MEDELLIN, Colombia — At least 26 people are feared dead with a dozen more missing in the aftermath of two successive landslides caused by heavy rain in the southeast of Colombia. The incident occurred near the town of Argelia, 240km west of the capital Bogota. According to the Colombia Reports, Jorge Humberto Moreno Salazar, a [...]
The 16-year long wait for the USA, who had not won this tournament since 1994, is now over when they beat Turkey in a blow-out 81-64 to win 2010 FIBA World Championship. As Kevin Durant, the new Team USA’s all-time leading scorer in a World Championship, headed for the bench one last time, his smile [...]
The residents of Poland created the whopping 1-km long Pizza to be held as Longest Pizza in GWR.
Pastio, Colombia — Government officials issued a red alert — the highest level of alert — after the Galeras Volcano started spewing smoke and ash in the early morning, Wednesday. Prior to the eruption, Colombian authorities had evacuated thousands of residents in nearby towns and villages as a precaution. A wise decision considering that only [...]
Prime Minister Julia Gillard issued a statement of her support for Australia becoming a republic and move away from a monarchy, after the Queen Elizabeth II dies. Gillard acknowledges that many Australians had “deep affection” for the Queen, but said that the status quo could not remain. “What I would like to see as prime [...]
Quito, Ecuador — At 6:54 a.m, a magnitude 7.1 quake rattled Ecuador causing minor damages and injury to the citizens of the South American nation. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 110 miles southeast of Quito. In case you were wondering why such a powerful quake caused minimal damage, it’s because the [...]
Several U.S. and East Asian officials said that South Korea will officially hold North Korea responsible for launching a torpedo at one of its warships in March which killed 46 sailors and heightened tensions in one of the world’s most perilous regions. South Korea’s conclusion, which will be issued via formal statement on Thursday was [...]
