Anyone seeking that elusive state of affairs known as ‘peace on Earth’ had better also have an appetite for volcanoes, glaciers and hot springs. Iceland, the little Nordic island with no standing army and the smallest population of any a [...]
June 18, 2012
Breaking Fresh
In 2005, Tony Nicklinson, 57, suffered a stroke while on a business trip to Athens. Doctors saved his life, but the incident left him with “locked-in syndrome” — in which he is almost completely paralyzed and can only communicate th... [...]
Andrzej Bojanowski, the deputy mayor of Gdansk – one of the four Polish host cities of Euro 2012 – gave football fans, visitors and residents a rather uncomfortable welcome during a radio interview on Tuesday. Poland’s image is already under [...]
June 14, 2012
Breaking Fresh
We all know that birthdays can be full of hazards – candles in close proximity to hairspray, excessive alcohol consumption, aggressively forced merriment, the realization of our inevitably advancing decrepitude — but “Happy Deathday To You [...]
According to a new study by researchers at the University of Manchester, we owe the dinosaurs an apology. Traditional methods of deducing the weight of a dinosaur have been drastic overestimations, the scientists say — in some cases by tens [...]
To the long history of animosity between the United States and Cuba — the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the CIA’s crazy plots to kill Fidel Castro — add the battle over who controls the U.S. rights to [...]
Greece has had plenty of legendary battles: the Spartan Revolt, the Peloponnesian War, and Zeus’ clash with the Titans. This one is more of the made-for-TV variety. During a political debate being broadcast live to the country, Ilias Kasidiaris, 31, [...]
UPDATE: The Associated Press is reporting that Aby Yahya al-Libi was killed in Monday’s drone strike, citing an unnamed U.S. government official. – U.S. military officials have confirmed today that they launched a drone strike to target him... [...]
A new holographic image of Queen Elizabeth II paired with a real diamond diadem was unveiled last week at Asprey Jewelers in London. The portrait was created in honor of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, a celebration of the monarch’s 60 [...]
Hey, politicians — aren’t you glad Twitter has a ‘delete’ function? All those ill-advised comments, bad-taste jokes and ill-informed statements can be purged from the Internet’s collective memory like so many outdated cat ... [...]