I've stayed in some pretty sketchy places in my time. In Vientiane, I stayed in the cheapest place the Lonely Planet listed, costing just $1 per night. It was basic, a bit sketch, but generally fine. I've stayed in falling apart hostels, weird backpackers, and gross hotels. But none of the places...
George Michael was charged with possessing cannabis on Thursday and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs following a car crash early last month, London police said.47-year-old Michael has had a series of run-ins with the law for recreational drug use over the years. The famous British...
Riots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their point across. After examining the tolls that riots take on society, we have to wonder whether this is an effective...
Ejup Ganic, former president of Bosnia, was arrested Monday. Police made the arrest at London's Heathrow Airport in relation to alleged war crime charges. The Serbian Government issued an extradition warrant for the sixty three year old. He was accused of "conspiracy to murder wounded soldiers...
In more repressed times, people were not always allowed to express themselves freely, for fear of persecution. Gossiping, criticizing the government or even talking about current events were often punishable by death. In order to communicate at will, clever rhymes were constructed and passed...
A Rolls Royce carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, was attacked by "wanton" demonstrators on Thursday during a student riot. Charles and Camilla were en route to the London Palladium Theater to attend a Royal Variety Performance when students protesting unfair university fees launched...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Over the years law-enforcement agencies have created and developed an array of investigative tools which are designed to aid criminal investigations. But when - despite these new technologies - detectives find themselves at a dead-end, they may actually turn to psychic detectives for help of a more...
A Northern Ireland car bomb explodes at Palace Barracks, Holywood at 12:24 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2010. A man reportedly hijacked a taxi, held the driver's family hostage, and exploded a device in a vehicle at the rear of Palace Barracks per reports of a police spokeswoman. The barracks are a...
According to multiple reports, Grammy award singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse is dead. She was found dead in her home in London. Police are currently not indicating a cause of death. For more on Amy Winehouse's death, see the following sources: - Amy Winehouse Found Dead (PopCrunch)- Amy...
