Paloma Werner, a boatie, in South Africa says her trip off the country’s picturesque southwestern coast was wrecked by an unexpected whack from a whale.
Read how the whale smashed their boat…

With four reported ambulance theft is a real concern, in just one week. Some estimates are that over 200 a year are stolen. Many of the thieves are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
A teenage man recently turned himself in to police officers, after stealing an ambulance that was out on an emergency call in Atlanta, Georgia. Read more…

In a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea divers recently found what is believed to be the world’s oldest and most expensive drinkable champagne. They drank one bottle they’ve brought up from 200 feet, before they even got back to shore.
Read why it is the most expensive old bottle of champagne…

Claiming full-body xrays go against Dubai’s national customs and ethics, the international airport of Dubai has decided not to introduce the new technology of full-body scanners.
As the battle over religious customs and symbols continues read what France and Spain have done…

A Toronto man was shot by a stray bullet while attending a violence prevention meeting. This has turned it into the most successful anti-violence barbecue ever.
Read how the man was protecting his girlfriend and her son in well known drug violence area…

As the fullness of the Gulf Impact continues to grow, more and more stories are emerging that show BP in a very poor light. Read more…

Urumqi in China’s Xinjiang region, security is tight ahead of the first anniversary of the deadliest ethnic riots in decades. Armed police have been deployed in the city and thousands of “riot-proof” CCTV cameras set up in public places. All police leave has been cancelled.
Amnesty International challenges the official Chinese version of what took place a year ago…

The Times of India said a very helpful and apparently happy newlywed bride offered to cook an evening meal for her husband and four of his family, the night after moving in with them. In the morning the family were found in terrible agony with all their valuables stolen.
Read about other Indian brides that are married, their parents pay the dowry then the woman is abandoned…

Hollister, an up-market teen fave clothing SoHo store, in New York city, a subsidiary of Abercrombie & Fitch, was temporarily closed because of an infestation of bedbugs, which were affecting certain isolated areas of the store.
A second store was closed also, as bedbugs threaten banks, supermarkets, and schools…

The Queen of England is expected to share some of the British public’s pain from the toughest spending cuts in years, after the finance minister said he would freeze her annual state allowance this year.
Read how the Queens estate is worth just under $15 billion…