Reconstruction of the World Trade Center site is over budget and won't be finished by the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that destroyed the twin towers, the owners reported Monday.

"The rebuilding effort is not where it should be," says New York Gov. David Paterson. picked by JoshSF49 3 weeks ago

FBI fears his illness could trigger a wave of terrorist attacks. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

360 degree panorama taken from the top of one of the World Trade Center towers just over a year before they were destroyed. Allows pan and zoom. picked by tigertony 9 months ago

The first steel columns of a new Freedom Tower were raised at the World Trade Center site on Tuesday, more than five years after 2,749 people died when the Twin Towers were hit by two hijacked airliners and collapsed.
Now with pictures picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Human remains that appear to be from World Trade Center victims were found by utility workers in a manhole at the northern edge of the site, a Port Authority official said Thursday. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Awesome Collection of smallest thing in the world really

(Some images on page NSFW) picked by icemann 2 years ago

A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India. Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went o... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

He feels, based on the maneuvers he witnessed, the pilot was not a novice flight school graduate, but probably an experienced military aviator. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 1 year ago

Sadly, this amounts to a token punishment for what the WTO declared was an illegal ban since it violates trade law by targeting online gambling without equal application of the rules to American operators offering remote betting on horse and dog racing. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Gunman kills one male hostage and then himself. Police say the gunman had a hand gun.

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Isn't NASA a secured facility? Apparently not. picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

Very moving art from Brazilian Artists. picked by LatueOfStiberty 1 year ago

Travelers now have the time to experience a world cruise vacation. Crystal Cruises is offering the opportunity to experience all of the trimmings and onboard programming of its World Cruise in a 24-day voyage. picked by arrch8 2 years ago

Interesting collection of world maps with their shape manipulated based upon world statistical data. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

In the world of international game shows, the line between awesome and utterly insane is a thin one.

But a entertaining one! picked by craziesean 7 months ago

"Top swedish students arestatistically less knowledgeable about world health than Chimpanzes!" An amazingly interesting piece about the world, a bit long, but totally worth it. Plus the graphics are AMAZING picked by dorkfire 2 years ago

There is a new series of man made islands off of the coast of Dubai that is shaped like the world. You can buy real estate there too! How awesome is that! picked by dork 4 weeks ago

Checkout the world map as seen by Americans .. Really funny! picked by bigmumu 1 year ago

Though a UN treaty and a recent agreement among Southeast Asian countries makes trade in some wildlife species illegal, open markets still thrive.

Caution: graphic/disturbing images. picked by MandolinOrange 5 months ago

Joneses from all around the world met in Cardiff, Wales, where they attempted to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with the same family name. picked by Skid 2 years ago