A military transport aircraft belonging to the Algerian Air Force crashed Tuesday in the country’s eastern Oum El Bouaghi province, killing 103 people, media reported. Citing Ennahar TV, Xinhua reported that the air traffic control of Algeria’s Constantine airport had lost contact with the C-130 Hercules aircraft before the accident, adding that 103 passengers on board were killed in the ... Read More »
Here in the Middle East, the mash-up between religious beliefs and human rights can be breathtakingly surreal. Take, as example, baffling contradictions within modern Iranian culture that rigidly restricts gender co-mingling, yet supports gender transitioning. Footballers in Iran’s professional women’s league are being forced to undergo gender tests to verify that they are “all woman”. Read More »
In what just might be the worst vending concept ever, a charitable organization in British Columbia is placing crack pipe machines. The program, started by the Portland Hotel Society, has installed the machines in hopes of curbing transmission of infectious diseases. The crack pipe venders, which sell polka-dotted glass pipes for a quarter, are located in two locations in Vancouver’s ... Read More »
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham will reportedly wed this summer. The British model and actions star have been dating for around four years and have been beset by rumours about their romance. Last year it was claimed they had gone their separate ways, but that was quickly scotched and followed by speculation they were engaged. Read More »
The cost of services for children with autism averages more than $17,000 per child each year — with school systems footing much of the bill, a new U.S. study estimates. Researchers found that compared to kids without autism, those with the disorder had higher costs for doctor visits and prescriptions — an extra $3,000 a year, on average. But the ... Read More »
A first-of-its-kind research examining trends in fertility rates among girls with mental illness finds that young girls with mental illness are three times more likely to become teenage parents than those without a major mental illness. In a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, the researchers examined live birth rates in Ontario from 1999 to 2009 in 4.5 million ... Read More »
Just in time for Valentine’s Day… The daughter of former The Real Housewives of Orange County star, Jeana Keough, married her fiancé, former Dallas Cowboys player Kyle Bosworth over the weekend. “Magic,” Kara wrote on Instagram on Saturday afternoon along with the first photo of herself and husband Kyle standing at the home of Jeana Keough in Coto de Caza, ... Read More »
Spring isn’t in the air just yet, but we don’t need an excuse to get our hearts pumping. Here are TONY’s 25 favorite romantic movies—not, mind you, our favorite sex romps (though expect plenty of sizzle), nor our favorite romantic odes to Chinatown or the Old West or whatever. We’re talking love love love: the kind of movie that starts ... Read More »
Reports are coming in that Scotland’s beloved Loch Ness monster may be dead. For the first time in almost 90 years no ‘confirmed sightings’ have been made of the Serpentine Scottish beast. Veteran Nessie spotter Gary Campbell, who keeps a register of sightings, said no one had come forward in 18 months to say they had seen the monster. Read More »
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have put up their lavish home in Bel Air, California for sale at 12.99 million dollars. The colonial style mansion features seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, a state-of-the-art home theatre, games room, fitness gym, music room and a double-height half-court basketball court. Read More »
Melissa Gilbert got candid on Watch What Happens Live Wednesday night. The Little House on the Prairie star didn’t hesitate to kiss and tell – even decades later. Gilbert opened up to host Andy Cohen about when she used to date then-struggling actor Tom Cruise. Read More »
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