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Maytag Dishwashers from Whirlpool are being recalled after the Consumer Product Safety Commission has found out that the models pose a huge fire threat. The dishwashers have a faulty heating element that can short-circuit and ignite, the agency said today in a statement. Consumers should stop using the dishwashers immediately and disconnect the power source by pulling the fuse or ... Read More »

Jarrod Wyatt, a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter, is being charged with beating and killing Taylor Powell. Sources have said that Powell was not a pretty sight afterwards. His heart and tongue were removed, and his face was beaten to the point where he was hardly recognizable. Wyatt (pictured left) was said to be under the influence of various drugs ... Read More »

ISLAMABAD: Al-Qaeda’s third-in-command, whose role spanned from operations to fundraising, is believed to have been killed last month in a US missile strike in Pakistan. Sheikh Sa’id al-Masri, also known as Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, was believed to be killed along with members of his family in a strike by a pilotless CIA-operated drone attack. Al-Qaeda confirmed his death in a ... Read More »

The 40-year-old son of former ABC anchor Ted Koppel has been found dead in an Upper Manhattan apartment, police said Tuesday. Andrew Koppel was declared dead at around 1:30 a.m. Monday in the Washington Heights apartment, Detective John Sweeney said. A medical examiner would determine the cause of death. Koppel worked for the law department at the city Housing Authority, ... Read More »

I guess this is the first time that a storm has blown down a 200ft hole swallowing a building. At least one man was killed and others are missing after a three-storey building fell into a 200ft-deep sink hole in Guatemala City. Tropical storm Agatha, the first named storm of the 2010 Pacific season, slammed into Guatemala and neighbouring El ... Read More »

Malaysian cops have reported that a ghostly apparition of a woman with long hair in a white dress has been haunting their police lock-up. According to the Harian Metro, the ghost has apparently been disturbing officers on night duty at the Betong district police headquarters about 150km from Kuching, and it has also been seen around the police station. “Its ... Read More »

Israel attacks in gruesome manner and killed 16 peace activists on board the aid ship “Flotilla”. The attacked was planned as they did not want any aid to reach Gaza. This is one of the most worst massacre carried out by a army on an unarmed Aid Ship. Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds ... Read More »