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Yar’ Adua ad astra

May 6th, 2010 | No Comments

The death of Nigeria’s long-ailing president may provoke a struggle for power

THE death on May 5th of Nigeria’s president, Umaru Yar’ Adua, marks the close of a peculiar period of drift for Africa’s most populous country. The 58-year-old leader had not appeared in public since last November. Nor had he fully handed over power. A battle for the succession, already under way, will heat up ahead of next year’s polls.

Mr Yar’Adua left Nigeria for a clinic in Saudi Arabia last year, reportedly to be treated for a bad heart, having previously gone abroad because of a kidney ailment. Only a handful of his 150m compatriots, aside from his family and a few religious leaders, ever saw him again. He came home under cover of darkness in February, to be whisked away to the presidential villa. The exact cause of his death was not immediately known. …

PETA Purchases Ad Space On Dying Manâ€™s Urn

April 29th, 2010 | No Comments

A dying comedian’s cremation urn is being customized to bring us some very “enlightening” messages from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.The animal rights group has forked over $200 to place ads blasting KFC and dog breeders on the urn that will hold the remains of Aaron Jamison. The Springfield, Oregon man, who is [...]

Threats against TadiÄ‡ on Facebook

April 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Death threats against Serbian President Boris TadiÄ‡ have emerged on the Facebook social network. The president’s ruling Democratic Party (DS) wants authorities in Serbia to react.

Death toll rises to 54 in Baghdad mosque blasts

April 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

At least 54 people were killed, most of them Shiite Muslims, on Friday in a series of bomb blasts in Baghdad. The attacks mainly targeted Shiite mosques, according to security sources.

Bea Arthur PETA Ad

April 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Our beloved Dorothy Zbornak — a devoted animal rights activist — is making a posthumous appearance in the latest ad from the fur-hating zealots at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is bringng actress Bea Arthur back to life almost a year to the day of her death in a new campaign promo [...]

Death at Funeral Now On

April 17th, 2010 | No Comments

A commemorative plaque service for a family patriarch goes awfully askew, starting with the rescue of the wrong unbendable and ending of a naked guy. This may sound dreadfully well-known, & on the way to anyone who saw Death at a Funeral three years back.
When the funny side was a plummeting British farce set in [...]

Leona Lewis Death Hoax Rattles Twitter Fans

April 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Waking up to find out the world thinks youâ€™re dead must be disturbing to say the least â€“ just ask Leona Lewis. The “Bleeding Love” songbird is the latest victim of an internet death hoax. A joke that the 25-year-old waitress-turned-international singing star had passed away sent fans on Twitter into a frenzy on [...]

Serbia mourns Kaczynski death

April 15th, 2010 | No Comments

A day of mourning was declared in Serbia today, after the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. The Polish delegation, that included some top state and military official, and the president’s wife Maria, died last Saturday in a plane crash in western Russia.

Dalai Lama expresses grief over death of Polish president

April 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has expressed sorrow over the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in an air crash in Russia last week. Kaczynski was an admirer of the Dalai Lama and had met him a number of times.
“In a letter to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk April 10, His Holiness the Dalai [...]

Leaders at US summit to mourn Polish presidentâ€™s death

April 12th, 2010 | No Comments

A moment of silence will be held Tuesday at a major world summit in memory of the late Polish president Lech Kaczynski and his top officials who died in a horrific airplane crash in Russia.
The moment will “mark solidarity between the international community and the people of Poland,” said Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor [...]

Europe shocked at Kaczynski death

April 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Governments around Europe voiced shock at the deaths of President Lech Kaczynski and other senior Polish officials in the Smolensk plane crash on Saturday. The mood was grave in Russia and Germany, the two neighbors which many Poles often view with suspicion. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was to record a special address of sympathy to the Polish people, his spokeswoman, Natalya Timakova, said in Moscow.

Conrad Murray Keeps his Medical License

April 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Despite the fact that Conrad Murray is trying to prove that he is not guilty and is fighting his involuntary-manslaughter charge in the death of star Michael Jackson, he is also striving to keep his medical license.
An application for an order which can revoke Conrad’s license was decided to put on hold on Monday afternoon. [...]

Erin Andrews Will Continue Competing On â€œDancing With The Starsâ€ Despite Death Threats

April 5th, 2010 | No Comments

ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews says despite receiving death threats through email from a still unidentified man in Newport News, Virginia, she and pro partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy plan to continue battling for a shot at the Golden Disco Ball on the 10th season of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.

News of the death threats was just [...]

Michael was in denial, Janet Jackson tells Oprah

April 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

For the first time, Janet Jackson has opened up about her brother Michaelâ€™s death.
Janet, during the Oprah Winfrey show, revealed that her family was desperate to solve Michaelâ€™s problems, reports The Sun.
Janet said: “We tried it several times and he was very much in denial.”
She also said that she always had a fear of [...]

Death toll in Moscow subway blasts at 39

March 30th, 2010 | No Comments

The number of victims killed in the Moscow subway terrorist acts has risen to 39, head of the Moscow Health Department Andrei Seltsovsky said on Tuesday. “One critically wounded woman died in Sklifosovsky Hospital overnight,” he told Rossiya 24 TV channel.

MJâ€™s home search reveals â€˜skin-whitening creamâ€

March 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Officials combing Michael Jacksonâ€™s home after his death were said to have stumbled on skin-whitening creams.
Several skin-whitening tubes and medical items, including four bottles of anesthetic, were found in a cupboard in the starâ€™s room, according to released search warrants.
The documents were unveiled following a legal motion, News.com.au reported.
Jackson died aged 50 on June 25 [...]

Eliminate The Most Dreaded BSOD PC Errors Blue Screen Of Death Common Causes And Easy Solutions Posted By : kaysubmit

March 19th, 2010 | No Comments

You can avoid the worst case BSOD by taking some precautions. When you uninstall any program make sure you select do not delete shared DLL files in the settings. Install one of the powerful antiviruses in your system and regularly use registry cleaner capable of detecting DLL at startup. The operating system halts and diagnostic information is displayed on a blue screen. This is really a much more complicated problem to cope with.

Michael Jackson: the Biggest Contract in the History of Music

March 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Despite the fact that Michael Jackson is dead, he remains to be the King of Pop. Less than a year after his unpredictable death, the administrators of the late pop icon’s signed a contract. It is considered to be the biggest recording contract in the music history.
Sony Music Entertainment had a seven-year contract with Jackson [...]

Death Certificate Will Reveal the Truth of Coreyâ€™s Death

March 16th, 2010 | No Comments

The death certificate of Corey Haim is coming out which means that soon we will be able to know the cause of death that is listed as “Deferred.”
According to some sources, the L.A. County Office of Coroner is waiting for toxicology results due to which one can get prove that is revealed on two counts. [...]

Corey Haimâ€™s Death Linked To Prescription Drug Ring

March 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Authorities in California believe the death of former teen actor Corey Haim could be linked to an illegal prescription drug ring.

The 38-year-old star of 1980s films such as The Lost Boys and Lucas was found dead earlier this week after an apparent overdose in the apartment he shared with his mother.
Investigators found no illegal [...]