Pyongyang fired six short-range missiles in less than seven hours, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said. The missiles were apparently Scud-type, estimated to have a range of about 500 kilometers (310 miles), according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. picked by sharon22 3 hours ago

What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
Turkish television hopes the answer is a ratings success as it prepares to launch a gameshow which seeks to convert a group of non-believers. picked by 2manyusernames 11 hours ago

On July 4, six-time Nathan's-hot-dog-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi will try to reclaim his title from Joey Chestnut. Last year, Chestnut beat Kobayashi in a five-hot-dog overtime period after the rivals both ate 59 dogs and buns in 10 minutes. picked by bornbad 13 hours ago

A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday.... picked by topofall 16 hours ago

Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. picked by suebe 22 hours ago

John Adams once wrote to his wife Abigail, "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival." picked by suebe 24 hours ago

Manly men have been running the world forever. But the Great Recession is changing all that, and it will alter the course of history. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

Then Koepcke lost consciousness again. She fell more than three kilometers (two miles) into the jungle canopy but miraculously survived with only minor injuries. Ninety-one other people aboard Flight 508 died. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

In a small, frightening room in the psychiatric hospital where my wife had recently incarcerated me, I explained to the staff psychiatrist about Olivier Ameisen and the drug baclofen. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

Nothing can make a trip better than that inevitable double-take when you catch an absolutely ridiculous business sign lurking about the city. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

In Amish country, a bank run is about as familiar as a Hummer or a flat-screen TV. For decades, the more than 200,000 Amish in the U.S. have largely lived apart from the mainstream, emphasizing humility, simplicity and thrift. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

A medical clinic in Västerås in central Sweden has been reported for sterilising the wrong man.

*ouch* picked by bornbad 1 day ago

The hot new idea among people who think about "journalism," and the sanctity thereof: let's ban linking, on the internet! Let's also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let's also ban talking about things! picked by bornbad 1 day ago

"Few weeks ago Japan Police started to take random drug tests to foreigners on the streets of Shibuya and Roppongi. Basically from what report on several online sources 99.9% of tests are done to foreigners not Japanese people." picked by bornbad 2 days ago

Ask Larry Haubner for the secret to living 107 years, and the Fredericksburg man flexes his biceps, flashes a mostly toothless smile and growls. "Nutrition!" he bellows. "Exercise! I think we should all exercise more than we do." picked by Nateebiinature 2 days ago

Guinness has reserved a seat aboard a suborbital Virgin Galactic spaceliner as one of three experience prizes in an online contest honoring the 250th birthday of the beer's brewery this year. picked by kakana 2 days ago

The British military is mystified after what was first announced as a major haul of opium poppy seeds amounted to nothing more than a hill of beans. picked by kakana 2 days ago

Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the U.S. military's new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. picked by nateebiinature 2 days ago

Something that I was linked to in another Christianity debate on another forum by someone I know (who for the record is non-Christian). I find it an excellent read and I agree with the points, overall. I think it's something that those on both sides would gain from reading. I swear, cracked.com has better articles on it than it deserves. Posted because I feel it is poignant given the current s... read full post picked by sidran32 2 days ago

Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators. picked by bornbad 2 days ago

Earls is a bad man. He raped a little girl and got a ridiculous one-year sentence. But it's still astonishing that last night two grown men openly discussed on national television whether or not it's OK to just up and kill him. picked by bornbad 2 days ago

TOUGH policing of the illegal drugs market may have the perverse effect of making drugs more affordable and thereby encouraging people to use them, according to a new model of the dynamics of this market. picked by bornbad 3 days ago

It's one thing to become Canadian, it's another thing to speak Canadian. That's what new immigrants to Canada discover after trying to navigate their new country's unusual colloquialisms.

Happy Canada Day eh, you hosers! picked by kakana 3 days ago

Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover on Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city.

*How horrible to live in such fear* picked by kakana 3 days ago

Russia closed down its casinos overnight as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work. picked by kakana 3 days ago