On Monday morning, the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army, or FARDC, clashed in the village of Mutaho, approximately six miles northwest of the provincial capital of Goma. The fighting comes after six months of relative calm between the warring parties following the 12-day occupation of Goma by M23 in November 2012. The fighting lasted about two hours wi […]
The Telegraph: John Kerry threatens to bore the world to death with excruciating first speech as Secretary of State – Former Senator John Kerry’s first speech as Secretary of State was delivered at the University of Virginia and has already been dubbed “one of the dullest lectures on record by a senior U.S. official.” Kerry […]
Gibson Custom has selected an extremely appropriate guitar with which to begin the celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of its Historic Reissue series. The 1957 Les Paul Custom is often considered the epitome of the “Black Beauty,” the first of the elegant Customs to carry the new PAF humbucking pickups. To kick off a very limited edition series of three 20t […]
Since 2006, Raising Malawi has remained committed to supporting organizations and individuals who fight tirelessly to help the estimated 1 million orphans, vulnerable children, and their families and communities in Malawi. This support includes providing critical medical care to children through community-based clinics and hospitals. Photo: Dr. Eric Borgstei […]
A day after a twister 1.3 miles wide ravaged the city of Moore, Oklahoma, the scope of the damage is evident. At least 24 people died, including nine children. Some of the youngest victims who lost their lives were in Plaza Towers Elementary School, which collapsed in the storm. The estimated peak wind was about 200 […] […]
Country singer Toby Keith talks to Anderson Cooper about the massive tornado that hit the town where he grew up on Monday. Earlier in the evening he tweeted a message of support for the Moore, Oklahoma community: Hometown got hit for the gazillionth time. Rise again Moore Oklahoma. Godspeed.Prayin – T — Toby Keith (@TobyKeithMusic) […] […]
BEIJING/SEOUL — China on Sunday warned against "troublemaking" on its doorstep, in an apparent rebuke to North Korea. The North, led by 30-year-old Kim Jong-un, has been issuing vitriolic threats of war against the United States and U.S.-backed South Korea since the Unit … […]
New Zealand's sticky black sandwich spread is finally back on breakfast tables after fans suffered through a year of what they dramatically described as “Marmageddon.” Supermarkets began selling Marmite again Wednesday for the first time since March 2012, when suppli … […]
BEIJING – A group of hackers linked to the Chinese military has stolen reams of sensitive data from more than 100 prominent American companies and organizations, according to an explosive new report. “The details we have analyzed during hundreds of investigations con … […]