A hot air balloon carrying a group of tourists near Luxor, Egypt, exploded in mid-air Tuesday, killing 18 people in the deadliest accident ever of its kind.
Well, Asteroid 2012 DA14 won't be visible to the naked eye but can be viewed with binoculars but even with enhanced vision, those of us in North America won't be able to see it at all as it is streaking across the day sky now. Here are the official times to try and catch a glimpse...
It was announced that Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28th 2013. This will make him the first Pope to resign since at least 1415. How many other Popes have resigned or stepped down other than Pope Benedict XVI? There have only been a handful, it's called "Papal resignation". We have that list of Popes who have resigned/stepped down here:
When will Pope Benedict XVI resign? According to the latest report from Rome, the Pope is set to step down on February 28th. He's stepping down due to health issues. Here's the reasons why:
In a tragedy hauntingly reminiscent of the incident that killed more than 100 fans at a Great White concert in 2003, 233 people were killed early Sunday morning (Jan. 27) after fire swept through a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil.
Sometimes—like when they call themselves "space conquerors" after launching a satellite that broke almost immediately and tumbled out of orbit—it can be hard to take North Korea seriously. Other times—like when they threaten another test of their nuclear program at a highly delicate time for their neighbors, politically—it seems wiser to keep a close eye on them.
Prince Harry seems to have come a long way since his naked billiards game before he was deployed to Afghanistan and now he's on his way back after killing Taliban insurgents in his spiffy Apache attack helicopter...
Southern Cross Austereo, the company that owns Sydney's 2Day FM has fired Mel Greig and Michael Christian. SCA has "terminated" the show and is in the process of implementing a company-wide suspension of 'prank' calls.
We all remember where we were and what we were doing on that fateful day eleven years ago when the entire nation was affected by the greatest tragedy that has ever made it's way onto our soil. We are still feeling the affects of those events more than a decade later. But there was also another devastating attack that happened more than two centuries before...