Over 30,000 Bosnian Muslims gathered today to remember the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and bury the victims of over 300 newly identified victims."The funeral ceremony for the 308 Muslims, who were among...
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" IRAN is to dig 320,000 graves in border districts to allow for the burial of enemy soldiers in the event of any attack on its territory, a top commander said today."In implementation of the Geneva Conventions ... the necessary measures are being taken to provide for the...
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...
Today is National Chocolate Chip Day!!! There are so many things you can make with chocolate chips...chocolate chip cookies, pancakes, brownies, muffins, ice cream, waffles, granola bars, pie, crepes, cupcakes,...
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"Barely 24 hours after Bill Uszenski places 144 flags at the graves of deceased members of the Florida Fire Department, bush fires has shut down roads in central Florida and forced evacuations, authorities said."
Officials are set to dig up an old Manson family ranch on May 20. Creepy to think what they could find...For more info, check out this related story from a few weeks ago."(CNN) -- Authorities said Friday they will...
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The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus, and...
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"The war of words or rather the war of pictures between the MNS and Amitabh Bachchan continues, with a latest rather tongue-in-cheek poster hung oustide the Big B's Juhu residence. The Big B was recently in the news...
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Nearly 150 graves of French Muslim soldiers were defaced by vandals at the Notre Dame de Lorette cemetery."A pig's head was hung from one headstone and slogans insulting Islam and France's Muslim justice minister were daubed on other graves.President Nicolas Sarkozy...
This restaurant sounds like every goth kid's dream."AHMADABAD, India - In India, death is a part of life, and at one restaurant in western India, a part of lunch.
The bustling New Lucky Restaurant in Ahmadabad is famous for its milky tea, its buttery rolls, and the graves...
"Day of the Dead Dance in Tetela de Volcan, Mexico
Click to playTetela de Volcan is a small, traditional town in the state of Morelos, Mexico overlooked by the volcano Popocatepetl, also known as Popo. Here, the...
In a disturbing find, scientists uncover the remains of ancestors bearing marks of physical violence at the hands of Spanish Conquistadores. One skull features a musket round to the head.The state of an...
"Vandals shred U.S. flags, plant swastikas on veterans' graves for Memorial Day
Fc7ca74f579e43d685e353f2c95a7e4bpob It was a rough Memorial Day for veterans in one Washington state community.
On Saturday, members of the American Legion on Orcas Island placed more than 100...
"Members Of Rolling Thunder Heading For Nation's Capital For Memorial Day Commemoration
May 25, 2007 5:30 p.m. EST
Linda Young - AHN Staff Writer
Washington, DC (AHN) - While Memorial Day is a federal holiday, making it a day off from work for some, many will choose to enjoy...
Once again, the earth spits up proof of conflicts that most of us never hear about. Columbia has been involved in a complicated civil war (are any of them simple?) between the existing government and right- and left-wing rebel groups. As peace deals begin to emerge, stories...