Sunday, April 26, 2009 An attempted hijacking of an Italian cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers by Somali pirates was thwarted on Sunday by the vessel's security guards. Nobody was injured. The incident occurred about 290 kilometres north of Victoria, the Seychelles. According to the captain of the ship, Ciro Pinto, six pirates in a speedboat approached the ship and started shooting, but were...

Sunday, November 11, 2007 Australian football's controlling body, Football Federation Australia, will launch an investigation into reported crowd violence at an A-League match between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC on November 10. The match at Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia, which attracted more than 30,000 spectators, ended in a 0-0 draw. According to reports from the Fairfax Media...

Sunday, December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean - The death toll continues to grow and millions face a homeless life in the new year as coastal communities in south Asia struggle against continued aftershocks and flooding caused by the largest earthquake to strike the planet in more than a generation. The magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on...

Monday, October 10, 2011 File:Jagjit Singh performing at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 12 September 2008.jpg Indian ghazal singer Jagjit Singh died today at 8:10 am IST after a brain haemorrhage at the age of 70. He was admitted to Lilivati Hospital in Mumbai just before a scheduled performance on September 23. Despite surgery, he remained on life support. Called "The Ghazal King", he sang in...

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Despite two months of preparation, a Smurf party held by the University of Southampton's student union ended without a record. While 720 came to The Cube nightclub in blue bodypaint, and with a white hat and pants, they missed the mark by 164 people. On February 18, Chester University attracted 884 students to their event, but newspapers and organizers apparently...

By Carl Moe Chief Revenue Officer (CRO): noun. the person or position within any business whose responsibility (aka: butt on the line) it is to make certain revenue is generated to a) stay in business and meet monetary obligations, b) deliver profit, c) grow the company, d) meet and/or exceed financial needs for future growth aliases include President, CEO, COO, Owner, VP of Sales, VP of...

Sunday, December 16, 2012 Former Zimbabwean professional footballer Adam Ndlovu has died in a car accident that also left his brother critically injured. Adam and his brother Peter, also a former professional footballer, were in the accident after failure of a tire on the BMW X5 Adam was reportedly driving. Reports also suggest an unidentified female passenger may have died in the...