The United Nations is warning supporters of incumbent Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo, that a planned attack on the headquarters of internationally-endorsed election winner, Alassane Ouattara, could spark widespread violence. Mr. Ouattara is calling for a peaceful resolution to the violent, month-long political standoff. Ivory Coast remains locked in a political power struggle between incumbent president, [...]
Terrelle Pryor and the Ohio State Buckeyes are prepared to take on Ryan Mallett and the Arkansas Razorbacks at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Spencer Tillman and Jason Horowitz breakdown this upcoming matchup. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Thursday the five Buckeyes players who are suspended for the first five games of 2011 [...]
130 year’s after the gunslinger’s death, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson made the announcement on Friday’s “Good Morning America.” Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico announced on Friday that he would not pardon Billy the Kid, prompting a sigh of relief from descendants of the sheriff who killed the Old West outlaw as well as [...]
Google has again succeeded in puzzling us with it’s new doodle ‘GMMXLE’ on last day of the year 2010. You must have noticed the new innovative logo (doodle) on the homepage of Google. Several news were making rounds on the web regarding the new google doodle ‘GMMXLE’ since Friday morning, but nothing could reveal the [...]
A California company is recalling approximately 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, federal officials said Thursday. First Class Foods Inc. of Hawthorne reports that each package label bears the establishment number “EST. 18895.” The ground beef products were produced on December 7th and December 16th and [...]
In Sydney welcomed the new year 2011 in a blaze of fireworks described as the city’s best party since the 2000 Olympics. Celebrations kicked off with aerial displays by vintage aircraft and a parade of 50 illuminated boats, while spectators set up fold-out chairs, picnic blankets and inflatable beds, culminating in a 13-minute fireworks extravaganza [...]
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he’s “extremely dissatisfied” with how the city’s emergency response system performed during the post-Christmas blizzard. New York’s sanitation commissioner promised all streets would be plowed by Thursday. The city Sanitation Department met its goal of plowing every street at least once by Thursday morning, a spokesman said as city officials [...]
The Pope has created the Vatican Central Bank to monitor all financial transactions of the only bank in Vatican City, the IOR, and international operations of financial institutions of the Holy See. Pope Benedict XVI committed the Vatican to upholding European Union rules against money laundering and financial fraud amid an Italian probe into the [...]