Evacuations as powerful typhoon nears Philippines
A powerful typhoon barrelled towards the Philippines Monday, prompting authorities to order the immediate evacuation of thousands of people from coastal and low-lying areas, officials said. Typhoon...
View ArticleTyphoon Bopha: Death Toll Tops 200 In Philippines; Scores Missing In...
NEW BATAAN, Philippines — The death toll from a powerful typhoon in the southern Philippines climbed to more than 200 people Wednesday and officials feared many more bodies could be found as rescuers...
View ArticleConnecticut School Massacre Looks Like False Flag Says Witnesses
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View ArticlePolio vaccinators killed in Pakistan
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View ArticleFrench envoy to UN discusses Mali conflict
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View ArticleMayan Celebrations Held Across Latin America, As Baktun 13 Ends And New Era...
Maya celebrations marking the end of the calendar known as Baktun 13 and the start of a new era were held across Mesoamerica and observed in other parts of Latin America as well on Friday. While many...
View ArticleSouthwest will have less surface water over next decade, says study
Southwestern areas of the United States, reeling from its worst drought in 50 years, may have 10 percent less surface water within a decade due to global warming, a study said Sunday. While rainfall is...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel’s Police Deployment Shuffle
Despite promises of staffing increases, the Chicago Police Department has fewer beat officers in patrol districts across the city than before Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office, a Chicago Sun-Times...
View ArticleFourfold jump in emergency room wait
Staff shortages and limited work areas have contributed to Malm Hospital overflowing with patients, with employees declaring the situation a catastrophe.Swedish hospitals fail to meet hygiene...
View ArticleAvis Buying Zipcar In Deal Worth Nearly $500 Million
NEW YORK — Avis is leaping into the car-sharing service business by buying Zipcar for $491.2 million, aiming to capture a new type of customer and technology that will vastly expand its car rental...
View ArticleStop-and-frisk program in Bronx ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge Tuesday ruled that the NYPD had "systematically" acted unconstitutionally when carrying out stop-and-frisk searches on individuals leaving residential Bronx buildings.According to the...
View ArticleStruggle and pain alive months after Sandy
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View ArticleAT&T buys Alltel assets for $700 million
US telecom giant AT&T said Tuesday it had agreed to acquire spectrum, retail stores and other assets from Atlantic Tele-Network’s Alltel brand for $780 million. The Alltel retail wireless...
View ArticleKeystone pipeline passes hurdle as Nebraska gov. approves route
The controversial Keystone pipeline passed another hurdle Tuesday after the governor of Nebraska approved a new route that will avoid environmentally sensitive areas like the state’s Sand Hills....
View ArticleThe white stuff: a guide to Swedish ski resorts
With Sweden hunkering down for another stretch of winter weather, The Local offfers a run down of Swedish ski areas, where new snow brings fists raised in glee, rather than anger. … Read More
View ArticlePatent Producers Clustered in Only a Few Cities
A new study by the Brookings Institution shows the high concentration of patented innovation in a relatively small number of metropolitan areas in America. Twenty metro areas -- home to 34 percent of...
View ArticleBest Thigh Workouts To Tone And Strengthen Your Quads
When post 50s work out with famed celebrity trainer Joel Harper, they have a few problem areas they'd like to target, and the thighs are high on the list. Harper showed Huff/Post50 the best thigh...
View ArticleKansas Lawmakers Urged To Pray For ‘Dark Spiritual Areas’ Of State
The branch of a national group that advocates prayer in state Capitols has called for prayers for Kansas' "dark spiritual areas" which include large Democratic concentrations. Dave DePue, the head of...
View ArticleOne-fifth of Russian city apartments have no hot water, one-tenth no plumbing...
One-fifth of Russian city apartments have no hot water, one-tenth no plumbing or heatingGet short URLLink copied to clipboardemail story to a friendprint versionPublished: 14 February, 2013, 23:46...
View ArticleAt least 37 killed in spate of deadly Iraq bomb blasts (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
At least 37 killed in spate of deadly Iraq bomb blasts (PHOTOS, VIDEO)Get short URLLink copied to clipboardemail story to a friendprint versionPublished: 17 February, 2013, 21:45 Iraqis inspect the...
View ArticleNATO vows to respect Karzai’s air-raid ban
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View ArticleAi Weiwei fights HIV/AIDS with love
Would you think an artist dead set on destroying ancient vases would be quite so romantic? The Elton John AIDS Foundation has commissioned Ai Weiwei to create a short video animation published on the...
View ArticleSecret supply roads smuggle hope to Syrians
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View ArticleStudy finds protected coral areas should be ‘as large and diverse as possible’
A new study of Asia’s Coral Triangle, which contains nearly 30 percent of the world’s reefs, shows that when it comes to ensuring a rich and diverse range of species, size matters. “The study suggests...
