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Samuel Aranda of Spain Wins 2011 World Press Photo of the Year (Photo Inside!) by The Coolest Internet Newspaper on Feb 10, 2012Samuel Aranda from Spain has won the 2011 (55th) World Press Photo of the Year award, as stated in the the 2011 World Press Photo official website on Friday, February 10, 2012. Prices Cash prize of €10,000 Canon EOS Digital SLR Camera Lens k...
West offers words, only, as Syria killing rages by worldspride on Feb 9, 2012source: reuters.comSyrian government artillery barrages killed dozens of civilians in Homs on Thursday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad, bolstered by Russian support, ignored appeals from world leaders to halt the carnage.The United Nati...
Italy cruise lawsuits will force higher standards: lawyer by worldspride on Feb 9, 2012source: reuters.comInsurers stung by multi-million dollar claims over the Concordia shipwreck will demand higher safety standards from the cruise industry, a lawyer who will file suits this month against Carnival Corp for more than 70 plaintiffs said...
Mother Files $900 Trillion Lawsuit Against NYC by Fresh News Buzz on Feb 9, 2012Fausat Ogunbayo, a State Islander filed a shocking lawsuit of $900 trillion against the government of New York for allegedly taking and placing her three children in foster homes about three years ago. Ogunbayo has accused the Cit...
Nepal sets up “restaurants” for endangered vultures by Daily Contributor on Feb 8, 2012In a move to revive the dwindling population of vultures, "restaurants" have been established in Nepal which provide nourishment for the endangered birds.Post from: Daily ContributorNepal sets up “restaurants” for endangered vultures...
Whale Shark Found Dead In Arabian Sea by World Trending News on Feb 8, 2012Whale Shark Found Dead In Arabian Sea - A 40-foot whale shark was brought into harbor in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb. 7. after reportedly being found unconscious in the Arabian Sea about 10 days ago,"Whale sharks are really amazing animals. The...
Exclusive: Facebook governance a concern for Calif pension fund by Fresh News Buzz on Feb 7, 2012(Reuters) - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of one of the largest U.S. investors, the California State Teachers'...
Two Strong AFTERSHOCKS hits Cebu-Negros anew by Zoom Scanner on Feb 7, 2012Two aftershocks were reported in Negros Oriental and Cebu regions Wednesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). A temblor with 4.2-magnitude was felt 8 kilometers north west of Guih...
Exclusive: Iran defaults on rice payments to India ( Reuters) by Fresh News Buzz on Feb 7, 2012NEW DELHI(Reuters) - Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions.
At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic by Fresh News Buzz on Feb 7, 2012(Reuters) - Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that killed 18 people and rescue teams were searching on Monday for 20 or more people missing off the Dominican Republic coast, authorities sai...
