Twitter Tweets Used To Measure Moods By Researchers

Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have created a Twitter Mood Map to measure the moods in the US by using millions of Twitter messages, or tweets, from the famous social networking site. The researchers discovered that individuals were happiest in the morning and in the evening, with happiness peaking on Sunday morning and dipping [...]

French Couple Detained For Case Of 8 Dead Newborns

A French prosecutor said on Thursday that charges were to be made against a couple detained after eight dead babies were discovered on their property in northern France. The couple is in their mid-40s and are the parents of the dead babies, a judicial official said. The bodies of the infants were found on two different [...]

Eminem stays on No.1 at US album chart for fifth week

Eminem led the US pop album chart for a fifth week on Wednesday, marking an even stronger debut from fellow rapper Rick Ross. Eminems’ album  ”Recovery” sold 187,000 copies during the week ended July 25, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its total stands at almost 1.7 million till Wednesday. Ross’ fourth album “Teflon Don”  was on [...]

Grief grows as recovery of remains of victims in Pakistan’s worst plane crash ever continues

The Pakistani nation is stricken by the devastating airplane crash that killed 152 people on Wednesday. Rescuers continue to search the path of devastation strewn with body parts and twisted metal wreckage atop the Margalla Hills surrounding the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. As the night grows, the increase in the death toll continues. The rescue workers [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow hits the country tunes!

From her role in the upcoming film ‘Country Strong,’ Gwyneth Paltrow has taken up singing for the film in her own hands. Starring alongside the genre’s biggest name, Tim McGraw, Paltrow sang sweet notes for the film. The actress’ sweet, medium-range voice lends itself well to the mellow title track of the movie, which is also [...]

Pakistani plane carrying 152 passengers crashes

A passenger plane carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, amid rain and caught fire on Wednesday, officials said. Nearly 25 people were killed and five survived with injuries, but many more are feared dead. The reason for the Airblue jet crash is still unclear. The plane had left the southern city of [...]

Rihanna to have movie debut in ‘Battleship’

Variety announced on Tuesday that 22-year-old singer Rihanna will be making her movie debut in “Battleship.” The movie is a big-screen adaptation of the Milton Bradley game. She will be joining Taylor Kitsch, and Alexander Skarsgard in the sci-fi action flick, which is set for release in May, 2012. The director of the film, Peter [...]

Apple launches something new: ‘Magic Trackpad’

Thanks to Apple, multi-touch screens for scrolling or zooming by flicking or pinching the fingers on desktops is now possible! On Tuesday, Apple Inc.  began selling a ‘Magic Trackpad’ – which is a new wireless device that connects via Bluetooth to any Mac computer and allows users to manipulate what’s on their screens through gestures. [...]

China floods leads to landslide, 21 missing

Heavy rains and flooding in southern China lead to a landslide which left 21 people missing on Tuesday. This added to a growing death toll from China’s worst flood season in a decade, which is expected to worsen with heavy rains forecast across the country. The 21 people missing after a landslide in Hanyuan County [...]

Daniel Craig signs up for ‘Dragon Tattoo’

The  current star of the James Bond films Daniel Craig has signed on for the English-language remake of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” Distributor Sony Pictures confirmed that Craig is taking on the role of journalist Mikael Blomkvist. The film is a thriller based on the first novel in the best-selling series from the late Swedish [...]

Israeli helicopter crash kills 7

All seven people aboard an Israeli military helicopter were killed when it crashed into a mountain in central Romania, officials said Tuesday. The people onboard included one Romanian and six Israelis. The Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashed on Monday during a military exercise which was for the training of crews to fly at low altitudes. [...]

Top 10 Singles and Albums on iTunes

The top 10 selling singles and albums on iTunes this week (ending July 26, 2010) are: Singles: 1. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem 2. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz 3. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias 4. “California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg),” Katy Perry 5. “Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore),” B.o.B. 6. “Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars),” [...]

