European milk farmers have dumped three million litres of fresh milk onto pastures and roads in a massive, organized protest against lowered dairy prices. picked by ThirDeye 2 months ago

Nepal's capital city, Kathmandu, has run out of goats to sacrifice just days before the country's biggest religious festival of the year picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

A shipwreck apparently containing toxic waste is being investigated by authorities in Italy amid claims that it was deliberately sunk by the mafia.

*video in link picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

A Russian factory worker persuaded Vladimir Putin to hand over his expensive Swiss watch after the prime minister admitted times were tough for ordinary people. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

"For the first few days the attached second body was also alive and was moving, but now it is dead."

*ALL credit to natee, see (and upvote) here* picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Nevermind what you've heard about all those virgins.. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Doctors' reports show that girls of 12 and 13 have experienced convulsions, fever and paralysis after being given the vaccine, which is now administered in schools as part of efforts to prevent women developing cancer. *England's having a rough week* picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The UFO area of the internet, wedged firmly between (and overlapping with) the paranoid conspiracy section and the Star Trek fan-fiction boards, has been clamoring over news that the Chinese Purple Mountain Observatory lived up to its name by observing an actual Unidentified Flying Object. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A 12-year-old child bride has died after struggling to give birth to a baby for three days, a human rights organisation in Yemen has said picked by ruthstark 3 months ago

Myth #4: The Smithsonian discovered Egyptian ruins in the Grand Canyon.
Fact: It didn’t.
Myth #5: Betsy Ross stitched the Star-Spangled Banner.
Fact: Mary Pickersgill stitched the flag that inspired the National Anthem. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

If something is both unthinkable and a cold fact, where to put it? The argument over what edifice will replace the towers has already been joined, but no one is sure what should supplant the city's collective sense of invincibility*from Oct 1st, 2001 picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Without warning, the giant raptor appears out of the sky, hitting its target at high velocity
while clawing and raking with razor-sharp talons. The wolf bites back at its far more lightweight attacker and for a brief instant the bird of prey appears prone – but in an instant, it lunges back at its canine quarry, fixing it in an iron grip. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

It's a sad story that offers a poignant reminder of how we never know when we'll need the help of others to get by. picked by suebe 3 months ago

The 40-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the children, videoed and photographed acts of sexual abuse he inflicted on his six-year-old daughter and four-month-old granddaughter on at least 10 occasions in 2007. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Sarah Bunting is one of the many people who have put their September 11th stories online, and on the 8th anniversary she adds a little update to hers. First of all, she is looking for Don; she explains, "Don is a man I met on September 11, 2001. Don and I became 'disaster buddies,' and ever since, I've wanted to thank him for hanging out with me and helping me keep it together—but I h... read full post picked by suebe 3 months ago

Bilal is proud to tell others that he was named after “the Prophet’s best friend,” an African Muslim with a beautiful voice who gave the first call to prayer. He is also a Cub Scout who has learned how to fold the American flag. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

No doubt. The nines have it. Chuck Berendes of La Crosse said he will never forget the birthday of this third child, born Wednesday on the ninth day of the nine month in the year 2009. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Parents at a Kent primary school are angry that a sheep hand-reared by pupils is to be slaughtered for meat. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

It is the names of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl that stand for the horrors of the new technology. The name of Semipalatinsk has no such resonance, and is all but forgotten. Yet nowhere else in the world was there such a large concentration of nuclear explosions in one place over such a long period. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Who has helped define this city's history for the past 400 years? The Museum of the City of New York has compiled a list in commemoration of Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage into the Harbor. picked by suebe 3 months ago

As one of the women of Man KCrew , I thought it apropos to sport a garment that combines both beauty and strength on the playa. To this end, I am especially excited about the debut of my rugged "Carhartt-inspired" work corset! picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A new report says binge drinking has increased to such an extent that cases of 'exploding bladders' are on the rise in the UK. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

If someone in a pub told you they’d just seen a fish flying for nearly a quarter of a mile, you might think there was something fishy about their story – or maybe just that they’d been drinking like a fish. But bad jests aside, certain of our Piscean pals are fully capable of such feats. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

I know this is local here but the clusterf**k tomorrow morning will be unbelievable for a major metro area.
*the fan is on...waiting for the s**t to hit* picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Despite the requests from the family and the Secretary of Defense, the Associated Press went ahead and published an image of a dying Marine. Fox News speaks with his father. picked by suebe 3 months ago