LG Optimus Vu Heading To Europe This September

LG Optimus Vu LG has finally revealed that its over-sized smartphone, the LG Optimus Vu, will be coming to Europe and other markets this September. Originally announced and launched in Korea, the LG Optimus Vu is a beast of a phone, offering a 5-inch 4:3 aspect ratio display, Nvidia Tegra 3 performance and an Ice Cream Sandwich OS. Here is a review...

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Cholera Outbreak In Sierra Leone Hits Emergency Levels

Many dead as Cholera levels surge in Sierra Leone. An outbreak of cholera in Sierra Leone has infected more than 10,000 people and killed at least 176, authorities said as they appealed for international assistance. Underscoring the severity of the situation in the West African country, President Ernest Bai Koroma declared the outbreak an "emergency...

Teen Raises $115K With Lake Ontario Swim To Send Kids With Cancer To Camp

14-year-old Annaleise Carr swam across lake Ontario to raise funds for cancer kids. As metre-high waves crashed down upon 14-year-old Annaleise Carr in the chilly waters of Lake Ontario in the middle of the night, the money she was raising to send kids with cancer to camp kept her going. The Ontario teenager, believed to be the youngest person...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Dies

Ethiopia's Deceased Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's long-time ruler who held tight control over this East African country but was a major U.S counter-terrorism ally, died of an undisclosed illness after not being seen in public for weeks, Ethiopian state television said Tuesday. He was 57. Meles died Monday just before midnight...

Eight Killed In Turkish Car Bombing

Fire fighters work in Gaziantep where at least seven people were killed and dozens wounded when a car bomb blew up on August 20, 2012 in the centre of Turkey's south-eastern city of Gaziantep (AFP Photo / Ihlas News Agency) Eight people have been reported killed and dozens wounded by a bomb attack close to a police station in southeastern Turkey. Officials...

U.S President Threatens To Attack Syria

US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama has a stern warning for the country of Syria. In an address made early Monday, the commander-in-chief confirmed that he has not ruled out an offensive strike on Bashar al-Assad and his regime. Speaking from the White House, President Obama said that if Syria is able to procure chemical or biological...

Belarus Declared No Kite-Fly Zone

Reuters Launching a handmade kite may get you in trouble today in Belarus, where it could be considered a national security threat by the military, which is on constant alert after the “teddy-bear assault” carried out by Swedish activists last month...

Anonymous Hackers Take Down UK Government Websites In Assange Protest.

AFP Photo / Joel Saget Several British governmental websites, including the Ministry of Justice, have been attacked by hacktivists in retaliation for Britain’s handling of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Under the campaign, which was branded “#OpFreeAssange,” Anonymous undertook a mission to take down justice.gov.uk and number10.gov.uk, the...

U.S Man Charged With Nearly Decapitating Brother With Sword, Laying With Brother's Dead Corpse For Two Days

Charles Masters charged for murder. Charles Masters, a 33-year-old Nashville man was jailed Friday after he allegedly murdered his brother with a sword, then laid next to his brother's body for several days hoping that the brother would "wake up." According to Metro Nashville Police, officers received a call from Masters around 10:30 p.m. stating...

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Nasa's Curiosity Rover Prepares To Zap Martian Rocks

NASA's Curiosity rover. In a BBC report, Nasa's Curiosity rover is getting ready to zap its first Martian rock. A small stone lying just to the side of the vehicle at its landing site on the floor of Gale Crater has been selected as a test target for the ChemCam laser. The brief but powerful burst of light from this instrument will vaporise...

U.S President Barack Obama Considers Releasing From US s Oil Reserves

U.S strategic oil reserves. The US is studying plans for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen rising gasoline prices and avoid the negative effect from its sanctions against Iran. An report from Reuters cites "a source with knowledge of the situation " who says that the president is "dusting off old plans " to release crude oil from...

Egypt's President Accused Of News Censorship

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi slammed for censorship. Egypt’s president has come under fire for censoring news outlets over charges of 'fueling sedition.' The ruling Muslim Brotherhood party’s move to stifle critics has sparked fears they are adopting the repressive tactics they pledged to abolish. State prosecutors filed lawsuits against...

U.S Woman Faces Charges For Feeding Poor Children

Angela Prattis may be fined $600 for each day she provided free food to poor children. A woman may be fined $600 for each day she provided free food to children in a poor Philadelphia neighborhood for the past few months. Angela Prattis, 41, of Chester Township has been distributing free healthy lunches in a neighborhood that has a...

Police To Track Cell Phones In US Without Court Warrants

Police allowed to track cell phones in US without court warrants. Image credit RT The US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Americans have no reasonable expectation of privacy when carrying cell phones, allowing police to track GPS signals without a warrant or probable cause. The decision came the court ruled in United States v. Skinner that...

eBay Bans Sales Of Potions, Spells And Curses

Spell book on sale at ebay. Cursing an enemy with a hex or finding a charm to make your lover forever faithful has just become a little harder, as eBay has banned the sale of all forms of 'magic' through the online auction site, beginning in September. “eBay regularly reviews categories and updates our policies based on customer feedback. We...

Record Producer Carl Davis, Dies At The Age of 77

Davis produced the Chi-lites 1972 hit Oh Girl and Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So), sampled by Beyonce. Record producer Carl Davis, who helped shape the sound of Chicago soul, died last week at the age of 77. Davis, who produced the legendary chart-topper Duke of Earl, was at the centre of the Chicago music scene during the 1960s and 70s. His...

Air France Flight Beg Passengers For Gas Money At Landing In Damascus

A plane of French company Air France. An awkward emergency landing in Syria was bad enough, but the crew of Air France Flight 562 was forced to beg passengers for money to buy more fuel. The plane, heading from Paris to the Lebanese capital with 185 people on board, was diverted over tensions near the Beirut International Airport. Low on fuel,...

Taliban Claim Infiltration Of Afghan Forces

Members of  terrorist group, Taliban. The spiritual leader of the Taliban said the group's insurgents have succeeded in foisting the ranks of the Afghan security forces, allowing them to attack their fellow NATO service members. The admission comes amidst a rise in friendly fire attacks. “Mujahideen have cleverly infiltrated the ranks of...

France Bandits Rob ATMs Of Millions Using Forks.

Million stolen in cash from ATM using forks. Image credit RT. French police are searching for an organized crime ring that has stolen more than 1,000,000 Euros in cash from ATM machines, using only a fork. Investigators were shocked by the simplicity and ingenuity of the countrywide rash of ATM heists: The gang managed to make the thefts by jamming...

South Africans Protest 'Apartheid'-like Violence

Strikers near the South African Marikana platinum mine. Image credit  Reuters, RT/Siphiwe Sibeko Thousands of protesters gathered at the South African Marikana platinum mine to demand justice after police shot and killed 34 miners. Many demonstrators said the shootings recalled violence from the country's Apartheid era. The protesters demanded...

Band Member's Husband Condemns Pussy Riot Prison Sentences

The seven members of the Rock band, Pussy Riot. The husband of one of the members of Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot imprisoned for hooliganism in Moscow is leading a chorus of condemnation after a conviction decried as an attack on free speech. Three young women, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, were sentenced...