‘Avengers’ cast foretold by Samuel L. Jackson

At Saturday’s Comic-Con, the cast of the forthcoming “Avengers” film took the stage. Samuel L. Jackson surprised nearly 6,000 fans gathered for a Marvel Studios presentation when he stepped out just as it was ending and started introducing the cast of “The Avengers.” He brought out stars Clark Gregg, Scarlett Johannson, Chris Hemsworth of “Thor” [...]

Putin praises motorbikes by jumping on a Harley

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin jumped on a Harley Davidson and made his way into an international biker convention in southern Ukraine atop the motorbike. Nearly 5,000 bikers from Europe and other countries around it gathered in Sevastopol for the annual festival on Saturday on Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. Putin is visiting Ukraine for talks with [...]

Lawsuit settled over rights to film ‘Precious’

A lawsuit between two film companies over the rights to the film “Precious” has been dismissed, court records show. The two film companies, Lionsgate Films and The Weinstein Co., sued each other in February 2009 over the rights to the film which later went on to win two Academy awards. The attorney for Lionsgate Matthew [...]

Flooding shuts down airport and closes roads in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Heavy storms and thunderstorms have caused widespread flooding in southern Wisconsin, leading to the shutdown of Milwaukee’s airport and blocking roads, and two people have been struck by lightning. The Milwaukee-General Mitchell International closed around 9:30 p.m. when floodwaters began covering the runways. The strong rains flooded  the city on Thursday, with only parts of Milwaukee [...]

Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr secretly wed

Actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr have married, reps for the two stars have confirmed. The details about their wedding were not revealed – where they tied the knot, the dress, honeymoon plans – but in a statement released on Friday, 31-year-old Kerr said she has canceled an appearance at the Australian department store [...]

Pakistan extends term for army chief for 3 more years

On Thursday, the Pakistani Prime Minister extended the term of army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for three more years, while he ensured  continuity at a crucial point in the country’s terror fight as well as the US-led campaign across the border in Afghanistan. Kayani’s current three-year term was due to expire in November. The Prime [...]

Baby Leopards Debut at Paris Zoo

The birth of two rare Southeast Asian clouded leopards, both making their first appearance recently, was announced by a Paris zoo. The two female cubs were named Pati and Jaya. They made their debut to the public  in recent days at the zoo in the Jardin des Plantes park. The cubs were born on May [...]

Iraqi Minister: 4 al-Qaida Inmates Have Escaped From Jail

Iraq’s justice minister said on Thursday that four  al-Qaida-linked detainees have escaped from a Baghdad area prison that was handed over by the US to Iraqi authorities a week ago. The minister, Dara Noureddin, said the four were awaiting trial on terrorism charges and had escaped from the prison formerly known as Camp Cropper. The [...]

IMF cancels $268 million Haiti debt and provide aid

The IMF announced on Wednesday that it had  canceled Haiti’s $268 million debt and will lend the earthquake-devastated country another $60 million to help it with reconstruction plans. The decision was a part of a plan for long-term reconstruction after the Jan. 12 magnitude-7 quake, which killed as many as 300,000 people in Haiti, IMF [...]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie win privacy damages against News of the World

Famous Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have accepted an undisclosed sum in a settlements over their privacy claim against the News of the World, BBC reported on Thursday. The couple sued the newspaper in January over a story saying they were about to split ways  and had agreed custody arrangements. The couple’s lawyer, who [...]

Pakistani officials: Taliban leader and assistant ‘die making bomb’

Pakistani officials said on Thursday that a Taliban commander and his helper died while they were assembling a bomb as the bomb blew up during the process. The militant leader, Irshad Khan, is suspected to have conducted several attacks on Pakistani soldiers in the region. The officials say that several members from Khan’s family were [...]

Pregnant Woman Can Drink A Cup Of Coffee A Day

According to a new study, it’s okay for pregnant women to drink a cup of coffee a day. This means pregnant women don’t have to give up their morning coffee anymore. The research review was conducted by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, who found that moderate caffeine consumption probably won’t increase the risk [...]

