Explosion in Russian nightclub 'kills scores'

On reading the headline I first thought this was a terrorist attack. But it's thought to be fireworks. " An explosion has torn through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm, killing at least 76 people. Another...

Zimbabwe Crisis: Latest news

" For most people in the crisis-torn country, life is still a daily struggle to put food on their families’ plates. CAFOD has worked in Zimbabwe for many years but we need to re-double our efforts to feed...

Canadian National Election Campaign - 'Stephen Harper Has Failed' Says Layton

The listeriosis outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of 18 people has continued to push its way into the Canadian national polical scene. The reverberations from agriculture minister Gerry Ritz's 'jokes'...

Surgeons prepare for world’s first full-face transplant

"Three years after the world’s first partial face transplant, significant progress has been made with two further successful operations. A 30-year-old man who had part of his face torn off by a bear and another with a disfiguring tumour have had their quality of life...

History Pakistan - PARTITION - 14 August 1947

An interesting compilation by a fellow flickr photographer and friend who goes by Fiction Dreamer" ~ PARTITION - 14 August 1947, over 10 million people were uprooted from their homeland and travelled on foot,...

Somalia bombing 'kills 15 women'

Somalia is witnessing a severe fighting for last one year and it has caused more than 8,000 civilians life and one million forced from their homes after a fight erupted between government forces and...

Man spends ten years piecing together ripped up love letters

This man really loves his late wife... "A widower has spent more than 10 years piecing together thousands of fragments of love letters torn up by his late wife. Ted Howard, 82, of Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, wrote...

`Cuckoo's Nest' hospital to be torn down

The set of the film 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', Oregon State Hospital, is going to be torn down. Most of the dilapidated, 125 year-old building will be torn down and replaced this fall."Although mean Nurse...

Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood

"'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston,...

Mr. Dippy Recommends this and I do too

I suppose I'm the last one to "discover" this video of Obama's words put to music. Mr. Dippy said it was good, as did my pal Mindy, so I looked. See for yourself. ""      

Saints' Reggie Bush is Out for the Season

"Tuesday, December 11, 2007 By Billy Turner ATLANTA -- A second examination of Reggie Bush's injured left knee by Birmingham orthopedist Dr. James Andrews confirmed the original diagnosis of a torn posterior cruciate ligament and Bush will miss the rest of the season, a...

Bush: I voted for Maliki before I voted against him

Bush is catching some heat from the Arab world for his remarks on the Iraqi Government: "CAIRO, Egypt: U.S. President George W. Bush's conflicting remarks on the effectiveness of the Iraqi government prompted comments in the Arab media which described them as yet another...

Earth's Crust Missing In Mid-Atlantic

"Scientists have discovered a large area thousands of square kilometres in extent in the middle of the Atlantic where the Earth’s crust appears to be missing. Instead, the mantle - the deep interior of the Earth, normally covered by crust many kilometres thick - is exposed...

Mountain lion attacks hiker in Calif.

"Wildlife officials on Thursday credited a woman with saving her husband's life by clubbing a mountain lion that attacked him while the couple were hiking in a California state park. Jim and Nell Hamm, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next month, were hiking...

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