View ArticleNeurons can be reprogrammed long after they’ve matured, study finds
These drawings by Santiago Ramón y Cajal show the cellular structure of three different areas of the human cerebral cortex. The cortex is the seat of higher mental functions such as language and...
View ArticleUS to limit carrier operations in Persian Gulf as spending cuts bite
The USS Harry Truman, one of 10 nuclear powered aircraftcarriers in the US military arsenal, will not be patrolling thewaters of the Persian Gulf as US naval assets bear the brunt ofsweeping spending...
View ArticleLava river: Volcano erupts in Russia’s Kamchatka (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
The 3,085-meter-high Plosky Tolbachik has emitted two streams oflava one of which has traveled down more than 6 kilometers whilethe other one made 18 kilometers. The fiery river has been settingtrees...
View ArticleBananas:The View From Across The Pond
No. I’m not going bananas but merely telling you a tale I tell most of the people when I am teaching them to focus and look at things objectively. … Read More
View ArticleHundreds of thousands of Californians face tsunami risk: report
More than a quarter of a million Californians live in coastal areas which could be hit by devastating floods from a major tsunami in the quake-prone US state, a new study says. The US Geological Survey...
View ArticleArctic ‘greening’ seen through global warming
Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive “greening” in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia lifts ban on women riding bicycles
Women in Saudi Arabia are still banned from driving cars (among other things), but the kingdom's religious police are now allowing them to ride motorbikes and bicycles in certain parks and recreational...
View ArticleMainstream Media Show Their Skewed View Of Survivalists
The 'elusive survivalist' is wanted in several counties on suspicion of robbing cabins, leaving bullet holes and threatening notes. … Read More
View ArticleAfghanistan’s opium cultivation to surge in 2013: UN
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to increase for a third straight year, expanding even to poppy-free areas this year, a United Nations report warned on Monday. The Afghanistan Opium...
View ArticleTribal women to run for elections in Pakistan
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View ArticleUS house prices on the rise in February, topping forecasts
The index of an assortment of 20 American metropolitan areas gained 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, compared to January, topping forecasts of 0.9%."Despite some recent mixed economic reports for...
View ArticleSyrian guerillas are ‘simple country folk with no clear ideology’ – captive...
Anhar Kochneva, a Ukrainian citizen and Palestinian national, spent 153 days as a hostage in the custody of Syrian opposition guerilla fighters. She paints an altogether different picture of the rebel...
View ArticleAl Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from Peshawar
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View ArticleMyanmar Muslims live in constant fear
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View ArticleMore young Swedes still living with mum and dad
More than half of Swedes in their twenties are stuck living at home with their parents in major metropolitan areas, as the number of young people who manage to find a place of their own has hit a...
View ArticleRiots prompt focus on Sweden’s poor immigrant suburbs
||RelatedThird night of rioting hits Stockholm suburbs 22/05/2013 13:04 CET Man hit by train after robber leaves him to die 14/09/2012 10:53 CET Stockholm riots provoke questions about Sweden’s…...
View ArticleRussia bans smoking in a variety of public places from June 1
||RelatedPutin signs law to curb smoking in Russia 25/02/2013 12:15 CET Russia considers ban on smoking in public places 12/11/2012 19:15 CET Russia to consider smoking ban 16/10/2012 20:00 CET Moscow...
View ArticleNew violence surge across Iraq kills at least 70
No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's violence, but Al Qaeda-linked Sunni militants are known for the tactic of attacking security forces, as well as their own religious group – supposedly to...
View ArticleSmoke haze continues Malaysia and Singapore
||A smoke haze from fires in Indonesia are continuing to cause havoc in Malaysia and Singapore. Two areas in the southern Malaysian state of Johor have declared a state of emergency after pollution...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing men
Search efforts continued on Sunday for two men reported missing in highland areas in Jämtland in northern Sweden. A couple reported missing on Saturday have meanwhile been found alive and well. … Read...
View ArticleMissing Norwegian man found with broken leg
The Norwegian man who has been missing in the highland areas of Jämtland since last Wednesday has been found alive but immobilized with a broken leg. … Read More
View ArticlePakistani Taliban sent hundreds to Syria to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with...
Taliban commanders told Reuters on Sunday that they decided to join the cause in Syria in order to fight alongside their “Mujahedeen friends.” “When our brothers needed our help, we sent hundreds of...
View ArticleAntarctica’s marine wildlife under threat
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View ArticleDeadly violence continues to sweep Iraq
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View Article12 bombs explode across Baghdad killing at least 44
The explosions targeted the Shiite areas of the capital, Reuters reported. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW … Read More
View ArticleUS renews global terrorism alert for American citizens
The department cautioned Americans to "maintain a high level of vigilance," warning that international terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda could be planning attacks. Essentially any place in the world –...
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