500-millionth member registers on Facebook

At least one out of every 13 people on the planet now uses Facebook. The social-network giant announced that it had registered its 500 millionth member, which means that one person in 13 of the entire global population has a profile set up on Facebook. The popular site was launched in 2004. It has gained [...]

Cold Snap in Argentina Kills 8

Nearly eight people have died in a cold snap in Argentina in the past several days, the nation’s state-run news agency reported. Half of the country lies in snow. The capital Buenos Aires recorded its lowest temperatures in a decade on Friday. Mercury fell to -1.5 degrees Celsius in the capital, close to the coldest temperature [...]

Face Veils Banned At Universities In Syria

Syria has banned the Islamic face-covering veil from its universities. The latest move by the Education Ministry of the country comes as similar moves in Europe over the ban of niqab sparks cries of discrimination against Muslims. An official at the ministry said the ban affects public and private universities and aims to protect Syria’s [...]

iPad sales reach out to 9 more countries

Apple Inc. plans to start selling the iPad  tablet PC in nine new international markets on Friday. This will make Apple’s latest hit product available in a total of 19 countries. The new markets where Apple is expanding sales to include: Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore. The company previously [...]

Train collision in east India kills 56

An express train that was running at high speed collided with a stationary passenger train at a station in eastern India early Monday, leading to the deaths of 56 people, the railway police said. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said the crash could have been another case of sabotage, as two months ago Maoist rebels were [...]

2 earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea

Two earthquakes having magnitudes of 6.9 and 6.8 hit  the New Britain Region of Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific ocean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The first tremor occurred at a depth of 57 kilometers, it said. The epicenter was about 114 kilometers from the city of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea. The [...]

‘Inception’ debuts with $60.4 million, leading box office weekend

The latest movie by Christopher Nolan, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, “Inception” is anything but a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $60.4 million and a No. 1 finish at the weekend box office. The action film is about a team that sneaks into people’s dreams. The film is DiCaprio’s biggest opening weekend, topping his previous [...]

43 killed by suicide attack in Iraq

A suicide bomber targeting army soldiers and members of a government-backed militia killed at least 43 people and wounded 46 on Sunday, Iraqi officials said. The bomber targeted the victims who were lining up to receive their paychecks. Although violence has decreased in Iraq in the past two years, members of the security forces remain [...]

Hillary Clinton Lands in Pakistan on Key Mission

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Pakistan today to being a tour of South Asia aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old war in Afghanistan. Her mission is to push neighboring countries of Afghanistan to cooperate in the fight against al-Qaida and Taliban extremists. Clinton landed in Islamabad, the [...]

The World Goes Under The Hottest Year On Record

The world is simmering in the hottest year so far, an analysis released by a US national weather reported. This is causing droughts worldwide and concerns in the US by farmers. The analysis showed that the first six months of 2010 have been warmer than the first half of 1998, the previous record holder, by [...]

Lady Gaga’s YouTube record beaten by Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber’s music video for “Baby” is the most-watched video ever on YouTube, reporst released on Saturday said. The 16-year-old pop star’s video passed Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video to take the all-time lead on the website. Over 246 million have watched Bieber’s video on the Google Inc.-owned website, YouTube. Bieber later tweeted a thank [...]

Paris Hilton Caught With Cannabis At Corsica

Famous socialite Paris Hilton was held by police on the French island of Corsica briefly after being caught with cannabis in her handbag, police resources state. Hilton was detained after arriving at the airport in Figari on a private jet from Paris on Friday, they added. The police found  less than a gram of cannabis [...]

16 Shiite Muslims killed by gunmen in Pakistan

An apparent sectarian ambush in a remote tribal town in northwest Pakistan led to the deaths of 16 Shiite Muslims and 4 other wounded on Saturday, a paramilitary spokesman and local officials of the country said. The incident took place in the Sunni dominated Charkhel area on Tal-Parachinar road, which lies in the violence-hit Kurram [...]

