Monthly Archives: August 2011
Israel: new air strikes on Gaza in response to Eilat attacks.
Israel new air strikes came hours after gunmen armed with heavy weapons and explosives killed at least 7 people in southern Israel. Israel launches new...
Princess Victoria of Sweden is expecting the first child.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Prince Daniel are expecting their first child just over a year from the June 2010 fairytale...
MetService’s website hit by a virus in New Zealand
New Zealand’s winter: major snowfall On Tuesday August 16, at around 8pm (Monday, August 15, 20:00 GMT), MetService's website support team learned there has been...
David Letterman was death threatened on a Jihadist website.
A website forum, which is frequently utilized to spread Al-Qaeda’s dispatches, has posted a death threat against David Letterman. The jihadist website post, which was...
Gerard Depardieu apologized for his urinary performance.
Gerard Depardieu remakes “oui” airplane role. Gerard Depardieu peed in front of an aircraft’s passengers. Gerard Depardieu said he tried to urinate into a bottle...
The Daily Show: Borders liquidating its remaining stores
The Daily Show last night highlighted a part on the decline of Borders. Author and comedian John Hodgman asked Jon Stewart, "Did you know books...
Jared Cano arrested over Tampa school bomb plot.
Wednesday, Florida police announced that arrested Jared Cano,17, who had material to make pipe bombs at his home and had planned to attack and cause mass...
Madrid: violent protests against the cost of Pope’s visit.
World Youth Day 2011: thunderstorm cut short Pope’s speech. Over 5,000 people took to the street last night at Madrid's Catholic Youth Festival, violently protesting against...
Zelboraf for metastatic melanoma approved by FDA
Ordering Zelboraf On Wednesday, August 17, the Food and Drug Administration approved Zelboraf, a drug for BRAF V600E mutation-positive metastatic melanoma. Along with skin cancer...
Romania: the Italian divorces destination.
Romania has become the destination of choice for the so-called “divorce tourism,” for Italians looking to end their marriages, owing to its faster and...
Gerard Depardieu peed in front of an aircraft’s passengers.
Gerard Depardieu remakes “oui” airplane role. Gerard Depardieu apologized for his urinary performance. Gerard Depardieu, the famous French actor gave quite the show on Tuesday in...Seychelles: British Bridegroom Killed by A Shark
Australia: Surfer Torn In Half In A Deadly Shark Attack. Seychelles shark attack: victim’s widow heartfelt tribute at the funeral. A British honeymooner was killed in...
Abbey Road Studios 80th anniversary: Symphony at The Park
American Express celebrates Abbey Road Studios 80th anniversary with "Symphony at The Park" this weekend. Two singularly themed symphonic concerts will honour and will emphasize...
London riots 2011 updates. Police confirmed more than 1,000 charged.
Scotland Yard has charged more than 1,000 suspects over the last weeks London riots. Tim Godwin, London Metropolitan Police acting commissioner hailed a "significant milestone"...
“Real Housewives” star Taylor Armstrong’s husband found dead.
Russell Armstrong, 47, the estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong, was found dead Monday night in what appears to...
Elvis Presley’s 34th commemoration held at Graceland
Jerry Leiber, Elvis Presley’s hits lyricist, has died The previous week (from August 9 through August 16) was “Elvis Week” 2011, anevent that commemorates...
AC/DC releases the “AC/DC Wine Collection” in Australia
AC/DC, the World's Top Live Rock Band, has teamed up with one of Australia’s major wineries, Warburn Estate, and Australia’s leading retailer, Woolworths, to...
Prostate cancer: a new treatment option from Swedish Lund University researchers.
Potential breakthrough in cancer research: a new treatment for leukemia had amazing results. Zelboraf for metastatic melanoma approved by FDA. Hereditary cancer: future methods of diagnosis...
Niagara Falls: young woman fell into the waterfalls!
Authorities around Niagara Falls were searching for the body of a young woman presumed dead Monday after she fell into the water above the...
Adriana Ferreyr: “George Soros bought me nothing for my birthday in the first 3 years.”
George Soros sued by Brazilian ex-girlfriend. Adriana Ferreyr, the woman who is suing billionaire George Soros for 50 million dollars spoke for the first time of...
Michele Bachmann won first poll of Republican contest for 2012 presidential race.
Rick Perry is running for the presidential race. Republican Michele Bachmann, 55, won the Iowa Straw Poll Saturday, affirming her status as a top-tier candidate...
New Zealand’s Winter: Major Snowfall Covers Roads
MetService’s website hit by a virus in New Zealand The Antarctic blast has moved north from South Island at the weekend and has turned New...
Mubarak’s trial has been adjourned until September 5.
Former Egyptian leader, Hosni Mubarak's trial has been adjourned until next month, but judge says proceedings will no longer be televised. Ahmed Rifaat, the Mubarak’s trial...
Jessica Alba announced her second child birth
Jessica Alba, television and film actress, gave birth to a girl on Saturday, August 13 and this message appeared on her Facebook page on...
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