World's Longest Trekking Route To Open In Nepal2010-09-04 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepal will soon open the world's longest and highest alpine trekking route, aiming to attract walking tourists from all over the world. The Great Himalayan Trial (GHT), stretching some 2,800 miles along the full range of the Himalayan region, is scheduled to be inaugurated on Jan. 14, 2011, in Kathmandu.
Divers Discover 230-Year-Old Champagne Near Baltic Sea
2010-09-03 - Helsinki, Finland - In what is seen as the world's oldest champagne ever found, Swedish and Finnish divers have discovered some 70 bottles of exclusive bubbly from a 230-year-old shipwreck in the Foglo island in the south of Finland's Aland archipelago near Baltic Sea.
HP Wins 3Par Bidding War Against Dell
2010-09-02 - Fremont, CA, United States - The bidding war for data storage company 3Par ended Thursday with Hewlett-Packard as the winner after rival Dell declined to match its $2.4 billion offer for the company.
Gravity, Not God, Can Create Universe, Says Hawking
2010-09-02 - London, United Kingdom - Renowned British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking claims in a new book that gravity alone can create the universe, making unnecessary God's role in Creation.
Explosions Rock Propane Shop In PA Town, Neighborhood Evacuated
2010-09-01 - Collingdale, PA, United States - Firefighters in Collingdale battled a fire at a propane supply company and evacuated residents in nearby neighborhoods of the Pennsylvania borough on Wednesday.
Man Survives Suicide Leap From 400 Feet
2010-09-01 - Manhattan, NY, United States - A New York man miraculously is still alive–although badly injured–after making a 39-story leap from a Manhattan high-rise.
Inter-Faith Group Denounces International Burn the Quran Day
2010-09-01 - Mumbai, India - Catholic Archbishop of Mumbai, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, has called on religious leaders from various faiths to unite and denounce American pastor Terry Jones' threat to burn the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Pakistani Military Cancels Meet With DoD After Airport Humiliation
2010-09-01 - Washington, DC, United States - Eight Pakistani military officials cancelled a meeting with members of the U.S. Defense Department Tuesday and returned home after they were taken off a flight at Washington's Dulles Airport because a passenger felt threatened by them.
Police Lock Down Maryland Building In Standoff With Gunman
2010-09-01 - Silver Spring, MD, United States - A SWAT team and agents of FBI and ATF evacuated, locked down and surrounded a Maryland building where a gunman believed to be carrying explosives had apparently opened fire and taken hostages Wednesday.
No Official Charges Yet For Suspected Yemen Terrorists
2010-09-01 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Two Yemeni passengers on a United Airlines flight to Amsterdam, arrested by Dutch authorities for engaging in a suspected terrorist "dry-run," are still in detention and undergoing questioning by tight-lipped Dutch police. Meanwhile, as the U.S. end of the investigation progresses, some officials opine that the matter may be a false alarm.
Slovakian Shooting Rampage Kills Seven
2010-08-30 - Bratislava, Slovakia - A gunman went on a shooting rampage in a busy street of Slovakia's capital Bratislava killing seven people and wounding 13 others on Monday.
No Joke: Scientists Finding New Uses For "Dry Water"
2010-08-28 - - The rediscovery of powdered water yields several potential uses among them, the ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide and other toxic (and non-toxic) gases and liquids and their safe, storage and transport in commercial quantities.
German Restaurant Says Human Flesh Will Be On Menu
2010-08-28 - - Advertisements have cropped up in Berlin announcing the opening of a new restaurant, Flimé, in September suggesting that human flesh will be on the menu.
British Airways Flight Terrorizes Passengers With Mistakenly Played Crash Message
2010-08-27 - London, United Kingdom - Passengers aboard a British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong experienced some terrifying moments of fearing death was at hand when a pilot hit the wrong button, causing an emergency message to play warning passengers the plane was about to crash.
HP Outbids Dell Again For 3Par With $1.8 Billion Offer
2010-08-26 - Palo Alto, CA, United States - Hewlett-Packard Inc. outbid Dell Inc. for the second time Thursday by offering to acquire the data storage firm for $1.8 billion or $27 per share.
Garmin Recalls 1.25 Million GPS Devices Due To Fire Hazard
2010-08-26 - Olathe, KS, United States - GPS maker Garmin Inc. is recalling 1.25 million Nuvi navigational devices worldwide as a flaw its batteries may overheat and ignite.
Dell Raises Bid For 3Par With $1.6 Billion Counter Offer
2010-08-26 - Round Rock, TX, United States - Dell Inc. is back on top in the bidding war for 3Par Inc. offering the data storage provider $1.6 billion or $24.30 per share on Thursday. 3Par accepted the offer, which exceeds Hewlett-Packard Co.'s initial bid of $24 per share.
Report: 4 Million British Women, 3 Million Men Are Shopping Addicts
2010-08-26 - London, England, United Kingdom - The recent global financial crisis and recession failed to stop at least seven million Britons from swiping their credit cards. According to a report by comparison website uSwitch, the seven million shopping addicts are divided into four million females and three million males.
Vans With Full-Body Scanners Out In U.S. Streets
2010-08-25 - Billerica, MA, United States - Airport body scanners now have its street version as law enforcement agencies have deployed more than 500 vans equipped with the backscatter x-rays to look for car bombs and check suspicious vehicles in neighborhoods across the country.
Teen Charged With Pouring Drain Cleaner On Kids
2010-08-25 - Chicago, IL, United States - A 13-year-old Chicago boy is facing charges of heinous battery before a juvenile court after he poured a drain-cleaner type acid onto an 11-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy.
Bullet In Man's Head Went Unnoticed For 5 Years
2010-08-25 - Berlin, Germany - Doctors found a .22 caliber bullet lodged in the back of the head of a Polish man living in Germany for several years that had gone unnoticed for five years.
Canadian Woman Wheels Into Monster Truck Rampage
2010-08-25 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - After a few drinks, a 26-year-old woman decided to celebrate her birthday by driving over four parked cars in the Vancouver suburb of Abbotsford, using her black 2006 Dodge monster pick-up truck.
WikiLeaks To Release More CIA Papers On Wednesday
2010-08-25 - Washington, DC, United States - CIA documents are on their way to the website of the controversial whistleblower WikiLeaks, according to the organization.
Alberta Sewer Dig Yields Dinosaur Bones
2010-08-25 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Edmonton workers discovered last week the bones of three dinosaurs while digging a new sewer tunnel. The bones were found 120 feet (30 meters) underground by diggers Aaron Krywiak and Ryley Paul, who initially saw a sharp white tooth.
China Traffic Jam In 10th Day, May End In Mid-September
2010-08-24 - Beijing, China - A 60-mile traffic jam near Beijing entered its 10th day on Tuesday and authorities expect relief to come only by the middle of next month.
