We Hardly Knew Ye: Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct

Not seen for more than fifty years, the Caribbean monk seal has been declared extinct, with its Mediterranean cousins not far behind."Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the...

Boise fire kills one -hundreds displaced from homes

The Mayor of Boise has made a declaration of disaster for the city of Boise.  A deadly fire that started Monday evening has already claimed the life of one victim.  It has destroyed 10 homes, and damaged...

Vancouver and Montreal among top 25 cities in the world

Vancouver is the 8th most 'liveable' city in the world, according to international rankings put out by London-based Monocle magazine. Montreal was the only other Canadian city to make the cut, coming in at 16....

Octogenarian man survives after shooting five times in head

In a miraculous escape an octogenarian man tried to kill himself but couldn't succeed even after 5 bullets. It seems the God doesn't want him to die soon.    " An 84-year-old Argentine man who shot himself five times in the head in an apparent suicide...

Get Ready To Freeze Your N@ts Off This Winter - Farmers' Almanac Warns

Based off of looking at "sunspots, the position of the planets and the tidal action of the moon" this is what the Farmers' Almanac predicts for this winter."The almanac's 2009 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, says at least two-thirds of the country can expect colder than...

Bertha Wanders - Now Extratropical! Iceland on Monday!

UPDATES: Bertha has been downgraded again, still with winds of 70 mph and moving at 36 mph. Bertha is now Tropical Storm and considered 'ExtraTropical.' This is the Last Advisory to be issued by the National...

$1000 a day to settle convicted pedophile Dennis Ferguson

Fearing their children will be targeted by pedophile, many parents have kept them away from school. " ALMOST 60 students of Queensland's Carbrook and Mt Cotton primary schools stayed home yesterday because their...

North Korea to sign non-aggression treaty with ASEAN: Singapore

Who was more frightened ASEAN or North Korea+China? "North Korea told Singapore, current chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), that it would accede to the treaty next week. The signing ceremony will take place after the ASEAN Regional Forum,...

Lebanese forces at a Shebaa Farm

Just as a new government is formed in Lebanon, its armed forces took over one of the occupied Sheeba Farms - Bastara Farm- that had been evacuated by Israel in 2000. Israel continues to occupy the rest of the Sheeba Farms which are also claimed by Syria and Lebanon. "...

Turkish Airlines starts Viet Nam operations

Turkish Airlines opened its Viet nam representative office in Ha noi Monday and named the Huong Giang Aviation Service Company as its general agent in the country."The carrier will joint Vietnam airlines and Thai...

Military shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16

A public shooting demonstration in France went horribly wrong today when real bullets were used instead of fakes. No deaths have been reported, but 15 civilians were injured. I'll keep my eye out for updates."PARIS, France (AP) -- A military shooting demonstration in...

Faces of Bali - Serangan Island

"Serangan island, a 73-hectare island located just 250 metres off the southeast coast of Bali, is the resident of Sakenan temple–one of the most visited temple for religious purpose on the southern part, according...

Time to re-Pass the GI Bill in the USA

"By JOEL MCNALLY  Tuesday, June 3, 2008As someone who opposed the Vietnam War and didn’t spit on a single soldier, I have never believed those stories about servicemen in uniform encountering a tsunami of...

Candian College Students Take Aim Myanmar Junta, Send Panties

Canadian students, in a rush to make sure that no one thinks they are not crazier than Sharon Stone came up with this."Toronto:Canadian women have launched a Panties for Peace! campaign to sendtheir undergarments to the Myanmar military junta to frighten it intoending...

Subway Cars To Take Marine Life Passengers

"Forty-four retired New York subwaycars have been sunken 19 miles southeast of Ocean Cityin an effort to create an artificial reef. Maryland’s coast, a place once rich inanimal life thanks to its natural reefs, has...

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