Steve Jobs talks about antenna problem of iPhone 4 – ‘We aren’t perfect’

Perfection is hard to find in this world. And that is what Apple CEO had to say on Friday morning. Apple Inc. has said that it will give free protective cases to all the buyers of its latest iPhone to prevent reception problems that occur when people cover a certain spot on the left side [...]

Guess Who’s Playing Mystique in ‘X-Men: First Class’?

The star that has been chosen for “X-Men: First Class” to play Mystique is: Jennifer Lawrence. Lawrence has been cast as the shape-shifter Mystique in the X-Men prequel. The 19-year-old actress will be taking over the role played by Rebecca Romijn in the original series. Lawrence, who appeared in “The Burning Blain,” has been getting string reviews [...]

Apple iPhone 4 announcement to be on Friday morning

Apple Inc. will be holding a press conference at its Silicon Valley headquarters on Friday morning to discuss issues regarding the latest iPhone model. Although Apple has not specified what will be discussed about the iPhone 4, assumptions are the company will respond to complaints about the smartphone’s antenna and signal problems, and also the [...]

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry gets injured in a motorcycle accident

The legendary rock band, Aerosmith’s guitarist Joe Perry was rear-ended by a car when he was riding a motorcycle, authorities said. He has been treated for minor injuries at a Massachusetts hospital, they added on Friday. Middleborough police say Perry was on his 2009 Ducati Monster 696 on Thursday afternoon when he was struck from [...]

George Clooney testifies at fraud trial in Milan

Actor George Clooney testified at a fraud trial in in Milan, reports came out on Friday. The judge was one of the many saying it seemed like a Hollywood set. A large number of celebrity-watchers packed the tiny courtroom on Friday as 50-year-old Clooney showed up at the trial against three defendants charged with coopting the [...]

Pink goes to hospital after stage fall

Famous singer Pink fell off the stage after a stunt went wrong on Thursday evening and she underwent a checkup at a hospital, the spokesman for her concert in Germany said. Peter Riegert Concerts’ Stefan Guentner said on Friday that the singer had not been seriously injured in the accident which took place at Nuremberg. The [...]

Hotel fire in Iraq kills 29, including foreigners

A fire in a five-story hotel in northern Iraq killed 29 people, including foreigners, officials said on Friday. Witnesses said they saw victims jumping to their deaths to escape the flames from the hotel windows. The fire in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah began Thursday night at the Soma Hotel and was sparked by an [...]

Hundreds of Mourners Attend Dolphin’s Funeral in New Zealand

On Friday, over a hundred of mourners attended the funeral of a teenage bottlenose dolphin that won hearts and sometimes annoyed New Zealand swimmers and surfers with his boisterous antics. The body of the dolphin named ‘Moko’ was placed in a blue coffin bedecked with flowers. The coffin was carried through a seaside town. At [...]

Tropical Storm Conson Moves Though Philippines Leaving 18 dead, 57 Missing

18 people were killed and 57 others remain missing after Tropical Storm Conson raked Philippines on Wednesday, the country’s National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. The storm, which is known as “Basyang” in Philippines, had weakened slightly, the council said. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, its maximum sustained winds were at 53 mph  near its center and [...]

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem wed in the Bahamas

Oscar winners and celebrity couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have gotten married. Cruz’s rep Amanda Silverman confirmed the couple was married in the beginning of July at a friend’s house in the Bahamas. She reported that the ceremony for 36-year-old Cruz and 41-year-old Bardem was a small one that only family members attended. Other details [...]

Jennifer Lopez To Face $40 Million Lawsuit Over Canceled Cyprus Show

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is facing a $40 million lawsuit for scrapping a controversial show in Cyprus. The 40-year-old singer was to perform at the opening of a new hotel complex, Cratos Premium, in the Turkish Cypriot region of the popular tourist destination on July 24 – the same day as the 36th anniversary [...]

Avatar Re-Released Soon

Just when you thought the “Avatar” hype would decrease a bit, the sensation is set to give more to the excited fans of the movie. Twentieth Century Fox has decided to re-release its Academy Award winning epic “Avatar” featuring never seen before footage. The film is set to re-release in cinemas on August 27 worldwide. [...]

