An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the richter scale struck in central italy, about 50 miles from Rome. Updates on the link. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Comedy Central has teamed with Kanye West for a project described as hip-hop meets the Muppets. Just when you think TV couldn't get any worse.. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

The remains of super typhoon Melor, which is barreling across the Pacific at high speed today, threaten to bring flooding to some areas of California's Central Valley and mud slides in recently fire-ravaged areas, the National Weather Service reports. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Three Strikes is a TV pilot from the writers of Frasier, Larry Sanders and King of the Hill and executive produced by Jon Stewart for Comedy Central. It was turned down by the network but the makers have turned to YouTube to revive its chances picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Kei is looking for a new flat in Tokyo, one closer to our office. Today he took an hour off to go and check one in central Tokyo (5 minutes away from Tokyo's main train station, the heart of Tokyo)… picked by kakana 8 months ago

Comedy Central shows to be deleted, including "South Park", "The Daily Show", and "The Colbert Report". picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

The National Weather Service said that a severe cluster of tornadoes crossed central Florida near the Orlando area at approximately 3 a.m. this morning picked by monkeyman 3 years ago

The Minnesota Twins ended their comeback for the ages today by winning the Central Division. Their win over Chicago, coupled with a Detroit loss in extra innings, means Detroit gets the wild card slot and Minnesota gets the championship. After beating Chicago, the Twins watched the Detroit game on the scoreboard TV along with a Metrodome full of their fans, who were chanting "Lets go Royals!&... read full post picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

In remarks to US lawmakers, Bernanke said the economy has weakened since the Fed's latest outlook prepared in January, meaning a contraction is likely.

Really? We knew this 6 months ago, and we're paying this asshat's salary??? picked by leehblanc 2 years ago

If you want to understand the hold that Bollywood has over India, go to Manoj Desai's old movie palace, in the crowded neighborhood known simply as Mumbai Central. Go to the early show, at 11:30 a.m., when the line for tickets occasionally spills off the sidewalk and into the parking lot. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

Zimbabwe's central bank says it will soon introduce a 100 trillion dollar note as the once prosperous country battles to keep pace with hyperinflation that has caused many to abandon the country's currency. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

The streets are littered with villains and Superman and Batman are nowhere to be seen. But help is at hand because a hero is on a one-man mission to fight crime.
Vincent Oligbo has stopped dozens of crimes in central London, rescuing women, children and men from pickpockets, thugs, knifings and more. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Central Florida man is accused of punching and attacking a body inside an open casket during a funeral. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Rising majestically out of the plains of central Burma, 2,417 feet up in the air atop an ancient, sheer-sided volcanic plug, the Buddhist monastery of Popa Taungkalat surveys the surrounding scene. An amazing example of a human construction merged organically with its natural setting, Taung Kalat also draws thousands of pilgrims each year because of its great spiritual significance. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Venus Express has constantly been observing the south pole of Venus and has found it to be surprisingly fickle. An enormous structure with a central part that looks like the eye of a hurricane, morphs and changes shape within a matter of days, leaving scientists puzzled. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The afternoon of January 30, 1969 was when The Beatles surprised a central London office lunch crowd with an impromptu concert on the roof of their Savile Row Apple headquarters. More video in comments. And why a tribute rooftop concert was cancelled picked by suebe 10 months ago

BEIJING — Mobile phone users in central China could face jail for sending unwanted erotic text messages while in the north, one local Communist Party branch has held 480 meetings on the problem in the past month. Henan province has announced that firing off just one such message could see the sender slapped in detention for up to five days, the China Daily reported on Tuesday. Three messag... read full post picked by soreen 4 months ago

"It broke a record that day, the most rain to fall in Central Park for that day, I think it was 5.5 inches, and it felt like I absorbed most of it." picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A 2-year-old girl was strangled by a 12-foot Burmese python Wednesday inside a central Florida home. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Our Milky Way Galaxy has two distinct parts in its outer reaches that rotate in opposite directions, astronomers announced today. The galaxy has a bulbous core where stars are tightly packed and orbiting rather furiously around the central black hole. Then there's the big flat disk with its spiral arms, also orbiting the galactic center somewhat in the manner of a hurricane's spiral bands. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago