Samuel Aranda of Spain Wins 2011 World Press Photo of the Year (Photo Inside!)
Samuel Aranda from Spain has won the 2011 (55th) World Press Photo of the Year award, as stated in the the 2011 World Press Photo official website on Friday, February 10, 2012. More...
Ma Ying-jeou Wins Second Term As The President of Taiwan
(Taiwan) President Ma Ying-jeou has won a second presidential four-year term. He has garnered 6,891,139 votes or 51.6% of the total votes. More...
Jyoti Amge is World’s Smallest Woman At Just 62cm Tall (Video)
Jyoti Amge, an 18-year-old Indian student who measures just 62.8 cm, has been announced as the world’s shortest woman by the Guinness World Record officials. “It is wonderful to celebrate my More...
Midwife Robin Lim Receives CNN Hero of the Year 2011 Award; The Story of Robin Lim
Robin Lim, the Filipino-American midwife and founder of the Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation), was named as the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year. She helped thousands of poor Indonesian women for More...
Most Corrupt Countries in the World 2011; Philippines At 51
How corrupt is your state or country? The Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption worldwide, has released the 16th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Thursday, More...
Gaddafi Killed in Sirte (Picture)
Former Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya’s interim rulers More...
Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan Announces Resignation
Japanese Prime Minister Nato Kan, who has been under pressure since the March earthquake and tsunami, has announced his resignation as the prime minister of Japan on Friday. Kan‘s approval rating More...
Noah’s Ark in Kentucky,USA
Noah’s Ark is being rebuilt by the Answers in Genesis Christian ministry to prove that the Bible story was true. It is 152m long and 24m high wooden ship that can withstand a worldwide flood More...
11-Year-Old Mayor Caroline Gonzalez Renames Street To “Justin Bieber Way”
11-year-old mayor Caroline Gonzalez renamed a part of the Main Street to Justin Bieber Way. Caroline Gonzalez won the right to be the mayor of Forney for 24 hours (1 day) in a Facebook competition More...
Yingluck Shinawatra Elected As First Female Prime Minister of Thailand And World’s Youngest Prime Minister
44-year-old Yingluck Shinawatra was elected by Thailand’s parliament as the first female Prime Minister of the country. She’s also currently the youngest prime minister in the world. She won 296 More...