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A stampede on a bridge in Cambodia’s capital killed at least 339 people and wounded nearly as many after thousands panicked on the last day of a water festival, authorities and state media said on Tuesday. Witnesses said the stampede began after several people were electrocuted late on Monday on a small bridge lined with lights connecting Phnom Penh to ... Read More »

The moon is full at 12:28 p.m. today, rising over Baltimore at 4:38 p.m. As the third full moon since the autumn equinox, this one’s called the Long Night Moon, or the Moon Before Yule. But you could apply the same names to the next full moon, which occurs Dec. 21, just 15 hours BEFORE the winter solstice. As the ... Read More »

Big Island police have confirmed former University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan was among three people injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning on Queen Kaahumanu Highway near Makalawaena. Brennan reportedly is being transferred to The Queen’s Hospital in Honolulu, with possible head and back injuries. Brennan’s agent Ryan Tollner released the following statement: “We have been informed that Colt ... Read More »

The central government has told the Bombay High Court that it had gained total legal ownership of the historic Jinnah House which is mired in controversy after heirs of the original house-owner Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah staked claim to the property. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in an affidavit filed recently before the High Court, claimed that the ... Read More »

Myanmar’s military government freed its archrival, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on Saturday after her latest term of detention expired. Several thousand jubilant supporters streamed to her residence. A smiling Suu Kyi, wearing a traditional jacket and a flower in her hair, appeared at the gate of her compound as the crowd chanted, cheered and sang the national anthem. ... Read More »

China, the owner of a large portion of U.S. debt,  has begun to put the screws on local banks with new rules on credit and some of the biggest state-owned banks will be affected in the country. “The jump in the dollar is accompanied by a dip in the yen this morning, which could yet allow the Bank of Japan ... Read More »

Looks all is not well for Conan O’Brien. Conan O’Brien’s much hyped new TV Talk Show has failed to appeal to the audiences. His show lost one third of its audiences on the second night itself. Critics are already taking advantage of this and have started joking about his departure from rival NBC. Some 2.8 million people watched Tuesday night’s ... Read More »