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New UK passport design unveiled in fight against fraud

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.....

Raw Video: 'Fire Tornado' in Brazil

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. ...

Why Doesn't the World Care About Pakistanis?

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.

Ground 0 mosque in NY-what it means to be a Muslim in US

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

Aussie Teacher Assigns Terror Attack To Students

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.

The World Economic Tournament

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

Jackpot Or Disaster

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

Catholic priest responsible for an IRA bombing is uncovered

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.

Flower power and missiles don't mix

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.

Images of Katrina, 5 Years Later

334 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 17:02:16 by Ziriux | 111 comments

In New Orleans, destroyed buildings stand frozen in time.

As Many As 200 Women, BabyBoys Gang-Raped Near Congo UN Base

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.

Kashmir: Valley of Tears, Protests and Anger [PICS]

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.

Hitler descended from Jews & Africans he hated...DNA claims

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.

Twitter Hires Adam Bain Away From News Corp. As President

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

Newsweek: 11 famous people falsely accused, then exonerated

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.

N. Korea Says That It's Not Using Twitter/Facebook/YouTube

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 [...

Court Decides Secretly Recorded Phone Conversations Are Cool

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.

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