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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...
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...
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...
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...
Golden Globes 2012 Winners
Sunday night's ceremony of Golden Globes 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel built momentum for some actors on the Oscar trail. Hollywood celebrated a foreign...
Francesco Schettino committed errors, says the company operating Costa Concordia cruise ship
Costa Crociere, the company operating Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized after hitting rocks off western Italy on Friday says Captain Francesco Schettino may...
Bucharest: street riot escalates after football supporters joined the protests
Protests continued today in capital Bucharest and other cities in Romania, the third consecutive day of street riots in the country. Demonstrations spread in Bucharest...
Phobos-Grunt Mars probe crashed down in the Pacific Ocean
Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe that's been stuck in Earth orbit for two months has crashed down in the Pacific Ocean on late Sunday. "Phobos-Grunt fragments...
Pakistan: 17 Shias killed in a bomb attack during a religious procession in Khanpur
17 people have been killed and other 20 wounded in a bomb attack on a Shia religious procession in the central Pakistani city of...
Costa Concordia: death toll raised to five, as two more bodies were found on the ship
Italian rescue teams have found two more bodies in the partially submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner that sank off Italy. The moment brings to five...
Okvath family’s Extreme Makeover $1M mansion was sold at huge lost as they were ruined by crippling bills
Reality TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” became a nationwide success when it transformed the home of a cancer stricken girl and her struggling...
Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America 2012
Laura Kaeppeler, the beauty queen from Kenosha, Wisconsin, won the Miss America pageant on Saturday in Las Vegas after singing opera and strutting in...
Angela Zhang, a high school student, devised a cure for cancer
High school student Angela Zhang from Cupertino, California, has found a possible cure for cancer and she has been rewarded with a scholarship for $100,000. Angela...
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