Category Archives: World News
Michelangelo’s first painting acquired by U.S. museum
The Kimbell Art Museum will soon be the only U.S. museum to display a Michelangelo painting after acquiring his earliest known work, a rare treasure that was tucked away and doubted as authentic for more than a century.
“The Torment of Saint Anthony,” is a 15th-century oil and tempera painting on a wood panel that depicts [...]
Same-sex marriage bill passed in N.H. Senate
The New Hampshire Senate have voted to allow same-sex couples to marry, setting the state in motion to become the fifth in the country to legalize same-sex marriage.
New Hampshire’s House of Representatives has already approved the bill, but the Senate amended the language slightly before passing it on a 13-to-11 vote, meaning the House must [...]
Swine Flu: A new Killer Virus
Swine flu emerged in Mexico months earlier than previously thought, the country’s health minister has said, giving possible clues about the origins of the killer virus. Officials had previously said that the first recorded case of the H1N1 virus in Mexico was from a woman who died in the southern state of Oaxaca on April [...]
Hackers didn’t steal critical data about the latest fighter jet
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin, the lead defense contractor for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, suggested yesterday that cyber-attacks had not caused any serious security breaches in the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program.
Still, defense and corporate officials said attacks on the Pentagon as well as the F-35 program are constant and former defense officials [...]
British Treasury Chief to unveil recession budget
British Treasury chief Alistair Darling presents the government’s budget on Wednesday, with his options constricted after pumping billions into stabilizing a foundering economy.
Some tax breaks intended to stimulate spending may be introduced or continued, but the government’s mounting debt has sown caution about any further big gestures — and some sort of tax increases appear [...]
Tornado hits Arkansas kills atleast 2
A tornado ripped through Mena, Arkansas, on Thursday, killing at least two people and damaging more than 100 homes, authorities said.
Mena is located in Polk County near the Oklahoma state line.
Two people are confirmed dead and at least 22 people were injured, according to James Reeves of Polk County’s Department of Emergency Management.
Authorities plan to [...]
Death toll grows to 275 in Italy Quake
Bells tolled in hilltowns across central Italy today as the first funerals got underway for victims of the country’s devastating earthquake. The Vatican granted a dispensation so a funeral Mass for most of the 275 dead could be celebrated on Good Friday.
As more bodies were pulled from the rubble, some of the 28,000 homeless spent [...]
Experts predict fewer hurricanes in 2009
Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast team’s latest prediction calls for 12 named storms, including six hurricanes. Of those six, two are expected to be major hurricanes with maximum wind speeds of 111 mph or greater. The first of the storms in the Atlantic, which are named in alphabetical order, will be Ana.
There will be fewer [...]
Rwanda massacre remembered on 15th anniversary
Crowds gathered in solemn reflection near the Rwandan capital of Kigali on Tuesday, marking the 15th anniversary of the start of a 100-day genocidal massacre in Rwanda in which an estimated 800,000 people were brutally killed.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame addressed thousands during an emotional candle-lighting ceremony, criticizing the international community for not doing more to [...]
Inexperienced air traffice controllers in Orlando
Orlando International Airport may be one of the busiest airports in the country, but federal officials say too many of its air traffic controllers have too little experience.
U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Calvin Scovel cited Orlando as having the nation’s highest percentage of controllers in training to become certified when he testified before Congress. [...]
