Question: What happens when a society can no longer feed itself?
Answer: It tears itself apart.
That's the nightmare facing the Earth just ten years from now, according to this snappy ho
Saturday, January 9, 2010
U.N. investigator says video of executions appears to be authentic
A video purportedly showing Sri Lankan soldiers executing bound, blindfolded and naked Tamils appears to be authentic, a U.N. investigator said Thursday.
Philip Alston, the U.N.'s Specia
Danish cartoonist hid in 'panic room' during attack
Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard hid in a "panic room" inside his home as a man wielding an ax and knife cracked the glass in the home's front door, Danish police said Saturday
3 arrested after bomb threat at Heathrow
London, England (CNN) -- The three men arrested Friday night aboard an Emirates Airlines plane at Heathrow Airport had made a verbal threat to staff, police said Saturday.
The men,
Federer crashes to Davydenko in semis
Roger Federer has crashed out of the Qatar Open in Doha at the semifinal stage -- losing to Nikolay Davydenko for the second successive match.
The Russian, who beat the world number one i
Vieira signs six-month Man City contract
Roberto Mancini has completed his first transfer as Manchester City manager after sealing the signing of Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira on a six-month contract -- with an option of
‘Hannah Montana’ to end this year
After four seasons on air, Hannah Montana is finally saying goodbye.
Rumors of the show’s culmination have been surging for about a year now, and earlier today (January 8), a rep for Disn
iType: The iPhone Keyboard for Heavy Texters
Ion, the company behind the USB turntables and other audio devices, has introduced the iType –a full-sized QWERTY keyboard especially for the iPhone/iPod Touch.
It’s pretty much the same
Bus carrying Togo’s football team ambushed in Angola
A bus carrying Togo’s national football squad, including Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor, has been attacked by unknown gunmen as it traveled to the Africa Cup of Nations tournamen
Friday, January 8, 2010
U.S. senators defend Pakistan drone attacks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. senators defended on Friday American drone aircraft strikes in Pakistan, an issue likely to become more volatile if Washington intensifies the attacks to hunt dow
Clinton to seek Japan assurance on military bases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will ask Japan to recommit to the U.S. security pact and Okinawa military bases when she meets Japan's foreign minister next week,
Samsung unveils transparent laptop
At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Samsung unveiled a 14-inch notebook that has a transparent OLED screen that can let up to 40 percent light through it from the bac
Playboy Model Burned, Boyfriend to Undergo Lie Detector Test
A burned body found last Sunday, January 3, was identified to be that of Paula Sladewski, a 26-year-old model for Playboy.paula-sladeswski-murdered
The body was found in a North Miami dum
Whale Wars: Japanese Whalers Collide with Sea Shepherd Ship Ady Gil
Ady Gil, a whale conservation group’s trimaran was reportedly “attacked” by a Japanese whaler ship, Shonan Maru 2, at sea on Wednesday. The ship was apparently deliberately rammed that “ca
Next DS to feature motion sensors, Zelda Wii due in October
Nintendo president lays out early details on the company's next handheld, slates Link's next adventure into 2010 holiday release schedule.
The Nintendo DS just enjoyed a record-setting ye
Sony increasing Blu-ray capacity
Japanese electronics company devises method for expanding PS3's media player format from 25GB to 33.4GB per layer.
One of the Sony's primary competitive advantages in this console generat
Microsoft details Game Room titles, pricing
Yesterday, Microsoft held its 2009 Consumer Electronics Show press conference, an event that was largely dominated by updates for the software company's latest operating system, Windows 7.
Cricket: Australia claim stunning victory
Australia secured one of the greatest wins in their cricketing history as they overcame a massive first innings deficit to post a 36-run triumph over Pakistan in Sydney on Wednesday.
Insp
Pacquiao Mayweather fight talks fail
The promoter for Filipino world champion boxer Manny Pacquaio, Bob Arum, has confirmed the "super fight" with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not happen after mediation talks between t
Kristen Bell: "You won't see me naked"
Kristen Bell has said that cinemagoers will not see her naked in upcoming burlesque movie When In Rome.
The Couples Retreat star told Parade that she found the part in the Mark Steven Joh
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
WOW's Chinese regulatory dispute nears resolution
Blizzard Entertainment's massively popular, massively multiplayer online role-playing franchise World of Warcraft boasts some 11.5 million users worldwide, and a significant chunk of that
Microsoft patents muscle-control tech
Dual USPTO filings show Xbox 360 maker is looking into wearable controllers activated by muscles' electrical signals; Guitar Hero shown in demo video.
Although Project Natal likely won't
NASA Announces Five New Planets
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that five new planets were discovered orbiting distant stars Monday, January 4.five-new-planets
The planets, categorized
Obama poised to unveil counterterrorism reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday plans to unveil reforms aimed at thwarting future attacks like the attempted Christmas Day airliner bombing, as he seeks to lim
Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder
MANILA (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tue
Google poised to take wraps off new mobile phone
SAN FRANCISCO (AP): Google Inc.'s vision for how a mobile phone should be made and sold will likely raise the stakes in the Internet search leader's bid to gain more control over how peopl
Wizards player calls gun incident 'a mistake'
Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas admits he drew guns in the team locker room in a highly publicized December 21 incident, but says he was only kidding around.
"I took the unl
I boobed having implants says Rawlinson
Australian hurdler Jana Rawlinson has had her breast implants removed to boost her chances of winning a medal for her country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The 27-year-old Rawlinso
Last-ditch bid to save Pacquiao-Mayweather fight
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have turned to mediation in a last-ditch bid to save their March 13 super-fight in Las Vegas.
The proposed bout has been thrown into considerable d
Warren Beatty slept with 12,775 women, claims biographer
It may not be one of the great remaining mysteries, on a par with the nature of dark matter or the origins of the universe, but the question of how many women Warren Beatty, 72, has slept
Johnson & Johnson Heiress Casey Johnson Dies
Casey Johnson, the heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune who recently made tabloid headlines with a purported engagement to reality star Tila Tequila, has died at age 30.
Her death
Vince Vaughn Gets Married!
He's a swinger no more.
Vince Vaughn married Kyla Weber in a small private ceremony before family and friends on Saturday outside of his hometown of Chicago, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.
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