Mass graves discovered in and south of Baghdad

More than ten corpses were found in hidden graves in Iraq. The victims seems to have died down two years back. This town was bastion of Sunni militants and presumbly was taken over by Al-Qaida linked militant. It could be their handiwork. " Iraqi villagers and soldiers...

Afghanistan:Taliban Spy Slows Afghan progress

Certainly tragic when after 8 months to learn your Police co-worker is actually a Taliban spy who kills two of your own unsuspecting men while guarding a Power Plant for thousands of citizens for your region and...

Dusty Galaxies Yield Up Hundreds Of Black Holes :: Oblate Spheroid

"Astronomers using specialized NASA telescopes have found hundreds of quasar/black holes hiding deep inside dusty galaxies billions of light-years away. For decades, astronomers have long suspected that the...

More CIA confusion as another former intelligence official faces charges

As if the CIA could not do with one black eye, here comes the second.  Dusty Foggo who left the agency under a cloud more than a year ago has been formally charged in relation to the Duke Cunningham...

Contentious Caravaggios emerge from the royal storeroom

 In recent times there has been a lot of discourse that normalizes the Royal Family as just a regular family. Still, it's moments like this - finding two Caravaggios stowed away someplace -where you really...

Why was this attorney fired?

As usual, Josh Marshall finds the news 6 months ahead of the MSM.  Here's his take on the firing of San Diego US Attorney Carol Lam:"Sometimes a really big story is sitting there, right in plain sight....

Bringing Wi-Fi To Remote Areas Of Africa

I found this through eco-Iron. This is great - plus I can't believe it's called Fort Portal. "The town of Fort Portal is known as one of the most scenic areas in Uganda. While it's remote, Fort Portal is not isolated. Their window on the world is the Internet, surprising when...

Douglas Library

"Across the intersection of Union and University avenue from Stauffer Library is the stately Douglas Library. The hallowed halls of this elderly stone building are devoted to the storage of Engineering and Science...

3 Teens Die In Alabama School Bus Crash

"Alabama - A bus carrying high school students smashed through a guardrail along an overpass Monday and crashed nose-first 30 feet below, killing three teenage girls and injuring at least 30 other people, several...
 

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