Consumer Reports Confirm iPhone 4 Reception Problems After Tests

Consumer Reports’ completed testing the iPhone 4, and confirmed that there is a problem with the reception of the new smartphone released by Apple Inc. They said that when an individual’s finger or hand touches a spot on the phone’s lower left side, which is very likely for left-handed people, the signal can significantly degrade [...]

World Cup finale watched by 700 million viewers

Spanish broadcasters stated that the record ratings for the final of football World Cup on Sunday went up to 17 million viewers, which are a part of about 700 million viewers estimated to have caught the match on small screens worldwide. An estimated 16.8 million Spaniards (91 percent of the TV audience) caught the highlight [...]

Edward Norton Not To Be Cast As Hulk For ‘Avengers’

A Marvel rep confirmed on Sunday that Edward Norton will not be reprising his role as the Incredible Hulk in 2012′s “The Avengers.” Marvel Studios president of production Kevin Feige explained the decision in a statement: “We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner [...]

Highest Paying Careers

Money has become a very important aspect of our professional lives. The amounts that we make play an important role in our job satisfaction, as well as in our personal life. For this reason, it is important for us to know which are the big salary careers today and which are not so that we [...]

‘Despicable Me’ leads weekend box office

“Despicable Me” opened at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million. Being the first 3-D animated movie from Universal Pictures, the talented cats of the movies include voices of stars: Steve Carell as the voice of Gru, a bumbling villain with plans to steal the moon, along with Jason Segel, Russell Brand and Julie Andrews. The head [...]

Paul the Oracle Octopus scores eight on eight!

After eight correct picks, the eight-tentacle octopus has left everyone amazed by its accuracy. Paul the Oracle Octopus became a big winner of the World Cup last night after her recorded a perfect prognostication record, and will truly be a king for Spain now! From the very first match, his predictions about the winning team [...]

Facebook adds ‘Panic Button’ on site for youngsters

Facebook has created a “panic button” application on its site as it joins forces with a child protection agency, it was announced on Monday. This is a major step by the social networking site to finally give in to calls to do more to protect youngsters online. The new application will allow youngsters to report suspicious [...]

Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 105

The death toll from a suicide bombing and car bomb explosion at a busy market town in Pakistan’s northwest tribal belt has risen to 105, officials said on Sunday. The explosions took place on Friday, and destroyed government buildings and shops and left victims buried under the rubble. Two victims died at night in the [...]

58,000 stray dogs killed in Baghdad within 3-months

Nearly 58,000 stray dogs have been killed by veterinarians and police in the capital of Iraq over the last three months as part of a campaign to curb an increasing number of strays blamed for attacks on residents. A statement released on Sunday by Baghdad provincial government said that 20 teams have been moving around [...]

China’s Foreign Reserves Increase to $2.45 Million

The foreign reserves for China have reached $2.45 trillion dollars by the end of June, a 15.1 percent increase year on year, the central bank said Sunday. Despite the rise, its reserves increased by only $7.2 billion in the second quarter. This shows a sharp drop from the first quarter when it grew by $126.5 billion, [...]

Carrie Underwood Married to Hockey Player Mike Fisher

The country singer who rose to fame after winning “American Idol” in its fourth season, Carried Underwood, has married NHL player Mike Fisher at a resort in Georgia. News about the wedding was confirmed by their publicists. “Yes, Mike and Carrie are married,” Underwood’s publicist Jessie Schmidt said on Sunday morning. The wedding was held [...]

Octopus Paul Predicts World Cup Winner!

The Germans hate him, but Spain loves him. And despite this international tug-of-war, Paul the Oracle Octopus continues with his predictions, he has picked the winners of both the third-place match and the World Cup final. So far, Paul’s predictions have been perfectly accurate – his predictions being made when he picks out  his food [...]

