Saturday, October 8, 2005 The strongest earthquake (7.6) that South Asia experienced in the last century caused widespread damage across Pakistan, North India, and Afghanistan this morning. Strongest hit was apparently Kashmir. Tens of thousands of people are feared dead.
Orville Moody, 1969 U.S open winner dies at age 74
Saturday, August 9, 2008 American golfer Orville Moody died yesterday aged 74. He was the winner of the 1969 U.S open. A former U.S army sergeant Moody gave up the military in 1967 to play a trail run on the
Comic Relief funds allegedly invested in arms, alcohol and tobacco firms
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Major British charity Comic Relief has invested money in arms, alcohol and tobacco firms, according to a BBC Panorama investigation to be broadcast this evening. The probe discovered evidence of hundreds of thousands of pounds going
Fuel leak prompts 17,000-vehicle recall by Toyota
Sunday, June 27, 2010 Toyota announced on Friday that it will recall around 17,000 Lexus vehicles in response to risks of the fuel tank in the cars leaking after a collision. The Lexus HS 250h model was subjected to the
British military secrets leaked on social networking sites
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted sixteen instances of sensitive information being leaked on social networking websites in the past eighteen months. Ten employees have been disciplined for misuse of the sites. The revelations follow
eBay removes Canadian town’s listing of sperm whale carcass
Thursday, May 8, 2014 Citing violations of its policy regarding “Marine mammal items”, eBay terminated an online listing on Monday by the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, for a 40 ft (12 m) sperm whale carcass
Pennsylvania state trooper found guilty of first-degree murder
Friday, March 20, 2009 In the United States, a suspended Pennsylvania state trooper has been convicted of first-degree murder for killing his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, faces a mandatory life sentence without parole for slashing to death John
Why You Should Choose Brick Veneer And Who Should Install It
Find Out More About: Kitchen Renovations Ideas Best Kitchen Design By MrMasonry Whether you are talking about art or architecture, dentistry or masonry, the term veneer has a place in the conversation. Generally speaking, a veneer is any sort of
Horse flu damage spreads
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 As the Federal Labor Party calls for an inquiry into the outbreak of Equine Influenza, federal Opposition leader Kevin Rudd said “if there is a hole in the quarantine system, it needs to be plugged straight
Mass panic as Zimbabwean officials fake air crash
Thursday, August 5, 2010 Today, Zimbabwean officials informed the media that an Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767 aircraft carrying 250 people had crashed at Harare International Airport, before they announced the reports were false and the incident had in fact been