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Olympic Star Missy Franklin Receives Care Package From Justin Bieber

Olympic Star Missy Franklin Receives Care Package From Justin Bieber

Ms. Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old swimming phenomenon, who has just received four gold Olympic medals in London this year, got an additional bonus of fortunate event.  She received a care package from the singing superstar Justin Bieber. Franklin, who admitted that her favorite artist is Bieber, was very elated with the surprise gift from the […]

Man Bites Snake to Death

Man Bites Snake to Death

In an interesting twist of event, a cobra, known for its poisonous bite, was bitten to death by a person. A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake subsequently bit the snake to death, a local Nepali newspaper reported on Thursday, August 23. After being bitten by the snake, which was identified as cobra, while […]

Eleven-Year Old Christian Girl Accused Of Burning Quran Pages

Eleven-Year Old Christian Girl Accused Of Burning Quran Pages

Many of us know that in the course of the human history, religion is one of the reasons why people kill to gain power. Who can forget the holocaust happened in World War I? Six millions European Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler. Even in the ancient times, people kill in the name of religion. […]

Giant Earthquake Hits Indonesia Once Again

Giant Earthquake Hits Indonesia Once Again

6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Palu, a rural area located in northern Indonesia on Saturday leaving six people dead, four hundred seventy one houses severely damage and forty three people seriously injured. Indonesia’s disaster management officials continues to do search and rescue operations in the hope to find other casualties. Unfortunately, some villages in Palu were […]

Iraq Blasts and Shooting Kill More Than 70

Iraq Blasts and Shooting Kill More Than 70

More than 70 people were killed in Iraq after a series of shootings and bombings on Thursday. Blasts occurred from early morning up to evening that day. A car bomb exploded near a café in Baghdad’s Zafraniya district and caused the death of 27 people. Most victims were Iraqis that were walking in the street […]

China And Japan Fight Over East China Sea Island

China And Japan Fight Over East China Sea Island

Tension rises between China and Japan after more than a dozen of Chinese activists landed on the disputed island in the East China Sea and were arrested by Japanese authorities on Wednesday. The activists had set out from Hong Kong for the islands, which are called Diaoyu by the Chinese and Senkaku by Japan. Chinese […]

Controversial Gold Medal Boxing Decision Puts IABA President On Hot Seat

Controversial Gold Medal Boxing Decision Puts IABA President On Hot Seat

International Amateur Boxing Association President ChingKo-Wu is facing a lot of accusations after a controversial decision in the London Olympics boxing finals. It was decided that ShimingZou won the gold medal against his opponent KaewPongprayoon of Thailand. Most of the spectators and boxing analysts gave a negative feedback about the doubtful decision which seriously affected […]

Storm “Kai-tak” Brings More Landslides and Floods to the Philippines

Storm “Kai-tak” Brings More Landslides and Floods to the Philippines

A tropical storm smashed the Philippines on Wednesday, bringing heavy rains resulting to the renewal of floods and landslides in the country that was hit by destructive monsoon weather. Bureau of state weather said, tropical storm Kai-tak brought landfalls to the northeast island of Luzon early in the morning together with powerful winds and heavy […]

Iran Government Criticized Due to Slow Earthquake Response

Iran Government Criticized Due to Slow Earthquake Response

After the earthquake that happened to Iran, the country is now facing criticisms about its response to and handling of relief goods to the public. Ali Larijani, Iran’s top lawmaker, said that the residents of the affected areas are complaining about the inadequacy of tents for the victims. The lawmaker said that larger steps must […]

Monsoon Rain Floods 2 Million Filipinos

Monsoon Rain Floods 2 Million Filipinos

Heavy rain that was brought by the southwest monsoon has caused death of 49 people and most of the provinces and cities were still submerged in floods. Besides the death toll, there were also 6 persons that are reported to be missing while 4 people were injured. 2.11 million Filipinos were affected by the monsoon […]

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