The spreading violence comes as outrage grows over an obscure movie made in the United States called “Innocence of Muslims” that mocked Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Anti-American rage that began this week over a video insult to Islam spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond on Friday, with violent and sometimes […]
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A Nevada Man Stands Accused of Fondling Himself Aboard A Southwest Flight
Daniel Drinan, 63, was arrested Saturday after his Southwest flight landed in Denver. Drinan was arrested and held for allegedly viewing pornography and fondling himself while aboard a Southwest flight. A judge released him on his own recognizance, however, he has been banned from flying, a spokesman for Southwest says. Caught & Arrested A Nevada […]
Teen with Down syndrome stopped from boarding plane
Teen With Down Syndrome Kicked Off Flight A California family who was not allowed to board their cross-country flight said Tuesday that they were discriminated against because their son has Down syndrome. FRESNO, California – The Associated Press reported that Robert Vanderhorst, his wife Joan and 16-year-old son Bede, who is disabled, were flying on American Airlines […]
Israeli archeologists find rare stone age figurines
Israel’s Antiquities Authority says archaeologists have unearthed two 9,500-year-old figurines near Jerusalem that help shed light on religion and society during the stone age, drawing parallels with similar discoveries at Gobeklitepe, a Neolithic site in Turkey that produced the world’s oldest known man-made religious structure. Archaeologists unearthed the two rare figurines last week in Tel Motza […]
Powerful Earthquake Hits Costa Rica
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Costa Rica on Wednesday, rattling buildings, cutting power in areas of the capital and triggering a tsunami warning. The USGS said the 8:42 a.m. (10:42 a.m. EDT; 1442 GMT) quake struck about 38 miles (60 kilometers) from the town of Liberia. It was centered about 25 miles (41 kilometers) […]
How Much Would You Spend For a Night Out in Vegas
Ready to Party Like a Celebrity? Las Vegas has always been famous for its glamorous night life and clubs but after Prince Harry’s wild night in Vegas this sin-city is more popular than ever. So what does it take to party like a celebrity? A trucks-load of money An article in the new issue of GQ reveals […]
Alexander Lacey, Ringling Brothers Lion Trainer, Reveals Secrets Of Taming Big Cats
According to lion trainer Alexander Lacey, training a lion or a tiger begins with a simple rule: Keep out of the line of fire when the animals urinate. The rest is upto technique and safety concerns, as well as individualized for each cat. Alexander Lacey, the big cat trainer for theRingling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus, was […]
Missing Tourist in Iceland Joins Search for Herself
A missing tour bus passenger in remote southern Iceland ended up joining her own search party last weekend without realizing the search teams were in fact looking for her, according to a report. According to the Iceland Review, which cited the website mbl.is (site in Icelandic), a bus driver in the volcanic canyon Eldgjá reported a foreign tourist missing […]
New Wonders of the World
UNESCO’s World Heritage List of 2012 came with some unexpected but fascinating places for travelers around the world. Every year UNESCO names new cultural and natural wonders to its World Heritage List. UNESCO has 745 cultural, 188 natural and 29 mixed properties in 157 States Parties. As of March 2012 Before you plan your next trip take a […]