Shakira says she is a ‘football fanatic’

Shakira said on Saturday that since she has been keeping track of the World Cup in South Africa, she feels like she has become a ‘football fanatic.’ “I really never in my life imagined that I would go straight to the sports section in the newspaper,” she told journalists before Sunday’s final. “I’ve become a [...]

Is Facebook selling site credits in Asia?

Yes, the rumor is true. Facebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time. Whats the social-network sites purpose? It is aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while boosting revenue for developers. [...]

2010 Emmy Nominations For Major Categories

The nominees for the Emmy Awards this year have been announced on Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.  Here are the nominees for the 2010 Emmy Awards in major categories: Drama Series: “Breaking Bad,” AMC; “Dexter,” Showtime; “The Good Wife,” CBS; “Lost,” ABC; “True Blood,” HBO; “Mad Men,” AMC. Comedy Series: “Curb Your [...]

Germany takes Facebook to the Court

On Wednesday, a German data protection official said he launched legal proceedings against Facebook, as he accused the social-networking site for illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who do not use the website. Johannes Caspar, head of the Hamburg office for data protection, said in a statement that it had initiated legal steps [...]

Industrial Output for Denmark Rises in May

The Industrial Output in Denmark increased in May from the past month. A report by the Statistics Denmark showed on Tuesday that the industrial production went up to a 4.4% on a monthly basis in May. Year-on-year, industrial output grew 1.9%, but was 20.1% smaller than two years ago. Furthermore, the manufacture of non-durables goods [...]

NYC Subway Bomb Plot Linked With British Plotter

A failed plot to set off bombs in the New York subway station system last year was part of a larger al-Qaida terrorist conspiracy that planned a similar attack in London. The link was announced on Wednesday by US prosecutors in an indictment unsealed. The prosecutors added several al-Qaida figures to the case, which includes [...]

Shakira to be a part of World Cup closing ceremony

The FIFA World Cup organizers have promised a high-tech closing ceremony, and said that famous singer Shakira will be a part of it. The closing ceremony will be much different from the traditional African ceremony which opened the tournament. Jermaine Craig, organizing committee, said on Sunday’s show at Soccer City will be “more youthful and [...]

Report: Microsoft planning on job cuts

The US software giant Microsoft Corp is planning to cut a small number of jobs as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal said. The report said the size of the job cuts could not be learned. But the news on the job reduction is far smaller than about 5,000 cuts announced last year, [...]

Details about “Breaking Dawn”

With fans loving the new movie “Eclipse”, questions about the fourth and final installment of the film “Breaking Dawn” are already being raised. Although filming hasn’t started yet, the final book by Stephanie Meyer under the same name was the longest in the four (756 pages). Here is some of the scoop on the upcoming [...]

Judge sentences Lindsay Lohan to 90 days in jail

On Tuesday, a judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 90 days in jail and an inpatient rehab program after finding the actress and singer had violated the terms of her probation in a 2007 drug case. The actress was seen crying immediately after the ruling. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel issued the sentence after listening to testimony from employees of [...]

“Eclipse” makes $83.6 million over holiday weekend

The third chapter of the “Twilight” series hit off well over the long Fourth of July weekend, engrossing  $83.6 million. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” raised its total since opening last Wednesday to $176.4 million. Another movie debuted over the holiday weekend – “The Last Airbender” debuted with a strong No. 2 with $51.8 million. The top [...]

New PlayStation 3 With Bigger Memory To Be Released By Sony

On Tuesday, the electronics giant Sony announced that it will introduce an upgraded PlayStation 3 in Japan at the end of July, which will have a bigger memory and a new white version on offer. The company said in  statement released that it will sell a 160-gigabyte model for 29,980 yen, which is the same [...]

10,000 euros stolen in coins by Italian motorists

A truck with euro 2 million in coins overturned in Italy, sprawling its contents onto the highway and leading motorists to halt and dig in. The incident took place on Monday at Foggia in southern Italy. Police said on Tuesday that it was impossible to establish how much money had been stolen, as many of [...]

