This week, the 36th International Exhibition of Inventions has flooded Geneva with tinkerers, hackers, and other weirdos who like to make stuff and show off possibly useful, definitely bizarre inventions picked by doggylives 3 months ago

The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that financial losses stemming from the U.S. mortgage crisis might approach $1 trillion, citing a "collective failure" to predict the breadth of the crisis. picked by deEPCHill 3 months ago

Florida International University and the University of Miami have increased the punishment for 19 players involved in Saturday night's football brawl. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

The fund would allow people to have a legal outlet to pursue their gripes, rather than resorting to hurling grapes at those they disagree with.

Followup to this post. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Because it's easy for hackers to disguise where an attack originates, Brenner said, the best course of action is to tighten up one's own networks rather than to place blame.

*Brenner seems smart, obviously his days in government are numbered. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

The rules of the road are different wherever you drive, but some international would come as a surprise to most Canadian drivers. Here are 10 unusual traffic rules we've found from around the world. picked by 2longdogs 3 months ago

A New York judge ruled two children created using frozen sperm after their father's death are entitled to a cut of the family fortune. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A dead person in a box disrupted air travel at Miami International Airport Monday morning. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

At least 200 terminally-ill people from Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the United States have visited Mexico since 2001 to buy a euthanasia drug, a newspaper has reported. The Mexican newspaper Reforma cited Exit International - the mercy killing organisation run by Australian euthanasia advocate Phillip Nitschke that promotes Mexico as a destination for patients seeking to end their lives. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A wonderfully thorough and interesting look at the mystery and conspiracy theory surrounding the Denver International Airport.
*Inspired by deepcleanfun's earlier post. picked by beckinacea 9 months ago

Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing an account worth $38 billion. picked by shredtone 1 year ago

Texas wants to continue with its scheduled execution of Jose Medellin a Mexican who was in the country illegally brutally raped and murder two young children. The "international court" <oooh!> stated his "rights" were abused. Bush is pandering and demanding that Texas stop their execution. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Danny Morrison tells the story of how it all happened? picked by lifecoach101 1 year ago

Celebration of IYP will raise awareness of the importance of the potato, and of agriculture in general. picked by glik 7 months ago

The organizers cited Portland as a city that is, "celebrated as a center for animation, filmmaking, comics and indie music" and as such, an obvious fit. Animators from all over the world will attend. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Manhattan Surrogate Judge Renee Roth has reduced the trust fund for the little dog, named Trouble, from $12 million to $2 million.
The remaining $10 million now goes to Helmsley's charitable foundation. picked by gammerus 1 month ago

The profusion of international news available on the Internet has made it increasingly difficult for the average American to ignore the rest of the world, a trend researchers say threatens Americans' long, proud history of disregarding anything not about them. picked by kamaloo 8 months ago

SUNSHINE COAST IDENTITY INVITED TO SPEAK ALONGSIDE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE GREATS picked by lifecoach101 1 year ago

A University of Washington scientist who could not obtain funding from traditional research agencies to test his idea that light particles act in reverse time has received more than $35,000 from folks nationwide who didn't want to see this admittedly far-fetched idea go unexplored. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern over a newly-approved US anti-terrorism law. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago