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Parents arrested for Posting “Abusive” photos on Facebook

Parents arrested for Posting "Abusive" photos on Facebook

In Phoenix, Arizona two parents were arrested by Coconino County deputies after apparently posting pictures on Facebook that showed their children, an infant and a toddler, bound with duct tape on Thursday. Frankie Almuina and Kayla Almuina, 20 and 19 years old respectively, were arrested by the sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of two counts of […]

$170, 000 Violin Returned to Owner

$170, 000 Violin Returned to Owner

Boston music student, Muchen Hsieh at the New England Conservatory, traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Christine O’Brien, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia police, who helped Hsieh track down the missing instrument, said Hsieh realized she had forgotten the instrument after she was picked up from the bus station. She blamed her absent-mindedness on travel […]

Newest Chinese Stress Reliever: Pillow Fight

Newest Chinese stress reliever: Pillow Fight

Pillows filled the air marked with the names of bosses; teachers and exam subjects filled Shanghai as a massive pillow battle was staged. The yearly event was on its fifth year with much of its participants from stressed young office workers and students. The event was held for nights of pillow fighting before Christmas Day […]

“Twin Grail” to arrive at the moon on New Year’s

“Twin Grail” to arrive at the moon on New Year’s

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that its twin spacecraft are on their way to arrive back-to-back at the moon after a 3½-month journey. The Grail probes – short for Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, the $496 million mission, won’t land on the moon’s surface but rather orbit to study the uneven lunar gravity field. […]

Indonesian Lava flood Kills 4 People

Indonesian Lava flood Kills 4 People

Four villagers had been killed and about 1000 people evacuated their homes as fast-moving mudflows from the mouth of a volcano in Eastern Indonesia. Mount Gamalama, located in in the Molucca Islands came to life and became active this month with a powerful yet non-fatal eruption. Yusuf Sunnya, the government’s spokesperson, stated on Wednesday, December […]

Nigerian Arabic School Bombing leaves 7 casualties

Nigerian Arabic School Bombing leaves 7 casualties

A homemade bomb was thrown by assailants in Southern Nigeria’s delta state which is now causing tension between Muslims and Christians considering the recent outpour of church bombings. Police claimed that there had been 7 civilians injured, wherein 6 were children below 9 and an adult. The said bombing took place on Tuesday, Dec. 28, […]

Philippine Flood death toll now over a Thousand

Philippine Flood death toll now over a Thousand

The number of deaths in the flash floods in Southern Philippines have already numbered to nearly 1,500, according to the latest account of the Office of Civil Defence in the country. Most of the people who died are in Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City, while others are from the nearby provinces. Most of the […]

United Nations extend help to Philippine Typhoon Victims

United Nations extend help to Philippine Typhoon Victims

United Nations seek aid and assistance for the flood victims that killed thousands of Philippine citizens unleashed by the super typhoon that is somewhat similar to a tsunami. Soe Nyunt-U, United Nation’s country coordinator, appealed to various foreign governments and other agencies to donate $28.6 million funds for clean water, shelter, food and other assistance […]

Lazy FedEx Employee Caught on Cam, Viral Video Hits 2 Millions Viewers

Lazy FedEx Employee Caught on Cam, Viral Video Hits 2 Millions Viewers

A customer has caught on his surveillance camera how his newly bought monitor was tossed by a FedEx company driver. The viral video is now seen by 2 million viewers around the world. Included in the video’s description was, “The sad part is that I was home at the time with the front door wide […]

The Mayan Apocalypse: Today Marks A Year Away from The End of the World

The Mayan Apocalypse: Today Marks A Year Away from The End of the World

Apocalypse countdown starts now. According to the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar that marked the end of an era, we are one year away from that date, which is December 21, 2012. Over the years, many predictions were already heard from Native Americans, the Chinese, and Egyptians and from the Irish. However, the Mayan prediction […]

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