George Michael gets arrested in London

George Michael was arrested after a car crash in London on Sunday, according to the British media. BBC said the 47-year-old singer was arrested after police responded to reports that a car had crashed into a building in Hampstead, north London. So far the Metropolitan Police have only said that they had arrested a man [...]

Fire at transformer station leaves Toronto with a blackout

Due to a fire at a Toronto transformer station, the power went out to much of the city on Monday, snarling traffic in the midst of a blazing heat wave. The impact did not, however, effect the financial markets. The provincial power company under the name ‘Hydro One’ said that the blackout was due to a fire at a transformer station [...]

iPhone Book Apps Disappears From iTunes Store

A number of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications after complaints were made from developers. A variety of applications by the same author were seen in the top rankings, although the applications frequently had few or no user reviews and appeared to [...]

NY’s JFK Airport Closes Terminal 1 After Bomb Scare

Over a hundred of travelers were evacuated from New York’s JFK Airport on Sunday after a bomb threat was phoned in. Sources said that the phone along with an unattended bag was reported in a terminal, due to which the evacuation began. At least 300 people were cleared from Terminal 1 of the airport at [...]

“Eclipse” makes $161 million despite audience drops

Even though it is waning at the box office, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” has gotten off to a blockbuster start with $161 million in its first five days, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The third chapter of the vampire romance series fell off sharply after debuting last Wednesday with $68.5 million. That was [...]

Somali Pirates Capture Chemical Tanker

According to the EU’s anti-piracy task force, Somali pirates have seized a chemical tanker carrying lubricating oil in the Red Sea. The pirates, the report says,  attacked the Marshall Islands-flagged MT Motivator on Sunday in the northern Strait of Bab al Mandeb.  The hijack was confirmed on Monday morning after communication with ship was lost, the [...]

Denmark Prosecutor Charges Cartoonist Attacker With Terrorism

One of the top Danish prosecutors charged a Somali man with terrorism on Friday for allegedly trying to kill a cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. Joergen Steen Soerensen said that the man, who cannot be named under a court order, wanted to “seriously frighten the population” and destabilize Denmark in the attack on cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. The [...]

Nutrition Obtained From Whole Food Vitamins

In the health world, doctors, nutritionists and dieticians have long been advising and promoting the intake of vitamins and supplements by pill or capsules. However, most people take this concept the wrong way and follow erroneous approaches to ensure their body gets the vitamins and nutrients it needs. They don’t realize that the human body [...]

Obama hands $2 billion for solar plant, creating new jobs

The US government is awarding nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that US President Barack Obama says will create thousands of jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources. The announcement was made by Obama during his  weekly radio and online address on Saturday. He said the money is part of his plan to [...]

SKorea bus accident kills 12

A bus plunged of an elevated road while heading towards South Korea’s main airport on Saturday, killing 12 passengers and injuring another dozen people. The bus hit a guardrail as it tried to avoid a broken-down car and plummeted 30 feet down from the road in Incheon, police said. Among the dead was a Korean-American [...]

15 killed in Philippines bus crash

15 people were killed and 48 others were wounded on Saturday due to the brakes failing of a speeding bus packed with passengers. The vehicle slammed into a concrete barrier in the central Philippines, police said. The bus was carrying mostly homebound factory workers. It was  traveling at high speed in the Cebu province when [...]

Apple ‘stunned’ at iPhone flaw

On Friday, Apple Inc. said it was ”stunned” to find a flaw in their highly-successful smartphone –  iPhones have for years been using a “totally wrong” formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting. The reason of the complaints made by users of the iPhone 4 – a plunge in signal strength [...]

Lady Gaga sets another record – 10 million Facebook fans

The glam pop singer who is mostly in the news about influence, albums, songs, and confounding outfits, has again proven to become a sensation – but this time on Facebook. Lady Gaga is to set a record of having 10 million fans on the social-networking site Facebook. This will make her the first living person [...]

