Twitter

Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called “tweets”. Registered users can read and post tweets, but unregistered users can only read them. Users access Twitter through the website interface, SMS, or mobile device app.[10] Twitter Inc. is based in San Francisco and has more…Continue reading Twitter

Thai government drops origami cranes as message of peace

Sunday, December 5, 2004  BANGKOK – Millions of origami cranes have been dropped on Thailand’s three southern provinces following violence between the government and ethnic minority Muslim populations. The move has been called a “goodwill gesture” towards Muslims. Up to 120 million such paper sculptures were dropped on Thailand’s three southern-most provinces, Narathiwat, Pattani and…Continue reading Thai government drops origami cranes as message of peace

American who owns BenedictXVI.com wants “one of those hats”

Saturday, April 23, 2005  Rogers Cadenhead, the American owner of BenedictXVI.com, has made a few requests in his blog. Mr. Cadenhead registered the valuable domain on April 1 along with ClementXV.com, InnocentXIV.com, LeoXIV.com, PaulVII.com and PiusXIII.com; all in anticipation of the recent Papal conclave 2005. After Cardinal Ratzinger’s election as Pope Benedict XVI, international media…Continue reading American who owns BenedictXVI.com wants “one of those hats”

Man charged with attempted murder in £40 million London jewel heist

Sunday, September 6, 2009  24-year-old Aman Kassaye, of no fixed abode, is to face a charge of attempted murder for his alleged role in an armed robbery that netted £40 million ($65 million) worth of jewelry from a London store. Kassaye is the seventh man to be charged, and is also facing prosecution for conspiracy…Continue reading Man charged with attempted murder in £40 million London jewel heist

Nelson Mandela charity official resigns over ‘blood diamonds’

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) trustee Jeremy Ractliffe has resigned from the charity’s board, twelve days after admitting to the possession of “blood diamonds”. Earlier this month, supermodel Naomi Campbell testified against former Liberian president Charles Taylor when she claimed she received “very small, dirty looking stones” from two men, allegedly…Continue reading Nelson Mandela charity official resigns over ‘blood diamonds’