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Journalist-turned-Croatian independence fighter Eduardo Rosza-Flores was asked in an interview a few years ago with the Hungarian edition of Elle Magazine if he would ever assassinate someone for a cause. “Only if [that person] comes to kill others,” said Rozsa, according to an English version of the transcript posted on one of his blogs
A group of cricket enthusiasts ‘climbed’ into the record books on Tuesday when they staged the world’s highest match on the side of Mount Everest. The 50-strong group of amateurs and enthusiasts made the trip to set a world record for a field sport played at the highest altitude
YourTango.com, a self-described “community for love, sex, dating and relationship advice” has created an instructional video called “Facebook Manners and You.” Styled after one of those frighteningly cheery ’50’s educational films, the video’s instructions for proper behavior on the “electric friendship generator” is funny in that hits-too-close-to-home sort of way. The etiquette video covers everything from how to dump someone to the best practices for making hate groups . Still, there are a number of Facebook etiquette rules that the video does not cover.
Heat waves shimmer over the desert. A team of forensic experts clad in white overalls excavate three shallow graves
Thailand’s prime minister told CNN Friday he will not lift a state of emergency until he is convinced anti-government protests that flared into deadly clashes this week would not return to the capital.
Twenty-five years ago, America discovered "one of England’s loudest bands," courtesy of documentarian Marty DiBergi and his film, "This Is Spinal Tap." It was all parody — DiBergi was director Rob Reiner, and cohorts Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer played the heavy-metal musicians in Spinal Tap — but for a fictional band, Spinal Tap has had a long afterlife. The film gave birth to several catchphrases, including one — “up to 11” — that’s made it into the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. There are Web sites devoted to the Tap, including at least one, http://tap-albums.s5.com/, that offers a complete discography of the fictional band’s nonexistent albums.
Overnight singing sensation Susan Boyle says she’s overwhelmed by the attention coming her way through millions of views on YouTube. “I’m gobsmacked, absolutely gobsmacked,” she told CNN Friday morning
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis ended his long-standing involvement in Formula One on Thursday when he announced a major restructuring of the British-based company.
A no-frills bar called Goober’s, just north of Providence, Rhode Island, is probably the last place you’d expect to find a debate over cutting-edge addiction therapy. But this is where Walter Kent, a retired mechanic, spends his Fridays. He helps in the kitchen and hangs out in the bar, catching up with old friends
The controversial auction of Michael Jackson’s property from his Neverland ranch has been canceled, and all of the items will be returned to Jackson, the auction organizer said.