2 charges for attacking Swedish cartoonist’s home

On Tuesday, Sweden charged two men with arson for an attempted attack on the home of an artist whose cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad infuriated some Muslims. The prosecutor, Eva-Marie Persson, said evidence found by investigators linked a 19-year-old and a 21-year-old to the case. Both have denied the charges. The prosecution was presented in [...]

‘Twilight’ debuts at $68.5 million and sets box office record

“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” broke another record when it took in $68.5 million in its first day, the best ever for a movie opening on a Wednesday. The latest chapter in the vampire adventure surpassed the previous Wednesday record of $62 million set last year by “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” It predecessor, “The Twilight [...]

“Eclipse” Receives Great Reviews

As the third “Twilight” film sets for release, fans around the globe of the vampire novels swarm premiers and theaters to catch a glance of their favorite stars and characters from the novel-turned-film. The films popularity has made it review proof, but that hasn’t stopped the nation’s critics from chiming in with their thoughts on [...]

Details about the upcoming Windows 8!

Just when you started using Windows 7, work on Windows 8 went under way. There isn’t any rush for a new Windows by Microsoft, of course. But the formulation of a new Windows began as it takes years for Microsoft to develop an operating system. The details about this new Windows have been leaked by [...]

Suicide bombing in Chechen capital wounds 5

A suicide bomber detonated himself in the capital of Chechnya region in Russia on Wednesday, which wounded three police officers and two civilians, officials reported. The blast took place at 6 p.m. at the center of Gronzy, a city gingerly trying to come back to life after being devastated in two wars between separatists and [...]

Facebook, Twitter strong tools of business

Social networks and media websites such as Facecbook and Twitter or blogging sites are powerful tools that influence what people buy, online researcher Nielsen said Wednesday. He urged businesses to embrace the trend for prosperity. The Nielson Company said in a report that at least three in four people worldwide who use the Internet have [...]

Airport scanners harmful enough to kill an individual

As the new full-body scanners are becoming popular in airports, doctors have expressed concern over the machine as they say it is harmful enough to take the life of an individual. Many doctors have said that full-body scanners may indeed deliver a low level of energy as advertised (reportedly this is why they’re “safe” compared [...]

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico

A strong 6.2-magnitude hit southern Mexico on Wednesday, but no casualties or damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck near the town of Pinotepa Nacional around 80 miles southwest of the colonial city of Oaxaca early morning. They also said the quake was as strong as magnitude 6.5 but later revised [...]

Larry King Quitting CNN Show After 25 Years

The major CNN personality known globally for his non-confrontational interviews and colorful suspenders, Larry King, announced on Tuesday that he was ending his talk show on the news channel in the fall. He will be quitting his self-titled show after 25-years, where he interviewed, the rich, famous, and those in the spotlight. 76-year-old King said [...]

Megan Fox Marries Brian Austin Green In Private Wedding at Hawaii

Sad news for the Megan Fox die-hard fans… The actress is now married. The news was first reported by TMZ, and was later confirmed by the actress’ rep to Access Hollywood, that Megan Fox married boyfriend of 3-year Brian Austin Green at the Four Seasons Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii last week. This [...]

Iraqi army general dies among eight others in bombings

Iraqi officials said on Tuesday that eight people have been killed, including four policemen and an Iraqi general in a series of attacks around the country. The policemen were killed when a car bomb detonated next to a patrol in the town of Beiji. A civilian nearby was also killed, and seven others were left [...]

Google to Launch Facebook Competitor Soon

A new project is underway by Google called ‘Google Me,’ which will be a social-networking website, like Facebook, MySpace and other such sites. The rumors of the new project started when a Twitter update from Digg founder Kevin Rose saying that he’d heard a rumor from a “very credible source” that Google would be launching [...]

Octopus Paul Picks Germany to Win Over Argentina at FIFA

On Tuesday, Octopus oracle Paul took a while to consider but picked Germany to win again this time over Argentina in the Quarterfinal matchup at the football World Cup. The Octopus named ‘Paul’ has become very popular as he correctly predicted all four of Germany’s games in this year’s tournament. Paul indicated that the game [...]

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