• Anwar blames BN for collapse of peace treaty with Najib
    Anwar blames BN for collapse of peace treaty with Najib

    PETALING JAYA, May 25 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today accused Barisan Nasional (BN) of breaching several agreed points in an April peace deal brokered by former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla

  • Rockets hit Hezbollah Beirut heartland
    Rockets hit Hezbollah Beirut heartland

    Four people were wounded on Sunday when two rockets exploded in the Shiite-majority Hezbollah heartland of south Beirut, a Lebanese security source said.

  • Swiss-China trade deal a symbol amid spats with EU
    Swiss-China trade deal a symbol amid spats with EU

    Applauded by Switzerland's business sector, the country's free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Union in a raft of commercial disputes.

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  • Amazing Strawscraper to harvest energy in cool, creepy way

    Amazing Strawscraper to harvest energy in cool, creepy way

    No, you're not looking at a scene from The Matrix, or evidence that we've been invaded by aliens. That's the design concept for the Strawscraper, a new addition to the Söder Torn tower in Stockholm, Sweden, and those creepy-looking, glowing … More »

    Geekquinox - 16 hours ago
  • Isle of Man motorcycle races highlight British islands

    Isle of Man motorcycle races highlight British islands

    The Isle of Man appears as just a blip between Great Britain and Ireland on the European map. But to motorcycle fans, it’s a place of pilgrimage. For more than 100 years, they have flocked to the island for the heart-pumping, crowd-pleasing Isle of More »

    Compass - Sat, May 25, 2013
  • Return to Salvation Mountain

    Return to Salvation Mountain

    Leonard Knight lived alone in the desert for 28 years, building a mountain to share his message: "Love God, love Jesus, and love the people." To build Salvation Mountain, Knight used adobe, straw, materials from the local dump, and thousands of More »

    Compass - Sat, May 25, 2013
  • Disappointed by tonight’s eclipse? There are other stellar opportunities this weekend

    Disappointed by tonight’s eclipse? There are other stellar opportunities this weekend

    Tonight marks the second of 2013's lunar eclipses, but unfortunately for astronomy enthusiasts, it's not going to be all that impressive — easily overshadowed by other astronomical events this weekend, which I'll talk about below... Normally I'd be More »

    Geekquinox - Sat, May 25, 2013
  • Angry ‘Ring of Fire’ sets off series of earthquakes around the Pacific

    Angry ‘Ring of Fire’ sets off series of earthquakes around the Pacific

    An angry 'Ring of Fire' has been setting off quite a few earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean over the past day, and it seems to be concentrating its ire on just a few specific areas. There have been over 300 … Continue reading → More »

    Geekquinox - Sat, May 25, 2013
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