A South Korean captain, standing in handcuffs before reporters, defended his order to delay the evacuation of his sinking ferry, CNN affiliate YTN reported early Saturday. The news of Lee Joon Seok’s arrest in connection with the sinking that left at least 29 people dead and more than 270 missing came as divers made their way to the third deck inside the wreckage where they found three bodies, according to […]
In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, the last light of the day sets on Mount Everest as it rises behind Mount Nuptse as seen from Tengboche, in the Himalaya’s Khumbu region, Nepal. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File) KATMANDU, Nepal — An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving three missing in the deadliest disaster on the world’s highest […]
For a brief moment early Tuesday, eyeballs turned upward to the moon, not downward on electronic devices.Crowds worldwide stepped outside in the wee hours to catch a glimpse of the coppery red moon as it crossed the Earth’s shadow.The spectacular blood moon will grace the skies in different phases between 2 a.m. ET and 4:30 a.m. ET. Live streaming video by UstreamIn Los Angeles, the chance to view the total […]
Women. We’re curvy, skinny, hood, pretty, cute, ethnic, bad, dime pieces, unicorns, babes, pieces of tail, juicy, fine, sexy, foxes, sultry, voluptuous… The list goes on. When was the last time you heard a man describe a woman with an adjective that isn’t dripping in sexual innuendos and defaming premises? When was the last time you heard a man describe a woman by something that compliments her soul and her […]
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could try to rescue its Antarctic whaling program by sharply reducing catch quotas after the highest U.N. court ordered a halt, rejecting Tokyo’s argument that the catch was for scientific purposes and not mainly for human consumption. The judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was a blow to Japan’s decades-old “scientific whaling” program, although Tokyo, which said it would abide by […]
Scientists fear a growing impact of global warming on humans The impacts of global warming are likely to be “severe, pervasive and irreversible”, a major report by the UN has warned. Scientists and officials meeting in Japan say the document is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the impacts of climate change on the world. Some impacts of climate change include a higher risk of flooding and changes to crop […]
Mark Goddard, 44, used an axe, some springs and a gate post to cut it off Father-of-one from Devon says NHS has ignored his pleas for amputation But pain he suffers is still there and has issued deadline for NHS surgery ‘I’ve told them that if nothing is done, I will take the arm off,’ he said If you think accidents and injuries are all about doctors, Check This […]
The big city Bakkagerði, Borgarfjörður Eystri’s main settlement, is home to a population of just 130 people and is accessible only by a gravel road. Kittwakes (a type of gull), fulmars (a kind of seabird) and puffins all have made their home in the small harbour of Hafnarhólmi on the east of the Fjord, while a rare, vagrant drake, called Steller’s Eider, has been seen in the waters around the […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Rescuers searched for people crying for help in the debris 5 airlifted to one Seattle hospital, including a baby and 2 men in critical condition At least 6 homes are destroyed; the road and a river are blocked Locals are urged to evacuate for fear of a “catastrophic flood event” A devastating landslide in Washington state killed three people Saturday and sent rescuers desperately digging for people […]
Two men who boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight using stolen passports have been identified as Iranians and were “probably not terrorists”, according to Interpol. One of the men travelling on a stolen passport is believed to have been looking for a “better life” in Europe. Military radar suggests the missing Malaysia Airlines plane turned west, away from its planned route, before vanishing. Please follow and like us:
