Venezuela's state-run oil firm has denied that US oil giant Exxon Mobil had won a court order to freeze up to $12bn (£6bn) of its assets. picked by keroberos32 7 months ago

The Turkish parliament is expected to amend the country's constitution to ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities.

this is not good news, right? picked by keroberos32 7 months ago

Where would we be without the bard?

Well for one, we'd be forced to call an alligator a 'Chompapottamus.' picked by SparklyEyedGal181 7 months ago

Devil’s Pool is a natural rock pool at the very top of the Victoria Falls, at Zimbabwe, with a height of about 100 metres, where you can swim safely and take pictures. picked by wildminou 7 months ago

A short history of African-Americans in pictures. picked by maxriter 7 months ago

Egyptian couple found a U.S. Double Eagle Coin worth $15 million in their old closet when throwing out old clothes. The coin was part of Theodore Roosevelt's 1933 collection of coins and was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. picked by maxriter 7 months ago

Which means up to $600 for me, you, and pretty much everyone else who is paying taxes in America. I think its an absurd idea but you sure as hell don't see me complaining.

Update to this post. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

Anti-Riot Police Vehicles from around the world.
Know your enemy! picked by suckersklub 7 months ago

Two rescuers came upon what they thought was a doll lying in a muddy field among the debris. Then he moved. picked by cb__ 7 months ago

Check out your Chinese Fortune here picked by buddha 7 months ago

The youngster's mother Alison Pettigrew said: "We couldn't quite believe it when Oliver ran into the bank.
A spokesman for HSBC blamed the security lapse on a fault
with the electronic door, and rewarded Oliver by putting £10 in his own bank account. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Hey, that line works in Germany. Read how men around the world try to find "ms-right-now" in "Best Chat-up lines in the world" Women still have the "you're sponge worthy" line option. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A drunken man's threat to blow up half a city with his television remote control forced Australian police to declare a state of emergency at a luxury golf resort, a local court heard Thursday. "One push of the button will blow up half of Brisbane," Fryatt shouted in the standoff last May before police in the Queensland state capital opened fire with rubber bullets. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

Every year these guys deliver U.S. Mail on horseback for more than 200 miles. Here's a cool video of some brothers talking about all the years their family has made the ride. picked by lilsmileybug2 7 months ago

In the snow? picked by keroberos32 7 months ago

My first post here on Plime. Thought I'd go with something easy. Praying to deities this isn't a dupe. picked by Blankspace73 7 months ago

The generous donation of a PlayStation console has brought a smile back to the face of a 13-year-old autistic girl, who had her PlayStation, digital camera and even her piggy bank (BASTURDS) stolen from her home. picked by punthe 7 months ago

...When the engine moved off without him, the driver flagged down a taxi and chased it for six km (3.7 miles) before catching up with it. He jumped aboard the moving engine but slipped and fell under its wheels, railway police said. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

Two feet, 9 inches tall, Christianne Ray found love and gave birth to a daughter. picked by DemureArt 7 months ago

The Tybee bomb in 2manyusernames post was just one of many instances of "misplaced" or "mishandled" nuclear weapons. We're lucky to still be here. picked by tigertony 7 months ago

The final resting place of three German U-boats, nicknamed "Hitler's lost fleet", has been found at the bottom of the Black Sea. The submarines had been carried 2,000 miles overland from Germany to attack Russian shipping during the Second World War, but were scuttled as the war neared its end. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Until Hayden's comments before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today, no senior U.S. intelligence official had publicly acknowledged the technique. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

On Feb 5th, 1958 during a practice exercise, a B-47 and a F-86 collided causing the jettisoning of a Mark-15 Hydrogen Bomb into the ocean off of Savannah, Georgia. Despite extensive searching it remains missing to this day. Additional info in a more neutral tone is here picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Photo Essay - A toddler is hurled from a burning building. The girl's parents tossed her to members of the fire brigade, not seen, during a fire in an apartment building in Germany. Nine people, including five children, died in the blaze. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

..with a full scholarship to a $34,000-a-year private college. picked by cb__ 7 months ago