Sculptures intended to show families fleeing Shejaiya neighborhood during summer conflict. Sabbah the sculptor, who is Palestinian and lives and works in Gaza, created them using mud and waste materials found in bombsites. The artist who was forced to leave his house in Sudanyya neighborhood of Gaza, said he decided to create his exhibition of Tahalok (Decaying) to show the ... Read More »
Turkey: 200 Peshmerga being sent to KobanePresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has details of first Iraqi Kurd force to be sent to defend Syrian town from ISIL. The Turkish president has said he is expecting 200 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters will head from Iraq to the besieged Syrian town of Kobane through Turkey after authorities agreed their passage. Recep Tayyip ... Read More »
A con artist who pretended to be in a coma every time he wanted to get out of court apparently managed to keep the charade going for more than two years. Gawker reports thatthe Police in South Wales say 47-year-old Alan Knight—who had also been illegally living off benefits by pretending to be a quadriplegic—had spent about three years conning ... Read More »
Flirting with both a modeling career and Track & Field greatness, Russian long jumping sensation Darya Klishina is quickly becoming a household name around the world. She holds the Russian junior record with 7.03 m and is now competing in the senior league. In her latest European championships in Zürich, Switzerland she finished 3rd. Klishina has already won several titles, ... Read More »
To honor the civilians that died in brittain during World War 1, artist Néle Azevedo made a monument that only lasted for a few hours. She made 5000 small sculptures of ice and placed them on the steps of Birmingham’s Chamberlain Square. It didn’t last long but the people that came to see had a moment to reflect, think and ... Read More »
Police officer Jose Ruben Echeverria showed he had the moves Sunday in the Mexican city of Tijuana, dancing to some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits while directing traffic. Numerous bystanders snapped photos of the dancing police officer, with some even joining in with him. Read More »
The first made-in-Japan passenger aircraft in nearly four decades is being unveiled as its maker pushes into the booming regional jet sector with an eye to taking on industry giants Embraer and Bombardier. (For a closer view see the video above) Read More »
Six months after building their $680,000 vacation home, a couple from missouri learned it was built on the wrong lot. The house was built along the Atlantic Ocean near Palm Coast, Mark and Brenda Voss learned it’s on the wrong lot in the gated Ocean Hammock community. Read More »
A London restaurant claims to have created the world’s most expensive burger, embellished with gold leaf, lobster and caviar. The wagyu beef and venison dish, priced at £1,100, took three weeks to develop and has been verified by Record Setters as the highest priced across the world. Honky Tonk restaurant in Chelsea, the affluent west London neighbourhood, has garnished the ... Read More »
The Dubai police force is no stranger to acquiring vehicles that are a tad over the top. From their Bugatti Veyron, to their BRABUS G63S-700, they are prepared for just about any chase. While their current fleet has focused mainly on the street, they recently added a new vehicle that can travel on both land and sea. According to an article ... Read More »