Vote for the idea you believe will help the most people. picked by topofall 2 months ago

A man and a woman accused of training the woman's 12-year-old daughter as a sexual dominatrix in Missouri and prostituting her online are going to prison.

Prosecutors said she is first person in the U.S. to be charged with federal trafficking in a case involving her own child. picked by suebe 2 months ago

Workers at a pizza-making plant in the Republic of Ireland are set to step up a strike after being sacked for viewing porn. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

An interesting piece about the child sponsorship programs and how they are doing more harm than good, and why.

"Sponsorship of Third World Children has now become a major fund-raiser for voluntary agencies; it is a sure-fire way to attract money. But it is not such a good way to spend it.
Peter Stalker argues that there are better ways to help." picked by sidran32 2 months ago

A truly depressing collection of films and photographs from rural Iowa. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

...meant to begin the fightback against the modern plague of bottled water. picked by topofall 2 months ago

An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban. picked by topofall 2 months ago

In the northern Indian state of Haryana, courtship is generally intricate business, but the mothers of the brides-to-be have simplified matters by clearing stating to potential grooms: “If you don’t have a toilet, you cannot marry my daughter.” picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

Poland's parliament has approved a law making chemical castration obligatory for convicted pedophiles and perpetrators of incest, sparking criticism from human rights groups. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

There is bad news for arachnophobes this autumn with conservationists predicting an increase in spiders in our homes and gardens picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

Protesters and police have been clashing on the streets of Pittsburgh after police tried to break up a march opposing the Group of 20 summit picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

These covers can serve as object lessons for what to do and what not to do both with design and editorial. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Canteen staff at Flintshire council had decided it would be referred to as "Spotted Richard" on their menu after "immature comments" by some customers. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

For the first time in world history, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result.

Even though the benefit is modest, "it's the first evidence that we could have a safe and effective preventive vaccine," says Col. Jerome Kim. picked by Steffanie 2 months ago

Guinness celebrates its 250th anniversary tomorrow, and although the Irish don't really need an excuse to raise a glass, Dublin will be in full swing honouring the company's founder. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

In the wasteland of Chile’s Atacama Desert, 75 km to the south of the city of Antofagasta, a strange and unexpected sight confronts the eye: four fingers, a thumb and part of a palm, emerging from the sand. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A woman in Indonesia has given birth to the country's biggest ever baby - tipping the scales at a whopping 19.2lbs (8.7kgs). picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th century Viking travel guides that warned voyagers to visit at their peril. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Jailer treated after deputy shoots him accidentally. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A father-of-two posed for photographs unaware he was holding a live Second World War anti-tank grenade after digging it up in his back garden...*BOOM*
<<<Idiot! picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Sydney is waking up to a red tinge over everything.... Like some creepy Marz (hehe) movie, a haze of red dust covers the city.
Meteorologists have never seen anything like it.
pic is a before and after picked by Marz 2 months ago

He loses, in more ways than one. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

The squawking laughter is enough to send a Hitchcockian chill up anyone’s spine, though if you live anywhere near the coast – or increasingly in cities further inland – seagulls are part of the landscape, as ubiquitous as pigeons, but bigger. And much more vicious. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Compact, sturdy, made of recycled materials, likeable and full of symbolism, no other vehicle is as closely connected with the history of modern Germany as the Trabant.
The best-case scenario would see the first “Trabant nT” with electric motor ready for sale in 2012. picked by ThirDeye 2 months ago

When he told his design team that his figure-hugging outfits would be paraded down the runway by size 12 and 14 models, two of his people were apparently so angry they quit. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago