Daily Archives: Nov 22, 2014
Timothy Giardina linked to counterfeit poker chips
Former deputy head of U.S. Strategic Command Rear Admiral Timothy M. Giardina may have made his own counterfeit $500 poker chips with paint and...
McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade 2014: Date, Time, Location and Lineups
The 81st McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade will take place on November 27, from 8AM to 11AM in Downtown Chicago (from Congress to Randolph). Tune into the...
King Bhumibol of Thailand absence sparks concern
Fresh concerns over the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand have been raised after he failed to appear for a scheduled event. On November...
Beyonce releases 7/11 video music
Beyonce has released the video music for her single 7/11. 7/11 is the sixth single from her self-titled album which came out last year. The three...
News reporter Mike Amor gets hit by flying skateboard on live TV
Australian TV reporter Mike Amor was hit in the head by a skateboard while recording a news item at Venice Beach in California. Mike Amor,...
Vatican raffles off gifts given to Pope Francis to raise money for poor
The Vatican is raffling off the gifts given to Pope Francis in order to raise money for the poor. A Homero Ortega hat, a new...
Bunny Mellon’s blue diamond breaks world record at Sotheby’s auction
Bunny Mellon’s blue diamond has fetched $32.6 million at an auction in New York, breaking the world auction record for any diamond of its...
Kenya bus attack: Al-Shabab militants kill 28 people in Mandera
Al-Shabab militants have confirmed that they have attacked a bus in northern Kenya, killing 28 people. The bus was travelling to Nairobi when it was...
Jose Socrates: Former Portugal prime minister detained over tax fraud
Portugal’s ex-PM Jose Socrates has been detained by police as part of a corruption investigation. Jose Socrates, who led Portugal's centre left government from 2005...
Ferguson protests: Michael Brown’s father appeals for calm ahead of grand jury decision
Michael Brown’s father has appealed for calm ahead of a grand jury decision against Officer Darren Wilson. Michael Brown, a black teenager, was shot dead...
Benghazi report finds no wrongdoing by Obama administration in responding to consulate attack
The Benghazi report has found no wrongdoing by the Obama administration in responding to the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Libya. The...
Bahrain holds first legislative elections since Arab Spring
Bahrain is voting in its first parliamentary elections since Arab Spring protests broke out in 2011. The government has called on all of the country's...
WHO: Madagascar bubonic plague outbreak kills 40 people and infects almost 80
According to the World Health Organization, a plague outbreak in Madagascar has killed 40 people and infected almost 80 others. The WHO warned of the...