Monthly Archives: January 2012
Francesco Schettino has been released from jail and placed under house arrest
Francesco Schettino, the captain of Costa Concordia cruise ship who steered his vessel onto rocks on Friday, killing 11 people has been put under...Black Box Transcript: audio recording of Captain Francesco Schettino and Port Authority conversation
Audio recording of the conversation between Captain Francesco Schettino and Port Authority officials after the doomed Italian luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia struck rocks...
Burger King launches home delivery service
Fast-food giant Burger King has announced plans to launch a home delivery service. Burger King, the US second largest burger chain, has been quietly testing...
Big Brother Brazil: housemate Monique Amin raped live on TV after alcohol-fueled party
A housemate on Brazil's Big Brother reality show has been raped live on TV, it has been alleged. Brazilian police today confirmed they had begun...
Cheeseburger was accidentally invented in Rite Spot diner in Pasadena
A restaurant in Pasadena, California, has claimed that it was in its kitchen that the cheeseburger, probably one of the most popular dishes of...
Infrared footage of Costa Concordia passengers clambering down to lifeboats in the dark on a single safety rope
An incredible infrared footage has emerged today showing survivors of Costa Concordia slipping down the belly of the stricken cruise ship one-by-one using a...
Costa Concordia: five more bodies found inside the stricken cruise ship
Rescue teams have found five more bodies inside the Italian Costa Concordia stricken cruise ship, raising the confirmed death toll to 11. According to officials,...
Francesco Schettino curiculum vitae. A short biography of Costa Concordia captain.
Francesco Schettino, the captain of doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship and the man who is now at the centre of one of Italy's worse...European Commission warns Hungary of legal action over new laws
The European Commission warns Hungary that it faces legal action if it fails to change reforms to its central bank, data protection and judiciary. Hungary’s...South Sudan: more than 50 people killed during clashes in Jonglei state
At least 51 people, mostly women and children, have been killed by gunmen during the latest clashes in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state, according...
Wikipedia will black out its website for 24 h on January 18 in protest over SOPA bill
Wikipedia announced that will black out its website on Wednesday to protest against anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced on...
Francesco Schettino abandoned Costa Concordia half an hour before passengers, the coastguard transcript revealed
Francesco Schettino, the Costa Concordia's captain did abandon ship “half an hour” before hundreds of his passengers, it emerged this morning via a transcript...
Golden Globes 2012 Red Carpet: Shades of Pale and Fishtail Hems
Shades of pale were the popular trend on the red carpet of Golden Globes 2012, as well as fishtail hems. There was a certain boring...BA crew mistakenly announced emergency water landing on a flight from Miami to London
The British Airways cabin crew of a flight from Miami to London mistakenly announced the plane was going down and they should brace themselves...
Costa Concordia: fears grow for the 29 missing people
Fears are growing for the 29 people now listed as missing after the Costa Concordia crashed into rocks off Italy's west coast on Friday...
Kris Humphries says Kim Kardashian planned his marriage proposal to her
Kris Humphries proposed to Kim Kardashian in a blaze of romantic glory, spelling out the words “will you marry me” in red rose petals,...
Beyoncé looking much paler than her usual colour in a promotional picture
A promotional picture of Beyoncé looking much paler than her usual colour has emerged. The controversial photo, taken before Beyoncé fell pregnant with her newborn...
Tripp Roth, the toddler who suffered from epidermolysis bullosa, has died
Tripp Roth, from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, the toddler whose brave fight against an excruciating skin disorder prompted a worldwide crusade to battle the illness has...
Captain Francesco Schettino “had been drinking with a beautiful woman at the ship’s bar before the disaster”
Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship is quickly becoming Italy's “most hated man”, with hundreds turning to Facebook to...Seven-month-old baby decapitated by Syrian officer in front of his mother
A seven-month-old boy was decapitated by a Syrian army officer who cracked down on people suspected of sheltering rebels after a group of soldiers stormed...
Funny video: stuntman grabbing a tomato attached near a ceiling fan
A funny video on YouTube shows a man attempt to grab a tomato attached by a string through the blades of a ceiling fan...
Lebanon: at least 13 people died and 12 injured after a five-block collapsed in Beirut
At least 13 people died and 12 have been injured after a five-floor block collapsed in the Ashrafiyeh district of the Lebanese capital Beirut...
Shocking video: mouse running right over McDonald’s burger buns
A disturbing video footage of a mouse running wild inside a bag of McDonald’s burger buns, has emerged. Karruim Demaio, a former staff member at a...
Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan announced 30% drop in the price of fuel
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced an immediate drop in the price of fuel, following a week of strikes and protests in Nigeria. Goodluck Jonathan said...
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