Friday, November 20, 2009 Ten passengers on board a British Airways jet that crashed in London’s Heathrow Airport are suing the manufacturer of the aircraft. Documents filed before a court in Chicago, Illinois claim that Boeing were responsible for design flaws with the fuel system. The Boeing 777 crash-landed early in 2008 after engine power …

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Saturday, April 11, 2009 Twenty percent of the American public believes that socialism is superior to capitalism, says a poll by Rasmussen Reports released on Thursday, April 9. Asked the question “Which is a better system – capitalism or socialism?”, 53% of those polled found capitalism the better system, 20% preferred socialism, and 27% were …

Monday, November 5, 2007 In the 1980’s and the 1990’s there were multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children or non-consenting adults in the context of Satanic rituals that has come to be known as The Satanic Panic. In the United States, the Kern County child abuse cases, McMartin preschool trial and the West Memphis …

Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Sydney, Australia —A 16 year old Sydney student was killed when a 10 metre gum tree fell on the tent in which she was sleeping. Another girl sleeping beside her was unharmed. The accident occurred at 1:30am AEDT at a campsite near Wombeyan Caves. The girl was participating in an overnight …

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Twenty-four cars of a west-bound Canada Pacific train were thrown from the tracks after the train collided with a semi tractor-trailer in poor weather and visibility near Regina, Saskatchewan around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. The driver was rushed to hospital. The accident took place on a level section of Highway 46 …

Tuesday, May 30, 2006 The Indian government has begun to send humanitarian aid to the earthquake hit Yogyakarta region of Indonesia. The relief effort, named Operation Marham involves the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy and aims to deliver aid materials to the victims. Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee was away on an official visit …