Security Council vote was 15 to 0. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Said "she was being held there against her will because she had blown the whistle on abuse in mental health care." picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Twenty-five million men in China currently can’t find brides because there is a shortage of women. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Diplomatic tensions could heat up between Russia, Denmark and other countries as they try to stake a claim on the North Pole and its buried oil reserves picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Hundreds of kilometers of Tokyo tunnels whose purpose is unknown and whose very existence is denied. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Three Arab princesses were thrown off a packed British Airways flight after refusing to sit next to male passengers they didn't know. picked by super 2 years ago

Some nations that rank well in the Global Peace Index are notorious for violence against women and children. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Will Pakistan's President quit after he returns from Saudi Arabia? picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Yesterday this was being reported as a gas pipeline explosion (http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/11413). Today it has become an explosion at a nuclear power station (assuming it is the same explosion - not sure). Here are some photos and vids.

If these are the same explosion, the way it is unfolding is reminding me a lot of how the Chernobyl/Pripyat explosion was reported picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Possible changes in human's body and temperament + illustrative example of all these changes. picked by hamjachok 2 years ago

South West Industrial Gas blows up on Wednesday Morning. Watch the video picked by icepigs 2 years ago

It's good to own land picked by gammerus 2 years ago

An Azerbaijani journalist has gone on a hunger strike to protest his prison sentence and stitched up his mouth to strengthen his demand. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

It was hot! picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy, died Monday, President Hamid Karzai said. He was 92. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

A 16-year-old tourist from Pennsylvania fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The past two years have seen a dramatic increase in poverty and its effects. One of these "effects" is hunger.(welcome to third world Amerika) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

History textbooks for Israeli Arab students this year will for the first time present the Palestinian version of Israel’s creation as a “catastrophe.” picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Six months before the U.S. Mint issued the first Sacagawea dollar coins on January 27, 2000, 12 specially-minted 22 karat gold Sacagaweas made a launch of a very different type. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Woke up only after a police dog sank its teeth into her arm. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

"You know it becomes a problem when it becomes emotional, something you can't do without."
(This statement—made by an ex-gambler who had been hooked on slot machines since he was ten years old) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Looking at Sheppard's profile picture, Haas was certain he was the son she gave up at birth. She sent a Facebook message to him to say she was looking for a relative with his name. picked by super 2 years ago

Her candidacy was dogged by unprecedented mudslinging from the moment it was agreed upon by coalition members. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Chile will file a complaint over what was called "unjustified aggression" by Toronto police as they scuffled with Chilean team members after a FIFA Under-20 World Cup match. picked by imagica 2 years ago

Now you can pick "Silly Simon" mushrooms wherever you go. Plan your next trip using "Shroomr." picked by ogri2003 2 years ago