A French woman badly disfigured by facial tumours caused by a rare and incurable disease has appealed to President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow her to die by euthanasia. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

• Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election.
• Sarkozy won around 53 percent of the vote, according to early results.
video here. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Many pics of a HUGE set-up for a model train and the miniature town it runs through. The detail is incredible. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Anna Loginova, a 29-year-old former successful model, ran a private security firm of female bodyguards, highly trained in martial arts, demanding high prices to protect Russian billionaires. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died, Russian media report, citing a Kremlin statement. picked by Ankabout 1 year ago

The French dislike themselves even more than the Americans dislike them, according to an opinion poll published on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf issued a presidential order at 2 p.m. (PST) on Saturday to lift the emergency and restore the Constitution but with some changes. [see comments for video and more info] picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Eccentric Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has threatened to behead gays unless they leave the country, according to reports. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A European Vogue cover model fell to her death from her Manhattan apartment building Saturday in an apparent suicide, published reports said.

Ruslana Korshunova, 20, died around 2:30 p.m. in a fall from a building on Water Street. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

According to a recent, sensational survey from Samsung Mobile, 61 percent of lazy, distracted, and impossibly ignorant cellphone users over the age 18 say they would be comfortable casting their vote for President of the United States via a text message.

Not my description, but it is from here. picked by 1thirteen3 4 months ago

TEL AVIV - An Israeli police officer fatally shot himself in the head on Tuesday at an airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sparking fear of an assassination attempt. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

U.S. women expect there will be a female president before a member of a racial minority reaches the Oval Office, a new online poll shows. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Move the five points to manipulate the shape of this spinning 3D wire model. Cool! picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton may or may not become the first female president of the United States, but if fate and voters deny her the role, another woman will surely see if the mantle fits.

Who might that be? picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

This clip has everything, a samurai who attempts a back flip and fails, then a clueless model who falls right through the hole he left in the runway.

EDIT: Embedding seems to be banned now - here's a direct link instead: Click for falling goodness. picked by wildminou 10 months ago

A 12-year old kid from Mesquite, Texas with T-Cell Lymphoma had a wish to be U.S. president one day. The Make-A-Wish foundation, along with hundreds of people from the government made it happen picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The only thing that would make this video funnier is if it were played with Right Said Fred "I'm too sexy". It's a 6 minute compilation of models falling, the last 30 seconds is of the same model falling from a previous post. Other than that I don't see any dupes. picked by emarco1983 2 months ago

"I neither will aspire to nor will I accept -- I repeat -- I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief." picked by punthe 6 months ago

A computer programmer from Poland could spend three years in jail for linking a Polish word for penis to the website of Polish President Lech Kaczynski. picked by maxriter 12 months ago

Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report," tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.

"I shall seek the office of the President of the United States," announced Colbert on his Comedy Central show Tuesday, as red, white and blue balloons fell around him. picked by julea 11 months ago