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100 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 12:22:38 by Angelina311 | 3 comments
The Home Office unveils the design of the new UK passport, with enhanced security features to tackle
identity theft and fraud.....
96 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 03:02:14 by LethargicMonkey | 23 comments
An extreme draught affecting the state of Sao Paulo, fires and strong dry winds caused a fire
tornado in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba on Tuesday. ...
202 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 04:50:31 by amprather | 131 comments
After the Haiti earthquake, about 3.1 million Americans using mobile phones donated $10 each to the
Red Cross, raising about $31 million. A similar campaign to raise contributions for Pakistan
produced only about $10,000.
284 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 18:03:41 by aisha01 | 191 comments
As the debate continues over a proposed mosque to be opened near ground zero in New York author
Akbar Ahmed joined Michelle Fleury to discuss what it means to be a Muslim in America today
144 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 01:38:29 by BullHunter | 58 comments
STUDENTS at a West Australian high school have been asked to plan a terrorist attack that would kill
as many innocent people as possible as part of an assignment.
168 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 21:30:12 by arohaninc | 5 comments
The Second City's Seth Weitberg looks back on China's once unthinkable run to No. 2 among world
economies
88 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 14:13:33 by Adistars | 7 comments
Hundreds of people still under open sky begging for the help have no roof to live under, peoples are
starving for food but there is no help no aid for them. According to mathematical Ratio rule
something is decreasing (Disaster) then their might be something that is increasing (Jackpot).
Disaster for Public Jackpot for Politicians
299 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 22:56:34 by 0ldB0y | 18 comments
A British Cabinet Minister and a Cardinal were certain that a Roman Catholic priest was responsible
for one of the worst IRA atrocities of the Northern Ireland Troubles, but they colluded to allow him
to continue his ministry preaching the Gospel. This is the shocking conclusion of a report released
Tuesday by the Northern Ireland police.
134 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 20:15:38 by israeligirl | 32 comments
There sure were comic aspects to the recent unveiling of Iran's latest long-range drone. President
Ahmadinejad insisted that his cruise missile had a "main message of peace and friendship" while
simultaneously claiming that it was an "ambassador of death". How entertaining you find this joke
depends, of course, on how close you live to Iran.
334 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 17:02:16 by Ziriux | 111 comments
In New Orleans, destroyed buildings stand frozen in time.
374 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 04:38:15 by dynamicdigging | 165 comments
As many as 200 women were systematically gang-raped by Rwandan and Congolese rebels over a four-day
period last month less than 20 miles from a U.N. peacekeeping base in the eastern part of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations and aid groups reported.
351 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 07:19:59 by alanocu | 52 comments
For nearly two months now Kashmir has been in the grip of violent protests, as angry young men,
women and children have held demonstrations against Indian rule in the region. Anti-India sentiment
runs deep in Kashmir, which is divided between Hindu-majority India and Pakistan, but claimed by
both in its entirety.
660 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 18:31:11 by bettverboten | 216 comments
Brussels news magazine Knack reported that DNA obtained from Hitler's relatives living in America
led to this discovery.
146 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 19:42:22 by jadondigg | 25 comments
Twitter has hired Adam Bain as head of all revenue for the company, we’ve heard from multiple
sources. His title will be President, Revenue and he’ll be reporting to COO Dick Costolo.Twitter
has also hired Brent Hill away from Google to run sales in the midwest region. Hill, along with
recent hires Amanda Levy and Dan Coughlin, will report to Ba
215 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 02:23:16 by TheEngineer2008 | 19 comments
The only thing the public loves more than a good true-crime story is a good exoneration: the tale of
a noble hero who proclaims his or her innocence in the face of accusations, suffers punishment, and
is then miraculously cleared of the charges. Here are the top eleven.
162 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 18:31:31 by amprather | 17 comments
For the last two weeks, North Korean propaganda has flooded the Internet--courtesy of the Internet,
interestingly enough, and not North Korea. A North Korea government official tells Forbes that the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea is not using Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, as reported by
thousands of publications worldwide. The accounts [...
476 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 09:18:54 by absolutelytrue | 57 comments
A federal appeals court ruled that the covert recording of a phone conversation using a mobile phone
is not a violation of the Wiretap Act if done for legitimate purposes.