[2009-10-06]
With the announcement of the swine flu pandemic the World Health Organization also issued a long list of guidelines to avoid spreading the H1N1 virus, topping the list was to avoid kissing, shaking hands or embracing, changing the way people greet each other forever.
[2009-09-29]
The tiny country of Lebanon is no bigger than 4,000 square miles but is home to over 18 official religions, or confessions. A melting pot of beliefs, Lebanon boasts ancient churches as well as medieval mosques. In a bid to capitalize on the increase in religious sightseeing in 2009, the tourism ministry plans to release a film about its religious sites and a book called The Paths of Faith, to describe the 20 roads leading to the holy sites.
[2009-09-22]
Daruka Lueth knew it was no ordinary cattle-rustling raid the moment more than 800 armed tribesmen circled her south Sudanese village of Wernyol at dawn and opened fire on its thatch huts. The bullets ripped through the huts' walls in Wernyol as the attackers from the Lou Nuer tribe closed in on Aug. 28. They shot through doors and cut down villagers as they fled, killing 38 and injuring 64 by the end of the half-hour raid.
