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India Hindu group plans religious conversions at Christmas
December 12, 2014
India Hindu group plans religious conversions at Christmas
A Hindu priest-turned-lawmaker vowed on Friday to convert hundreds of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism on Christmas Day, despite a…
Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo Tower light up in orange to raise awareness against gender-based violence
December 11, 2014
Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo Tower light up in orange to raise awareness against gender-based violence
The Giza pyramids, Sphinx and Cairo Tower were lightened up in orange on Wednesday within efforts by the United Nations…
Tennessee attraction offers Zombie Santa and undead elves for charity
December 11, 2014
Tennessee attraction offers Zombie Santa and undead elves for charity
A Nashville-area haunted house is getting into the Christmas spirit this weekend, with Zombie Santa, his undead elves and one…
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014
December 10, 2014
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014
Time magazine on Wednesday named the medics who have treated patients struck with the killer Ebola virus as its "Person…
Honey, there’s a nuclear bomb in the yard
December 10, 2014
Honey, there’s a nuclear bomb in the yard
When a nuclear bomb landed in the Gregg yard in South Carolina in 1958, it left a big crater, killed…
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
December 9, 2014
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
(Benjamin Black is a British doctor working as a volunteer with medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) fighting…
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
December 9, 2014
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb needed a hand trying to get in and out a small vehicle invented by engineering students…
Artist raises awareness against measles in Siwa through Facebook
December 8, 2014
Artist raises awareness against measles in Siwa through Facebook
Youssef Ibrahim, an artist of Siwa, is trying to raise awareness against risks of the virus through his Facebook page. Despite…
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
December 7, 2014
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
A Egypt-based NGO has demanded Egyptian and Arab satellite channels to heed transparency on running quiz phone-in shows and to…
Original Batmobile, built in 1963, fetches $137,000 at auction
December 7, 2014
Original Batmobile, built in 1963, fetches $137,000 at auction
Holy Bargain, Batman! The original Batmobile fetched $137,000 at auction on Saturday, a small fraction of the $4.2 million that…