their biggest singles hope, Somdev Devvarman, went down 3-6, 1-6, 0-6 to Romania’s Victor Hanescu in the second singles of the play-off at the Bucuresti Stadium in Bucharest....

Minor quake jolts Oakland, California

Here we go again folks, it looks like I moved from California just in time"SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck east of Oakland, California, at around 9 p.m. ET Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was about...

Yet another man dies after Taser incident

More than 20 people in Canada have died after Taser incidents now, raising some obvious questions about the weapon's safety. At what point can the police no longer ignore such a crucial safety issue?Check out a...

British Columbia to question Taser use today

To Taser or not to Taser, that is the question being discussed in British Columbia today."The first phase of a public inquiry into the use of Tasers in British Columbia begins today.This first phase will look...

Quake, tsunami change geography of Solomon Islands

Last week's earthquake and tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands has had a permanent and devastating effect on the region. The tectonic shift caused large fissures to form in the island (some as wide as 50...

Online TV Gets a Jolt from Joost

"As if there aren't already enough ways to watch TV, the serial entrepreneurs behind Kazaa and Skype have announced Joost, which proves that there is no shortage of incomprehensible yet catchy five-letter names. The brainchild of Kazaa and Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and...

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