The architects of Cambodia’s famed Angkor – the world's most extensive medieval "hydraulic city" – unwittingly engineered its environmental collapse, says research by UNSW scientists and a team of international scholars. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

What a role model we are to the world.

It notes specific "U.S. interrogation techniquies," which include "forced nudity, isolation, and sleep deprivation." The U.S. has repeatedly denied allegations by international groups that it tortures prisoners captured in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. However, U.S. officials have refused to comment on the Canadian list. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

The American, Russian, and Japanese astronauts aboard the ISS got a special treat for their Friday movie night after NASA got permission to beam up a copy of the new Star Trek movie. picked by tigertony 7 months ago

So she checks them out and is "horrified" and will not return them. I say us Plimers create a collective fund to buy the library another TEN copies! THINK of the publicity!! picked by moe 2 years ago

In troubled economic times, it's often hard to convince the government to fund space science. Heck, at least fruit flies live on our planet. But there's one field of research that the public should be happy to support: keeping the Earth from being pummeled by asteroids. And there is no shortage of ideas for how to do this. picked by xdvx 8 months ago

"It is now time for the Caliphate to reign" was the theme of the international rally in Indonesia. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Google claims to have created a software technology that will allow them to set up Pagerank kind of technology even to image searches. At International World Wide Conference in Beijin, two of the Google scientist said this new technology will be called as Visual Rank. Visual Rank algorithm is been created for ranking and weighting images that are similar in look. picked by dude17 2 years ago

Ara Abrahamian was punished by the International Olympic Committee for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony and disrespecting his fellow athletes. update to this picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

9,500 jobs will be lost. The carrier will continue service from the US to international destinations.

Another sign of the troubled economic times picked by suebe 1 year ago

Brazil has inaugurated its first uranium enrichment facility to produce the type of fuel for nuclear power plants that Iran is running into trouble for attempting to produce... Brazil has managed to assure the international community its intentions are industrial and commercial, not military... picked by bingo 7 months ago

It's super cute and super freaky at the same time: Retired Canadian police officer James Symington received five puppies cloned from his beloved German Shepherd, Trakr, who died two months ago. Last year, Symington, who now lives in Los Angeles, won a contest from BioArts International which asked for essays on the "most cloneworthy" dog. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Tenzin Gyatso is to provide $150,000 towards Stanford University's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education to study. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

The body of Katoucha Niane, one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and a vocal opponent of female genital mutilation, was found in the Seine River. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Astronauts, by necessity, work hard in space. But during their precious time off aboard the International Space Station (ISS), some spaceflyers are picking their brains to come up with the future of space sports. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Update (sorta) to this.

The New York Federal Reserve is lending up to $37.8 billion to American International Group to give the troubled insurer access to much-needed cash. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Canada's annual seal hunt is under way amid continuing protests from animal rights activists and an international effort to ban imported seal products.

Department of Fisheries and Oceans spokesman Phil Jenkins says about 20 sealing vessels have ventured out into the ice floes in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence, while some land-based hunting is also under way. picked by horsefeathers 8 months ago

Joseph Cohen, a taxi driver for 39 years, picked up the family at Logan International Airport on Sunday, drove them to their home in the city's Mattapan neighborhood, and helped them unload their luggage.
"They paid me, thank you very much, everything was nice, and I left." picked by kakana 4 months ago

Well in a manner of speaking. Electrical & Musical Instrument Ltd.aka EMI who signed the Beatles to a recording contract made a immense amount of money from the Fab Four. Enough money to fund research into what became computed tomography scanning machines. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Instead of acting prudently and following his fiduciary duty, Ronald I. Lappin placed his employees' 401(k) funds along with some of the assets of a personal tax shelter/charity with Madoff. This resulted in the loss of the retirement savings of his 60 employees. He paid $5M to the 401(k) fund and to his charity. Philanthropist or did he just avoid a lawsuit which would have cost him everything? picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A team of international investigators infiltrated an Internet chat room used by pedophiles who streamed live videos of children being raped, rescuing 31 children and identifying more than 700 suspects worldwide.

Only one punishment is suitable - death, plain and simple. picked by Moe 2 years ago