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04-04-2011
Pakistan: Two Suicide Bombers Kill 41, Injure 70[2,018 views]

Two suicide bombers struck and killed 41 people outside the shrine of the 13th century Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, also known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan district. At the time of the attack hundreds of worshippers had congregated at the shrine for a religious ceremony
02-04-2011
800 Killed In Ivory Coast’s Duekoue[1,496 views]

According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), at least 800 people have been killed during the fighting for control of Ivory Coast’s Duekoue.
02-04-2011
Students Pass Around Topless Photos Of Art Teacher[3,669 views]

LONDON - An Art teacher at Harrow school in North West London fled the class in humiliation when she found out that her students saw her in a set of topless photos
01-04-2011
27 Tunisian Migrants Died After Boats Sank[1,027 views]

Rescuers have retrieved 27 bodies of Tunisian migrants whose boats sank in the Mediterranean, as the European Union offered to double its aid to Tunisia’s poorest regions.
01-04-2011
Obese Man Fused To Recliner For Two Years[4,006 views]

The morbidly obese man died in the hospital after he was cut out of his home as he has been fused to his recliner he sat in for two years
01-04-2011
China Executes Three Filipinos For Drug Trafficking[1,853 views]

BEIJING, China – Three Filipinos were executed by lethal injection on Wednesday after being convicted of smuggling heroin to China
31-03-2011
12-year-old Dutch Girl Gives Birth During School Trip[8,527 views]

A 12-year-old Dutch girl gave birth to a healthy baby girl during a school excursion with her classmates, sparking The Netherlands police search for the father of the girl.
31-03-2011
$9.2 Billion Lawsuit Against Former CEO Of International Banking Corp.[1,065 views]

LOS ANGELES – A Saudi Arabian company, Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers (AHAB), filed a lawsuit against Glenn Stewart, the former CEO of The International Banking Corporation (TIBC), seeking $9.2 billion in damages and suing him for staging one of the biggest global fraud schemes in history.
31-03-2011
Italian Man Jailed For In-flight Sexual Assault[4,060 views]

A Dubai court has put an Italian man in prison for four months for sexually assaulting a drugged and drunk woman in the December 4 incident on a flight from Jakarta, an Emirati newspaper reported.
30-03-2011
Vegan Parents On Trial For Baby’s Death[1,269 views]

France – Vegan parents, who fed their 11-month-old daughter only mother’s milk, went on trial in Northern France, charged with neglect after their baby died suffering from vitamin deficiency.
30-03-2011
Japan: Not Enough Safeguards to Protect Nuke Plant[856 views]

JAPAN, March 30, 2011 – Japan's government admitted that its safeguards were insufficient to protect a nuclear plant against the earthquake and tsunami that crippled the facility and caused it to spew radiation, and vowed to overhaul safety standards.
29-03-2011
Thousands of Immigrants Arrive on Italy’s Island[1,491 views]

LAMPEDUSA, Italy – Tensions rise high as thousands of African immigrants from Libya continue to arrive on shore of Italy’s Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
28-03-2011
Libyan Woman Was Gang-raped By Troops[2,445 views]

Iman al-Obeidi rushed into the hotel, where many foreign reporters are staying, told journalists on Saturday that the troops had detained her on Wednesday at a Tripoli checkpoint, handcuffed her, abused her then led her away to be gang-raped by 15 men
28-03-2011
British Airways Downgraded Passengers For Gordon Brown?[1,990 views]

Travellers of British Airways were furious when the airline downgraded passengers from business class to economy class on an international flight, as the former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown also boarded the plane.
26-03-2011
Earth Hour’ Begins At 8:30pm Worldwide[1,431 views]

SYDNEY (AFP) – Hundreds of millions of people around the world are expected to switch off their lights on Saturday for one hour to mark the “Earth Hour”, which raise awareness about the climate change.
26-03-2011
Powerful Quake in NE Myanmar Kills More Than 70[1,392 views]

MYANMAR, March 26, 2011 – A powerful earthquake that toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 70 people, and there were fears the toll would mount as conditions in more remote areas became known.
25-03-2011
China Bans Smoking As Of May 1st[1,613 views]

SHANGHAI, China – China has announced that the country’s smoking ban will be applied in May, where smoking will be prohibited in parks, hotels, theatres, museums and restaurants but not offices, as well as banning tobacco in vending machines
25-03-2011
6.8-magnitude quake hits NE Myanmar[1,825 views]

YANGON, Myanmar – An earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, killing one woman and shaking buildings as far as Bangkok with no tsunami was generated.
24-03-2011
Woman Died Due To Suspected Mouthwash Reaction[2,566 views]

ENGLAND - A woman died in the dentist's chair during a cleaning appointment, suffering a suspected reaction to mouthwash.
24-03-2011
Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79[709 views]

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor died on Wednesday at the age of 79 at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai hospital with congestive heart failure, a condition she had struggled with for years.