Friday, September 25, 2009 Militant-activist group Al-Qaeda has recently issued new threats to Saudi Arabia of more attacks, incidentally following what appeared to be a suicide bomber’s unsuccessful attempt to kill a Ryadh interior minister last month, Prince Mohammad bin Nayef. A Middle East-based Al-Qaeda leader by the name of Abu Baseer al-Wuhayshi was heard […]
Woman with world’s longest fingernails loses them in car crashWoman with world’s longest fingernails loses them in car crash
Sunday, February 15, 2009 A woman who held the Guinness World Record for having the world’s longest fingernails has lost them in a four-car accident in her hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States. 66-year-old Lee Redmond was seriously injured after she was ejected from the sports utility vehicle (SUV) she had […]
Three Romanian ports closed due to heavy fogThree Romanian ports closed due to heavy fog
Monday, February 28, 2005 Bucharest, Romania — The Romanian Black Sea ports of Constan?a, Midia and Mangalia were closed on Saturday due to heavy fog. The Danube-Black Sea Canal was also caused due to reduced visibility. The canal, which runs for 64 km, is an important part of the European shipping channel that links the […]
British Airways flight makes emergency landing in Iceland, terrorism ruled outBritish Airways flight makes emergency landing in Iceland, terrorism ruled out
Saturday, August 26, 2006 A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Denver made an emergency landing at an airport in Iceland today after smoke was seen emerging from an oven in the aircraft’s rear kitchen. A BA spokesman said that the Boeing 777 landed safely at Keflavik Airport. He added that the plane’s 268 […]
Apple announces new iPod rangeApple announces new iPod range
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Apple have released several re-designs of their popular iPod range. In addition to the iPod Classic, Nano and Shuffle, they have announced the brand new iPod touch, a media player which mimics the iPhone’s touch-screen capabilities. The new iPod Classic design features a larger memory space of up to 160GB or […]
Australian National Archives release Loans Affair documentsAustralian National Archives release Loans Affair documents
Saturday, January 1, 2005 The National Archives of Australia have, as part of their standarddocument release cycle, released thirty year old documents from theWhitlam government. The centre piece of the 1974 archives are a series of documents fromthe Australian Cabinet and the Treasury pertaining to the attempt toobtain a $US4 billion loan by the Whitlam […]
Car Painting In Johnson County: Do It Yourself Vs. Hiring The ProsCar Painting In Johnson County: Do It Yourself Vs. Hiring The Pros
More Detail Here: Tjm Parramatta Site Tjm Paramatta byAlma Abell With so many new do it yourself devices on the market, more car owners are under the impression that they can easily paint their cars like a pro. The only problem is that if you don’t have the necessary experience to paint your vehicle, you […]
Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbsSurgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs
Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. […]
U.S. superbug expected to emerge in CanadaU.S. superbug expected to emerge in Canada
Wednesday, January 3, 2007 An infectious superbug spreading in the United States is to “emerge in force” in Canada, doctors fear. The bacteria have been reported popping up in day care centers and locker rooms across the U.S. Usually elderly or very ill hospital patients get the disease. More than 2 million U.S. residents are […]
Rocketeers find possible impact crater in NevadaRocketeers find possible impact crater in Nevada
Friday, March 9, 2007 Imagine coming back from a camping trip in the desert. Then a few months later you notice in your photos from the trip that you camped inside a giant impact crater so big that no one documented it before. Could it happen? During several trips to the Black Rock Desert, mostly […]