An estimated 600 former soldiers and police officers turned out on the streets of Seoul in this latest rally to demand revenge against the North for last week’s artillery attack. The North Korean shelling of a small island that killed four people has prompted outrage among South Koreans, many of whom see their own government’s response as weak. [Jung Jung-Ho, Secretary General, Korea Disabled... 

Jem Stansfield travels to the Solar Furnace Research Facility in Southern France. He witnesses the incredible power generated by highly concentrated sunlight. Sunlight, focused intensely enough that it can (and does) burn any material on earth. Just how hot does it get in that ring of fire sunshine? Over 6,300 degrees Fahrenheit.  Read More »

French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrogantly snubbed Romanian president over Roma deportation issues The French-Romanian friendship on head of state level is not what it used to be. President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have treated his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu coldly, even impolitely, at the group photo with all NATO state leaders at the Lisbon summit. Basescu tried to stop his French counterpart... 

Remember the 15-story hotel built in six days? Well, this 12-story apartment building fell down in three seconds. In fact, this apartment block was not built with pre-fab techniques and it’s certainly not Level 9 Earthquake-resistant. It’s just your typical brick and cement building. They first build the block, and then started to excavate an underground parking on the front. They placed... 

Last week, you probably saw the report about Cody Alicea, the boy in California who was told to take the American flag off his bicycle by obtuse school administrators. Well, yesterday some members of Cody’s community in California decided they would help escort him to class: The school has since apologized.  Read More »

  13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike. He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather, Robert. He’s had the flag on his bike for two months but Monday, was told to take it down. A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on... 

Inspired: The Roman army pen knife, a precursor to today's popular Swiss Army accessory The world’s first Swiss Army knife’ has been revealed – made 1,800 years before its modern counterpart. An intricately designed Roman implement, which dates back to 200AD, it is made from silver but has an iron blade. It features a spoon, fork as well as a retractable spike, spatula and small... 

NASA says this is not a space diaper, but it is. They call it the Maximum Absorbency Garment. But why do astronauts use them? Quite simply, when astronauts are sitting in the Space Shuttle, strapped to their seats and ready to go, they may experience very long delays. Sometimes even hours. And when that happens, they just can’t get off their seats to go to the toilet. They just have to do it,... 

Leaked screenshot of future Windows 8 In its most concrete comments yet about the next version of Windows, Microsoft said in a blog post on its Dutch Web site that Windows 8 is about two years from hitting the market. Microsoft is working on the next version of Windows, the blog says in Dutch, but it will be about two years before Windows 8 is on the market. Microsoft’s Dutch subsidiary posted... 

You may remember an LA Times article from last year, titled Beijing Loves IKEA — But Not for Shopping. In summary, the article revealed why there’s a line to get in the front door of the Beijing IKEA, but not one to check out. The picture above tells part of the story — just as many locals visit IKEA to sleep — on chairs, sofas, and occasionally beds — as come for the $2 plates of lox and... 

Na'vi captain... James Cameron. Star director signs up to take charge of sequels to science fiction 3D blockbuster. James Cameron’s next two films will both be set on Pandora, he confirmed today. Variety reports that Cameron signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct both Avatar 2, which has been given a tentative release date of December 2014 and Avatar 3, due for distribution a year... 

Peter Gray flings his shoes at John Howard after demanding former leader defend sending troops to Iraq. A man protesting against the Iraq war hurled his shoes at Australia’s former prime minister during a live TV show, mimicking the shoe-throwing protest aimed at former President George Bush in Baghdad two years ago. Peter Gray flung his shoes at John Howard, a Bush ally in the Iraq war, after... 

President Obama tells the Univision, Latino audience to, “Punish our enemies and reward our friends.” On Monday, October 25, Obama asked for a Latino upsurge in voting number for the upcoming election on November 2nd. “If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to... 

The annual Small World Photomicrography Competition sponsored by Nikon aims to showcase “the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope.” Indeed, the 2010 winning photographs reveal what’s not seen or visible to the human eye. While many of the stunning images were taken to advance science, some are just simply beautiful to look at. The following photos were... 

Man rescued after getting arm trapped down looUploaded by itnnews. – Up-to-the minute news videos. A man in Xixing City, China found himself engaged in a embarrassing moment after he dropped his mobile phone down a toilet. Rescue workers found the hapless gentleman hunched over the toilet with his arm trapped down the loo pipe. They had to break the bowl to free his arm, which was completely...