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Blasts in Mohmand, Pakistan Kills 40, Injures 70

Blasts in Mohmand, Pakistan Kills 40, Injures 70

A blast in Mohmand, Pakistan, has killed 40 people and injured 70. The blast occurred in the early hours of Monday in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province per reports from Express TV. A group of tribal elders had gathered in the Mohmand agency district when the explosion occurred. Officials...

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Who Is Benazir Bhutto?

Born in 1953 in Karachi, Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto was the first female leader of a Muslim state in 1988. At 16, Benazir Bhutto attended Harvard University where she attained a degree in Comparative Government. At 20 she moved to Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford where she studied Philosophy,...

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Pakistan Cricket Team Gets Accused of Match Fixing

The Pakistani Public has been hit with the worst floods in living memory and the whole nation is striving to succeed against all odds. Now a match fixing scandal in the arena of cricket games have engulfed the Pakistani Cricket team and the country is but speechless at the accusations. The governing...

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US and Pakistan Capture Taliban's Top Commander

Several days ago the United States and Pakistan troops captured Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Baradar is second only to the top commander in the Taliban, founder Muhammad Omar. Baradar is in Pakistani custody and being interrogated by a U.S. Official. No word on if the interrogation has yielded...

10 Most Terrifying Bridges on Earth

10 Most Terrifying Bridges on Earth

Imagine being suspended hundreds of feet in the air above hard rock; all that is keeping you in place is a wooden board, a taut rope and your balance. You prepare yourself for disaster - if the rope gives way or if your foot slips then death seems inevitable; but in the meantime you are paralyzed....

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Gary Brooks Faulkner: Osama Bin Laden Hunter

Osama Bin Laden hunted by Californian man.  Officials in Peshawar, Pakistan detained a fifty two year old construction worker by the name of Gary Brooks Faulkner after finding him in the forest of the Chitral region on Sunday, June 13, 2010.  When authorities questioned Faulkner, Faulkner...

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What Is Guar Gum?

Guar Gum is a food thickener made with natural elements. It is considered similar to cornstarch, locust bean gum and tapioca flour. Guar gum is well known for having more thickening characteristics and effects on products compared to other thickeners. What’s more it can do it at a more cost efficient...

10 Most Legendary Political Prisoners of All Time

10 Most Legendary Political Prisoners of All Time

We may be used to a democratic system where political dissent can make a valid contribution to society, but not everyone has been so lucky in their lives. Some of the most famous politicians and thinkers in recent history have been the victim of persecution and imprisonment for their political...

The 13 Most Brutal and Inhumane Judicial Punishments Still Used Today

The 13 Most Brutal and Inhumane Judicial Punishments Still Used Today

Public StoningIranian courts still order public stonings, and those sentenced are often severely whipped before they are stoned. Women are buried up to their necks before a stoning. If convicted of adultery, Iranian law requires the stones not be too big or too small so that the probable death is...

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How Does an Atomic Bomb Work?

The atomic bomb is the most powerful weapon in the world. It triggers a nuclear chain reaction, which can unleash the energy equivalent of a million, or even a billion, TNT. The atomic bomb was developed in the Manhattan Project, under the leadership of General Leslie Groves. The first “test”...