Tainted Cantaloupe Linked to 13 Deaths

The death toll from a listeriosis outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes has reached 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, a development a food-safety group said made it the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in a decade.

Macedonians, Montenegrins, Albanians Glued to Facebook

Internet users in Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania simply love Facebook, with almost 90 per cent of them having Facebook accounts, according to a global statistical database maintained by the International Web Stats web page.

No, Tesla Did Not Predict Faster Than Light Neutrinos

“All of my investigations seem to point to the conclusion that they are small particles, each carrying so small a charge that we are justified in calling them neutrons. They move with great velocity, exceeding that of light.” – Nikola Tesla, July 10, 1932

Vladimir Putin: return of the king

It is virtually inevitable that Putin will next year become Russia's president again. What will that mean for Russia, the world, and indeed the man who just can't seem to give up power?

Amazon tablet goes head-to-head with iPad

Research reconstructs brain activity

Scientists could recreate dreams and memories with new brain imaging technology developed by UC Berkeley researchers.

Particles found to break speed of light

GENEVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - An international team of scientists said on Thursday they had recorded sub-atomic particles travelling faster than light -- a finding that could overturn one of Einstein's long-accepted fundamental laws of the universe.

Flexible Samsung phone 'to be issued in 2012'

The new Samsung Galaxy Skin is set to feature a bendable AMOLED display that will allow users to roll it up like a wrist-watch

Prostate Cancer – Have We Cracked The Code?

In a medical breakthrough that is shocking the world, news comes from the Royal Marsden Hospital in London that a powerful drug has proven itself so successful in treating prostate cancer that trials which normally take years have been stopped and the treatment will be available for men around the world.

Social makeover of Facebook

When internet giant, Google, launched its own social networking website (Google Plus) a couple of months ago, most users complained that it was too similar to Facebook to be of any consequence. But a couple of days ago, Facebook pulled out its biggest ace. And surprisingly, the site that connects over 750 million users from across the world seems to have taken cues from micro-blogging site Twitter and Google Plus too. Now, you’ll find an instant ticker that tells you in real-time what your friends are up to. There are also improved privacy settings that allow you to customise who has access to your posts and who doesn’t.

Bosnia may lose visa free status, EU says

Bosnia and Herzegovina could again be subjected to visa requirements due to its large number of asylum seekers, according to spokesperson from the EU Home Affairs Commission.

Palestine bid spotlights some unlikely kingmakers

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With Friday's Palestinian bid for statehood now official, the focus turns to the U.N. Security Council, and an array of unlikely kingmakers.

U.S. hikers released from Iran recount prison time

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal speak publicly after arriving back in the U.S., describing the screams of other prisoners and the manipulation of the jailers during their 781 days of captivity.

NASA to Unveil Giant New Rocket Design

WASHINGTON –  The design for NASA's newest behemoth of a rocket harkens back to the giant workhorse liquid rockets that propelled men to the moon. But this time the destinations will be much farther and the rocket even more powerful.

Silverchair - Innocent Criminals

Silverchair are an Australian rock band.^[1] The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in 1992, with the lineup of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. Silverchair have been highly successful in the Australian recording industry, receiving the industry's flagship awards, the ARIA Awards, a record^{[dated info]} 21 times.^[2] The band have also received six APRA Awards.^[3][4]

Josipovic and Tadic destabilize Bosnia-Herzegovina

Swingeing critique of the Croatian president's regional policies by a former supporter, a professor of history at the Franciscan faculty of philosophy and theology in Sarajevo

 

Br Petar Jelec is professor of history at the Franciscan faculty of philosophy and theology in Sarajevo. During the last presidential campaign in Croatia, he strongly supported Ivo Josipovic’s candidature, when this came under sustained attack from Church quarters.   Like leading members of the Bosnian Franciscan order such as Ivan Šarcevic, also a professor at the above faculty and editor of the respected Franciscan journal Svjetlo rijeci, Luka Markešic, president of the Croat National Council, and Franjo Topic, president of the Croat cultural foundation Napredak, he rejects the idea that it is necessary to establish a third - Croat - entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.    

 

 

Cruz in Sarajevo

Sarajevo –  Spanish actress Penelope Cruz continued Tuesday with the filming of "Venuto al Mondo" at Sarajevo International Airport surrounded by the tight security measures that have protected her since her arrival at the Bosnian capital last week with husband Javier Bardem and infant son Leo in tow.

The press was only permitted to observe from a great distance the shooting of the arrival in Sarajevo of Gemma, the character played by the Madrid actress in the film directed by Italy's Sergio Castellitto.

Mystery of Suad Husni’s death to be revealed

The upcoming days the mystery of Egyptian diva Suad Husni’s death will be revealed. Documents have been revealed that Safwat Al Shareef, who was the former secretary general of the National Democratic Party and chairman of Al Shoura Council of the former regime of ousted President Husni Mubarak, was reason behind her death and not suicide.

Tortured and killed: Hamza al-Khateeb, age 13

The mutilation and death in custody of a 13-year-old child has sparked further furious protests in Syrian city of Daraa.

Nanny to Gaddafi's son recounts abuse

A woman who worked as a nanny for one of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's sons said boiling water was poured over her head after she refused to beat his daughter.

Eid shooting at Copenhagen mosque

One man was killed and two more wounded in a shoot-out outside a mosque in central Copenhagen on Tuesday morning. 

Gaddafi's girl executioner: Nisreen, 19, admits shooting 11 rebel prisoners, now she is shackled to hospital bed awaiting justice

First you see her large brown eyes and rosebud lips, framed by a pink headscarf. Then you notice that her bruised feet are secured by manacles to the foot of her bed.
Nisreen Mansour al Forgani is a pretty 19-year-old. She was also a serial killer for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

Steve Jobs Through the Years

Steve Jobs has spent his career challenging conventions about personal computing. He's transformed an industry and changed the way we think about technology. A look back at the accomplishments of an American business icon.

Is Muammar Gaddafi in love with Condoleeza Rice?

Apparently scrapbooking was one of Muammar Gaddafi's favorite hobbies; but not just regular scrapbooking-- creepy, weird scrapbooking with photos of Condoleeza Rice (or "Leeza," as he likes to call her) as the focal point.

Some interesting finds have come out of Gaddafi's compound, but none as odd as a photo album filled with pictures of the former Secretary of State. Take a look at the quality of this scrapbook! Plenty of lazy Sunday afternoons went into this!

Neil Armstrong urges return to the moon to train for Mars

NEIL Armstrong has urged a return to the moon to train for missions to Mars as the UN contemplates the future of its space program following the end of the shuttle era. 

Presidency acknowledged the new Libyan government - Bosnia

BiH Presidency on the 11th emergency session adopted a decision on the admission of the Transitional National Council as the Libyan Republic, as stated in the Decision, the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people.

Gaddafi's Fleeing Mercenaries Describe the Collapse of the Regime

Right from the start, Mario, an ethnic Croatian artillery specialist from Bosnia, suspected it was a lost cause.
"My men were mainly from the south [of Libya] and Chad, and there were a few others from countries south of Libya," said Mario, who spoke on condition that his last name not be published. A veteran of the wars of the former Yugoslavia, he had been hired by the Gaddafi regime to help fight the rebels and, later, NATO. "Discipline was bad, and they were too stupid to learn anything. But things were O.K. until the air strikes commenced. The other side was equally bad, if not worse. [Muammar] Gaddafi would have smashed the rebels had the West not intervened." (See pictures of the lengthy battle for Libya.)