Two rush hour commuter trains crashed head on in Buizingen, Belgium, near Brussels at 8:30 a.m. on February 15, 2010, carrying over 250 people. The death count of fifteen men and three women could rise as passengers were trapped in the wreckage. Hambaoui Mounir was among the passengers. He...
In 1976, the first Take Back the Night occurred in Belgium. At that time, it was called the Reclaim the Night March. Women marched all across Belgium at night carrying candles as a sign of protest and anger against the rising violence against women including rape. By marching at night, the event...
The Lowchen or “Little Lion Dog” is believed to have originated from Germany, although there are those who also claim it to have come from Belgium and France. It was once considered the “rarest breed” and even named in the Guinness Book of World Records in the 1960s. The numbers have increased...
Police in Athens, Greece used tear gas on a small group of teens as demonstrators marched through Greece. The strike grounded flights, "disrupted services" and even had Greek youths hurling rocks into crowds of demonstrators. Authorities shot back with teargas to thwart the stone throwing. The...
UK singer Adele's highly anticipated second album entitled 21 opened with a smash and hit the #1 spot on charts within 14 countries. The album sold an astonishing 69,000 units in one day and successfully out sold the likes of Bruno Mars who's album Doo-Wops & Hooligans debuted at #1 last...
The Guardian App reached over 100,000 downloads for iPhone and iPod touch since its December 14, 2010 launch. Director of Digital Content for Guardian News & Media, Emily Bell, proclaimed ""Breaking the 100,000 download barrier in just over two months is an enormous achievement for the Guardian...
Running an army is kind of like running a day care, only instead of rattles, the children have bombs and guns. Hey, it may not be easy to win a war, but we should at least expect military leaders to be more adept than some kid playing Starcraft.
On December 6, 2010, the whistle-blowing organization Wikileaks has published a list of places "vital to U.S. security." The latest release hit the Internet following the massive wave of controversy surrounding last week's release of 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. The most recent list states...
Fear can be a healthy thing. Since the beginning of time it has spurred humans away from danger, preserved our health and well being, and helped keep the clown population from overtaking the earth and installing their preferred system of cannibalistic feudalism.
The Marshall Plan, which is also known as the European Recovery Plan, was a plan enacted by the United States after the end of World War II in 1947. The aim of the plan was to help in the rebuilding efforts in Europe, which was devastated by the war. The proponent of the plan was George Marshall,...
