Monthly Archive: September, 2011

America in firing line again as bus-sized satellite ‘switches direction’, says NASA

A Tweet on Nasa’s official Twitter account said ‘Re-entry prediction now later than expected – tonight or late Saturday morning,’ at just before noon Eastern Time. It was the first sign that Nasa’s… Continue reading

Woman sues state over mandatory ‘mark of the beast’

An Oklahoma requirement that driver’s license applicants submit to “biometric” digital photographs – which are “stored and shared” without the applicant’s knowledge – is a violation of religious rights, charges a lawsuit filed against the state’s Department… Continue reading

Insurance market Lloyd’s dives into red on catastrophes

The Lloyd’s of London insurance market said Wednesday that it dived into first-half losses due to an unprecedented number of major natural catastrophes including the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The company made a… Continue reading

Facebook, Google, Apple Censoring Religious Speech?

WASHINGTON – The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) group sounded the alarm Thursday about new media outlets such as Facebook, Google and Apple, which they say have written policies that violate the fundamental rules… Continue reading

Deadly mudslides hit Guatemala day after quake

Mudslides in Guatemala killed one person and left 12 missing on Tuesday, a day after a series of earthquakes hit another region in the impoverished Central American nation, officials said. The mudslides occurred… Continue reading

Polio strain spreads to China from Pakistan

Polio has been found in China for the first time since 1999 after spreading from Pakistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed. It said a strain of polio (WPV1) found in China… Continue reading

Latest UFO Sightings from Around the World

Triangle UFO formation over Quezon City, Philippines 20-Sep-2011 Bright objects or orbs were seen and recorded flying over Novaliches, northern half of the Quezon City, the former capital and the most populous city… Continue reading

Volcano on Alaska’s remote Aleutians oozes lava

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A volcano in Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands is sending out lava. The Alaska Volcano ( VOLC – news – people ) observatory reports Tuesday that Cleveland Volcano is erupting with the effusion of lava within the summit… Continue reading

35 bodies Dumped on Mexican Roadway

Mexico City (CNN) — Investigators say they have a video that may hold clues to how unidentified men managed to drive two open-back trucks filled with 35 bodies through rush-hour traffic and then abandon… Continue reading

Obama Hides Tax Increases in New Government Fees

The Queen of Mean, Leona Helmsley, was right – the wealthy do not pay taxes, the little people do. Helmsley’s remark is more spot on than ever as Obama prepares to raise taxes… Continue reading

Magnetic pole shift means new Hillsboro runway name

The slowly drifting location of Earth’s magnetic north pole means the Hillsboro Airport’s main runway underwent a name change early this week — from 12/30 to 13/31. The new numbers were painted at… Continue reading

Dangerous Typhoon Roke rapidly strengthens, to rake Japan

Since Monday, Typhoon Roke has undergone rapid intensification and presents a clear danger to large parts of Japan. Maximum sustained winds have increased from 80 to 130 miles per hour in just the last… Continue reading

Epic rainfall slams Asia: 5 million affected by floods Pakistan, China

Heavy rains and floods across China have left 57 people dead with dozens of others missing and hundreds injured, while more than a million residents were evacuated from their homes. Unprecedented rains over the past… Continue reading

At Least One Dead After Four Earthquakes Hit Guatemala

Four earthquakes struck the southeastern part of Guatemala in less than two hours Monday afternoon, causing at least one death, authorities said. At least three people were reported missing. President Alvaro Colom urged… Continue reading

UFO Sightings Up 100% In Past 6 Weeks

According to an organization that tracks UFO reports, this summer has been an especially busy period for UFO sightings. The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) noted that sightings increased over the past six weeks,… Continue reading

History’s deadliest volcano comes back to life in Indonesia, sparking panic among villagers

MOUNT TAMBORA, Indonesia — Bold farmers in Indonesia routinely ignore orders to evacuate the slopes of live volcanoes, but those living on Tambora took no chances when history’s deadliest mountain rumbled ominously this… Continue reading

Russia says no to U.S. ISS docking

HAWTHORNE, Calif., Sept. 16 (UPI) — A private U.S. space capsule will fly near the International Space Station but docking at the ISS has not been approved, a Russian space official says. California-based… Continue reading

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

Kenneth A. Froot spends more time thinking about natural disasters than the average business school professor. In addition to the rise and fall of the Dow and the long-term implications of the financial… Continue reading

U.S. protesters stage major demonstration against Wall Street

Lisa Fithian said she’s not part of any official group and that the “occupation” of Wall Street is the work of many people coming together with the same message. “Wall Street is certainly… Continue reading

Strange Emissions by Sun are Suddenly Mutating Matter

The angry sun For months mounting fear has driven researchers to wring their hands over the approaching solar storms. Some have predicted devastating solar tsunamis that could wipe away our advanced technology, others… Continue reading

Videos: Recent UFO Sightings from Around the World

Uploaded by UfoScandinavia on Sep 18, 2011 There was no wind at the moment according to piropiotr who captured the event. Uploaded by UfoScandinavia on Sep 18, 2011 Uploaded by UfoScandinavia on Sep 15, 2011 This event was filmed aroud 10pm in… Continue reading

Fish & Ocean Life Continue to Die at Alarming Rates

A collection of recent stories reporting the continued die off of fish and other ocean life: Another mass die-off: Millions of fish found dead in China (NaturalNews) Two days before the massive 9.0+… Continue reading

NASA’s 6.5 ton defunct space satellite now in death plunge

NASA space junk experts have refined the forecast for the anticipated death plunge of a giant satellite, with the U.S. space agency now predicting the 6 1/2-ton climate probe will plummet to Earth… Continue reading

26 die in Indian floods, 200,000 evacuated

BHUBANESWAR, India — At least 26 people have died and nearly 200,000 have been evacuated as a result of massive flooding in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, a minister said on Thursday.… Continue reading

Scientists warn strains of influenza becoming resistant to common treatments

“Certain strains of influenza are becoming resistant to common treatments,” said Ira M. Longini, a professor of biostatistics in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, the UF College… Continue reading