Daily Archives: Sep 10, 2012
Manaf Tlas hints that French secret agents helped him flee Syria
Key Syrian defector General Manaf Tlas has hinted that French secret agents helped him flee Syria in early July. Manaf Tlas said French "services" had...
Said al-Shihri, second-in-command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, killed in Yemen
Said al-Shihri, described as the second-in-command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has been killed in an operation in southern Yemen, government officials...
Bettina Wulff sues Google over her name search results
Bettina Wulff, wife of former German President Christian Wulff, has included Google in legal action to stop rumors about her private life. When the name...
9/11 stories: Randy Scott’s family discovers note dropped from World Trade Center after 10 years
For almost ten years Denise Scott believed her husband Randy had been killed on impact when United Airlines Flight 175 smashed into the World...
9/11 remains identification continues eleven years on
After the 2001 attacks on New York City, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner had to contend with thousands of bodies, many completely...
9/11 toxic dust linked to 50 types of cancer, federal government admits
For the first time since the 9/11 attack, the federal government is on the verge of recognizing that people who lived near Ground Zero...
US box office at its worst performance in more than ten years
The North American box office has had one of its worst weekends in more than a decade, industry estimates suggest. Total takings in the US...
Kim Kardashian wants to freeze her eggs as Scott Disick is considering a vasectomy
This week's episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians was keen on babies... with Scott Disick considering a vasectomy, Khloe seeking answers about fertility...
Blake Lively marries Ryan Reynolds at a private ceremony in South Carolina
New reports claim that Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively is now a married lady after saying “I do” to partner Ryan Reynolds. Blake Lively, 25,...
9/11 memorial at the World Trade Center needs $60 million per year to run
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center is an awesome spectacle that moved and inspired some 4.5 million visitors...
Manicure leaves your nails thin, brittle and peeling
In theory, manicure doesn’t damage your nails in the same way a “false” gel or acrylic one can, but recent research from the U.S....
Kristen Stewart wears Robert Pattinson’s baseball cap as she jets out of Toronto
Kristen Stewart claimed that she and Robert Pattinson are “going to be fine”, and she reinforced her statement yesterday when she jetted out of...
US hands control of controversial Bagram jail to Afghan authorities
The US military has decided to hand control of controversial Bagram prison housing more than 3,000 Taliban fighters and terrorism suspects to the Afghan...
Matt Bissonette gives first interview on Osama Bin laden book No Easy Day
The first interview has been aired with former Navy Seal member Matt Bissonette, who wrote a first-hand account of the May 2011 raid that...
Aseem Trivedi’s arrest sparks outrage in India
The arrest of Indian anti-corruption cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on charges of sedition has sparked off criticism. Aseem Trivedi was held in the city of Mumbai...