Amnesty International: Unlock the camps in Sri Lanka

" Unlock the camps in Sri Lanka Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the recent war in North East Sri Lanka and living in...

Simon Everitt's killers found guilty in Severance re-enactment

Simon Everitt was only 17 when three people tied him to a tree, poured gas down his throat, and set him on fire, all in a re-enactment of a horrr movie scene from 'Severance'. Today, the three people responsible were found guilty and awaiting sentencing. Maria Chandler, 40,...

UN concerned over shelling of Hospital in Sri Lanka

The UN has expressed its major concern about the fate of an estimated 250,000 civilians who have been trapped in the conflict zone during an escalation of Sri Lanka's civil war after government forces shelled a hospital in the rebel held area. The military mounted a...

Troops quell sectarian violence in Indonesia

" Hundreds of troops were deployed to a tense Indonesian province in the Maluku islands after sectarian violence left two churches and 50 other buildings in flames, police said on Wednesday. At least six people...

Orange County Evacuated Residents In Fire Areas—40 Houses Were Damaged

I used to live in the area where these homes burned and my father actually helped rebuild.  I could never understand why all these people would move somewhere where all these fires could happen.  History...

82 children dead in Haitian school collapse

In a tragic incident of school buiding collapse in capital of Haiti, more than fifty children died, and almost 120 injured.Rescue operation is still on, the relatives of children are searching the body of their...

Tokyo Fashion Overview

"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...

Boa::Eat You Up - YUM! OUT TODAY!!!

"Boa::Eat You Up - YUM! OUT TODAY!!! 21 10 2008 Update: BoA comes out today!!! Be sure to grab it like its HOTTT! Thanks to BoA’s Jewelry Box for updates! 10.14.2008. That will be the anticipated release date of BoA’s 1st US...

Indiana Lawyer Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Here is a very sad story of a provider who looked after his family, killed in a motorcyle accident.  A moment of silence."November 3, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to California motorcycle accident lawyers, Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson a motorcycle accident...

FBI on scene of bank robbery in northwest Reno

"Reno police confirmed a bank robbery occurred at a Bank of America in northwest Reno, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is on scene. According an eyewitness account, police stopped traffic and searched the trunks of cars near the...

BREAKING: Massive explosion levels home in Las Cruces, New Mexico

"LAS CRUCES - An early morning explosion leveled a home near "A" Mountain Thursday. No injuries are reported, but the home is a total loss and federal investigators have been called in.The Dona Ana County...

Britney Spears court case ends in mistrial

During her 'breakdown,' Brittney Spears got into a fender-bender while driving without a license. However the case against her for that offense has ended in a mistrial."At the height of her long public breakdown, Britney Spears’s life was unanimously agreed to be a car...

Terror police raid 7/7 'bomb factory' flat

A flat allegedly used to plan the 7/7 terror attacks in London has been raided in the UK. It is unclear why the flat is being raided now, so long after the attacks, which occured in 2005."Officers began the search of the flat at 7am after receiving information from a member...

Fire Crews at Famous London Hospital

Firefighters are fighting a blaze at the Great Ormond Streest Hospital, a famous London hospital. The fire was caused by an explosion in the cardiac wing of the hospital, which is said to have come from a gas...

Burj Dubai

"This is the latest available in images from the Burj Dubai, already the tallest building in the world with just a year to go to completion. Nothing demonstrates the amazing ambition of this city better than this iconic building which is the centre piece of the new Downtown...

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