A new report from the World Bank reveals a pattern of aid mismanagement in Somalia. In 2009 and 2010, approximately $130 million in funds delivered to the transitional government seem to have disappeared into thin air.
In what turned out to be a viral sensation on the Internet viewed by over 11 million people in just one week, a YouTube video entitled Isaac's Live Lip-Dub Proposal has warmed the hearts of many. Set to the song Marry You by Bruno Mars, a Portland man named Isaac Lamb enlisted the help of 60 friends to propose to his girlfriend Amy Frankel on Wednesday in an elaborate choreographed dance and lip-syncing routine dubbed as The World's First Live Lip-Dub Proposal.
On Thursday, hundreds of people gathered to say goodbye to Kalya Ferrante, who police say was murdered when someone fired a high-powered rifle into a car she was riding in with her boyfriend. She was 17 and had recently graduated from Memorial High School.
It's the first day of June, but more importantly, it's National Doughnut Day. And that means competing donut chains Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts are both offering free doughnuts, although the Dunkin' deal comes with an asterisk. Find out how to score your free doughnut.
As Ian Stawicki indiscriminately shot five people at Café Racer during a shooting in Seattle on Wednesday, one man, Lawrence Adams, stood up and attempted to subdue the shooter by hurling bar stools at him. Stawicki aimed his gun at Adams, whose efforts created enough of a distraction to allow several customers to flee the scene.
A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ruled that the parents who named three of their four children after prominent Nazi historical figures will not regain custody of the children after losing it temporarily. The decision was made on Thurs., May 31.
The Indian Pilots Guild, which is spearheading the agitation, has been holding informal talks with Aviation Minister Ajit Singh and the minister has reportedly gave them verbal assurance that the sacked pilots will be taken back.
Another horrific case of cannibalism surfaces, in Maryland
Sex ed is apparently taken very seriously at Brooklyn's James Madison High School, aka Horndog High, which is embroiled in yet another sex scandal, as allegations emerge that married English teacher Erin Sayar allegedly had a month-long sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student.
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, jumped 5 percent in late Thursday trading after they set a new low of $26.83.
It's not the kind of news the parents of missing Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds, who disappeared almost six months ago, wanted to hear: the 20-month old is unlikely to be found alive, according to police.
Michael McKean was released from St. Luke's Hospital on Wednesday after he was hit by a car in Manhattan last week.
Jenna Renee Webb was named today's Lovely Lady Of The Day by Sports Illustrated. The fitness model says she wasn't always blessed with the petite figure she flaunts in the hot photos above.
A shark, believed to be the largest in British history, was caught and released by anglers off the coast of Boscastle, Cornwall, the BBC reported.
The so-called cleaning fairy who allegedly breaks into Ohio homes, tidies up and leaves a hefty bill has been captured by authorities.
A shooting spree that left six people dead came to an end after the suspect killed himself after a massive manhunt that began when Ian Stawicki walked into Café Racer on Wednesday indiscriminately shooting at his victims.
The Pakistani Taliban has vowed to kill Shakeel Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who has been accused of helping the CIA search for Osama bin Laden.
Pierce Crowley, a 15-year-old boy from Westchester County, N.Y., who has been missing since May 25, was reportedly found safe in New York City. The Journal News reported on Thursday morning that Pierce Crowley has been found. Police Lt. Eric Fischer said Crowley was recognized by a New York City police officer from the 34th Precinct. The officer spotted Crowley walking with a group of youngsters in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan around midnight.
Indian activists are encouraging a boycott of the London summer Olympics to draw attention to a 1984 tragedy that killed thousands and injured many more in the town of Bhopal.
Luka Rocco Magnotta, a man with a disturbing online presence, has been named a suspect in a horrific homicide case involving the mailing of body parts to Canadian politicians. The Canadian police have issued a nation-wide warrant for him.
The suspected killer of three people and shooter of two others at a cafe in Seattle's University District apparently has shot himself, police said
Kidnapped French reporter Romeo Langlois was released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) today during an exchange near the village of San Isidro in Colombia. He was apprehended by the leftist rebel group on April 28.
Almost $100,000 in donations has been raised for Diane Tran, a Texas high school student who gained national attention last week for being jailed for truancy.
A gunman opened fired at a café in Seattle's University section of the city on Wednesday. The gunman killed two people and critically wounded three others before fleeing the scene as police begin a massive manhunt to bring him to justice.
Local reporter suggests that Daisey is responsible for the New York Times investigation of factory conditions at Foxconn.
As a homeless man lies in a Miami hospital with 75 percent of his face chewed off from a horrific cannibal attack, a drug company is using the crime as an opportunity to boost sales of bath salts, which are thought to have crazed the attacker.
Investigators searching for the missing 22-year-old University of Louisiana at Lafayette student Mickey Shunick said they are analyzing her bicycle that was found on Sunday. Authorities said that the recovered bike appeared to have rear time damage when it is found by a fisherman about 27 miles from where she was last scene.
Two lightning-sparked fires that merged to form an erratic blaze in the Gila National Forest are now the largest wildfire in the history of New Mexico. Besides shattering the state's record of 156,593 acres set last year, the Gila fire is now the largest currently burning in the nation.
Mexican authorities arrested four members of the Mexican drug cartel the Knights Templar after a series of firebombings that damaged a potato-chip company factory owned by PepsiCo. The firebombings prompted Mexican authorities to beef up security at the factory. This was the first recorded attack on an American firm by a drug cartel in Mexico.
An elusive, scarf-wearing pig turned motorists' heads near Pittsburgh, and authorities have no clues as to why the fashion-forward swine decided to dress up yesterday.
