The French Foreign Legion is a branch of the Armed Forces of France. It is comprised mostly of foreigners. It is richly steeped in mystery and tradition. The legion was specifically created for foreign nationals wishing to serve in the French Armed Forces, but commanded by French officers. However,...
Dubai Mall was evacuated Thursday after an aquarium filled with 33,000 fish and 10 million liters of water leaked. Owners of this massive mall are scrambling to contain the mess while protecting it's inhabitants which include sharks and stingrays. The largest viewing panel in the centrally...
The camel spider is one of the stranger members of the arachnid family. This spider, which is also known by the name wind scorpion, may be an arachnid, but it is not considered a spider because of some strange characteristics. The camel spider cannot weave a web and it doesn’t have any venom. These...
The latest Wikileaks cables states that Al Qaeda can build atomic bombs. The whistleblowing organization has released thousands of American diplomatic cables and security briefs to the UK's Daily Telegraph. The Wikileaks cables suggest the world's most menacing terrorist organization has complied...
On his second full day in office, U.S. President Barack Obama took action to make changes to the country's national security policy. On Wednesday, he ordered the Guantanamo Bay prison camp be shut down within 12 months. Secret overseas CIA prisons are to be closed as well. He also named new envoys...
A matchmaker is anyone who brings two people together into either a romantic or formal relationship. In the West, very few people practice arranged marriages, so most matchmaking is of the romantic variety. Many cultures even at present are still practicing arranged marriages. This is to ensure...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatolla Ali Khamenei held a press conference from the deck of the “Jamaran," Iran's newest naval destroyer in the Persian Gulf today. Ayatolla addressed claims that Iran has nuclear capabilities. The United Nation's evoked his actions when nuclear inspectors uncovered...
Goat cheese, also known as chevre, is cheese that is made from goat’s milk. There are many varieties of goat cheese although the most common form is the highly spreadable soft kind. There are also some varieties that are hard aged types, and there are also semi firm types like the famous feta...
A small aircraft took flight from an East Palo Alto en route to Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Southern California. Shortly after the plane left the runway, its passengers met a terrible fate. The twin engine Cessna 310 crashed shortly after becoming airborne and left 3 dead. Menlo Park Fire...
The world depends on oil for most of its energy needs. It is used not just in transportation but in many factories and industrial processes. Without oil, life would literally grind to a standstill.However, some countries consume more oil than others. In fact, in a study published in the CIA World...
