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Fox apologized for the poll that asked people if Jews killed Jesus
A Fox Christmas special poll on whether Jesus Christ was killed by Jews was posted on a promoting Facebook page by a network's employee last...
Michael Fuller tried to go shopping at Walmart with $1 million bill
Michael Fuller from Lexington, North Carolina, allegedly tried to go shopping at Walmart with a million dollar bill. Michael Fuller, 53, insisted his million-dollar note...
Twitter crashed last night due to more than 16,000 New Year tweets a second
Twitter ground to a halt on the last day of 2011 as it was overloaded with New Year messages. In UK, the social network crashed...
Japan: 7 magnitude earthquake struck hours after New Year celebration
A 7 magnitude earthquake hit eastern and northeastern Japan today, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no danger of...
Man found with explosives in his carry-on at Midland International Airport
A man has been detained at Midland International Airport in Texas, after he tried to carry explosives through security, according to officials. The man was...
Orthodox Archimandrite Ephraim, imprisoned on Christmas Eve without trial
The abbot of the prestigious Vatopedi monastery in Mount Athos, Greece has been imprisoned pending trial for alleged fraud and embezzlement. Archimandrite Ephraim, 56, is...
Internet sensation: Sarah and her dancing eyebrows have 3.9 million viewers on YouTube
A girl whose video is trending on YouTube has incredible control over her facial features – and in particular, her eyebrows. Though unsuspecting at first,...
China: man dies after he was dignosed with bird flu more than one year ago
A Chinese man, who was the first case of bird flu in the country in more than a year, has died in the southern...
The controversial photo of an 8ft giant soldier attending Kim Jong-Il’s funerals
Footages from Kim Jong-Il’s funerals showed an 8ft member of the North Korean armed forces towering beside his fellow soldiers in the driving snow. Observers...
New Year celebrations. Pacific Island of Samoa the first to see in 2012
The Pacific island of Samoa has moved 24 hours into the future, making its nation the first to see in 2012. People began celebrating as...
Sam Eshaghoff, 19, reveals how he charged students thousands of dollars to take SATs for them
Sam Eshaghoff, a teenager from Long Island, who charged students thousands of dollars to take their SATs (Scholastic Aptitute Tests) for them has spoken...
France: Muslim woman fined for driving while wearing burka
A Muslim woman from France has been fined for driving while wearing a burka because the garment “reduced her field of vision". Police who stopped...
Jena Dolstad, 14, died six days after a Navy Veteran injected her with heroin
Jena Dolstad, a 14-year-old girl from Anchorage, Alaska, has died six days after she was allegedly injected with heroin by a 26-year-old Navy Veteran. Jena...
Hollywood on fire: 19 separate arson fires in 4 hours, including Jim Morrison’s former house
An arsonist struck across Hollywood on Friday early in the morning, torching vehicles and setting homes ablaze in 19 separate fires over a four-hour...
Chelsea Hess is suing a bar for not checking her ID and preventing drunken car crash
Chelsea Hess, a woman from South Carolina who was left paralyzed after a car crash following a night of underage drinking two years ago...
Caracas: at least 13 people killed and 13 injured after a petrol tanker crashed bursting into flames
At least 13 people have been killed and another 13 were injured after a petrol tanker crashed bursting into flames and engulfing seven cars...
Teenager killed by a train is sued over injuries produced to a bystander
Hiroyuki Joho, a teenager from Chicago, who was killed while crossing train tracks, can be sued over injuries caused to a woman on the...
17 civilians killed during military air raids in South Sudan
17 South Sudanese civilians have been killed during air raids by Sudan's military, an official said. South Sudan's military spokesman Philip Aguer said those killed...
99-year-old man divorces after 77 years of marriage because his wife had an affair 60 years ago
Antonio, a jealous 99-year-old man from Italy, is divorcing from his wife of 77 years after he discovered she had an affair more than...
Unclaimed $16.5 million lottery prize has hours to lose the payday
An unclaimed $16.5 million winning lottery ticket from December 2010 has just hours to lose the payday. If the $16.5 million Iowa Lottery ticket is...
2011 was the record year for elephant tusks seizures since 1989, when the ivory trade was banned
International wildlife trade group Traffic says that more elephant tusks were seized in 2011 than in any year since 1989, when the ivory trade...
New Jersey: assistant principal arrested for secretly filming school boys showering
Patrick Lott, an assistant middle school principal and Catholic high school volunteer, was accused of secretly filming teenage boys as they showered at school. Patrick...
North Korea hailed Kim Jong-Un as the new leader after Kim Jong-Il’s funeral
North Korea has hailed Kim Jong-Un as "supreme leader of the party, state and army" after his father’s funeral. Kim Jong-Un took centre stage at...
Soyuz rocket is back in service, 5 days after a failed launch
The Russian Soyuz rocket system has been pressed back into service, five days after a failed launch. The vehicle successfully put six spacecraft in orbit...
US government tracks people using “sensitive” words on Twitter, Facebook and blogs
An online privacy group says that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) makes fake Twitter and Facebook profiles for the specific purpose of scanning...
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